JPH0351813B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method of knitting socks, and is characterized in that knitting from the toe portion, oversewing, or linking are omitted.

``Prior art'' When knitting socks using a sock knitting machine, knitting starts from the opening elastic part, the body is knitted in a tube, the heel part is knitted as a bag-like fabric on one side of the tube knitting, and then the heel part is knitted, and then the instep is knitted. The sole of the foot is knitted, and finally the toe part is knitted, but the knitting ends with the ring tow at the tip of the toe part left open, so the toe part is overstitched with a sewing machine or linked with a linking machine. ing.

"Problems to be Solved by the Invention" The number of steps is increased because the toe of the sock, which is removed from the sock knitting machine with the ring toe left open, requires a step of overlocking or linking with a sewing machine, and Production costs increase.

The knitting method according to the present invention aims to omit such steps and to obtain a finished sock product only by knitting with a sock knitting machine without using a sewing machine or a linking machine.

"Means for Solving the Problem" The needles located halfway around the cylinder are lowered to the knitting level, and the loop is held by a transfer dial provided above the cylinder, and the cylinder is rotated forward and backward to create a loop around the toe part. After knitting, the cylinder is stopped, and a disk-shaped transfer plate with a large number of hooks on the periphery is rotated 180 degrees in the direction of overlapping the cylinder into the space formed between the transfer dial and the cylinder. As the transfer dial moves forward, the transfer dial is rotated in the opposite direction and moved backward so that the tip of the transfer dial always slightly overlaps the tip of the transfer plate, and is knitted over half the circumference of the transfer dial and half of the cylinder. Sequentially transfer the stitches from one end of the loop group to the other end to the half circumference of the transfer plate on the side opposite to the half circumference of the cylinder where the loop group is knitted, and after transferring, raise it to a position that does not obstruct the transfer plate. The hooks of the needles that have been removed are locked to the loops that are locked to the hooks of the transfer plate, and then the needles are lowered to the knitting level to knit the foot, body, and opening elastic of the sock;
The purpose is to omit oversewing or linking of the toe part by knitting from the toe part.

``Operation'' Lower the needle halfway around the cylinder to the knitting level, and knit around half the tow part while holding the loop with the transfer dial. After knitting, stop the cylinder, move it forward into the space between the cylinder and the transfer dial in a direction concentrically overlapping the cylinder, rotating it 180 degrees around its center, and move it backwards while rotating the transfer dial in the opposite direction. , the loops held by the cylinder and transfer dial are sequentially engaged with the hooks of the transfer plate to transfer the stitches, and when the transfer plate is directly above the cylinder, the needle, which was at rest halfway around the cylinder, is When the loops that are raised and locked to the hooks of the transfer plate are transferred to the hooks of the needles, and the needles are lowered to the knitting level and knitting begins, the closed tow portions are knitted.

``Embodiment'' An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A transfer dial 1 that moves backward while rotating is provided above a cylinder 2, and a disk-shaped transfer plate is provided with a large number of hooks radially provided on the periphery. 3 is rotated 180 degrees into the space formed between the transfer dial 1 and the cylinder 2 in a direction concentrically overlapping with the cylinder 2. The needles on the half circumference of the cylinder 2 are lowered to the knitting level, and the half circumference of the tow part is knitted by forward and reverse reciprocating rotation of the cylinder 2, and the loop group 4 is held by the transfer dial 1. The starting positional relationship between the transfer plate 3 and the transfer dial 1 is shown in FIG. At the same time, the transfer plate 3 is inserted while rotating from point A at its front end to point B at the front end of the transfer dial 1 opposite to point A, into the space between the transfer dial 1 and the cylinder 2. Cylinder 2 is stopped. Figure 2 shows a state in which the transfer plate 3 rotates 45 degrees while advancing in a direction where it overlaps the cylinder 2, and the transfer dial 1 rotates in the opposite direction while slightly overlapping the tip of the transfer plate 3 with its tip, and then retreats. A 1, which is located one-eighth of the circumference from point A on the transfer plate 3, and B ₁ , which is one-eighth of the circumference from point B on the transfer dial 1, are above and _below . The loop group 4, which overlaps and faces the transfer plate 3 and is therefore held by the circular arc portion between B and _B1 of the cylinder 2 and the transfer dial 1, is connected to the transfer plate 3.
It is transferred to the hook between A and _A1 . Figure 3 shows a state in which the transfer plate 3 rotates 90 degrees while moving forward, and the transfer dial 1 also rotates and retreats as the transfer plate 3 rotates.
The A point of transfer dial 1 moves to the _A2 position, and the B point of transfer dial 1 moves to the _B2 position, so that _A2 and _B2 face each other.
Therefore, the loop group 4 held by the circular arc portion between B~ _B1 ~ _B2 of the transfer dial 1 is the transfer plate 3.
It is transferred to the hook between A~ _A1 ~ _A2 . Fourth
The figure shows a state in which the transfer plate 3 has rotated 180 degrees and is located directly above the cylinder 2, and the transfer dial 1 has also moved backward while rotating 180 degrees in the opposite direction and is away from the transfer plate 3. The loop group 4 held by the circular arc portion between B, _B1 and _B2 of the transfer dial 1 is transferred to the hook between A, _A1 , _A2 and _A3 of the transfer plate 3. Therefore, the loop group 4 knitted around the half circumference of the cylinder 2 is transferred to the half circumference of the transfer plate 3 symmetrical to the half circumference. After transferring to the circular arc portions A~ _A1 ~ _A2 ~ _A3 of the transfer plate 3, the cylinder 2
The remaining half-circumference needle group, which was raised to a non-knitting level at a height that does not interfere with the insertion of the transfer plate 3, is further raised, and the loop group 4, which is locked to the hook of the transfer plate 3, is locked with the hook of the needle group. stopping, then lowering the needle group to the knitting level, knitting the tow portion of the entire circumference with the needle group around the entire circumference of the cylinder 2,
Next, the foot, body, and cuff of the sock are knitted using a conventional knitting method.

"Effects of the Invention" Since the present invention is constructed in this manner, the half circumference of the toe portion of the sock is first knitted, the loop group 4 of the half circumference is transferred to the half circumference of the transfer plate 3, and the needles at the non-knit level of the cylinder 2 are knitted. The loop group 4 of the transfer plate 3 is locked, the needle is lowered to the knitting level, and in order to knit, the tow portions are closed and knitted together, and the tow portions, which are open as in the past, are sewn with a sewing machine. The oversewing process is omitted, and the toe section is knitted using a sock knitting machine instead of oversewing with a sewing machine, resulting in a beautiful finish.Also, since there is no oversewing using sewing thread, the toe section does not feel uncomfortable and is comfortable to wear. Moreover, since the tow part is knitted integrally with knitting yarn, it is strong and durable.

As described above, the present invention allows the toe portion of socks to be knitted reliably and easily with simple movements of the transfer plate and the upper plate.
This is a useful invention that can reduce production costs.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show the relative positions of the cylinder, transfer dial, and each step of the transfer plate during the implementation of the method of the present invention, with Figure 1 being a plan view at the start, and Figure 2 showing the transfer plate rotating 45 degrees while moving forward. 3 is a plan view showing the state in which the transfer dial is also rotated and moved backward, Figure 3 is a plan view showing the state in which the transfer dial is rotated 90 degrees, and Figure 4 is a plan view showing the state in which the transfer dial is rotated 180 degrees and the transfer plate is connected to the cylinder. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a state in which the transfer dials overlap concentrically and are separated from the cylinder. 1...Transfer dial, 2...Cylinder, 3...Transfer plate, 4...Loop group.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. After lowering the needles located halfway around the cylinder to the knitting level and knitting half the circumference of the tow section by rotating the cylinder forward and backward while holding the loop with the transfer dial provided above the cylinder, The disk-shaped transfer plate with numerous hooks on its periphery is advanced into the space formed between the transfer dial and the cylinder while rotating 180 degrees in a direction concentrically overlapping the cylinder, and The transfer dial is moved back while rotating in the opposite direction of the transfer plate so that the tip of the transfer plate always slightly overlaps with the tip of the transfer plate, and knitted over half the circumference of the transfer dial and half of the cylinder. The stitches were sequentially transferred from one end of the loop group to the other end to the half circumference of the transfer plate on the side symmetrical to the half circumference of the cylinder in which the loop group was knitted, and after transfer, the transfer plate was raised to a position that did not obstruct the entry of the transfer plate. The hook of the needle is latched to the loop group that is latched to the hook of the transfer plate, and then the needle group is lowered to the knitting level to knit the foot, body, and mouth part of the sock, and knit from the toe part. A method of knitting socks characterized by the following.