Patents Assigned to Universal Maschinenfabrik Dr. Schieber GmbH
  • Guard for the zone of movement of the carriage of a flatbed knitting machine
    Patent number: 4385508
    Abstract: The zone of movement of the reciprocating carriage of a flatbed knitting machine is guarded, to prevent injury to the operator, by a light barrier set up between each end of the machine and the carriage. Only the barrier on that side of the carriage towards which the carriage is moving at any given time is effective to trigger braking of the carriage and stopping of the machine if the barrier is penetrated. The carriage may carry a double-sided reflector with combined light emitter/receiver units positioned at each end of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1983
    Assignee: Universal Maschinenfabrik Dr. Schieber GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhold Schimko