Abstract: Knitting machine with a knitting area and a weft feed device and knitting process. The machine includes a conveyor device structured and arranged to feed wefts to a knitting area in a transport direction, in which the conveyor device includes several transport elements with thread holders. The transport elements are separate from one another and joinable to form a feed assembly through a functional area in the transport direction and individually movable in a returning area.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 26, 2005
Date of Patent:
November 27, 2007
Assignee:
Karl Mayer Malimo Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH