Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus with a device for simultaneous transfer of electrical power and information between two components being movable to each other and preferably comprising a stationary and a movable component. According to the invention the apparatus includes a transfer device for the common transfer of power and information, with a primary coil arrangement (5, 6) mounted on one of the components and a secondary coil arrangement (11) mounted on the other component, a power supply (35, 41, 59) connected to the primary coil arrangement (5, 6) and based on pulse width modulation, and means (71, 72) for modifying signals generated by the power supply in dependence on the information to be transferred. The information can be transferred both from the one component to the other component and vice versa (FIG. 6).

Abstract: A textile machine with at least one dust removal device is described. The dust removal is performed by providing at least one electrostatically chargeable dust collector element (16) and a means (24, 25) for removing dust collected with the dust collector element (16) (FIG. 2).

Abstract: A knitting machine and a method to be accomplished on said machine are described, which are suitable for the production of knitwear from hard, inelastic thread material, e.g. from metal threads. According to the invention, at knitting systems (8a, 8b) provided for this purpose, knitting needles (2) are raised to pick up threads, which are then preformed over the upper edges of knocking-over/holding-down sinkers (3) to form loops. Thereafter the stitch formation takes place by needle and sinker movements directed in opposite directions in the manner of the relative technique.

Abstract: The invention relates to a circular knitting machine with a protective cover (17) at least partially surrounding a take down and/or winding up device (15) on the outside. The cover (17) which includes a guide fixed on the machine frame and segments (18 to 23) movably mounted on this. In accordance with the invention the segments (18 to 23) are so arranged at different radial distances from a machine axis (11) that they are movable relative to one another at least partially with mutual overlapping.

Abstract: The invention relates to a circular knitting machine with knitting needles (4) and sinkers (25) for the production of plush fabrics. Each of a plurality of knitting systems has a means (71) for controlling the knitting needles (4) into a knock-over position and pattern devices arranged in front of this means (71). According to the invention, a first pattern device provided with a ground-thread guide (38) serves for selectively controlling the knitting needles (4) into a knitting or tucking position intended for the pick-up of ground thread (39) or a non-knitting position intended for the non-pick-up of ground thread (39). A second pattern device provided with a plush-thread guide (40) serves for selectively controlling the knitting needles (4) into a pick-up position intended for the pick-up of plush thread (41) or an intermediate position intended for the non-pick-up of plush thread (41).

Abstract: A circular knitting machine for producing circular knitwear (15) is described, which is slit at one side, spread out with the aid of V-rolls (17) and then taken down and wound up in the spread out state. In accordance with the invention a guide element (44) if fitted at one end (33) of a fabric spreader (25) and extends up to a junction point (43) of the V-rolls (17). The knitwear (15) is guided by means of the guide element (44) in a controlled manner before running on to the V-rolls (17), such that backing-up and warping during its further transport are avoided.

Abstract: The invention describes a compound needle having a needle part (3) and a slide part (4) for knitting, warp knitting or hosiery machines. The needle part (3) has a needle shaft (3a) and a needle hook (3b), the needle shaft (3a) being provided with a slot-shaped recess (3f) and a guide channel. The slide part has a slide shaft (4a), which is insertable into the guide channel and is movable to and fro in the latter, and a slide hook (4b) which is open in the opposite direction to the needle hook (3b), said slide hook being insertable into the recess (3f) in order to take over a stitch (9) located on the needle shaft (3a).

Abstract: A sinker (50) for a knitting machine operating according to the relative technique is described. The sinker (50) contains a front (32), a back (33), a head (34) arranged on one end and having a sinker throat (35) and a knock-over edge (36), a control butt (38) intended to make possible movements in a longitudinal direction (v) and protruding from the front (32), and at least one rocking element (39, 40) designed to make possible pivot movements transverse to the longitudinal direction (v) and provided on the front (32). According to the invention, the sinker (50) also has a spring element (41) intended to compensate for manufacturing inaccuracies, acting transverse to the longitudinal direction (v) (FIG. 4). A knitting machine equipped with such a sinker (50) is also described.

Abstract: A circular knitting machine with support disk (2) and a needle cylinder (4) fixed onto it with screws is described. According to the invention, an intermediate ring (17), elastically deformable in the radial direction, is arranged between support disk (2) and needle cylinder (4), through which the stresses that develop from different heat expansions are avoided between these two components.

Abstract: A driving roller with an outer working periphery having a changeable diameter has a first disk and a second disk arranged coaxially with one another and returnable relative to one another in any operational condition, the first disk being provided with a plurality of radial guides, the second disk being provided with at least one spiral-shaped guide, a plurality of supporting bodies which for abutment of segments provided for the drive belts have a first element cooperating with the radial drives and a second element cooperating with the at least one spiral shaped guide and are supported with these elements so that by a relative turning of the disks an increase or a reduction of the diameter of the working periphery is provided, the radial guides being formed by guiding slots extending through the first disk, the first element being composed of guiding members which are slidingly guided in the guiding slots, the guiding members at both sides of the first disk being provided with guiding webs which laterally e

Abstract: A circular knitting machine is described whose components can be adjusted to meet an order with the aid of adjustment data sets stored in a data memory and which relate to a predetermined knitting structure, yarn type, yarn thickness and quality of the knitwear to be produced and preferably arise from knitting processes already carried out on the circular knitting machine. A basic adjustment is preferably first effected on the basis of the adjustment data and can be followed by a fine adjustment with a central adjusting device for the loop size, until the desired quality is attained. (FIG. 1).

Abstract: The invention is directed to a monitoring device at textile machines which have at least two stations (1a, 1b . . . 1n) which generate electrical status signals in the event of the occurrence of preselected states. According to the invention, storages (IC.sub.1 . . . IC.sub.n) associated individually with the stations generate status signals which are encoded with an identification code in such a way that an evaluation of the status signals in an interrogating and evaluating unit (8) can determine the station which generated the status signal (FIG. 1).

Abstract: A yarn brake has a bearing pin, two brake elements for braking a yarn, the brake elements being mounted on the bearing pin for being rotated by the yarn in friction engagement with the brake elements when the yarn is consumed, at least one of the brake elements being axially movable on the bearing pin, a bias mechanism holding the two brake elements in abutment, and a support, the bearing pin being freely rotatable in the support by the brake elements during use of the yarn brake.

Abstract: A circular knitting machine with a dial arrangement, has a rotatable dial (2), a stationary dial cam system (12), a device (23) for feeding a lubricant to the dial arrangement and a collecting container (29) for reception of lubricant escaping from the dial arrangement. Elements (27) are associated with the dial arrangement which prevent or at least reduce the escape of lubricant consequent upon the effect of the centrifugal force over the radially outer edge of the dial (2).

Abstract: A device for a circular knitting machine for blowing away fluff or the like is provided, having a plurality of blower openings each arranged to move to and fro on a circular path section, and a source of compressed air connected to the blower openings. The device further comprises a holder (23) mounted to rotate to and fro, with a plurality of tubes (28) extending substantially radially and leading to the blower openings, and a distribution device (34) connectible to the source of compressed air. By means of the distribution device (34) the tubes (28) can be connected to the source of compressed air in a predetermined sequence individually or in groups. Also a circular knitting machine have such a device is provided (FIG. 1).

Abstract: A draw-off device for taking down flexible goods with a steplessly adjustable draw-off tension from a machine producing or processing the goods, the draw-off device has at least one draw-off roller, a drive source, and a V-belt transmission connecting the draw-off roller and the drive source for driving the draw-off roller, the transmission comprising a V-belt pulley having two conical flanges, at least one of the flanges being mounted so as to be axially movable so as to alter an effective diameter of the V-belt pulley, the at least one movable flange being biased by spring force in direction of the other of the flanges, a V-shaped belt at least partially wrapping the V-belt pulley, at least one tensioning roller for and at least partially wrapped by the V-belt, a unit for adjusting the tensioning roller in a preselected position in order to adjust the take-down tension to a preselected value by a respective displacement of the at least one movable flange, and a locking unit for holding the tensioning roller

Abstract: A lock arrangement for a knitting machine, which comprises knitting implements (3, 3a) mounted to slide in a longitudinal direction (w), with working and control butts (6, 6a; 7, 7a). The lock arrangement (8) includes a take-down lock part (61) associated with the control butts (7, 7a), slidable in the longitudinal direction (w) and each adjustable into an advanced and a retracted position, these lock parts being provided with raising cams (43, 46) running obliquely to the longitudinal direction (w), arranged one after the other and raising the knitting implements (3, 3a) into a tuck position or a knit position, as well as with hold-down cams (42, 45) running transverse to the longitudinal direction (w). In accordance with the invention the slidable lock parts (10, 10a; 11, 11a) are so constructed and arranged that selected raising cams act in their retracted position on the control butts (7, 7a) and selected hold-down cams (42, 45) act in their advanced position on the control butts (7, 7a ). (FIG. 8).

Abstract: The invention concerns a circular knitting machine for making plush fabric. The circular knitting machine has a needle cylinder fitted with knitting needles, a sinker ring fitted with sinkers, wherein the sinkers have edges adapted to handle a ground yarn and a plush yarn, and at least one knitting system. For independent adjustment to the stitch size and the plush yarn loops, a cylinder cam section has an adjustable cam part which serves to adjust the length of the plush yarn loops. A cam part independent therefrom and also adjustable serves to adjust the stitch size. This cam part can be arranged either in the sinker cam or the cylinder cam.

Abstract: A circular knitting machine has a needle cylinder (7) and a dial (25) which define a comb distance (x). One of these two needle carriers and a respective cam (9, 27) are displaceably supported in a frame of the circular knitting machine. To prevent unwanted changes in the comb distance during temperature fluctuations, a compensating structural component part (30) is provided which is coupled with the displaceable needle carrier, usually the dial and the cam assigned to the latter and constructed and arranged in such a way that the unwanted changes in the comb distance are compensated for automatically by correspondingly dimensioned thermal expansion or upsetting of the compensating structural component part.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device on a knitting machine equipped with slider needles for controlling the laying in of a thread (28) into the open needle hooks (5.2). In order to avoid that the thread is not laid into the hooks correctly or that a thread which has already been laid into the hook, jumps out of the hook (5.2) during the closing movement of the slider parts (6) on account of vibrations or the like, the slider parts (6) of the slider needles are provided with inclined faces (6.5) which project when the hooks (5.2) are closed into the thread spaces (32) formed by these hooks and the needle and slider parts (5,6). In this way the thread portions between the thread guide (29) and the slider needles are pressed deeply into the thread spaces (32) during the closing movement of the slider parts (6), so that the thread sections laid into the following slider needles with hooks still open come securely into the respective thread spaces (32) or are retained therein FIG. 3).