Abstract: A method for optically monitoring an object within a monitoring area includes transmitting light rays with a light transmitting unit that form a line of light on the object. The line of light reflected from the object is imaged on an array of receiving elements that detects the reflected line of light and produces receiving element signals that correspond to measuring points on the object. The receiving element signals are evaluated to structure a distance profile of the object using a triangulation principle. The evaluating includes generating at least one evaluation window which covers in a first direction a local region extending along the line of light and in a second direction a distance range, and using the measuring points located farthest outside within the evaluation window for a left limit point and a right limit point for determining object data.

Abstract: A method for optically detecting objects includes emitting light rays that are projected as a light line onto an object structure to be detected. The light rays are imaged on a matrix of receiving elements of a receiver to produce receiving element signals. The receiving element signals are evaluated by a triangulation principle to generate a distance profile. The evaluating includes: generating at least one evaluation window which encompasses a local range extending in a direction along the light line, generating a number of object points representing outputs of the respective receiving element that correspond to respective distances extending in a second direction, and generating a binary state information as a function of the number object points that fall within the evaluation window.

Abstract: A method for producing a knitted article with a spatial main knitted element and at least one spatial partial knitted element on a flat knitting machine with at least two opposite needle beds, a needle displacement device and a loop transfer device, the method has the steps of producing the main knitted element and the at least one partial knitted element parallel on the machine until at least the partial knitted element is finished and the main knitted element reaches a point of coupling with the at least one partial knitted element, connecting loops of the main knitted element and the at least one partial knitted element by a transfer technique with one another, and then arranging loops of the at least one partial knitted element by the needle bed displacement device on one needle bed opposite to the loops of the main knitted element on the other needle bed, with which they must be connected.

Abstract: A method of connecting two knitted parts on a flat knitting machine with at least two opposite needle beds, a needle bed displacing device and a stitch suspending-over device, has the steps of suspending over of both knitted parts in neighboring needles of one needle bed, subsequently suspending of stitches of one knitted part by so many needle distances in direction toward the other knitted part that both corresponding bordering stitches are located on one needle and knitted together, before a new suspension over of stitches of one of the knitted parts is performed by so many needle distances that the bordering stitches overlap one another and knitting off of the bordering stitches is performed, and repeating of these steps until all stitches of both knitted part are connected with one another.

Abstract: A method of producing a knitting on a flat knitting machine with two opposite needle beds and a loop transferring device includes forming a knitting which has a base knitting and at least one parallel knitting partially overlapping the base knitting and formed of at least two flat knittings arranged in parallel planes, binding at least in a region of at least one parallel knitting at most each second needle of a needle bed with a loop of the base knitting and emptying a needle of the other needle bed which is opposite to the bound needle of the one needle bed, producing one of the flat knittings of the parallel knittings on the needle bed which is opposite to the needle bed for forming the base knitting, and producing the other flat knitting in the empty needles of the needle bed on which the base knitting is formed.

Abstract: A method of producing a fashioned, one-piece flat knitted article for a garment includes knitting several knitted article parts having a front part, a rear part and two sleeves separately and sequentially so that in each knitted article part always several loop rows are knitted in accordance with a pattern for said each knitted article part before transferring to a next knitted article part, knitting the front part and a shoulder region of any shape and pattern after finishing the sleeves with the formation of an arbitrarily shaped neck opening between the front part and the rear part, transferring connecting rows of the sleeves in a loop-like manner inwardly in a direction of the shoulder region and the front and rear parts until sleeve connecting edges are completely turned inwardly relative to the front part and rear part, and subsequently finally knitting a last knitted article part in correspondence with a pattern for said last knitted article part.

Abstract: In the process for producing a fully fashioned flat fabric for a garment equipped with sleeves, first one of two body part, for example front parts (10), and additionally the two sleeves (11, 12) are knitted with separate yarn guides (A, B, C) to the completion of the sleeves. Subsequently, further knitting is carried out only with the yarn guide (A) for the front part (10), the end edges (11a, 12a) of the sleeves (11, 12) being tied stitch by stitch, by transfer, to the further formed body parts of the fabric. Thus the two sleeves (11, 12) are brought out of their original position parallel to the front part (10) into a desired transverse position in the finished flat fabric.

Abstract: In knitted fabric there is provided at least one area contained by a tension thread which is tied by means of tuck loops into individual stitches of the adjoining fabric in such a way that its two ends lie on the same edge side of the contained fabric area. As a result of a pull on the ends of the tension thread the edge of the fabric area contained by the tension thread is pulled together and thereby the fabric area is curved out of the plane of the fabric as a whole or divided into individual segments.