PATTERN BAND FOR MULTICOLOR CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES

摘要

A pattern of indicia representative of the distribution of colors along a selected path of a multicolor pattern sample is registered on a fixed-length segment of a pattern band that controls a circular knitting machine. The selected path is photoelectrically scanned N times in succession and compared individually with N reference colors during the respective scans. A plunger settable during each scan in a separate one of N stamping patterns scans the fixed segment of the pattern band N times in synchronism with the scans of the pattern sample. The plunger impresses its stamping pattern on the fixed segment in response to each coincidence of the pattern sample and the associated reference color.