Combination Feeder For A Knitting Machine

摘要

A combination feeder may be utilized to inlay a strand within a knitted component. As an example, the combination feeder may include a feeder arm that reciprocates between a retracted position and an extended position. In manufacturing the knitted component, the feeder inlays the strand when the feeder arm is in the extended position, and the strand is absent from the knitted component when the feeder arm is in the retracted position. A dispensing tip disposed at the end of the feeder arm supplies the strand for inlaying in a location disposed below the intersection of the planes of the needle beds and for one or more of knitting, tucking, and floating in a location disposed above the intersection of the planes of the needle beds.

主权项

1. A knitting machine comprising:
a needle bed that includes a plurality of needles, a first portion of the needles being located on a first plane, and a second portion of the needles being located on a second plane, the needles being movable from a first position to a second position, the needles being spaced from an intersection of the first plane and the second plane when in the first position, and the needles passing through the intersection of the first plane and the second plane when in the second position; and at least one feeder that is movable along the needle bed, the feeder including a feeder arm with a dispensing tip for supplying a yarn, the dispensing tip being movable from a first location above the intersection of the first plane and the second plane for supplying the yarn for one or more of knitting, tucking, and floating to a second location below the intersection of the first plane and the second plane for inlaying the yarn.