CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE, A METHOD FOR KNITTING AN ARTICLE WITH A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE AND AN ITEM OF CLOTHING

摘要

A circular knitting machine and a method for knitting an article with such a circular knitting machine, wherein the article is at least partially knitting by a reciprocating rotational movement of a needle cylinder in a forward direction and a backward direction. Needle elements are either being moved in axial direction of the needle cylinder by a stationary cam means according to a predetermined path of a stationary cam means or being moved in axial direction of the needle cylinder by a movable cam according to an amended path or being disengaged from the cam means and movable cam. The movement of each needle element near each movable cam can be individually controlled.