| 摘要 |
<p>An object of the invention is to be capable of reliably catching and cutting a crossing yarn generated in knitting a fabric and of appropriately treating end yarns after the cutting. Both a first gripper (11) and a second gripper (12) are movable in the longitudinal direction (16a) along needle beds (16) of the weft knitting machine (15) and in a closer and away direction (16b) that is closer to and away from a needle bed gap (15a) of the needle beds (16), switchable between a state of not holding a yarn (19) and a state of holding the yarn, and movable independently of each other. A cutter (13) for cutting the yarn (19) is provided on the first gripper (11). Control means (14) controls the movements and the switching of the states of the first gripper (11), the second gripper (12), and the cutter (13) so that in a state where the yarn (19) is held by the first gripper (11) and the second gripper (12), the held yarn (19) is cut with the cutter (13). The end yarns generated by cutting the yarn (19) with the cutter (13) are not left in cut state, but treated by the first gripper (11) and the second gripper (12) independently of each other.</p> |
