摘要 |
A tensioning device (1) f or circular knitting machines (3) comprising a supporting frame (2) to be mounted turnably below a circular knitting machine (3), cutting means (9) associated to the supporting frame (2) and designed to cut a knitted fabric in tubular piece (5) produced by the circular knitting machine (3), means (11) f or opening and stretching the cut piece (5) in a single fabric layer, means for collecting (16) the piece (5) stretched in a single layer by said opening and stretching means (11) , and means for tensioning (12) the piece (5) of knitted fabric, designed to tension the piece (5) of fabric so as to enable the correct production of the piece (5) of fabric by the knitting machine (3) , which tensioning means (12) are arranged upstream from the opening and stretching means (11). |