| 摘要 |
<p>A yarn feeder includes a switching mechanism for switching the position of a yarn feeding port, the switching mechanism further including a push-in operation member switchingly operating the height position of the yarn feeding port in association with entraining means, and the push-in operation member includes a pressing operation panel setting a yarn feeding position where the yarn feeding port mostly nears the knitting needle and an intermediate position where the yarn feeding port is positioned above the yarn feeding position and nearest the movable knitting member, so that a withdrawal position where the yarn feeding port is not operated by the push-in operation member, the intermediate position, and the yarn feeding position are formed in that order from the top, and the lift of the yarn feeding port is drivingly connected with the forward and backward movements of the movable knitting member so that the movable knitting member is retracted to open the mouth, the yarn feeding port lowers to the yarn feeding position, and at the intermediate position, the movable knitting member moves forward to a mouth clearance portion to close the mouth.</p> |
