MEDIUM- OR LARGE-DIAMETER SINGLE-CYLINDER CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE WITH RADIALLY COMPACT SINKER RING

摘要

A medium- or large-diameter single-cylinder circular knitting machine with a radially compact sinker ring, comprising a needle cylinder (1) that has a vertical axis (1a) and a sinker ring (6) that is connected coaxially to the needle cylinder (1) proximate to the upper end of the needle. cylinder, the sinker ring (6) having a plurality of radial slots (7), each of which accommodates at least one sinker (8), the sinker ring (6) being arranged inside the radial dimensions of the needle cylinder (1) and the sinkers (8) being shaped so that their beak (8a) is directed toward the axis (1a) of the needle cylinder (1).