Circular knitting machine and process for producing hosiery goods

摘要

A circular knitting machine for hosiery, with a device for producing tubular items closed at an axial end, and relative method. The machine has a diverter (10) accommodated inside the needle cylinder (2) disengaged from the rotation of the needle cylinder (2) about its own axis (2a) with respect to the needle actuation cams and to the lowering sinker actuation cams (8). The diverter (10) has a profile (11) which protrudes from an internal region of the needle cylinder (2) gradually toward the wall of the needle cylinder (2). The profile (11) is engaged by an end portion (31) of the item (30) lying inside the needle cylinder (2) between two needles (4) mutually angularly spaced around the axis (2a) of the needle cylinder (2) in order to achieve sliding of the item portion (31) along the profile (11) following rotation of the needle cylinder (2) with respect to the diverter (10). The machine has sinkers (7a) for retaining the item portion (31) against the profile (11) during its sliding.