Needle bed cleaner for a flat knitting machine

摘要

A flat knitting machine has a blower that is connected to a nozzle via a plastic tube, a base duct and a joint. The base duct is mounted on a rear cover of the flat knitting machine parallel to a needle bed and is rectangular in section. A long slit covered by a belt is provided on top of the base duct. The joint has three rollers, two of which make the belt contact the slit. The third roller peels the belt from the slit to connect the nozzle and the base duct. When the nozzle is connected to the carriage and travels over the needle beds, the needle beds are cleaned.