| 摘要 |
<p>A flat knitting machine comprising: at least a pair of front and rear needle beds defining a gap therebetween; and a set-up device disposed below said gap, said set-up device including: a plurality of setting-up needles, each having a setting-up needle base member and a setting-up needle slider member, said setting-up needle slider member being movable relative to said setting-up needle base member to selectively hold and release a set-up portion of a knitted fabric; a setting-up needle bed supporting said plurality of setting-up needles so that said plurality of setting-up needles are juxtaposed to one another and that each of said setting-up needles is movable in both a fabric pull-down direction and a direction opposite thereto; first biasing means for biasing each of said setting-up needles in said fabric pull-down direction relative to said setting-up needle bed; and setting-up needle hold and release means for moving said setting-up needle slider member relative to said setting-up needle base member to thereby control said setting-up needle slider member to hold and release said set-up portion of said knitted fabric. <IMAGE></p> |
