Apparatus for removing fiber waste from a circular knitting machine.

摘要

Apparatus for removing fiber waste from the knitting instrumentalities of a circular knitting machine (10) including an air jet (41) for blowing a high velocity stream of air thereonto, means mounting the air jet for rotation coaxially with the rotary cylinder (14) of the circular knitting machine, drive means independent of the drive of the circular knitting machine (10) for rotating the air jet (41) in one direction for a predetermined distance or time interval and for then reversing the direction of rotation for a predetermined distance or time interval, and air supply means which supplies compressed air to the air jet (41) while accommodating the different directions of rotation thereof.