Monitoring device in the thread run-off system of a flat knitting machine

摘要

The device for monitoring the thread supply from a thread store (15) to the thread-processing point (22) of a flat knitting machine possesses, respectively in front of the main thread brake (16) essentially determining the thread tension at the thread-processing point (22) and behind the thread store (15) at a distance corresponding to a relatively large thread running zone, a sensor (25, 26) which detects the thread tension. The sensor (25) located near the thread store is preceded by a thread-steadying member, for example an auxiliary thread brake (24) which has only a fraction of the braking effect of the main thread brake (16). <IMAGE>