Steering system for controlling the operation of a knitting machine

摘要

A steering system for controlling the operation of a warp knitting machine performing the function of a conventional jacquard mechanism includes an electromechanical mechanism to maintain the steering element in one of its two possible terminal positions. The system includes a steering mechanism disposed generally above and in relatively close proximity to the guidebar drive levers of the knitting machine and is operably coupled to a plurality of steering elements which are disposed proximate the guides of the machine. Activation of the electromechanical device coupled to a predetermined programming device causes the steering elements to be maintained in one of its two stable conditions which may be synchronized with the source of machine driving power.