Electrically controlled selecting device for the needles of a flat knitting machine

摘要

In a flat knitting machine having an electrically controlled selecting device for the needles, the selecting jacks (11) controlling the needles are movably mounted in the needle grooves of the needle bed in the same direction as the needles and include staggered feet which form foot rows in the longitudinal direction of the needle bed. For each of the foot rows a control element is provided on the carriage, which can be moved into and out of operative position between adjacent feet of a foot row. For the purpose of increasing the performance of the flat knitting machine and to achieve a simple and easy carriage structure, all control elements (2) are preferably formed as light double-armed levers and are pivotably mounted on an axle attached to the carriage and extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the needle bed. These double-armed levers are mounted in such a way that the inclined disabling surfaces provided on the control elements can be pivoted into and out of position for engagement with the feet of the selecting jacks to disable the selecting jacks.