Patent ID: 6101848
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A needle selection structure arranged on an upper needle dial in a rib knitting machine or interlocking knitting machine for driving plate needles at the upper needle dial to act with cylinder needles on a needle cylinder to produce a ribbed or interlocking fabric, the needle selection structure comprising:a computer-controlled needle selection unit arranged on a cover plate above said needle dial, said computer-controlled needle selection unit comprising a selecting device, and a set of selection jacks driven by said selecting device;a cap arranged below said cover plate, said cap comprising a guide track for moving said selection jacks, and a sloping return portion for guiding said selection jacks back to said cap; wherein said computer-controlled needle selection unit is controlled by an external computer to drive said selection jacks, causing said selection jacks to move said plate needles, so that said plate needles and said cylinder needles are driven to knit a yarn into a ribbed or interlocking fabric.