Patent ID: 8245544
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
1. A single cylinder circular knitting machine for making men's socks comprising: a cylinder having a rotation axis, rotating in a controllable manner around said axis, and having a number of axial grooves on an outer surface; a plurality of cylinder needles, lodged so as to slide along said axial grooves of the cylinder; a dial shaft, connected to the dial to drag it in rotation; a plurality of dial needles, lodged so as to slide along said radial grooves of the dial, said dial needles being equal in number to the cylinder needles; wherein the cylinder needles, the dial needles and the sinkers work together to interweave the yarn and form the stitches which constitute the sock; dial needle selector mechanisms able to selectively move the dial needles to translate them from a disengaged position to an engaged position, in which they can be engaged by said mechanisms for moving the dial needles, involving the selected needles in the formation of the stitches and excluding the needles not selected, wherein the dial needle selector mechanisms comprise a number of selector rods oscillating upon command, which can engage with the dial needles so as to select at least some of them, said rods being limited in both directions radially to the respective dial needles.