Patent ID: 6109069
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
Yarn guide unit for a circular knitting machine characterized by:a base plate which is fixed to the machine,a rotating disk mounted on said base plate and rotating alternately between two extreme angular positions (A, B),a block pivoted eccentrically on said rotating disk and bearing a yarn guide rod which at its free end has at least one hole for passage and guidance of at least one yarn,control means to cause said disk to rotate between said extreme positions,said block and said rod following the rotation of said disk and at the same time being capable of making angular movements relative to the rotating disk to carry said rod from an extreme disengaged position (A) away from the needles of the knitting machine to the other extreme engaged position (B) alongside the needles which have to be supplied with yarn, andsaid control means being on board said block and said rotating disk.