Patent ID: 7043941
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
1. Circular knitting machine, comprising: a frame, a carrier ( 1 ) rotatably mounted in said frame and having a multiplicity of grooves being distributed in an circumferential direction and intended for receiving knitting tools ( 2 , 3 ), a plurality of segments ( 8 a , 8 b , 8 c ) being situated opposite said grooves, disposed next to each other in the circumferential direction of said carrier ( 1 ), separated by radial gaps ( 22 a , 22 b ) and provided with needle cams ( 9 , 10 , 11 a , 11 b ) intended for controlling the knitting tools ( 2 , 3 ), an annular space ( 34 ) being provided in an upper region of said carrier ( 1 ) and open at the top, and a dust removal device having means for introducing a flow of compressed air into said annular space ( 34 ), said means containing at least one opening penetrating a selected one of said segments ( 8 b ) and being in communication with a connection ( 25 ) for said compressed air, said connection being configured on an outer side of said selected segment ( 8 b ), wherein said opening is configured as an air distribution channel ( 23 ) extending in said circumferential direction of said carrier ( 1 ), said air distribution channel discharging at outlet openings ( 29 a , 29 b ) situated below said annular space ( 34 ) into two radial gaps ( 22 a , 22 b ) situated between said selected segment ( 8 b ) and two adjacent segments ( 8 a , 8 c ) and being connected to said connection ( 25 ) by a radially extending air supply channel ( 24 ), and wherein said dust removal device contains sealing means ( 30 ) sealing said two annular gaps ( 22 a , 22 b ) radially out with said outlet openings ( 29 a , 29 b ).