Patent ID: 7882712
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
1. Circular knitting machine for the production of an opened fabric tube, comprising: a needle cylinder ( 1 ), a frame ( 6 ) in which at least a draw-off roller ( 4 ) and/or a take-up roller ( 5 ), drive means ( 28 to 34 ; 36 to 43 ) to drive said draw-off roller and/or take-up roller and a blade ( 19 ) for opening the fabric tube by cutting are each rotatably mounted, and a flexible shaft ( 21 ), which is rigidly connected to said blade ( 19 ) and a drive wheel ( 38 ), for setting said blade ( 19 ) in rotation at a rotational speed dependent on a knitting speed, wherein said drive wheel ( 38 ) of said flexible shaft ( 21 ) is directly connected to said drive means ( 28 to 34 ; 36 to 43 ) for said draw-off and/or take-up roller ( 4 , 5 ) without being directly connected to and controlled by said draw-off and/or take-up roller ( 4 , 5 ).