Patent ID: 6810696
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A method for trimming loose threads in circular knitting machines, wherein it comprises the steps of:starting from an initial pattern and on the basis of a given type of circular knitting machine, if one wishes to trim the loose threads, measuring a distance between needles of the same color on a same row in order to check whether said distance is at least equal to, or greater than, a minimum distance that allows to perform trimming of the loose threads; if said distance is shorter than said minimum distance, replacing a portion of said pattern with at least one special color that identifies a different type of knitting process for said portion of said pattern, to be performed on said circular knitting machine; modifying said pattern on the basis of said replacement of said portion of said pattern; producing an advancement by a number of rows equal to the number of drops of the knitting machine that are active; and encoding the pattern with the modifications, in order to perform the knitting process.