Patent ID: 6609398
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
Compound needle for knitting, warp knitting or hosiery machines, comprising: a needle part (3) with a needle shaft (3a) and a needle hook (3b), said needle shaft (3a) having a front side (3h) with a slot-shaped recess (3f), a rear side (3g), a longitudinal direction (v) and a guide channel (15) extending in said longitudinal direction, and a slide part (4) having a slide shaft (4a) being insertable into said guide channel (15) and being moveable to and fro in said guide channel (15) and a slide hook (4b) being open in the opposite direction to said needle hook (3b), said slide hook (4b) being insertable at least partially into said recess (3f) in order to take over a stitch (9) located on said needle shaft (3a), wherein said guide channel (15) has a cover (16) bridging said slide shaft (3a) at least on a part of its length and wherein, for making safe said taking over of said stitch (9), said slide hook (4b) has a thickness (d2) being greater at least in a spread portion taking over said stitch (9) and keeping it wide than a width of the guide channel (15), and/or said needle hook (3b) has a thickness being smaller than a thickness (4d) of said needle shaft (3a).