Patent ID: 6131417
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A circular knitting machine comprising a machine frame (1); a supporting ring (8, 70) mounted on the machine frame (1); a needle cylinder (9), said needle cylinder (9) being supported on the supporting ring and having a needle cylinder axis (10), an upper edge and a lower edge; a carrier shaft (18) mounted in the machine frame (1) coaxial to the needle cylinder axis (10); a component (24) mounted on a lower end of the carrier shaft; and means (35, 35a, 35b, 35c, 68) for moving the needle cylinder (9) relative to the component (24) in a direction of the needle cylinder axis (10) so that the needle cylinder is movable into an operating position and an assembly position allowing assembly and/or disassembly by motions of the needle cylinder (9) substantially perpendicular to the needle cylinder axis.