Patent ID: 6029478
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A device for tensioning a knitted fabric in a knitting machine, comprising: a plurality of tensioning rollers arranged side by side so as to act on a first face of the fabric at an area covering substantially all of a transverse extension thereof, said tensioning rollers adapted to be provider below a needle work area of the machine; a plurality of contact rollers, each cooperating with a respective one of said tensioning rollers, said contact rollers acting on a second face of the fabric being opposite to the first face that makes contact with said tensioning rollers, said tensioning and contact rollers defining each axes thereof which are orientated so that the axis of a contact roller is parallel to the axis of a corresponding tensioning roller; actuation means for actuating said tensioning rollers to rotate each about a respective axis thereof for applying traction to the fabric being formed; wherein said actuation means comprise a plurality of motors, said motors being provided one for each one of said tensioning rollers, with each motor being actuatable independently, and further, selectively in correlation with other motors of said plurality of motors that actuate other tensioning rollers of said plurality of tensioning rollers.