Patent ID: 7836731

Claim:
A knitting machine for hosiery with a device for feeding yarn to the needles, comprising a needle holder which has a plurality of slots arranged side-by-side and substantially vertically, each slot accommodating a needle which can move on command along the corresponding slot in order to form knitting and a device for feeding the yarn to the needles which has at least one yarn finger which extends toward said needle holder; said needle holder being movable with respect to said device along a path of motion, comprising a supporting block, which is arranged laterally and above said needle holder and supports at least one elongated yarn finger, which is arranged substantially vertically, its lower end having a passage for dispensing the yarn to be fed to the needles; said supporting block supporting, for each yarn finger, an intermediate element, which rotates, with respect to said supporting block, about a first axis, which is oriented substantially parallel to the tangent to the path of the motion of said needle holder with respect to said supporting block; said intermediate element supporting, so that it can rotate about a second axis, which is substantially parallel and spaced with respect to said first axis, the corresponding yarn finger, which is pivoted to said intermediate element with an intermediate portion of its longitudinal extension about said second axis; first actuation means being provided which act on said intermediate element for its rotation about said first axis with respect to said supporting block, along an arc of adjustable breadth, in order to cause predominantly a movement of the lower end of the corresponding yarn finger along a substantially vertical direction, and second actuation means being provided, which act on said yarn finger for its rotation about said second axis with respect to said intermediate element, through an arc of adjustable breadth, in order to cause predominantly a movement of the lower end of the yarn finger along a substantially horizontal direction.