Patent ID: 7162895

Claim:
Method for collecting a fabric ( 4 ) produced by a cylinder ( 3 ) of a circular knitting machine ( 1 ), turning around a central axis (“X”), comprising the following steps: taking down said fabric ( 4 ) produced by the cylinder; cutting said fabric ( 4 ) progressively along a predefined cutting trajectory; and collecting said fabric ( 4 ); said steps of taking down said fabric ( 4 ) produced by the cylinder, of cutting said fabric ( 4 ) and of collecting said fabric ( 4 ) being carried out by actuating in rotation a take-down and collecting assembly ( 6 ), equipped with cutting means ( 10 ) designed to cut said tubular fabric ( 4 ) from said cylinder ( 3 ), and arranged on said cylinder ( 3 ) for taking down and collecting said fabric ( 4 ), in which said cutting means ( 10 ) can be actuated in rotation at a speed different from said cylinder ( 3 ).