Patent ID: 8397541

Claim:
A sinker control apparatus for flat knitting machines located on a transverse board over a plurality of knitting needles to drive parallel hinged sinkers between the knitting needles to rotate, comprising: a base; a linked movement portion located on the base to perform driving movements relative to the base; a first control cam and a second control cam that are hinged on the linked movement portion and include respectively a sunk position to drive the sinkers to rotate and a return position to restore the sinkers when the linked movement portion performs the driving movements; and a switching portion which includes at least one connection rod connected to the linked movement portion, a switching seat coupled on the connection rod and an elastic element coupled around the connection rod to provide a butting force to the switching seat towards the transverse board, the switching seat including a magnetic attracting portion at one side facing the transverse board to form magnetic attraction therewith.