MACHINE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF KNITTED GOODS
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1. A machine for the production of knitted goods, comprising:
- with a plurality of stitch-forming elements;
at least one stitch-forming location; and
an associated spinning device positioned at a stitch-forming location;
wherein the associated spinning device processes a roving yarn (VG) to produce a sliver (FB) or a yarn and feeds the sliver (FB) or the yarn to the stitch-forming elements;
wherein each said associated spinning device has drive devices that are actuated in said associated spinning device to produce the sliver (FB) or the yarn with a variable thickness from the roving yarn (VG); and
wherein the sliver (FB) or the yarn that is produced with the variable thickness is fed to the stitch-forming elements.
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Abstract
A machine for the production of knitted goods includes a plurality of stitch-forming elements, at least one stitch-forming location, an associated spinning device at the at least one stitch-forming location, at which a sliver (FB) or a yarn is produced from a roving yarn (VG) and the sliver (FB) or yarn is fed to the stitch-forming elements. The spinning device has separate drive devices, which can be actuated in a manner that enables the spinning device to produce a sliver (FB) or a yarn of variable thickness from roving yarn (VG) and which can be fed to the stitch-forming elements.
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1. A machine for the production of knitted goods, comprising:
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with a plurality of stitch-forming elements; at least one stitch-forming location; and an associated spinning device positioned at a stitch-forming location; wherein the associated spinning device processes a roving yarn (VG) to produce a sliver (FB) or a yarn and feeds the sliver (FB) or the yarn to the stitch-forming elements; wherein each said associated spinning device has drive devices that are actuated in said associated spinning device to produce the sliver (FB) or the yarn with a variable thickness from the roving yarn (VG); and wherein the sliver (FB) or the yarn that is produced with the variable thickness is fed to the stitch-forming elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18)
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24. A method for producing knitted goods with a pattern formed in reliance upon stitches formed with different sliver (FB) or yarn thickness, using a knitting machine comprising a plurality of stitch-forming elements, at least one stitch-forming location and an associated spinning device at the at least one stitch-forming location, wherein the associated spinning device is configured with drive devices, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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producing the sliver (FB) or the yarn from a roving yarn (VG), using the associated spinning device; feeding the sliver (FB) or the yarn to the stitch-forming elements to form stitches with the different sliver (FB) or yarn thickness; wherein the step of producing includes actuating the associated spinning device to control or adjust a speed (V) of the associated spinning device in accordance with a desired thickness of the sliver (FB) or yarn fed to each stitch-forming element, of the stitch-forming elements, depending on the pattern to be formed in the knitted goods. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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