SINGLE CYLINDER KNITTING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING HOSIERY KNITTED FABRICS AND PROCESS OF AUTOMATIC CLOSING TOE OF THE HOSIERY KNITTED FABRIC ON SUCH A KNITTING MACHINE

摘要

PCT No. PCT/IT98/00037 Sec. 371 Date May 21, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date May 21, 1999 PCT Filed Feb. 24, 1998 PCT Pub. No. WO98/38367 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 3, 1998On the disc (5) carrying the hooks (7) are two concentric pipes (12, 14) for tensioning the tubular fabric and for inverting it at the conclusion of the formation of the article. To close the toe: the loops of half of the needles (3A) are loaded onto the corresponding hooks (7A) and a first non-run lip (21) is formed and released onto the hooks (7A); the needles (3B) of the other half of the needles are used to form a second non-run lip (23) which is then transferred to the fabric-free needles (3A) of the opposite half, which engage the fabric along the second non-run lip (21) is passed from the hooks (7A) to the needles (3A), and a third non-run lip (25) is formed.