The invention relates to the field of
spinning equipment, in particular to an electronic knitting needle for a large-
diameter circular knitting
machine. The electronic knitting needle comprises an inner needle, a needle body, a needle seat, an inner needle sliding way, an inner needle air path, a needle body air path, an inner needle control
electromagnetic valve, a needle body control
electromagnetic valve, a
vacuum pump and a program controller. The inner needle is installed on the needle body through the inner needle sliding way, the needle body is provided with a needle body limiting groove, the needle seat is provided with a needle body sliding way, the needle body is installed on the needle body sliding way of the needle seat, the inner needle sliding way is connected with the inner needle air path, the
vacuum pump is provided with a vacuum opening and a
high pressure opening, the needle body sliding way is connected with the needle body air path, and the channel selection of the inner needle control
electromagnetic valve and the channel selection of the needle body control electromagnetic valve are controlled by the program controller. By means of the electronic knitting needle, the
resource utilization rate is increased, the installing time is shortened, control is simple and reliable, the cost of the knitting
machine and the load in the operation process are reduced, and the working efficiency of the knitting
machine is improved.