Sewing machine and method for closing open end of tubular knitted article

Abstract

A sewing machine and the method for closing open end of tubular knitted articles. The sewing machine is configured to knit and close the open end of a tubular knitted article, comprising a frame, a knitting head and a thread cutter. The knitting head and the thread cutter are disposed rotatable on the frame, the knitting head has a needle, a needle-shaped hook and a knot making peg to form threadknots, and the thread cutter is configured to cut the knitting thread, wherein the thread cutter is configured in a fashion of making a relative movement to the knitting head.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a method and a machine for sewing the open edges of a tubular or tubular fabric such as a sock, in particular a sewing machine and a knitting method using a pair of knitting needles. Background technique [0002] Tubular knit goods such as socks are produced using circular knitting machines. When produced, the tubular knit has openings at both ends, one of which (the toe cuff) is moved from the needles of the knitting machine to another station where the knitting and seaming are performed. The operation of moving the tubular knitwear to the toe pocket sewing station can be done manually or in an automated manner as described in patent EP2377979. [0003] As described in EP2377979, when the sock knitting cycle performed on the knitting machine is completed, the loops of the last-to-knit rank will be respectively received from the knitting needles, and the loops of the last-to-knit rank will be divided into 2 half of th...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] In the prior art, it is known that there are still disadvantages when using a machine with a knitting needle to sew a sock toe cover, such as the risk of the thread unraveling

However, the machine described in patent EP 2300653 is unable to cut the knitting seams that are formed at both ends of the sock after knitting (almost standard length), nor can it cut the knitting seams left on the sock after the last knitting row of the sock has been knitted. Thread fragments (i.e. thread fragments belonging to socks)

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