阅读说明：本技术 用于针织机的柱塞系统和多功能给送器 (Plunger system and multifunctional feeder for knitting machine ) 是由 斯图尔特·W·迪利 阿德里安·梅厄 加甘迪普·辛格 于 2018-03-30 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种用于针织机的给送器可以包括支架和给送器臂,支架被配置成将给送器固定到针织机,使得给送器可以沿着针织机的轨道移动,给送器臂从支架延伸。给送器臂可以包括分配区域,该分配区域被配置成用于向针织机的针床供应纱线,并且支架可以包括第一驱动表面、第二驱动表面和第三驱动表面,其中当柱塞通过在第一驱动表面上施加力来驱动给送器时,给送器执行第一针织功能,其中当柱塞通过接触第二驱动表面驱动给送器时,给送器执行第二针织功能,并且其中,当柱塞通过接触第三驱动表面驱动给送器时,给送器执行第三针织功能。(A feeder for a knitting machine can include a bracket configured to secure the feeder to the knitting machine such that the feeder can move along a track of the knitting machine and a feeder arm extending from the bracket. The feeder arm can include a dispensing region configured to supply yarn to a needle bed of the knitting machine, and the carriage can include a first drive surface, a second drive surface, and a third drive surface, wherein the feeder performs a first knitting function when the plunger drives the feeder by applying a force on the first drive surface, wherein the feeder performs a second knitting function when the plunger drives the feeder by contacting the second drive surface, and wherein the feeder performs a third knitting function when the plunger drives the feeder by contacting the third drive surface.)

1. A plunger system for a knitting machine, the plunger system comprising:

a first plunger and a second plunger configured to move parallel to a track of the knitting machine,

wherein the first plunger is attached to the second plunger in a substantially fixed manner,

wherein the first plunger leads the second plunger when moving in a first direction along the track, and

wherein the first plunger follows the second plunger when moving along the track in a second direction, wherein the second direction is opposite the first direction.

2. The plunger system of claim 1, further comprising a third plunger attached to the second plunger in a substantially fixed manner,

wherein the second plunger leads the third plunger when moving in a first direction along the track, and

wherein the second plunger follows the third plunger when moving in a second direction along the track.

3. The plunger system of claim 1, further comprising:

a first set of plungers including the first plunger and the second plunger, wherein each plunger of the first set of plungers is configured to drive a feeder coupled to a first track; and

a second set of plungers, wherein each plunger of the second set of plungers is configured to drive a feeder coupled to a second track.

4. The plunger system of claim 3, wherein the first and second plungers are spaced apart in a first direction corresponding to a longitudinal direction of the first rail, and wherein the first and second sets of plungers are spaced apart in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.

5. The plunger system of claim 3,

wherein the second set of plungers includes a third plunger and a fourth plunger,

wherein the third plunger is attached to the fourth plunger in a substantially fixed manner,

wherein the third plunger leads the fourth plunger when moving in a third direction along the track, and

wherein the third plunger follows the fourth plunger when moving along the track in a fourth direction, the fourth direction being opposite the third direction.

6. The plunger system of claim 1, wherein the first plunger and the second plunger are coupled to a carrier of the knitting machine.

7. A feeder for a knitting machine, the feeder comprising:

a support configured to secure the feeder to a knitting machine such that the feeder is movable along a track of the knitting machine; and

a feeder arm extending from the support, the feeder arm including a dispensing zone configured to supply a yarn to a needle bed of the knitting machine,

wherein the carriage includes a first drive surface, a second drive surface, and a third drive surface,

wherein the feeder performs a first knitting function when the plunger drives the feeder by applying a force on the first drive surface, wherein the feeder performs a second knitting function when the plunger drives the feeder by contacting the second drive surface, and wherein the feeder performs a third knitting function when the plunger drives the feeder by contacting the third drive surface.

8. Feeder according to claim 7, wherein the first drive surface is located at a first height, wherein the second drive surface is located at a second height, and wherein the third drive surface is located at a third height.

9. Feeder according to claim 8, wherein the first height corresponds to a first extent of the plunger, wherein the second height corresponds to a second extent of the plunger, and wherein the third height corresponds to a third extent of the plunger.

10. Feeder according to claim 9, wherein the first height corresponds to a first extension of a plunger, wherein the second height corresponds to a second extension of the plunger, and wherein the third height corresponds to a third extension of the plunger.

11. Feeder according to claim 7, wherein the cradle comprises a first side having the first, second and third drive surfaces, and wherein the cradle further comprises a second side having a fourth, fifth and sixth drive surface.

12. Feeder according to claim 11, wherein the fourth drive surface is at the level of the first drive surface, wherein the fifth drive surface is at the level of the second drive surface, and wherein the sixth drive surface is at the level of the third drive surface.

13. The feeder of claim 7 further comprising a fourth drive surface, wherein the feeder performs a fourth knitting function when the plunger drives the feeder by contacting the fourth drive surface.

14. The feeder of claim 13 wherein the first knitting function comprises an inlay yarn, wherein the second knitting function comprises a knitting yarn, wherein the third knitting function comprises a plating yarn, and wherein the fourth knitting function comprises a reverse plating yarn.

15. Feeder according to claim 7, wherein at least one drive surface is located on a drive arm which is movable relative to the rest of the carriage to cause vertical movement of the feeder arm.

16. A method of knitting on a knitting machine, the method comprising:

moving the support of the feeder along the trajectory of the knitting machine,

wherein the carriage includes a first drive surface, a second drive surface, and a third drive surface, and

wherein movement of the carriage along the track is caused by contact between a plunger and at least one of the first drive surface, the second drive surface, and wherein the third drive surface.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising adjusting an extent of the plunger such that the plunger is positioned to contact a different one of the first, second, and third drive surfaces.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the first drive surface is located at a first height, wherein the second drive surface is located at a second height, and wherein the third drive surface is located at a third height.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the first drive surface is on an arm that is movable relative to the rest of the support.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the bracket includes a first side having the first, second, and third drive surfaces, and wherein the bracket further includes a second side having a fourth, fifth, and sixth drive surface.