Thread finger for a thread changing device

摘要

(Figure 1) The thread finger (10) has an elongated finger body (11) with an end fastened at a pivotal lever (14), where other end of the finger body includes a thread receiving area (12) for a knitting thread. A guide element (19) is movable along the finger body. A cutting knife (22) and a clamping element (24) are movable together with the guide element, where the clamping element is prestressed by spring force. The finger body is formed with a longitudinal slot (18). The guide element is displaceably supported in the longitudinal slot, where the finger body is formed as a metallic sheet punched part.