A knitting machine having a knitting element guided in a guide channel and a guide channel

摘要

The present invention relates to a knitting machine having a guide channel and a knitting element guided in a guide channel, the knitting element being received and guided so as to be displaceable in the guide channel in a generally shape fitting fashion. Furthermore, the knitting elements 3a, 3b are arranged so that they face each other at least in one of the knitting element side flank 3a, 3b when viewed in cross section, or when the guide channel 4 is seen in each of the manufacturing, (3b) of the knitting element in operation, the surface structure being configured to have a surface structure in at least some of each of at least one of the channel side walls (4a, 4b) facing the knitting element side flank (3a, 3b) Each having a plurality of mutually spaced ridges (1) arranged and configured to bear in a facing region and / or in channel side walls (4a, 4b) in a pointed or linear manner, the surface structure also comprising a plurality of mutually spaced- Which is constructed and arranged to form a plurality of mutually spaced lubricant reservoirs in which a part of the fluid lubricant, in particular a part of the lubricant, contained in the guide channel 4 is received, production At the same time, a lubricant film is formed in the area between the knitting element side flank 3a, 3b and the channel side walls 4a, 4b. According to the invention, the surface structure has a section height (c) of 0.4 μm to 3 μm according to DIN EN ISO 4287, very preferably a section height (c) of only 0.6 μm to 1.6 μm and a material ratio of 50% Rmr).