MACHINE KNITTING NEEDLE, ARRANGEMENT FOR STITCH FORMATION, AND USE OF THIS ARRANGEMENT IN A PROCESS ON A KNITTING MACHINE

摘要

The invention relates to a machine knitting needle (10), an arrangement (53) that has such a machine knitting needle (10) and two operating units (54, 55) and a method of using such an arrangement (53) or a machine knitting needle (10) in a knitting machine having a first needle bed (16) and a second needle bed (17). The machine knitting needle (10) has a longitudinally (L) extending needle body (11), and both ends of the needling body (11) are provided with a hook (26, 29). A closing element (12) is movably arranged on the needle body (11) and in particular is displaceably mounted in the longitudinal direction (L). The closing element (12) can be brought into a first closed position (S1) for engaging with a hook (26) and in another, the second closed position (S2) for engaging with the other hook (29).