METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING PORTIONS OF KNITTING PRODUCED BY A GROUP OF NEEDLES TO ANOTHER GROUP OF NEEDLES OF A BED, IN CIRCULAR HOSIERY KNITTING MACHINES WITH TWO BEDS OR THE LIKE

摘要

A method for transferring a portion of knitting produced by a group of needles to another group of needles of a bed in circular hosiery knitting machines with two beds or the like, in which the two beds are coaxial and face each other. At least one first bed (1) is provided with needles (11, 12, 13) for forming knitting, and a second bed (4) is provided with knitting engagement elements (41, 42, 43), which can be actuated in order to retain or pick up loops of knitting (60) formed by the needles of the first bed or to release loops of knitting, retained or picked up previously, to the needles of the first bed. The method comprises a step, performed by means of the engagement elements (41, 42, 43) arranged in a first sector (D) of the second bed (4), for engaging a row of knitting formed by the needles (11, 12, 13) arranged in a first sector (A) of the first bed (1) and a step for the angular offset of the second bed (4) with respect to the first bed (1) around the common axis (l a), in order to move the first sector (D) of the second bed (4) closer to a second sector (B) of the first bed (1); a step for releasing the row of knitting (60) previously engaged by the engagement elements (41, 42, 43) arranged in the first sector (D) of the second bed (4), to the needles (14, 15, 16) arranged in the second sector (B) of the first bed (1) and, during the engagement step or the release step, a reversal of the orientation of the row of knitting affected by the transfer.