Dust and waste removal and collection system for double needle bed knitting machine and method of waste removal and collection

摘要

A dust and other fiber waste removal and collection system for a double knitting machine (10) having yarn feeding and guiding means (22) and a knitting section comprising a cylinder (18) and dial (20) with cylinder needles operating within the cylinder and dial needles operating within the dial, the dust removal and collection system including a suction fan (26) for creating upwardly and inwardly flowing air streams through the knitting section and the yarn feeding and guiding means for removing dust and other fiber waste from the components thereof, an air stream receiving and confining hood (30) overlying the knitting section and defining an air passageway therethrough, the entrance end of the air passageway being disposed radially outwardly of and above the knitting section so that the upwardly flowing air stream flows outwardly of the knitting section to carry dust and other fiber waste entrained therein upwardly and outwardly from the knitting components such that no dust or other fiber waste will return to the knitting components, and waste collection means (60) for receiving and collecting dust and other fiber waste removed from the double knitting machine (10).