Circular knitting machine
Interlock Machine:
A cylinder and dial type circular knitting machine which is provided to produce interlock fabric in interlock
gating.
An interlock machine must have the following:
1. Interlock gating, the needles in two beds being exactly opposite each other so that only one of the two can
knit at any feeder.
2. Two separate cam systems in each bed, each controlling half the needles in an alternate sequence, one cam
system controlling knitting at one feeder, and the other at the next feeder.
3. Needles set out alternately, one controlled from one cam system, the next from the other; diagonal and not
opposite needles in each bed knit together. Originally, the interlock machine had needles of two different
lengths, long needles knitting in one cam-track and short needles knitting in a track nearer to the needle heads.
Long needle cams were arranged for knitting at the first feeder and short needle cams at the second feeder. The
needles were set out alternately in each bed, with long needles opposite to short needles. At the first feeder,
long needles in cylinder and dial knit, and at the second feeder short needles knit together. On modern
machines the needles are of the same length.
The cylinder cam system
A. Clearing cam which lifts the needle to clear
the old loop.
B. Stitch and guard cams respectively, both
vertically adjustable for varying stitch length.
C. Up throw cam, to raise the cylinder needle
whilst dial needle knocks-over.
D. Guard cams, to complete the track.
Md. Emdad Sarker, Lecturer, Dept of FME , BUTEX
Circular knitting machine
Md. Emdad Sarker, Lecturer, Dept of FME , BUTEX
Circular knitting machine
Interlock cam system:
The dial cam system
1. Raising cam to tuck position only.
2. Dial knock-over cams (adjustable).
3. Guard cam to complete the track.
4 .Auxiliary knock-over cam to prevent the
dial needle re-entering the old loop.
Figure shows the cylinder and dial needle camming to produce one course of ordinary interlock fabric,
which is actually the work of two knitting feeders. In this example, the dial has a swing tuck cam that will
produce tucking if swung out of the cam-track.
Comparison between Rib and Interlock Circular Knitting
Machine:
To produce Rib fabric and Interlock fabric, rib and interlock circular knitting machines are highly needed.
Some basic comparisons between Rib circular knitting Machine and Interlock circular knitting machine
are given below.
Needles:
(A)Rib circular knitting machine- Needles are arranged in alternative manner.
(B)Interlock Circular knitting machine-Needles are arranged on face to face manner.
Needle timing:
(A) Rib Circular knitting machine- Synchronized needle timing is used for rib gaiting machine.
(B)Interlock circular knitting machine- Delayed timing is used for interlock gaiting machine
Cam Arrangement: (A)Rib circular knitting machine-
Md. Emdad Sarker, Lecturer, Dept of FME , BUTEX
Circular knitting machine
Cam arrangement-
K K K K
Dial cams
K K K K
Feeder number 1 2 3 4
K K K K
Cylinder cams
K K K K
(B)Interlock Circular Knitting Machine-
Cam arrangement –
Elasticity of the produced fabric:
M K M K (A) Rib circular knitting machine-
Dial cams
K M K M Fabric produced by this machine shows high
Feeder number 1 2 3 4 elasticity then the fabric produced in Interlock
K M K M Circular knitting machine.
Cylinder cams
M K M K (B)Interlock Circular knitting Machine-
Fabric produced by this machine is more
compact and less elastic than the fabric produced
in Rib Circular knitting machine.
Machine Gauge
(A)Rib Circular Knitting Machine-
Rib Circular Knitting machines produce fabric in
Needle Arrangement: less fine gauge compare to interlock circular
(A)Rib circular knitting Machine- knitting machine.
Needle arrangement- (B)Interlock Circular Knitting Machine-
Interlock circular knitting machines produce in
finer gauge than Rib Circular Knitting machine.
Feeder:
(A)Rib Circular Knitting Machine-
Number of feeder is more than Interlock Circular
Knitting Machine
(B)Interlock Circular Knitting Machine
Number of feeder is less than Rib Circular
Knitting Machine.
(B)Interlock Circular knitting Machine-
Needle arrangement-
Production Capability:
Md. Emdad Sarker, Lecturer, Dept of FME , BUTEX
Circular knitting machine
(A)Rib Circular Knitting Machine- (B)Interlock Circular Knitting Machine
This machine has high production capability. This machine has less production capability.
Production capability is more than Interlock Production capability is half than Rib Circular
Circular Knitting Machine. Knitting Machine.
Md. Emdad Sarker, Lecturer, Dept of FME , BUTEX
