V-Bed Flat Knitting Machine Mechanism
topic
V-bed flat knitting machines use two needle beds arranged in an inverted V configuration at 90 to 104 degrees included angle, with latch needles in each bed engaging yarn from yarn carriers on a traversing carriage, producing rib, interlock, and purl fabric structures in addition to plain jersey by selective needle activation from the front and back beds in defined course sequences programmed in machine control systems.
Role
Provides the fundamental mechanical structure enabling all flat knitting operations from plain jersey to complex three-dimensional structures through the two opposing needle bed arrangement that allows loop transfer between beds for stitch restructuring, enabling the full range of flat knitting fabric structures and shaping techniques used in knitwear and technical three-dimensional knitting applications.