Knitted net for enveloping round bales, and method and device for the production thereof

Abstract

A netting, knitted from fringes and weft threads is provided in which at least one fringe in at least one marginal region of the netting is shorter than the remaining fringes of the netting. The invention relates, furthermore, to a method for producing the netting on a knitting machine, during the knitting of the netting shorter loops for forming stitches from which the fringes are knitted being generated in at least one marginal region than in the remaining regions of the netting. Moreover, a knitting machine for producing a netting is described, which comprises a first lay bar for feeding the weft threads, a second lay bar for feeding the longitudinal threads, a needle bar with needles and a take-up device, at at least one position on the needle bar at which the marginal region of the netting is knitted the needle being positioned higher than the remaining needles.

1 . A netting that is knitted from fringes and weft threads, the netting comprising: 
 a plurality of fringes; and    at least one fringe that is provided in at least one of two marginal regions of the netting being shorter than the remaining fringes of the netting.    
   
   
       2 . The netting as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least one fringe in the marginal region is shorter than the remaining fringes.  
   
   
       3 . The netting as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, for the fringes, in each case a longitudinal thread is knitted into stitches lined up with one another, and wherein the stitches of at least one fringe in at least one of the two marginal regions are smaller than the stitches of the remaining fringes of the netting.  
   
   
       4 . The netting as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the longitudinal threads from which the shorter fringes in the marginal regions are knitted have a greater cross section than the longitudinal threads from which the remaining fringes are knitted.  
   
   
       5 . The netting as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the longitudinal threads from which the fringes are knitted and the weft threads are polyolefin strips.  
   
   
       6 . A method for producing a netting on a knitting machine, the method comprising: 
 providing at least one fringe in at least one of two marginal regions of the netting; and    generating, during the knitting of the netting, shorter loops for forming stitches from which the fringes are knitted in at least one marginal region than in the remaining regions of the netting.    
   
   
       7 . The method as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the shorter loops are generated, in that the netting is taken up from the knitting region of the knitting machine over a shorter distance at positions at which the shorter fringes are knitted.  
   
   
       8 . A knitting machine for producing a netting having at least one fringe that is provided in at least one of two marginal regions of the netting, the at least one fringe being shorter than the remaining fringes of the netting, the knitting machine comprising: 
 a first lay bar for feeding weft threads;    a second lay bar for feeding longitudinal threads for knitting fringes;    a needle bar with needles; and    a take-up device having a take-up roller which has a region of smaller diameter at least one position at which the shorter fringes are knitted    wherein at least one position on the needle bar at which at least one shorter fringe in at least one marginal region of the netting is knitted, and    wherein the needle is positioned higher than the remaining needles.    
   
   
       9 . The knitting machine as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the higher position of the needles is achieved with longer needles.  
   
   
       10 . The knitting machine as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the higher position of the needles takes place by lengthening a height of a fastening nose on the needle.  
   
   
       11 . The netting according to  claim 1 , wherein the netting is for wrapping agricultural products.  
   
   
       12 . The netting as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the agricultural products are round bales.  
   
   
       13 . The netting as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the netting wraps silage bales, bales with chopped corn, bales with pressed pulp, bales with shredded plastic waste or bales with comminuted household garbage.