Inventor(s):        LONATI TIBERIO [IT]; LONATI FAUSTO [IT]; LONATI ETTORE [IT]

Abstract of US 2009139272  (A1) A magnetic actuator, particularly for selection devices in hosiery knitting machines or the like, comprising a main magnet, which has at least two poles arranged side by side and separated by a discontinuity, and a selection electromagnet, which is provided with at least one pole arranged in alignment with the discontinuity and spaced laterally with respect to it. The selection electromagnet can be actuated to generate or eliminate or reduce a magnetic attraction force at the pole of the selection electromagnet.

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Magnetic Actuator, Particularly for Selection Devices in Hosiery Knitting Machines or the Like