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2 Description of knitting machine
2.3 Carriage assembly
2.3.2 Suction and cleaning row
Suction
Fluff absorption and lint container
The suction removes the yarn fluff from the upper area of the needle beds.
The fluff is collected in a container.
Cleaning row
Brushes for cleaning the selection systems
After a programmable number of knitting rows, the carriage assembly
carries out a cleaning row over the entire needle bed during which the fluff
is extracted from the needle bed. Brushes (1) are mounted outside on the
needle bed which clean the selection systems during the cleaning row.