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Table of contents
1 About this document 11
1.1 Function of this document ..................................................................................................... 11
1.2 Target groups of this document ............................................................................................. 11
1.3 Information in this document ................................................................................................. 12
1.4 Symbols in this document ...................................................................................................... 14
1.5 Warnings in the documentation ............................................................................................. 15
2 Description of knitting machine 17
2.1 Components of the knitting machine ..................................................................................... 18
2.1.1 Front side ................................................................................................................... 18
2.1.2 Rear side *.................................................................................................................. 21
2.2 Yarn guide ............................................................................................................................. 23
2.2.1 Course of yarn............................................................................................................ 24
2.2.2 Yarn control unit ......................................................................................................... 32
2.2.3 Autarkic yarn carriers ................................................................................................. 33
2.3 Carriage assembly ................................................................................................................. 34
2.3.1 Drive, speed and operating path ................................................................................ 34
2.3.2 Suction and cleaning row ........................................................................................... 35
2.4 Knitting system ...................................................................................................................... 36
2.4.1 Needle paths and design............................................................................................ 36
2.4.2 Holding-down function................................................................................................ 37
2.4.3 Step motor for adjusting the stitch tension ................................................................. 38
2.5 Control devices ...................................................................................................................... 39
2.5.1 Impulse sensor........................................................................................................... 39
2.5.2 Stop resistance........................................................................................................... 39
2.5.3 Shock stop.................................................................................................................. 40
2.5.4 Needle detector.......................................................................................................... 40
2.5.5 Light curtain................................................................................................................ 40
2.6 Needle beds .......................................................................................................................... 41
2.6.1 Structure..................................................................................................................... 41
2.6.2 Racking device........................................................................................................... 42
2.7 Fabric take-down ................................................................................................................... 44
2.7.1 Main take-down.......................................................................................................... 44
2.7.2 Auxiliary take-down .................................................................................................... 45
2.7.3 Comb Take-down....................................................................................................... 46
2.7.4 Control devices (fabric take-down)............................................................................. 47