Collecting clamp unit

The collecting clamp units are mounted on the left and right next to the needle bed. Each one works with two collecting clamps (2), (3) and a cutting device (1).

The collecting clamp unit holds the thread of a yarn carrier not used for knitting at the moment.

If the yarn carrier (4) is not needed anymore, it is positioned outside the collecting clamp unit. The collecting clamp (2) or (3) catches the thread and pulls the thread downward. Then the thread is cut off by the cutting device (1).

When the yarn carrier is used again, the collecting clamp opens after knitting a few rows and the yarn end is released. The number of rows knitted until the clamping device opens up, is programmed in the knitting program.