Comb take-down

With the start of a new fabric on empty needles the comb take-down will provide the take-down function and pulls the fabric down till the fabric is taken down by the main take-down.

How the Comb Take-down Works

• The knitting program must be generated with Comb start.
• The needle beds, comb hooks and fabric collection chamber must be empty.
• The comb take-down adopts the settings of the main take-down.
• The main take-down and the auxiliary take-down are open.

1. The knitting program is started.
2. The comb thread (elastic yarn) is inserted in the two rows.
3. The comb take-down moves upwards with opened comb hook and grasps the comb thread.
4. The comb hooks close and the comb pulls the comb thread under the comb level.
5. Now, the fabric can be started on the comb thread.
6. The comb take-down pulls the fabric below the main take-down.
7. The take-down rollers of the main take-down close and receive the fabric out of the comb.
8. The comb hooks open and release the fabric, simultaneously the comb moves to the home position.
9. The fabric is completed and gets cast-off at the end.

• A new fabric may start.