Presser Feet for Weft Yarn and Knitting-in

For CMS Machines

Usage of weft yarn presser feet

The use of the weft yarn presser foot depends on the carriage direction.

The weft yarn presser foot is always active following the knitting system by which the weft yarn carrier is driven.
With a CMS 330W / 530W, the weft yarn carrier is driven by the leading system and the enclosing yarn carrier by the following system.

Knitting direction to the left
	Red arrow = presser foot unit inactive Orange arrow = presser foot unit active
Within the carriage stroke to the left the presser foot on the rear works as weft yarn presser. Front presser foot units are inactive.

Knitting direction to right

Within the carriage stroke to the right the presser foot on the front works as weft yarn presser. Rear presser feet are inactive.

Usage of knitting-in presser feet

The use of the knitting-in presser foot depends on the carriage direction.

The knitting-in presser foot is always active following the knitting system.

Knitting direction to the left
	Red arrow = presser foot unit inactive Orange arrow = presser foot unit active
Within the carriage stroke to the left, the presser feet work as knitting-in presser feet on the front. The knitting-in presser feet are active following the knitting system. Rear presser feet are inactive.

Knitting direction to right

Within the carriage stroke to the right, the presser feet work as knitting-in presser feet on the rear. The knitting-in presser feet are active following the knitting system. Front presser foot units are inactive.

For ADF Machines

The presser foot can be used in the ADF machines as weft yarn presser foot or as knitting-in presser foot.

Usage of weft yarn presser feet

The weft yarn presser foot is used leading, it holds the weft yarn deep.

	Red arrow = presser foot unit inactive Orange arrow = presser foot unit active
Within the carriage stroke to the left the presser foot works as weft yarn presser on the rear. The weft yarn presser foot are ahead of the knitting system active. Front presser foot units are inactive.

Knitting direction to right

Within the carriage stroke to the right the presser foot works as weft yarn presser on the front. The weft yarn presser foot are ahead of the knitting system active. Rear presser feet are inactive.

Usage of knitting-in presser feet

The knitting-in presser foot is used following.

Until the yarn insertion in the first needles, the presser foot holds the yarn deep.
Intended use:
Long floats in the fabric
Knitting-in a yarn of the clamp

Knitting direction to the left
	Red arrow = presser foot unit inactive Orange arrow = presser foot unit active
Within the carriage stroke to the left, the presser feet work as knitting-in presser feet on the front. The knitting-in presser feet are active following the knitting system. Rear presser feet are inactive.

Knitting direction to right

Within the carriage stroke to the right, the presser feet work as knitting-in presser feet on the rear. The knitting-in presser feet are active following the knitting system. Front presser foot units are inactive.

Example

With a long float the knitting-in presser foot holds the yarn deep.

The pattern areas (1) and (2) are knitted with the same yarn carrier.
The change of the yarn carrier to the (2) area is executed with the Float needle action.
The knitting-in presser foot holds the yarn deep, so that it is inserted safely in the first needle (3) of the (2) area.

Enter the presser foot type in the control column

You can select the type of presser foot in the first list box of the W Presser Foot or E Presser Foot control column.
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The following options are available in the first list box:

Presser Foot Type 1
Presser Foot Type 2
Presser Foot Type 3A
Presser Foot Type 3B
Presser Foot Type 3A or 3B

The following options are available in the second list box for every selected type:

Undefined Presser Foot Type (?)
Front (v)
Rear (^)