DEVICE FOR METERING MILK IN THE COURSE OF MILKING Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: device comprises casing 1 with receiving chamber, inlet pipe 2 communicating with the milking apparatus connected with a pulsator, an outlet pipe 4, a measuring cylinder 6 and a float 11. Receiving chamber has silphon 8 connected to the pulsator of the milking apparatus and valve 10 linked with it rigidly by rods. Said valve has a rod 7 capable of interacting with the float. The free end of rod 7 protrudes from the upper part of the casing. The float 1 is positioned between the silphon 8 and valve 10. The device comprises a pipe interconnecting the receiving chamber with the outlet pipe. The vacuum built up in the silphon draws the float 11 to the silphon on the suction stroke. The silphon contracts, valve 10 rises and opens the hole in pipes 4 ad 5. Milk is sucked into the milk line and a portion of it enters simultaneously the metering cylinder through the jet of pipe 5. On the compression stroke atmospheric air is delivered into the silphon, the float falls and the entire process is repeated over again. EFFECT: improved design. 2 cl, 2 dwg