MILKING UNIT Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: milking unit has device adapted for obtaining milk strips and withdrawing teat cups and provided with corrugated pipe, whose one end is attached to milk claw provided with flexible hanger. Inner cavity of corrugated pipe is connected to control device change-over member, which is connected with milk flow sensor. Milking unit is further provided with adjustable air valve, whose control chamber is connected to inner cavity of corrugated pipe and working chamber is communicated with union mounted on milk flow and with atmosphere via nozzle-gate assembly. Inner cavity of corrugated pipe is connected with change-over member, which is connected with jet-type milk flow sensor. Jet-type sensor is provided with movable double-armed splitting lobe with free end formed as gate mounted in milk pipe. Sensor is connected with bellows of control device through nozzle-gate-nozzle assembly. Nozzles have calibrated channels. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 3 cl, 8 dwg