APPARATUS FOR GROUP COUNTING OF MILK YIELD DURING MILKING Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has feeding and measuring chambers, which are communicated via flexible milk hose. Measuring chamber has auxiliary chamber defined between walls and equipped with back valve. Guiding bushings are arranged on lower surface of measuring tank and on upper surface of measuring chamber. Measuring tank has siphon attached to its bottom. Siphon is mounted on supporting springs inserted into guiding bushings. Position of measuring tank is controlled by sensor. During milking, milk is delivered into feeding chamber, with further flowing into chamber defined between measuring chamber walls, and is finally discharged into measuring chamber. In the process of filling measuring tank with milk, force acting upon supporting spring increases. When this force reaches predetermined value, measuring tank position control sensor is actuated to provide for emptying of measuring tank. EFFECT: increased efficiency by improved precision of milk portion dosage. 2 dwg