MILKING UNIT Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, animal farming. SUBSTANCE: milking unit has pulsator, milk claw, milk catch with float valve, teat cups and connecting hoses. Milk catch has additional automatic starting upper float valve with vacuum chamber for fixing thereof. Vacuum chamber has atmospheric air admission button for removal of teat cups. Such construction allows vacuum action upon teats after completion of lactation to be eliminated. EFFECT: simplified construction of milk unit and increased efficiency by automatic starting of idle milking preventing mechanism. 4 dwg