MILKING UNIT Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering, in particular, milking units for mechanized animal farming.

SUBSTANCE: milking unit has teat cups, milk claw composed of four milk pipes connected through hoses with measuring cylinders of milk bucket. Atmospheric valve mounted on teat cup has bushing with gauged opening and membrane adapted for admission of air (compression stroke) into chamber arranged below teat chamber of teat cup through branch pipe. Milk bucket cylinder has milk catcher within which electrodes and milk suppressor are arranged. Milk suppressor is simultaneously serving as additional isolator between electrodes. Electrodes are, in turn, connected with electronic unit for registering milking time in each individual udder quadrant. Each cylinder has float connected with measuring rule extending through bushing and fixed on free end of measuring rule of vacuum valve.

EFFECT: increased milking efficiency.

4 cl, 3 dwg