MILKING COMPLEX Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A01J5/00 

FIELD: agricultural engineering.

SUBSTANCE: milking complex comprises cow keeping room with two- row arrangement of stalls for loose keeping, with number of rows in rooms may be greater than two, feeding table, gate system comprising gates for closing passages to milking unit disposed in milking section. Milking unit comprises milking places used in number sufficient for milking of all animals for 2 hours. Milking unit is arranged symmetrically at both sides of room in two milking sections. Milking platforms in milking rooms are furnished with zigzag-shaped restricting devices for animals, said devices being positioned for horizontal displacement in guides and fixation thereof in their extreme positions.

EFFECT: reduced consumption of power by milking equipment, decreased labor intensity and maximal utilization of useful area.

2 cl, 2 dwg