DOUBLE-MODE MILKING UNIT Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A01J5/00 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to agriculture. The proposed double-mode milking unit comprises milking sleeves 8, hoses, milk tubes, nozzles, a pulsator 12 and a header 1 connected to each other by means of an alternate vacuum channel 19, a vacuum control device 20 with command switch, two vacuum logical elements OR. The pulsator includes a control chamber 14, a header - a control 4 and a distribution 2 chambers. The command switch comprised a body 21 with chambers of permanent vacuum 29 and atmosphere 30 and a plunger 22 with channels and nozzles and the first vacuum logical element OR 16. The second vacuum logical element OR 6 is installed at the inlet of the control chamber 4 of the header 1, one of inlets of which is connected to the channel of the alternate vacuum 19 of the milking unit, and the other one - via one of the nozzles 23, and the channel of the plunger 22 is connected to the chamber of permanent vacuum 29 or atmosphere 30 of the command switch of the vacuum control device 20 depending on the position of the plunger 22.

EFFECT: invention provides for higher reliability and efficiency of milking unit operation.

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