Dipping device for mechanical milking system
AssigneeBoumatic LLC
InventorAlain Cabon
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Abstract
A dipping device for a mechanical milking system comprises at least one liner defining an accommodation space for a teat. The liner has a milk evacuation opening and a collecting claw. For each liner, a connector connects the liner to the collecting claw. The dipping device further includes a source of a dipping product, an injunction interface mounted on the collecting claw, and an injection tube for each liner. The injection tube extends from the interface and substantially to the teat accommodation space, running inside of the connector and through the evacuation opening.
Claims10
A mechanical milking system comprises:
- at least one liner defining an accommodation space for a teat and having a milk evacuation opening;
- a collecting claw;
- for each liner, a connector connecting the liner to the collecting claw;
- a device for dipping the teat with a dipping product, the dipping device including a source of the dipping product;
- wherein the dipping device comprises:
- an injection interface mounted on the collecting claw, the interface including at least one pipe with:
- at least one inlet located on an external surface of the interface and intended for being coupled to the source of dipping product;
- at least one outlet located inside of a milk circulation space;
- an injection tube for each liner, the injection tube extending from said at least one outlet of the pipe and substantially to the teat accommodation space, running inside of the connector and through the evacuation opening.
A device for dipping a teat with a dipping product, for a mechanical milking system, the device comprising:
- at least one liner defining an accommodation space for a teat and having a milk evacuation opening;
- a collecting claw;
- for each liner, a connector connecting the liner to the collecting claw;
- an injection interface comprising:
- means for assembling on the collecting claw;
- at least one pipe with:
- at least one inlet located on an external surface of the interface and intended for being coupled to a source of dipping product;
- at least one outlet located inside of a milk circulation space;
- an injection tube for each liner, the injection tube extending from said at least one outlet of the pipe and having a length arranged so that said injection tube extends substantially to the accommodation space of the liner, running inside of the connector and through the milk evacuation opening of the liner when said injection tube is partially housed in a connector and a liner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.