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US 2003/0226512 A1Published application
A device for automatically milking an animal
AssigneeLely Enterprises AG
InventorKarel van den BERG
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AssigneeLely Enterprises AG
InventorKarel van den BERG
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A device for automatically milking an animal. The device is provided with at least two teat cups to be connected to respective teats of the animal. The milking vacuum unit generates a milking vacuum in the teat cups, which milking vacuum unit comprises at least two vacuum lines that are each connectable to a respective teat cup. The milking vacuum unit comprises a common vacuum pump and a common buffer vessel to which vacuum can be applied by means of the common vacuum pump. All vacuum lines are connectable to the common buffer vessel. An individual buffer vessel is provided in each vacuum line and is disposed between the common buffer vessel and the respective teat cup. An individual buffer vessel is connectable to the common buffer vessel by a first vacuum line portion and is connectable to the respective teat cup by a second vacuum line portion. An individual buffer vessel is provided with a respective individual vacuum pump for applying vacuum to the individual buffer vessel.
A device for automatically milking an animal, the device comprising at least two teat cups for connection to respective teats of the animal and a milking vacuum unit for generating a milking vacuum in the teat cups, the milking vacuum unit comprising:
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