Device for automatically making an animal
AssigneeLely Enterprises AG
InventorJentje Deelstra
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Abstract
A robot arm construction is provided with a robot arm for carrying a teat cup, which robot arm can be pivoted under the udder of the animal. The robot arm construction is provided with a first robot arm construction portion, a second robot arm construction portion, a first horizontal axis for enabling a pivoting movement of the first robot arm construction portion, and a second horizontal axis by means of which the second robot arm construction portion is pivotably connected to the first robot arm construction portion. The robot arm is connected to the second robot arm construction portion.
Claims18
A device for use in a milking parlour for automatically milking an animal using a milking robot, the device comprising a robot arm construction for automatically connecting a teat cup to a teat of the animal to be milked, the robot arm construction comprising:
- a first robot arm construction portion;
- a second robot arm construction portion;
- a first generally horizontal axis at which the first robot arm construction portion pivots;
- a second generally horizontal axis at which the second robot arm construction portion is pivotably connected to the first robot arm construction portion;
- a robot arm for carrying a teat cup, the robot arm being connected to the second robot arm construction portion for pivotable movement under the udder of the animal;
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- a first actuator having a first point of application on the first robot arm construction portion and having a second point of application located below the first generally horizontal axis.
A device for automatically milking an animal, the device comprising:
- a milking parlour comprising a fencing;
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- a milking robot, including a robot arm construction for automatically connecting a teat cup to a teat of the animal to be milked, wherein the robot arm construction comprises:
- a first robot arm construction portion;
- a second robot arm construction portion;
- a first generally horizontal axis at which the first robot arm construction portion pivots with respect to the fencing;
- a second generally horizontal axis at which the second robot arm construction portion is pivotably connected to the first robot arm construction portion;
- a robot arm for carrying a teat cup, the robot arm being connected to the second robot arm construction portion for pivotable movement under the udder of the animal;
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- a first actuator having a first point of application on the first robot arm construction portion and having a second point of application on the fencing located generally below the first generally horizontal axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.