Providing A Human-Sized Milking Passageway Inside A Circular Turntable
AssigneeBinet Co., Ltd.
InventorsJean-Yves Binet, Fabrice Beausire, Stephane Lebarillier
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AssigneeBinet Co., Ltd.
InventorsJean-Yves Binet, Fabrice Beausire, Stephane Lebarillier
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The present invention relates to a milking facility provided inside a milking parlour circular turntable (2) provided with stalls (20) in which cows can be milked from the side or from behind, characterised in that each of the stalls (20) is provided with an individually openable gate (12), one or more human-sized passageways (13) provided on the turntable each replace one stall and are stall-sized and protected by a stationary barrier (14) as well as a pivotable barrier (16) enabling a cow to be led into the stall (20), whereafter the passageway (13) is cleared of obstacles, and a pit ladder (17) making it easier for a person to move along the passageway (13) and into the milking pit (3).
1) Milking parlour with a rotary circular platform (2) for milking inside this platform, equipped with stalls (20) allowing milking from the side or rear of the cows, characterised in that each of the stalls (20) is provided with an individually opening rail door (12), at least one manway (13) being provided on the platform each instead of a stall and each sized similarly to a stall, protected by a fixed barrier (14) and an opening barrier (16) as well as a pit ladder (17) facilitating passage of a man when descending into the milking pit.
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