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US 2010/0307538 A1Published application
Milk collection device, and milking device and method therewith
AssigneeLely Patent N.V.
InventorGerrit Vernon Jessup NEWTON
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AssigneeLely Patent N.V.
InventorGerrit Vernon Jessup NEWTON
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A system and method for a milk collection device comprising a milk collection container having a rinsing liquid supply line, at least one milk supply, a vacuum discharge tube and a liquid discharge on the bottom side of the container, wherein the rinsing liquid supply is provided atop the milk collection container and separated from the vacuum discharge tube, and is arranged to guide the rinsing liquid substantially along a wall of the milk collection container and to wash around the vacuum discharge tube with rinsing liquid on at least two sides. Consequently, rinsing liquid is supported by vacuum, while still being able to rinse substantially the entire wall surface of the milk collection container. The invention also provides a milking device and a working method with the milk collection device.
A milk collection device comprising a milk collection container having a rinsing liquid supply, at least one milk supply, a vacuum discharge tube and a liquid discharge, wherein the rinsing liquid supply is arranged as a concentric conduit and comprises at least two rinsing liquid supply openings that are disposed atop the milk collection container and separated from the vacuum discharge tube, the rinsing liquid supply openings arranged to guide the rinsing liquid substantially along an inner wall of the milk collection container, and wherein the rinsing liquid supply is arranged to wash around the vacuum discharge tube with rinsing liquid on at least two sides of the vacuum discharge tube.
A milking device comprising a milk collection container having a rinsing liquid supply, at least one milk supply, a vacuum discharge tube and a liquid discharge, wherein:
A method of cleaning a milk collection container in a milking device, the milk collection container comprising a rinsing liquid supply, at least one milk supply, a vacuum discharge tube and a liquid discharge, wherein:
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