Rotary parlour for milking of animals
AssigneeDeLaval Holding AB
InventorJan-Erik Andersson
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AssigneeDeLaval Holding AB
InventorJan-Erik Andersson
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The invention relates to a rotary parlour for milking of animals. The parlour comprises a rotary platform unit (3) and storing devices (11, 24, 25) connected to the platform unit (3) and adapted to hold a number of teat cups (2) in predetermined parking positions. The storing devices (11, 24, 25) are supported by a supporting mechanism comprising elevating means (20, 22, 30) adapted to move the storing device (11, 24, 25) between an operating position in which the storing device (11, 24, 25) holds at least a part of the parked teat cups (2) at a higher level than the lowest level (3a′) of the upper surface (3a) of the platform unit (3) and a non-operative position in which both the storing device (11, 24, 25) and the parked teat cups (2) are located at a lower level than the lowest level (3a′) of the upper surface (3a) of the platform unit (3).
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A rotary parlour for milking of animals (1), comprising:
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