Milking device and method of cleaning same
AssigneeLely Patent N.V.
InventorKarel Van Den Berg
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Abstract
The milking machine and method of cleaning the same comprises more than one teat cup with a teat cup liner and a discharge, a pulsator with a control device, and a cleaning device to clean the teat cup by supplying cleaning liquid in the teat cup, wherein the control device is configured to adjust per teat cup, during the cleaning, the flow of the cleaning liquid through the teat cup liner and the discharge by pulsation of the teat cup liner. The teat cup liner itself acts as a valve during the cleaning. This has the advantage that a separate cleaning valve in the milk line is not required, which results in a simpler and more reliable construction.
Claims11
A milking machine comprising more than one teat cup, wherein the teat cup comprises a teat cup liner and a discharge, and wherein the milking machine comprises a pulsator with a control device, and a cleaning device for cleaning the teat cup by supplying cleaning liquid in the teat cup, wherein the control device is configured to adjust per teat cup, during the cleaning, the flow of the cleaning liquid through the teat cup liner and the discharge by changing the pulsation pattern of the teat cup liner.
A method of cleaning a milking machine comprising more than one teat cup with a teat cup liner and a discharge, a pulsator with a control device, and a cleaning device to clean the teat cup by supplying cleaning liquid in the teat cup, wherein the cleaning liquid is supplied, through the line and subsequently through the supply lines, in the teat cup liner by rinsing jetters, wherein flow of the cleaning liquid through the teat cup liner and the discharge is regulated per teat cup by changing a pulsation pattern during the flow of the cleaning liquid.
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