Gripper for Arranging Teat Cups on an Animal for Milking, Robot Arm and Milking Machine Provided Therewith, and Method Therefor
AssigneeTechnologies Holdings Corp.
InventorsRaymond Roger Berghuis, Henk Hofman
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a gripper (2), robot arm (4) and milking machine provided therewith, and method for arranging teat cups (6, 8) in automatic manner on teats of an udder of an animal for milking. The gripper according to the invention comprises: —a fixation part (10, 12) for holding at least one teat cup; and—transport means (14, 16) for positioning the teat cup in the gripper relative to the at least one fixation part.
Claims18
Gripper mountable on an arm of a milking machine for the purpose of arranging teat cups in automatic manner on teats of an udder of an animal for milking, the gripper comprising:
- a fixation part for holding at least one teat cup;
- and
- transport means for positioning the teat cup in the grip pea relative to the fixation part.
Method for making an animal, comprising of
- providing a milking machine as claimed in the foregoing claim;
- positioning the first teat cup relative to a first teat;
- and
- connecting the first teat cup, wherein the transport means move the first teat cup relative to the at least one fixation part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.