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US 2018/0153131 A1Published application
Milk separation device
AssigneeGEA Farm Technologies GmbH
InventorsOtto Krone, Gertjan Varvick
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Abstract
The invention relates to a milk separation device of a milking system for milking, in particular automated milking, of milk-producing animals. The milk separation device comprises a body, which has an inlet connection and an outlet connection, and a cover, which has a connection to a vacuum line. The body has an inwardly protruding balcony segment on an inner periphery, wherein the balcony segment forms a ramp helically in the peripheral direction so as to rise at a pitch angle with respect to the gravitational force of the earth.
Claims17
A milk separation device comprising:
- a body with an inlet connection and an outlet connection, and the body includes an inwardly protruding balcony portion on an inner circumference of the body, wherein the balcony portion forms a helical ramp ascending in a circumferential direction at a pitch angle;
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- a lid releasably joined to the body and the lid includes a vacuum line connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.