Apparatus for automatically washing teats of dairy animals
AssigneeGilna Corporation N.V.
InventorsFelice Farina, Emilio Lucchini, Renato Federici
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Abstract
An apparatus for automatically washing teats of generic dairy animals, specifically dairy cattle, comprises a box-type body formed with an opening for introducing a teat thereinto, and two pairs of counter-rotating brushes located at the opening in the box-type body and aligned along a direction of introduction of the teat into the box-type body.
Claims3
An apparatus for automatically washing teats of generic dairy animals, comprising a box-type body having an opening for introducing a teat thereinto along a direction of introduction which is defined as the apparatus is applied to the teat to be washed, a first pair of rotary brushes rotating in opposite directions within the box-type body with their bristles slightly interleaved and applying a suction effect along said direction of introduction toward the box-type body interior on the teat introduced through the opening, and a second pair of rotary brushes rotating in opposite directions and being located downstream from said first pair along the direction of introduction, said second brush pair generating a thrust force in the opposite direction to the suction force from the first brush pair.
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