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US 5,474,023 AGranted
Teat inspection
AssigneeBritish Technology Group Limited
InventorsKoorosh Khodabandehloo, Toby T. F. Mottram, Andrew J. Douglas
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Abstract
An inspection arrangement for a teat of a milk producing animal, including an elongate probe, at least one radiation sensor on the inner surface of the probe and structure to rotate the probe around a teat, positioned for inspection, to scan the surface of the teat to provide signal output from the at least one sensor, the output indicating a surface condition of the teat, which may be cleanliness and health thereof.
Claims12
An inspection arrangement for a teat of a milk producing animal comprising
- an elongate probe including a teat aperture, the teat aperture being constructed and arranged to receive a teat therein, positioned for inspection,
- at least one radiation sensor on the inner surface of the probe;
- and
- means for rotating the probe with respect to a respective said teat positioned for inspection to scan a peripheral surface of the teat and for providing signal output from the at least one sensor, the output indicating a surface condition of the teat.
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