Teat cup holder rack
AssigneeDeLaval Holding AB
InventorsGoran Hallsten, Ann Louise Maria Horberg, Leif Johannesson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device and a method for cleaning teat cups (21) in a milking machine. It comprises a teat cup holding rack (1) having a teat cup (21) connected to a milk line (11), teat cup cleaning device (25) with cleaning fluid supply device such as a nozzle (41) and teat cup storing (19′, 19″), milk line actuator (9, 53, 55) for retracting the milk line (11) until the teat cup (21) is positioned upside down and in contact with the teat cup storing device (19′, 19″); and teat cup cleaning driver actuator (13″) for moving the cleaning fluid supply device (41) from a position not underneath said teat cup (21) to a position substantially vertically below the teat cup (21).
Claims10
Teat cup holding rack (1) for use in a milking machine comprising a teat cup (21) connected to a milk line (11), teat cup cleaning means (25) with cleaning fluid supply means (41), and teat cup storing means (19′, 19″), characterized in that it further comprises milk line retracting means (9, 53, 55) for retracting said milk line (11) until said teat cup (21) is positioned upside down and in contact with said teat cup storing means (19′, 19″);
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- teat cup cleaning means actuating means (13″) for moving said cleaning fluid supply means (41) from a position not underneath said teat cup (21) to a position substantially vertically below said teat cup (21).
Teat cup holding rack (1), characterized in that said milk line retracting means (9, 53, 55) comprise an actuator means (9) and a retractor line (55) wherein said retractor line (55) is attached to a pulley (53) supporting said milk line (11) or to said milk line (11) or to a teat cup (21) attached to said milk line (11).
Method for cleaning teat cups (21) in a teat cup holding rack (1) for use in a milking machine, wherein said teat cup holding rack (1) comprises a teat cup (21) connected to a milk line (11), teat cup cleaning means (25) with cleaning fluid supply means (41), and teat cup storing means (19′, 19″), characterized by the steps of:
- retracting said milk line (11) until said teat cup (21) is positioned upside down and in contact with said teat cup storing means (19′, 19″);
- moving said cleaning fluid supply means (41) from a position not underneath said teat cup (21) to a position where said cleaning fluid supply means (41) is substantially vertically below said teat cup (21);
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- spraying cleaning fluid out of said cleaning fluid supply means (41) into said teat cup (21).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.