Apparatus for automatic selecting out of milk
OwnerJakob Maier, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An automatic milking machine for the determination of quality of milk during the milking process comprises a distributing valve mechanism with a milk inlet and several milk outlets, a measurement apparatus, and a driving element, whereby the measurement apparatus has a detection means for automatically detecting particles in the milk stream. The driving element drives the distributing valves mechanism, depending on the amount of particles determined to be in the milk, so that milk of diminished quality is selected out.
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An apparatus for the automatic selecting out of milk during machine milking comprising:
- a measurement apparatus for obtaining sensory characteristics in the milk stream,
- a distributing valve mechanism with a milk inlet and several milk outlets as well as a seal mechanism for optionally closing the milk outlets and for optionally guiding the milk stream into one of several branch lines,
- a driving element for actuating the distributing valve mechanism for the selecting out of milk, and
- a detection means in order to automatically detect particles in the milk stream during the machine milking, whereby the detection means is adapted to detect a feature characteristic of a type of particle, the detection means including a flat filter element with at least one filter area for the filtering out of particles from the milk stream, the filter element including electrically conductive elements that are arranged at a distance and isolated from one another.
An apparatus for the automatic selecting out of milk during machine milking comprising:
- a measurement apparatus for obtaining sensory characteristics in the milk stream,
- a distributing valve mechanism with a milk inlet and several milk outlets as well as a seal mechanism for optionally closing the milk outlets and for optionally guiding the milk stream into one of several branch lines,
- a driving element for actuating the distributing valve mechanism for the selecting out.of milk, and
- a detection means in order to automatically detect particles in the milk stream during the machine milking, whereby the detection means is adapted to detect a feature characteristic of a type of particle, the detection means including an ultrasound signal transmitter for the transmitting of signals and a signal receiver for the receiving of signals that are transmitted from the ultrasound signal transmitter, and wherein the ultrasound transmitter and the signal receiver are spatially arranged to be in contact with the milk during the measuring.
An apparatus for the automatic selecting out of milk during machine milking comprising:
- a measurement apparatus for obtaining sensory characteristics in the milk stream,
- a distributing valve mechanism with a milk inlet and several milk outlets as well as a seal mechanism for optionally closing the milk outlets and for optionally guiding the milk stream into one of several branch lines,
- a driving element for actuating the distributing valve mechanism for the selecting out of milk, and
- a detection means in order to automatically detect particles in the milk stream during the machine milking, whereby the detection means is adapted to detect a feature characteristic of a type of particle, the detection means including a filter element and a microbalance.
Apparatus for the automatic selecting out of milk during.machine milking comprising:
- a measurement chamber for monitoring sensory features in the milk stream,
- a distributing valve mechanism having a milk inlet and several milk outlets as well as a seal mechanism for optionally closing the milk inlets and for optionally guiding the milk stream into one of several branch lines,
- a driving element for driving the distributing valve mechanism to select out milk, and
- a particle detection means with a filter element that is washed by the milk stream, the filter element including electrical conductive elements arranged at a distance and isolated from one another.
Apparatus for the automatic selecting out of milk during machine milking comprising:
- a measurement chamber for monitoring sensory features in the milk stream,
- a distributing valve mechanism having a milk inlet and several milk outlets as well as a seal mechanism for optionally closing the milk inlets and for optionally guiding the milk stream into one of several branch lines,
- a driving element for driving the distributing valve mechanism to select out milk, and
- a particle detection means with a filter element that is washed by the milk stream, the detection means including a filter element and a microbalance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.