Animal husbandry – Milkers – Methods of milking
Patent
1988-05-23
1990-07-17
Bahr, Robert W.
Animal husbandry
Milkers
Methods of milking
119 1408, 119 141, 119 1447, 119 1454, A01J 500
Patent
active
049414330
ABSTRACT:
Milking machine methods and apparatus facilitating automatic attachment to the dairy cow's udder, incorporate upstanding thin-walled flexible conical teat cup entrance portals, with the four teat cups preferably positioned upright in a trapezoidal configuration, free for lateral and longitudinal movement horizontally, while resisting vertical displacement. Leaf-spring retainer arms positioned vertically edgewise provide resilient adjustable teat cup positioning. A claw manifold guides milk received from the teat cups in laminar flow streams, minimizing foaming turbulence. A robotic manipulator may be used to attach these milking machines to the udders of a plurality of dairy cows.
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Agri-Automation Company, Ltd.
Bahr Robert W.
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