Rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals

Details Rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals Rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals

2008-01-10

2011-12-13

Swiatek, Rob (Department: 3643)

Animal husbandry

Milkers

Milking station arrangements; e.g., parlors

C119S014100

Reexamination Certificate

active

08074600

ABSTRACT:
A rotary parlor for automatic milking of animals includes an annular rotary platform (2) adapted to form a support surface for the animals (1), driving element (9) for supplying a rotary motion to the platform (2), positioning element for arranging the animals in predetermined milking positions (3) on the platform, in which an longitudinal axis (1a) of the animals forms an angle to the direction of motion (1b) of the animals standing on the rotary platform (2), and a robot arm (13) adapted to attach teat cups (7a) to the teats of an animal (1) which has entered a milking position (3) on the platform (2). The entire robot arm (13) is located in a working position vertically above or on the platform (2) when it attaches the teat cups to the teats of the animals (1).

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