摘要:
A support arm assembly for milking equipment is disclosed which includes a pivotable support arm and a stationary arm suspension configured to support the pivotable support arm. The pivotable support arm includes an elongated arm member configured to support a milking cluster of the milking equipment at a distal end portion thereof. The elongated arm member is pivotable in a first direction and an opposite second direction in a substantially horizontal plane. The support arm assembly also includes a holding device configured to maintain the elongated arm member in a first pivotal position when the elongated arm member is subjected to a pivotal force smaller than a threshold force. Further a milking parlor is disclosed.
摘要:
An adaptive milking system comprises a milk meter, a controller, and a detacher. The milk meter measures a flow rate of milking an animal during a first period of time, and continues to monitor the flow rate of milking the animal. The controller is communicatively coupled to the milk meter and calculates a percentage of the measured flow rate. The controller triggers a delay timer when the monitored flow rate of milking the animal becomes lower than the larger of (a) a default threshold flow rate and (b) the calculated percentage of the measured flow rate. The detacher is communicatively coupled to the controller and removes a milking unit from the animal when the delay timer reaches a threshold time.
摘要:
An adaptive milking system comprising a memory operable to store a default threshold flow rate; and a processor operable to: measure a flow rate of milking an animal during a first period of time, calculate a percentage of the measured flow rate; monitor the flow rate of milking the animal; trigger a delay timer when the monitored flow rate of milking the animal becomes lower than the larger of (a) a default threshold flow rate and (b) the calculated percentage of the measured flow rate; and generate a control signal to stop the milking process when the delay timer reaches a threshold time.
摘要:
In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the rear wall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher configured to extend between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within the milking box stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock.
摘要:
The invention relates to an arrangement for gripping at least one teat cup (1). The arrangement comprises a storing device (10) adapted to hold the teat cup (1) in a parked position and a gripping device (2) adapted to grip the parked teat cup (1) in the storing device (10). The gripping device (2) comprises a contact surface (6a) which is adapted to be moved to a position in which it comes in contact with a contact surface (1 d) of the teat cup (1) during a gripping operation of the teat cup (1). The arrangement comprises adjusting means which is able to adjust the position of the contact surface (6a) of the gripping device in relation to the contact surface (1d) of the teat cup (1) from an initial contact position to a grip position in which the gripping device is able to grip the teat cup in the storing device.
摘要:
A milking device including a base frame, a functional frame coupled to the base frame and configured to move relative to the base frame with a teat detector and at least one milking cup holder with a milking cup to move relative to the milking cup holder. The functional frame can be filled relative to the base frame through an angle around at least one horizontal tilting axis transversely to a connection line between the teat detector and the milking cup holder. There may be two horizontal tilting axes, and consequently the functional frame can be subjected to a combination of a primary tilting movement and a secondary tilting movement. It is then possible to adjust an optimal level for the functional frame, and also an optimal mutual height relation of the teat detector and the milking cup in the milking cup holder.
摘要:
A milking device comprises a frame (15) fitted with at least one milking cup holder (20) with a milking cup (30) which is movable in a direction away from the milking cup holder (20), and a return device having a return means (33) connected to the milking cup (30) and which is configured to bring about the return of the milking cup (30) to the milking cup holder (20) from a position in which it has been moved away from the milking cup holder (20). The milking cup holder (20) is tiltable with respect to the frame (15) between a connecting position for retaining the milking cup (30) in an effective orientation and a tilted rest position, wherein the return device is configured to exert a force on the milking cup holder (20) via the return means (33) in order to tilt the milking cup holder (20). The milking device furthermore comprises a magnet means (50) which is configured to exert a magnetic force in order to fix the milking cup holder (20) in the connecting position with respect to the frame (15).
摘要:
An exchangeable expendable part of a milking arrangement includes an identification tag with data by which a model or a manufacturing date of the exchangeable expendable part is uniquely identified. The tag is readable by a reader arranged to repeatedly read the tag and to forward the readings to a computer system, whereby the computer system identifies the model and/or a manufacturing date of the part based on the readings; and, in response to the identified model and/or manufacturing date, i) alerts an operator, ii) monitors and/or controls the milking arrangement, and/or iii) makes the model and/or the manufacturing date of the part available to an operator. Exchangeable expendable parts include teat cup liners, cartridges including teat cup liners, and milk or vacuum tubes connected to teat cups.