Milking device and method of cleaning same

    公开(公告)号:US10051833B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-21

    申请号:US13487222

    申请日:2012-06-03

    IPC分类号: A01J7/02

    CPC分类号: A01J7/025 A01J7/022

    摘要: The milking machine and method of cleaning the same comprises more than one teat cup with a teat cup liner and a discharge, a pulsator with a control device, and a cleaning device to clean the teat cup by supplying cleaning liquid in the teat cup, wherein the control device is configured to adjust per teat cup, during the cleaning, the flow of the cleaning liquid through the teat cup liner and the discharge by pulsation of the teat cup liner. The teat cup liner itself acts as a valve during the cleaning. This has the advantage that a separate cleaning valve in the milk line is not required, which results in a simpler and more reliable construction.

    Milking implement
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09678198B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-13

    申请号:US12758082

    申请日:2010-04-12

    摘要: The present invention provides for a milking implement for automatically milking a dairy animal. The implement includes a measuring device for measuring a position of an object such as at least one of a displaceable element of the milking implement and a teat of the dairy animal, and a control device for controlling at least the measuring device. The control device is configured to take at least one measurement, using the measuring device, on at least one point on the object in order to obtain a position information regarding the object, compare the obtained position information with a known position information regarding the object, and calibrate the measuring device on the basis of the comparison between the obtained position information and the known position information.

    Method of and system for managing a group of dairy animals
    3.
    发明授权
    Method of and system for managing a group of dairy animals 有权
    管理一批奶牛动物的方法和制度

    公开(公告)号:US09016237B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-28

    申请号:US13360814

    申请日:2012-01-30

    摘要: The present invention relates to a system and method of managing a group of dairy animals. More particularly, the invention relates to measuring one or more milk parameters, comparing this parameter to a criterion, and allowing an animal access to a pasture based on this comparison. The milk parameter is related to the composition of milk obtained from a dairy animal in as far as the composition is defined by at least one of the amount of protein and the energy intake of the dairy animal. The measured milk parameter is, for example, urea. Access to the pasture will be completely or partly blocked for a dairy animal having a high content of urea. This dairy animal is thus prevented from taking in an undesirably large amount of protein.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及管理一组奶牛的系统和方法。 更具体地,本发明涉及测量一个或多个牛奶参数,将该参数与标准进行比较,并且基于该比较允许动物进入牧场。 牛奶参数与从乳制品动物获得的乳的组成有关,只要该组合物由乳制品动物的蛋白质量和能量摄入量中的至少一种来定义。 测得的牛奶参数是例如尿素。 对于具有高含量尿素的乳制动物,进入牧场将被完全或部分阻止。 因此,这种乳制品动物被阻止摄取不希望的大量蛋白质。

    Device for and a method of milking a dairy animal
    4.
    发明授权
    Device for and a method of milking a dairy animal 有权
    用于挤奶的动物的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08950358B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-10

    申请号:US13339396

    申请日:2011-12-29

    CPC分类号: A01J5/007 A01J5/08 A01J7/005

    摘要: A milking device for milking a dairy animal, including at least one teat cup including a flexible cup liner around a teat space, and a single pulsation space and a milk line, a milking vacuum pump connected to the milk line, for providing a milking vacuum, a pulsator connected to the pulsation space, for providing a controllable air pressure therein, and a control device for controlling at least the pulsator during at least a milking action. The control device is configured to cause the pulsator and/or the milking vacuum pump to provide, in a period of time consecutive to a milking action wherein a dairy animal is milked and a teat is located in the teat space, such a substantially stable, non-pulsating pressure difference between the pulsation space and the teat space, that the cup liner shuts off the teat space from the milk line.

    摘要翻译: 用于挤奶的动物的挤奶装置,包括至少一个包括围绕奶头空间的柔性杯形衬垫的奶杯,以及单个脉动空间和牛奶线,连接到牛奶线的挤奶真空泵,用于提供挤奶真空 连接到脉动空间的脉动器,用于在其中提供可控的空气压力;以及控制装置,用于在至少挤奶动作期间至少控制波轮。 控制装置被配置成使得脉动器和/或挤奶真空泵在与挤奶动作连续的时间段内提供奶牛动物被挤奶并且奶头位于乳头空间中,这样一个基本稳定的, 脉动空间和乳头空间之间的非脉动压力差,杯形衬垫从奶嘴线关闭乳头空间。

    Dairy animal treatment system
    5.
    发明授权
    Dairy animal treatment system 有权
    奶类动物治疗系统

    公开(公告)号:US08770145B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-08

    申请号:US13988587

    申请日:2011-11-07

    IPC分类号: A01J5/017

    CPC分类号: A01J5/0175 A01J5/007

    摘要: There is provided a method and system for connecting a teat cup (4) to a first teat (1) of an udder (3). In connecting, a first reference position (10) on the first teat (1) is taken for connecting, until that reference position (10) is covered by the teat cup (4), or is otherwise no longer observed. Then, a further reference position (11) on the udder is taken for tracking movements by the dairy animal. Thus the optimum reference position (10) is used for connecting, while when this optimum position is no longer available, a further reference position (11) is taken.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将奶杯(4)连接到乳房(3)的第一乳头(1)的方法和系统。 在连接中,取第一奶头(1)上的第一参考位置(10)用于连接,直到该参考位置(10)被奶杯(4)覆盖,否则将不再被观察到。 然后,采取乳房上的进一步参考位置(11)来跟踪奶牛的动作。 因此,最佳基准位置(10)用于连接,而当该最佳位置不再可用时,进一步参考位置(11)。

    Teat cup cleaning device and method
    6.
    发明授权
    Teat cup cleaning device and method 有权
    茶杯清洗装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08540821B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-24

    申请号:US12971048

    申请日:2010-12-17

    CPC分类号: A01J7/025

    摘要: A teat cup cleaning device comprises a heating chamber provided with a discharge outlet that is closable by a valve and arranged for connection to a teat cup. A filling device is arranged for filling the heating chamber with an amount of cleaning liquid and retaining a given quantity of gas. The chamber is provided with a heating arrangement arranged to heat the contents of the heating chamber to a temperature T higher than the boiling point Tk of the cleaning liquid at ambient pressure. On operation of the valve superheated cleaning liquid is discharged to clean a teat cup.

    摘要翻译: 奶杯清洁装置包括加热室,该加热室设置有排出口,该排出口可被阀闭合并且布置成连接到奶杯。 填充装置布置成用一定量的清洁液填充加热室并保持给定量的气体。 该室设置有加热装置,其布置成将加热室的内容物加热到高于环境压力下的清洗液的沸点Tk的温度T. 在操作过程中,过热清洗液被排出以清洁奶杯。

    Unmanned vehicle for displacing manure
    7.
    发明授权
    Unmanned vehicle for displacing manure 有权
    用于替代粪便的无人驾驶车辆

    公开(公告)号:US08527191B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-03

    申请号:US12566728

    申请日:2009-09-25

    IPC分类号: G01C22/00 G05D1/00

    摘要: An apparatus and method for an unmanned vehicle for displacing manure includes navigating an unmanned vehicle, further including detecting an animal, determining whether a current course of the unmanned vehicle will lead to a collision with the animal. If this is the case, the method continues by: determining at least a first priority parameter from a set of priority parameters, wherein the first priority parameter is a standing condition of the detected animal, deciding, on the basis of the set of priority parameters, whether the course of the unmanned vehicle will be adjusted to avoid the animal, wherein the course will be maintained if the set of priority parameters meets a predetermined collision criterion, and the course will be adjusted to avoid the animal if the set of priority parameters does not meet the predetermined collision criterion, wherein the set of priority parameters only meets the collision criterion if at least the standing condition is that the animal is standing.

    摘要翻译: 用于移动粪便的无人驾驶车辆的装置和方法包括驾驶无人驾驶车辆,还包括检测动物,确定无人驾驶车辆的当前路线是否将导致与动物的碰撞。 如果是这种情况,则该方法继续:从一组优先级参数确定至少第一优先级参数,其中第一优先级参数是检测到的动物的站立状态,基于该优先级参数集合 无论是否对无人驾驶车辆的路线进行调整以避免动物,如果该优先级参数符合预定的碰撞标准,则该路线将被维持,如果该优先级参数集合 不满足预定的碰撞标准,其中如果至少站立条件是动物站立,则该优先级参数集合仅满足碰撞标准。

    MILKING IMPLEMENT
    8.
    发明申请
    MILKING IMPLEMENT 有权
    医疗实施

    公开(公告)号:US20130000559A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-03

    申请号:US13609328

    申请日:2012-09-11

    摘要: An autonomous mobile milking implement having a frame with, a sub-frame which is adjustable in height and which has at least one teat cup holder and a teat cup movable relative thereto. The teat cup holder is tiltable, via a tilting mechanism coupled to the teat cup holder and the frame between a substantially vertical position and a second partially inverted position. The milking implement protects the teat cups against contamination and is capable of storing them in a compact manner.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有框架的自主移动挤奶器具,其具有高度可调节的子框架,并且具有至少一个奶杯杯架和可相对于其移动的奶头杯。 奶杯杯架可经由倾斜机构倾斜,所述倾斜机构联接到奶杯杯架和框架处于基本垂直位置和第二部分倒置位置之间。 挤奶工具保护乳头杯免受污染,并且能够以紧凑的方式存储它们。

    Method of and an installation for feeding an animal in a feeding box
    10.
    发明授权
    Method of and an installation for feeding an animal in a feeding box 有权
    给饲料箱饲养动物的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07987815B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-02

    申请号:US12296940

    申请日:2007-03-23

    IPC分类号: A01K5/00

    摘要: A method of feeding an animal in a feeding box including in no particular order, at least the actions of: a) registering the presence of the animal in the feeding box, b) closing the feeding box and locking the feeding box in such a way that access to the feeding box is impeded for an animal outside the feeding box, c) supplying feed to the animal in the feeding box in a chosen eating period of time. For an animal that does not leave the feeding box after an initially chosen eating period of time has elapsed, the initially chosen eating period of time beginning immediately after the performance of step b), within a first waiting time span chosen contiguously to said period of time, in which the animal is given the possibility of leaving the feeding box, step c) is repeated at least once.

    摘要翻译: 至少包括以下动作:a)将动物的存在登记在供料盒中,b)关闭供料盒并以这种方式锁定供料盒, 饲养箱外的动物阻碍进食,c)在选定的进食时间内,将饲料供给饲料箱内的饲料。 对于在最初选择的进食时间过去之后不离开饲养箱的动物,在第一等待时间段内的最初选择的进食时间开始于步骤b)的执行之后,连续地选择所述期间 给予动物给予离开饲养箱的可能性的时间,步骤c)至少重复一次。