公开(公告)号：US20190159422A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-30

申请号：US16322382

申请日：2017-10-23

Applicant: DELAVAL HOLDING AB

Inventor： Frank ADRIANSSON

IPC: A01J7/04 ,  A01K13/00

Abstract: A method and teat cleaner for producing, by injection moulding, a teat cleaner of a teat cleaning cup that includes an inner body forming a central cavity for enclosing a teat, an exterior part, and channels therebetween for injection moulding the inner body in a first tool having a core, sliders that each include a protrusion for forming an aperture in the inner body, and channel walls, and an outer casting mould; separating the inner body from the first tool; placing the inner body in a second tool that includes a casting mould and rods; inserting the rods for forming the channels; fixating the rods; and injection moulding the exterior part in the second tool; separating the second tool from the fused teat cleaner; and removing the rods.

公开(公告)号：US20190174708A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16322393

申请日：2017-10-23

Applicant: DELAVAL HOLDING AB

Inventor： Frank ADRIANSSON ,  Nils-Erik HOLMERTZ

IPC: A01J7/04 ,  A01K13/00 ,  F16J15/10

Abstract: A teat cleaning cup (130) for cleaning a teat (120) includes a teat cleaner (300) having an inner body (270) forming a central cavity (280) for enclosing the teat (120), the inner body (270) including an inner surface (271), an outer surface (272), and a set of apertures (275) extending from the outer surface (272) to the inner surface (271); an exterior part (220) enclosing the inner body (270); a set of channels (291, 292), which set of channels (291, 292) connects to the set of apertures (275); a lower part (230) removably attached to the teat cleaner (300), which lower part (230) includes at least one cleaning liquid valve (240, 260), and a drain (250); and a seal (235) configured to distribute liquid from the cleaning liquid valve (240, 260) into the set of channels (291, 292).