公开(公告)号：US4716635A

公开(公告)日：1988-01-05

申请号：US387383

申请日：1982-06-11

申请人： Andrew J. Flocchini

发明人： Andrew J. Flocchini

IPC分类号： A01J5/017 ,  A44B19/00

CPC分类号： A01J5/017 ,  Y10S24/51 ,  Y10T24/45251 ,  Y10T24/45461 ,  Y10T24/45775

摘要： A two section mechanical fuse is disclosed. A first spring biased section fabricated from a wire is bent to a triangular configuration. This triangularly bent wire has two overlapping base portions held in side-by-side juxtaposition by the spring force of the wire. A bar having a radially extending tongue is captured within the triangular bent wire section. The tongue is captured between and protrudes outwardly from the side-by-side overlapping base members drawing the attached bar into contact with these side-by-side members. Under normal tensive strain the tongue and bar form the fused link in any tensive member to which the device is inserted, for example the teat cup assembly to a retractor in a dairy farm. Where force exceeding the fused limit is encountered, the tongue draws the bar between the two triangular base pieces. Forced opening of the two side-by-side members occurs, the fuse parts, and breakage elsewhere is averted.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种两段机械式熔断器。 由导线制造的第一弹簧偏压部分弯曲成三角形。 该三角形弯曲线具有通过线的弹簧力而并排并置的两个重叠基部。 具有径向延伸的舌片的杆被捕获在三角形弯曲线部分内。 舌头被捕获并且从并排的重叠的基部构件向外突出，从而使连接的杆与这些并排构件接触。 在正常的紧张变形下，舌和杆在装置插入的任何紧张的构件中形成熔接连接，例如在奶场中的牵引器的奶杯组件。 当遇到超过熔融极限的力时，舌片在两个三角形基片之间拉筋。 发生两个并排构件的强制打开，保险丝部件和其他部位的断裂被避免。

公开(公告)号：US4498419A

公开(公告)日：1985-02-12

申请号：US434979

申请日：1982-10-18

申请人： Andrew J. Flocchini

发明人： Andrew J. Flocchini

IPC分类号： A01J7/00

CPC分类号： A01J7/025

摘要： A backwash valve for connection between teat cup assembly and milk manifold is illustrated. The valve includes a milk inlet, a central valve chamber and a milk outlet. The milk inlet communicates to the teat cup assembly. The milk outlet communicates to the milk receiving manifold, which manifold is typically under a vacuum. A valve head reciprocates through the central chamber into and out of sealing contact with the milk outlet. The valve head and valve seat reciprocate out of the central valve chamber to an isolation chamber during backwash. Any leak between valve head and valve seal sees the vacuum. By reciprocation of the valve seat to the isolation chamber, vacuum communicated to the milk outlet does not expose contaminates present in the backwash solution to leakage through the seal. Backwash fluid is introduced through a chamber communicated to the valve head and passes out into the central valve chamber. Thereafter the backwash fluid flows out the milk inlet and teat cup assembly along a reverse flow path. When cleaning is completed, the valve head reciprocates upwardly and the attached teat cup assembly discharges milk through the milk inlet, central valve chamber and milk outlet. A cleaning disposition is disclosed wherein the isolation chamber is placed in a flow path with cleansing fluid following the path. During this cleaning disposition, substantially all operatively portions of the valve are cleansed and purged by the cleaning solution after milking has terminated.

摘要翻译： 示出了用于在奶杯组件和牛奶歧管之间连接的回洗阀。 该阀包括牛奶入口，中心阀室和牛奶出口。 牛奶入口与奶头杯组件通信。 牛奶出口与牛奶接收歧管连通，该歧管通常在真空下。 阀头通过中心室往复运动，与牛奶出口密封接触。 在回洗期间，阀头和阀座从中心阀室往复运动到隔离室。 阀头和阀门密封之间的任何泄漏看到真空。 通过阀座往隔离室的往复运动，与牛奶出口相通的真空不会使存在于反冲洗溶液中的污染物暴露于通过密封件的泄漏。 反冲洗流体通过与阀头连通的室引入并流出到中心阀室中。 此后，反冲洗流体沿反向流动路径流出牛奶入口和奶杯组件。 当清洁完成时，阀头向上往上运动，附着的奶杯组件通过牛奶入口，中心阀室和牛奶出口排出牛奶。 公开了一种清洁配置，其中隔离室被放置在具有跟随路径的清洁流体的流动路径中。 在该清洁配置期间，在挤奶终止之后，阀的基本上所有可操作的部分被清洁和清洗。

公开(公告)号：US5140942A

公开(公告)日：1992-08-25

申请号：US612340

申请日：1990-11-13

申请人： Andrew J. Flocchini

发明人： Andrew J. Flocchini

IPC分类号： A01K1/12

CPC分类号： A01K1/12

摘要： In a milking barn having milking stalls disposed at an angle to the cow entry-exit path, an improved stall configuration is disclosed having parallel entry and exit paths for simultaneous entry and exit by individual cows. Each angularly disposed milking pen includes an overlying loading pen. The path between the loading pen and the milking pen spans across both the entrance and exit paths. The entrance path passes immediately adjacent the loading pen; a cow passing along the entrance path is diverted into and received into the loading pin by an open loading gate and confined by that same gate to the loading pen upon entrance. The exit path passes immediately adjacent the milking pens; a cow exiting from the milking pens along the exit path is permitted to pass to the exit path by an open milking pen gate. The entrance and exit paths in running parallel one to another are divided by overlapping gate matrices. A loading pen connects across the entrance and exit path to the milking pen by a temporarily defined crossing path defined by the open loading gate, the opened overlapping gates, and the opened milking gate. A backing wall backs the cow from the loading pen to the milking pen where the cow is captured for attachment of the teat cups to the bag. Only when such automated backing occurs is either the exit path or entrance path blocked; at all other times the paths are opened for the self-herding entrance and exit of cows.

摘要翻译： 在具有与牛进出口路径成一定角度的挤奶摊位的挤奶谷仓中，公开了一种改进的失速构型，具有平行的进入和离开路径，用于由单独的奶牛同时进入和离开。 每个角度设置的挤奶笔包括上覆的装载笔。 装载笔和挤奶笔之间的路径横跨入口和出口路径。 入口通道紧邻加载笔; 沿着入口路径通过的牛通过打开的装载门被转入并被接收到装载销中，并且在入口处被同一门限制到装载笔。 出口通道紧邻挤奶笔; 沿着出口路径从挤奶笔排出的母牛允许通过开放的挤奶式笔式门进入出口路径。 并行运行的入口和出口路径被重叠的门矩阵划分。 装载笔通过由打开装载门，打开的重叠门和打开的挤奶门限定的临时限定的交叉路径跨越到挤奶笔的入口和出口路径。 背衬墙将牛从装载的笔回到挤奶笔，在那里牛被捕获以将奶杯附着到袋子上。 只有发生这种自动化退出时，才会阻止出口路径或入口路径; 在所有其他时间，路径都被打开，用于牛的自我放牧入口和出口。

公开(公告)号：US4263874A

公开(公告)日：1981-04-28

申请号：US60253

申请日：1979-07-23

申请人： Andrew J. Flocchini

发明人： Andrew J. Flocchini

IPC分类号： A01J5/017 ,  A01J5/04

CPC分类号： A01J5/017

摘要： An improved milking station is disclosed including an improved sensor for indicating premature teat cup disengagement, an improved shut-off valve mechanism, and a teat cup retraction assembly. In the outflow line of milk from the teat cup assembly, a plug with a magnet therein is gravitationally biased between the limit of travel bars. Assuming normal milk exhaustion from a cow's udder, the magnet falls to a lower position for a predetermined period of time (in the order of 4-6 seconds) and actuates the shut-off valve and retracts the teat cup assembly. When premature disengagement of the teat cup assembly occurs (as by the cow kicking the assembly loose), and the teat cup becomes disengaged, vacuum pulls the plug with the magnet in the outflow conduit to the full-up position. In the full-up position, retraction occurs with a blinking light indicating that disengagement has occurred without necessarily fully draining the cow's bag. Milk shut-off occurs between the teat cup assembly and vacuum manifold by a rubber hose flattened against a T-shaped anvil inserted within the hose. The anvil is positioned with the hose surrounding it between compression members. By squeezing the hose sides downwardly onto the anvil, complete sealing occurs without straining the hose size beyond the elastic limit. Teat cup retraction is actuated at the end of an air cylinder having a gathering point initially over the side of the cow. When retraction is called for, the teat cup assembly is retracted from the cow and lifted immediately upward and forward of the animal. Only after upward and forward motion has commenced, is the teat cup assembly pulled inward into the center of the milking station. Swatting of the animal with the teat cup assembly either in the milk stall or in the adjacent stall is avoided.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种改进的挤奶站，其包括用于指示过早奶杯脱离的改进的传感器，改进的截止阀机构和挤奶杯缩回组件。 在来自奶杯组件的牛奶流出线中，其中具有磁体的塞子在行进限制极限之间被重力偏压。 假设从牛的乳房出现正常的牛奶消耗，磁铁将下降到较低位置一段时间（大约4-6秒），并启动截止阀并缩回奶杯组合件。 当乳头杯组件发生过早脱离（如通过牛踢组件松动），并且奶杯脱开时，真空将插头与流出管道中的磁体拉到完全位置。 在整个位置，缩回发生在闪烁的指示灯发出脱离，而不必完全排空牛的袋子。 牛奶切断在乳头杯组件和真空歧管之间发生，该橡胶软管被平放在插入软管内的T形砧座上。 砧座定位，软管围绕它在压缩构件之间。 通过将软管侧面向下挤压到砧座上，完全密封发生，而不会使软管尺寸超过弹性极限。 在具有最初在母牛侧面的收集点的气缸的末端处，起动茶杯缩回。 当需要收缩时，奶头杯组件从牛回缩并立即向上和向前提升。 只有在向上和向前运动开始之后，奶杯组件是否向内拉进挤奶站的中心。 避免了在挤奶器或相邻档位中将奶嘴与奶杯组合体的动作。

公开(公告)号：US4022158A

公开(公告)日：1977-05-10

申请号：US653818

申请日：1976-01-30

申请人： Andrew J. Flocchini

发明人： Andrew J. Flocchini

IPC分类号： A01J5/017 ,  A01J7/00

CPC分类号： A01J5/017

摘要： An automated milking assembly is disclosed for moving a claw and teat cup assembly under a cow for milking and for automated retraction of the claw and teat cup assembly upon completion of milking. A vertical arm is constructed for articulation and vertical reciprocation. The arm is hinged at its upper end about a horizontal axis disposed transverse of the cow and carries at its lower end the milking claw and teat cups. When the cow is in position to be milked, the vertical arm reciprocates downwardly and articulates to an arcuate disposition wherein the claw and teat cup assembly is supported under the center of the cow adjacent the bag. Manual plugging the teat cups occurs and milking is commenced. When the cow is through being milked, the vertical arm reciprocates upwardly and articulates to a vertical disposition wherein the claw and teat cups are supported to the side of the cow out of the walking path of the cow. Interruption of the milk flow is detected at a metering receptacle which has a periodically opening large aperture to prevent clogging of the metering device due to the inevitable presence of some solid particles in the milk. Upon interruption of milk flow, a signal is communicated to a circuit which integrates both the time interval of interruption of milk flow and the time interval of the resumption of milk flow. This time integration, when completed, triggers the automated retraction to assure retraction only when complete milking has occurred over a large part of any given sample of the cow population.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种自动挤奶组件，用于在挤奶的母牛之下移动爪和奶杯组件，并且在挤奶完成时自动缩回爪和奶杯组合件。 构造垂直臂用于铰接和垂直往复运动。 臂在其上端围绕横向于母牛的水平轴铰接，并在其下端承载挤奶爪和奶杯。 当母牛处于被挤压的位置时，垂直臂向下往下运动并且铰接成弓形配置，其中爪和奶杯组件支撑在邻近袋的牛的中心下方。 发生手动堵塞奶杯并开始挤奶。 当牛被挤奶时，垂直臂向上往上运动并且相互垂直地配置，其中爪和奶杯被支撑到牛的行进路径外面。 在具有周期性开放的大孔径的计量插座处检测到奶流的中断，以防止计量装置由于牛奶中一些固体颗粒的不可避免的存在而堵塞。 在中断牛奶流动时，将信号通信给集成了牛奶流中断的时间间隔和恢复牛奶流的时间间隔的电路。 这一次整合完成后，只有在大部分任何给定的牛群体样本发生完全挤奶时，触发自动缩回以确保收缩。

公开(公告)号：US5855183A

公开(公告)日：1999-01-05

申请号：US965593

申请日：1997-11-06

申请人： Andrew J. Flocchini

发明人： Andrew J. Flocchini

IPC分类号： A01J5/04 ,  A01J5/00

CPC分类号： A01J5/041

摘要： A teat cup assembly for evenly distributing its weight to the udder of dairy animal despite variations and changes in teat angularity and elevation. The teat cup assembly has four teat cups, two on each side. The two teat cups on each side communicate to a side manifold; preferably a rounded and separately enclosed manifold having an outlet and two inlets, one for each teat cup. The two inlets are canted fore and rear for leading teat cup milk receiving lines to the bottom of the teat cups. The two enclosed manifolds have two degrees of motion with respect to one another. In a first degree of motion, the enclosed manifolds hinge towards and away from one another preferably at a hinge extending between the bottom rear of the manifold. This first degree of motion is restricted in opening by a keeper to enable convenient handling of the teat cup assembly as a unit. In a second degree of motion, the two manifolds relatively rotate with respect to one another. Both the first and second degree of movement combine to provide even weight distribution through the teats to the bag of a dairy animal to enable minimal strain on the animal during milking.

摘要翻译： 奶头杯组件，尽管乳头角度和高度有变化，乳头动物的乳房均匀分配其重量。 奶杯组件有四个奶杯，每侧两个。 每侧的两个奶嘴杯与侧面歧管相通; 优选地是具有出口和两个入口的圆形和单独封闭的歧管，每个奶嘴杯一个。 这两个入口在前后倾斜，用于领先的奶杯杯牛奶接收线到奶杯的底部。 两个封闭的歧管相对于彼此具有两个运动。 在第一程度的运动中，封闭的歧管优选地在歧管的底部后部之间铰接并且远离彼此。 该第一程度的运动受到保持器打开的限制，以便能够以一个单元方便地处理奶杯组合件。 在第二程度的运动中，两个歧管相对于彼此相对旋转。 第一和第二运动结合在一起，通过乳头将乳头均匀地分配到乳制品动物袋中，以便在挤奶过程中使动物产生最小的压力。

公开(公告)号：US4408564A

公开(公告)日：1983-10-11

申请号：US210701

申请日：1980-11-26

申请人： Andrew J. Flocchini

发明人： Andrew J. Flocchini

IPC分类号： A01J5/017 ,  A01J5/04 ,  A01J9/08

CPC分类号： A01J5/017

摘要： An improved milking station is disclosed including an improved sensor for indicating premature teat cup disengagement, an improved shut-off valve mechanism, and a teat cup retraction assembly. In the outflow line of milk from the teat cup assembly, a plug with a magnet therein is gravitationally biased between the limit of travel bars. Assuming normal milk exhaustion from a cow's udder, the magnet falls to a lower position for a predetermined period of time (in the order of 4-6 seconds) and actuates the shut-off valve and retracts the teat cup assembly. When premature disengagement of the teat cup assembly occurs (as by the cow kicking the assembly loose), and the teat cup becomes disengaged, vacuum pulls the plug with the magnet in the outflow conduit to the full-up position. In the full-up position, retraction occurs with a blinking light indicating that disengagement has occurred without necessarily fully draining the cow's bag. Milk shut-off occurs between the teat cup assembly and vacuum manifold by a rubber hose flattened against a T-shaped anvil inserted within the hose. The anvil is positioned with the hose surrounding it between compression members. By squeezing the hose sides downwardly onto the anvil, complete sealing occurs without straining the hose size beyond the elastic limit. Teat cup retraction is actuated at the end of an air cylinder having a gathering point initially over the side of the cow. When retraction is called for, the teat cup assembly is retracted from the cow and lifted immediately upward and forward of the animal. Only after upward and forward motion has commenced, is the teat cup assembly pulled inward into the center of the milking station. Swatting of the animal with the teat cup assembly either in the milk stall or in the adjacent stall is avoided.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种改进的挤奶站，其包括用于指示过早奶杯脱离的改进的传感器，改进的截止阀机构和挤奶杯缩回组件。 在来自奶杯组件的牛奶流出线中，其中具有磁体的塞子在行进限制极限之间被重力偏压。 假设从牛的乳房出现正常的牛奶消耗，磁铁将下降到较低位置一段时间（大约4-6秒），并启动截止阀并缩回奶杯组合件。 当乳头杯组件发生过早脱离（如通过牛踢组件松动），并且奶杯脱开时，真空将插头与流出管道中的磁体拉到完全位置。 在整个位置，缩回发生在闪烁的指示灯发出脱离，而不必完全排空牛的袋子。 牛奶切断在乳头杯组件和真空歧管之间发生，该橡胶软管被平放在插入软管内的T形砧座上。 砧座定位，软管围绕它在压缩构件之间。 通过将软管侧面向下挤压到砧座上，完全密封发生，而不会使软管尺寸超过弹性极限。 在具有最初在母牛侧面的收集点的气缸的末端处，起动茶杯缩回。 当需要收缩时，奶头杯组件从牛回缩并立即向上和向前提升。 只有在向上和向前运动开始之后，奶杯组件是否向内拉进挤奶站的中心。 避免了在挤奶器或相邻档位中将奶嘴与奶杯组合体的动作。

公开(公告)号：US4185586A

公开(公告)日：1980-01-29

申请号：US847290

申请日：1977-10-31

申请人： Andrew J. Flocchini

发明人： Andrew J. Flocchini

IPC分类号： A01J5/01 ,  A01J7/02 ,  A01J5/04

CPC分类号： A01J5/01 ,  A01J7/02

摘要： A metering device for use in connection with an automatic milking machine is disclosed. The metering device includes a bottom metering drain and conventional overflow. Dependent upon milk level, a float is provided which moves between an upper machine "on" position during full milk flow and a lower machine "off" position when the milk flow ceases. The movement of the float activates a magnetic reed switch. An improvement is made to the bottom metering drain in which a first metering disc having a metering aperture allowing milk flow through the aperture overlies a cylindrical indentation in the bottom wall of the chamber. A second disc overlies the first disc. The lower surface of the second disc has a peripheral annular ridge which extends downwardly below the lowest point on the lower surface. The ridge is notched at several locations so that a plurality of orifices result when the ridge confronts the aperture plate. Each of these orifices is approximately half the size of the metering aperture in the lower disc. The relative smallness of these orifices prevents any particles from passing through and plugging the metering aperture. The large number of these orifices allows a substantially larger flow than does the metering aperture so that the metering aperture is the primary limiting factor and particle clogging cannot occur. Cleaning the device is accomplished by moving the respective discs apart from each other by an upward movement of an axially extending rod, which rod is also the guide for the float movement and contains the reed switch.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种与自动挤奶机结合使用的计量装置。 计量装置包括底部计量排水口和常规溢流口。 取决于牛奶水平，提供浮子，当牛奶流停止时，在完全牛奶流动期间在上部机器“开”位置和下部机器“关闭”位置之间移动。 浮子的移动启动磁簧开关。 对底部计量排水口进行改进，其中具有允许牛奶流过孔的计量孔的第一计量盘覆盖在腔室的底壁中的圆柱形凹陷。 第二盘覆盖在第一盘上。 第二盘的下表面具有在下表面上最低点下方向下延伸的外围环形脊。 脊在几个位置处被切口，使得当脊面对孔径孔时，导致多个孔。 这些孔中的每一个大约是下盘中的计量孔的一半。 这些孔的相对小的尺寸防止任何颗粒通过并堵塞计量孔。 这些孔的大量允许比计量孔更大的流量，使得计量孔是主要的限制因素，并且不能发生颗粒堵塞。 通过轴向延伸的杆的向上运动使相应的盘彼此分开移动来实现清洁装置，该杆也是浮子运动的引导件，并且包含簧片开关。

公开(公告)号：US3973520A

公开(公告)日：1976-08-10

申请号：US510328

申请日：1974-09-30

申请人： Andrew J. Flocchini

发明人： Andrew J. Flocchini

IPC分类号： A01J5/017 ,  A01J5/04

CPC分类号： A01J5/017

摘要： An automated milking assembly is disclosed for moving a claw and teat cup assembly under a cow for milking and for automated retraction of the claw and teat cup assembly upon completion of milking. A vertical arm is constructed for articulation and vertical reciprocation. The arm is hinged at its upper end about a horizontal axis disposed transverse of the cow and carries at its lower end the milking claw and teat cups. When the cow is in position to be milked, the vertical arm reciprocates downwardly and articulates to an arcuate disposition wherein the claw and teat cup assembly is supported under the center of the cow adjacent the bag. Manual plugging of the teat cups occurs and milking is commenced. When the cow is through being milked, the vertical arm reciprocates upwardly and articulates to a vertical disposition wherein the claw and teat cups are supported to the side of the cow out of the walking path of the cow. Interruption of the milk flow is detected at a metering receptacle which has a periodically opening large aperture to prevent clogging of the metering device due to the inevitable presence of some solid particles in the milk. Upon interruption of milk flow, a signal is communicated to a circuit which integrates both the time interval of interruption of milk flow and the time interval of the resumption of milk flow. This time integration, when completed, triggers the automated retraction to assure retraction only when complete milking has occurred over a large part of any given sample of the cow population.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种自动挤奶组件，用于在挤奶的母牛之下移动爪和奶杯组件，并且在挤奶完成时自动缩回爪和奶杯组合件。 构造垂直臂用于铰接和垂直往复运动。 臂在其上端围绕横向于母牛的水平轴铰接，并在其下端承载挤奶爪和奶杯。 当母牛处于被挤压的位置时，垂直臂向下往下运动并且铰接成弓形配置，其中爪和奶杯组件支撑在邻近袋的牛的中心下方。 发生乳头杯的手动堵塞并开始挤奶。 当牛被挤奶时，垂直臂向上往上运动并且相互垂直地配置，其中爪和奶杯被支撑到牛的行进路径外面。 在具有周期性开放的大孔径的计量插座处检测到奶流的中断，以防止计量装置由于牛奶中一些固体颗粒的不可避免的存在而堵塞。 在中断牛奶流动时，将信号通信给集成了牛奶流中断的时间间隔和恢复牛奶流的时间间隔的电路。 这一次整合完成后，只有在大部分任何给定的牛群体样本发生完全挤奶时，触发自动缩回以确保收缩。