Automatic milking machine arm detacher with sloping splash shield
US5960737A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01J5/017
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A milk machine detaching mechanism suitable for use in a sloping splash panel or other vertically limited space, having a pair of opposing components that can transfer load in the vertical direction, but which slide relative to one another in a lateral direction. The detacher is capable raising a milk machine support arm in a smooth and arc-shaped direction to avoid contact with a cow or a cow support platform as the support arm is being withdrawn. The detacher includes a folding arm assembly to minimize potential pinch points.
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