Patent · US Expired

Method of supervising the function of a milking machine, and a milking machine

US6073579A · kind A · utility

10Cited by

6References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Alfa Laval Agri AB · SE

Inventors

Lars Innings · Huddinge, SE
Ole Lind · Tumba, SE
Benny Ornerfors · Järfälla, SE
Gunter Schlaiss · Tumba, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 1998
Grant date	Jun 13, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01J5/007
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a milking machine having a teatcup (3) with a teatcup liner (6) and a pulsation chamber (7), the abrupt movement of the teatcup liner (6) when the teatcup liner moves to an open or closed position is sensed. If the sensed movement does not fulfill a predetermined condition, a malfunction is signaled.

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