Safety pressure sensor for a milking platform
US8627784B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K1/126
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In certain embodiments, a system includes a milking parlor entrance lane with an entrance positioned adjacent to a cattle holding pen and an exit positioned adjacent to one or more stalls of a rotary milking platform. The system also includes an exit lane positioned on a side of the entrance lane opposite a forward direction of rotation of the rotary milking platform, the milking parlor exit lane positioned adjacent to one or more stalls of a rotary milking platform such that dairy cows may enter the exit lane from the one or more stalls of the rotary milking platform after being milked. The system also includes a pressure sensor positioned adjacent to the exit lane, the pressure sensor operable to generate a trigger in response to detecting a triggering pressure on the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor is additionally operable to communicate the generated trigger to initiate the stopping of the rotary milking platform.
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