Milking plant

US9155281B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DeLaval Holding AB · SE

Inventors

• Epke Bosma · Tumba, SE
• Nils Erik Holmertz · Huddinge, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 28, 2007
• Grant date: Oct 13, 2015
• Expiry date: Jun 27, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N1/2035
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A milking plant includes a milking member to be attached to a teat of an animal to be milked during a milking operation. A milk container is connected to the milking member and adapted to collect the milk extracted during the milking operation. A milk pump, being a part of a milk transport conduit, defines a suction side and a pressure side. A milk tank is connected to the milk container via the milk transport conduit and adapted to collect the milk from the milk container. A milk sample discharge device is connected to the milk transport conduit at the pressure side. The milk pump is adapted to transport during a milk transport operation the milk extracted during the milking operation from the milk container in a major flow to the milk tank and in a minor flow via the milk discharge device.