Milking machine and a method of milking by means of the same
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United States of America Patent
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Feb 25, 1992
Grant Date -
N/A
app pub date -
Aug 31, 1990
filing date -
Mar 11, 1988
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Expired
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Abstract
A milking apparatus comprises a teat cup (2) with a liner (3), means (6-8, 9-11, 13-15) for subjecting the interior of the liner to a pressure which is lower than atmospheric pressure, and for subjecting the pulsation chamber (5) formed between the teat cup and the liner to a pulsating pressure varying between a low pressure and a high pressure, which high pressure is higher than the pressure in the interior of the liner. Means are provided (12, 16, 18) for controlling the respective pressures in the liner and the pulsation chamber. A flow sensing member (17) senses the flow of the milk which during milking increases to a main flow, then amounts to the main flow, and diminishes from the main flow in a terminating phase of milking. The pressure control means is adapted to control the various pressures in response to the flow sensing member (17) sensing during the terminating milking phase that the milk flow has diminished to a predetermined portion of the main flow, such that the low pressure in the pulsation chamber is higher than the pressure in the liner, at least during a part of the terminating milking phase.
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