Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
119140030 | Milking station arrangements; e.g., parlors | 68 |
20080202431 | Compact Modular Unit and a Milking Stall Comprising Such a Compact Modular Unit - The invention relates to a compact modular unit to be mounted in a milking stall having at least one pipeline system, which provides an operative function in connection with a milking process of an animal in the milking stall. The compact modular unit ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080202432 | Milking Arrangement - The invention refers to a milking arrangement including a milking box ( | 08-28-2008 |
20080210171 | Milking parlor - A milking parlor, milking module, and a closing unit comprising at least two closing members to optionally release or close a corresponding number of openings in a milking parlor floor which serves as a standing area. The closing members are disposed to be rotatable about a rotational axis at least between a closed position and an open position, wherein the open position allows at least one animal-related treatment means to be guided through said opening. Said rotational axis is disposed in a central region between the closing members. | 09-04-2008 |
20080251023 | Milking Farm - The present invention relates to a milking system comprising a first and at least a second animal area cluster, wherein each of the animal area cluster comprises at least one animal area and each animal area comprises at least one milking point, and where the first and at least second animal area cluster are arranged side by side characterised in a tunnel connecting each milking point in the first and second animal area cluster. | 10-16-2008 |
20090038552 | CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY FACILITY - A decontaminable livestock facility has a hermetically sealed shell defining an exterior and an interior, with livestock equipment for milking, feeding, watering, manure removal, bedding, and/or exercise. A decontamination system removes contaminants from air and water. A contaminant monitoring system tests contaminant levels within the facility. An airlock for access to the interior limits contamination, as does a positive air pressure system. Uncontaminated beef, milk and other livestock products are obtained from livestock housed within the facility. | 02-12-2009 |
20090165727 | MILKING ARRANGEMENT - The present invention refers to a milking arrangement for milking an animal during a milking operation. The arrangement includes a stationary structure and a milking member ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090255472 | Milking Parlour and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a milking parlor and a method for manufacturing same, said milking parlor comprising a work area for an operator and a platform elevated relative to said area, which forms a standing and walking area for the animals to be milked, said platform comprising a substructure on its side facing the work area where a utility space is left open beneath the standing and walking area, and wherein the substructure is formed by load-bearing elements positioned one after the other in the lengthwise direction and configured to be substantially identical. | 10-15-2009 |
20100012040 | Animal shelter structures - An at least partially open sided outdoor animal shelter structure, the structure including (a) a floor to support animals, the floor including apertures therethrough allowing animal waste matter to pass through the floor, (b) a basement below the floor for collecting the waste matter, (c) floor supports to support the floor above the basement, (d) side supports, (e) a water impervious canopy supported by the side supports, the canopy being supported above at least part of the floor, the canopy allowing at least some light to pass therethrough, (f) at least one air flow control means to control airflow in the area below the canopy. | 01-21-2010 |
20100116212 | TUBE ARRANGEMENT - A tube arrangement arrangement includes a first tubular element ( | 05-13-2010 |
20100186675 | IMPLEMENT FOR AUTOMATICALLY MILKING A DAIRY ANIMAL - An implement for automatically milking a dairy animal, such as a cow, comprises a milking parlour, a sensor for observing a teat, and a milking robot for automatically attaching a teat cup to the teat. The milking robot comprises a robot control that is connected to the sensor. The sensor comprises a radiation source for emitting light, a receiver for receiving electromagnetic radiation reflected from the dairy animal, a lens, and sensor control unit. The sensor comprises a matrix with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of receivers. The sensor control unit is designed to determine for each of the receivers a phase difference between the emitted and the reflected electromagnetic radiation in order to calculate the distance from the sensor to a plurality of points on the part to be observed of the dairy animal. | 07-29-2010 |
20100192861 | MILKING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - An arrangement for housing and milking a large number of animals includes a resting and feeding area ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100236486 | IMPLEMENT FOR KEEPING DAIRY ANIMALS - An implement for keeping dairy animals, provided with a first and a second production unit and with a care unit having a plurality of subunits, wherein each production unit is provided with at least one accommodation area for a production group, which comprises a group of lactating dairy animals, and with a milking implement for milking the production group, wherein the subunits of the care unit at least include a calving unit for separately accommodating dairy animals in a calving period, and a milking implement for milking newly calved dairy animals, and an infirmary unit for separately accommodating sick animals, and wherein the care unit forms a connection between the production units. There is thus provided a compact disposition, comprising efficient and short distances, for dairy animals requiring care. | 09-23-2010 |
20110155066 | ARRANGEMENT FOR POSITIONING MILKING ANIMALS IN A MILKING PARLOUR - An arrangement for positioning at least two milking animals in at least two milking stalls allows the animals to stand in an inclined position such that a longitudinal axis of the animals forms an angle of 10°-80° to a vertical plane ( | 06-30-2011 |
20110168097 | DEVICE FOR MILKING ANIMALS - A device for milking animals including a plurality of milking stations, wherein each milking station includes a milk collecting container and a displacing mechanism for displacing liquid from the milk collecting container. The milk collecting container (is connected to a first discharge line and to a second discharge line, a second central milk line is connected to the second discharge line for leading milk from a plurality of milking stations to a collective liquid discharge and further includes a line cleaning device connected to the second central milk line for cleaning at least the second central milk line with a cleaning liquid, wherein the connection of the line cleaning device with the second central milk line is located at least equally far from the liquid discharge as the connection of a second discharge line with the second central milk line. | 07-14-2011 |
20110308465 | Crowd Gate Control System and Method - A crowd gate control system includes a holding pen for dairy livestock, a crowd gate, and a controller. The holding pen is adjacent to an entrance to a milking parlor. The crowd gate is operable to form a side of the holding pen and move in relation to the entrance to the milking parlor along an axis substantially parallel to two other sides of the holding pen. The controller is operable to store a triggering threshold associated with a counter related to the milking parlor, determine whether the counter has reached the triggering threshold, and initiate a first mode of operation of the crowd gate in response to determining that the counter has reached the triggering threshold. | 12-22-2011 |
20120085287 | MILKING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - An arrangement for housing and milking a large number of animals includes a resting and feeding area ( | 04-12-2012 |
20120234245 | System and Method for Milking Stall Assignment Using Real-Time Location - In certain embodiments, a method for milking stall assignment includes storing first location information associated with a dairy livestock, the first location information comprising a coordinate location of the dairy livestock within a milking parlor at a first time. The method further includes comparing the stored first location information associated with the dairy livestock with an area associated with each of a plurality of milking stalls of the milking parlor to identify a milking stall in which the dairy cow is located at the first time and assigning the dairy livestock to the milking stall in which the dairy cow is located at the first time such that data associated with milking of the dairy livestock may be associated with the dairy cow. | 09-20-2012 |
20120272912 | MILKING BOX WITH ROBOTIC ATTACHER AND BACKPLANE FOR TRACKING MOVEMENTS OF A DAIRY ANIMAL - In certain embodiments, a milking box comprises a stall portion and a backplane positioned in the stall portion. The backplane moves toward the rear of the stall portion in response to pressure applied to a contact surface of the backplane. The backplane moves toward the front of stall portion in response to pressure removed from the contact surface. | 11-01-2012 |
20120272913 | Arrangement of Milking Box Stalls - In certain embodiments, a system includes a first milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system also includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the first milking box stall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher. The system also includes a second milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The second milking box stall is located adjacent to the equipment portion. The robotic attacher is configured to service both the first milking box stall and the second milking box stall by extending between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within either stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock. | 11-01-2012 |
20130036974 | Milking Box and Cow Stable Comprising Such a Milking Box - Milking box or boxes for cows, each milking box having two entrance fences for entry and two exit fences, wherein one first entrance fence and one first exit fence form a first pair of fences positioned at a first side, and one second entrance fence and one second exit fence form a second pair of fences at a second side which is opposite the first side. This type of milking box used in a cow stable further comprises resting boxes, at least one feeder trough, a separation zone or zones, and walking paths, wherein at least the resting boxes are placed at the first side of the milking box or boxes, and that at the second side of the milking box or boxes at least one is placed selected from the group comprising at least one feeder trough, a separation zone or zones, or outdoors. | 02-14-2013 |
20130112144 | DAIRY PARLOR CURB LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHODS - A dairy parlor light unit for mounting on or in a milking stall curb to illuminate an underside of an animal in the milking stall. | 05-09-2013 |
20130263787 | ANIMAL INSTALLATION USER INTERFACE - A control and monitoring system includes an interactive display that displays output information relating to the current status of operations in animal treatment stalls arrangement and operator input channels. The system displays a representation of the stall arrangement in which each stall is represented by a cell and in which the cells are displayed in a spatial layout corresponding to the layout of stalls in the stall arrangement. The system displays live video picture images of any animal present at that stall in association with corresponding represented cells in the interactive display. Video picture images may be available in connection with additional elements in an animal installation and may be displayed in combination with data associated with the element depicted in the video pictures and describing the current status of operations at the shown location. | 10-10-2013 |
20140158051 | MILKING BOX AND COW STABLE COMPRISING SUCH A MILKING BOX - Milking box or boxes for cows, each milking box having two entrance fences for entry and two exit fences, wherein one first entrance fence and one first exit fence form a first pair of fences positioned at a first side, and one second entrance fence and one second exit fence form a second pair of fences at a second side which is opposite the first side. This type of milking box used in a cow stable further comprises resting boxes, at least one feeder trough, a separation zone or zones, and walking paths, wherein at least the resting boxes are placed at the first side of the milking box or boxes, and that at the second side of the milking box or boxes at least one is placed selected from the group comprising at least one feeder trough, a separation zone or zones, or outdoors. | 06-12-2014 |
20140158052 | MILKING BOX WITH ROBOTIC ATTACHER - A system includes a milking box and a robotic attacher. The milking box has a stall to accommodate a dairy livestock. The robotic attacher extends under the dairy livestock and comprises a nozzle. The robotic attacher is operable to rotate such that, during a first operation, the nozzle is positioned generally on the bottom of the robotic attacher, and during a second operation, the nozzle is positioned generally on the top of the robotic attacher. | 06-12-2014 |
20140299061 | GATE ARRANGEMENT TO A FENCED AREA FOR AT LEAST ONE ANIMAL - A gate arrangement to a fenced area for at least one animal includes a gate movably arranged between a closed position and open position in an opening to the fenced area, and a lock mechanism that locks the gate when the gate is in the closed position. The lock mechanism locks the gate in the closed position with an adjustable specific locking force such that the gate is opened by applying a larger force than the specific force on the gate, and the gate arrangement includes a force adjusting unit that sets the lock mechanism in an unlocked state and in at least two different locked states, in which the gate is locked by two different specific locking forces. | 10-09-2014 |
20140318459 | IMPLEMENT FOR AUTOMATICALLY MILKING A DAIRY ANIMAL - An implement for automatically milking a dairy animal, such as a cow, comprises a milking parlour, a sensor for observing a teat, and a milking robot for automatically attaching a teat cup to the teat. The milking robot comprises a robot control that is connected to the sensor. The sensor comprises a radiation source for emitting light, a receiver for receiving electromagnetic radiation reflected from the dairy animal, a lens, and sensor control unit. The sensor comprises a matrix with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of receivers. The sensor control unit is designed to determine for each of the receivers a phase difference between the emitted and the reflected electromagnetic radiation in order to calculate the distance from the sensor to a plurality of points on the part to be observed of the dairy animal. | 10-30-2014 |
20150083047 | CROWD GATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for controlling a crowd gate comprises operating a milking parlor for a plurality of dairy livestock. The milking parlor comprises an entrance located adjacent to a holding pen, and a crowd gate that forms a side of the holding pen and moves toward and away from the entrance to the milking parlor. The method further comprises determining that dairy livestock should enter the milking parlor, and operating the crowd gate in response to determining that dairy livestock should enter the milking parlor. Operating the crowd gate comprises moving the crowd gate away from the entrance to the milking parlor prior to initiating movement towards the entrance, pausing the movement of the crowd gate, and moving the crowd gate towards the entrance of the milking parlor. | 03-26-2015 |
20150107519 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MILKING STALL ASSIGNMENT USING REAL-TIME LOCATION - A system comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores information about a milking stall where a dairy livestock is located at a first time, and a coordinate location of the dairy livestock at a second time. The processor is communicatively coupled to the memory and determines if the coordinate location of the dairy livestock at the second time is different than the milking stall where the dairy livestock is located at the first time. If the coordinate location where the dairy livestock is located at the second time is not the milking stall, the processor generates an error flag associated with the dairy livestock. | 04-23-2015 |
20150373943 | MILKING BOX WITH ROBOTIC ATTACHER COMPRISING AN ARM THAT PIVOTS, ROTATES, AND GRIPS - An apparatus comprises a milking box having a stall to accommodate a dairy livestock and a robotic attacher. The robotic attacher comprises a main arm that is suspended vertically from a rail of the milking box, and a supplemental arm that is coupled to and extends horizontally from the main arm along a longitudinal axis. The supplemental arm comprises a pivot assembly that pivots a gripping portion around a vertical axis that is substantially parallel to the main arm of the robotic attacher, in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the supplemental arm. | 12-31-2015 |
20160037745 | IMPLEMENT FOR KEEPING DAIRY ANIMALS - An implement for keeping dairy animals, provided with a first and a second production unit and with a care unit having a plurality of subunits, wherein each production unit is provided with at least one accommodation area for a production group, which comprises a group of lactating dairy animals, and with a milking implement for milking the production group, wherein the subunits of the care unit at least include a calving unit for separately accommodating dairy animals in a calving period, and a milking implement for milking newly calved dairy animals, and an infirmary unit for separately accommodating sick animals, and wherein the care unit forms a connection between the production units. There is thus provided a compact disposition, comprising efficient and short distances, for dairy animals requiring care. | 02-11-2016 |
20160037746 | MILKING BOX WITH ROBOTIC ATTACHER AND BACKPLANE FOR TRACKING MOVEMENTS OF A DAIRY ANIMAL - A milking box comprises a stall portion and a backplane positioned in the stall portion. The backplane moves toward the rear of the stall portion in response to pressure applied to a contact surface of the backplane. The backplane moves toward the front of stall portion in response to pressure removed from the contact surface. A robotic attacher extends from the rear of the stall portion and between the hind legs of a dairy livestock located in the stall portion. A controller determines the position of the backplane relative to the rear of the stall portion. The controller determines an x-offset based at least in part upon the position of the backplane relative to the rear of the stall portion, wherein the x-offset increases as the dairy livestock moves toward the front of the stall and the x-offset decreases as the dairy livestock moves toward the rear of the stall. The controller further communicates a signal to move the robotic attacher in an x-direction, the amount of movement determined at least in part according to the x-offset. | 02-11-2016 |
20160057972 | A MILKING STALL - A milking stall that houses one animal at a time. The milking stall includes a fence arrangement defining an interior space of the milking stall and made up of i) a stationary first long side, ii) a second long side extending along the first long side and having a central fence portion supporting a first entrance gate and a first exit gate, iii) a first short side attached to the first long side as a second entrance gate ( | 03-03-2016 |
20160081295 | DEVICE FOR MILKING ANIMALS - A device for milking animals including a plurality of milking stations, wherein each milking station includes a milk collecting container and a displacing mechanism for displacing liquid from the milk collecting container. The milk collecting container (is connected to a first discharge line and to a second discharge line, a second central milk line is connected to the second discharge line for leading milk from a plurality of milking stations to a collective liquid discharge and further includes a line cleaning device connected to the second central milk line for cleaning at least the second central milk line with a cleaning liquid, wherein the connection of the line cleaning device with the second central milk line is located at least equally far from the liquid discharge as the connection of a second discharge line with the second central milk line. | 03-24-2016 |
20220132796 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR FREE DOME RANGE - The present invention discloses a free dome range (FDR) where dairy animals have a free access to their stall to concurrently eat and to be milked. The FDR comprises a plurality of stalls; at least one of said stalls is characterized by a front side and rear opposite side into which a dairy animal is at least temporarily accommodated, head fronting said front side; a plurality of main living areas (MLAs); at least one of said MLAs is in connection with at least one of said stalls by means a plurality of gates. The FDR further comprising a substantially horizontally positioned elevated rail system comprising a plurality of elevated rails, and a plurality of mobile milking units (MMUs), each of said MMUs is configured to transport on said elevated rail to a dairy animal at its stall, and milk the animal while it is eating. | 05-05-2022 |
119140040 | With traveling platform | 34 |
20080257267 | Stall Arrangement and Installation for Dairy Cattle Farming - The cowshed installation comprises a milking area and a circular cowshed comprising a center area and a substantially concentric surrounding loafing area. The milking area is located radially outwardly of the loafing area. | 10-23-2008 |
20090145364 | LIVESTOCK TREATMENT CAROUSEL - A livestock treatment carousel includes a rotatable platform and a plurality of fences. The rotatable platform has a substantially vertical axis of rotation. The fences define at least one stall for receiving livestock. Each of the fences has an inner end disposed toward the axis of rotation and an outer end opposite the inner end. The rotatable platform extends substantially beyond the stall, either inwardly or outwardly from the stall, or both inwardly and outwardly, for providing one or more walking areas on the platform for one or more attendants treating the livestock. The carousel may incorporate a movable gate at each of the fences. The movable gate closes to contain the livestock in the stall and opens to release the livestock from the stall. | 06-11-2009 |
20090183686 | ROTARY PARLOUR FOR MILKING OF ANIMALS - The invention relates to a rotary parlour for milking of animals. The rotary parlour includes an annular platform ( | 07-23-2009 |
20090183687 | ANNULAR ROTARY PLATFORM FOR A MILKING PARLOUR, A MOULD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF SUCH A PLATFORM - The invention relates to an annular rotary platform ( | 07-23-2009 |
20090211527 | Providing A Human-Sized Milking Passageway Inside A Circular Turntable - The present invention relates to a milking facility provided inside a milking parlour circular turntable ( | 08-27-2009 |
20090266301 | ROTARY PARLOUR FOR MILKING OF ANIMALS - The invention relates to a rotary platform for milking of animal. The rotary parlour comprises a platform ( | 10-29-2009 |
20090301397 | Process and rotary milking parlor for the identification of a milking stall and an animal, in particular a cow, in a rotary milking parlor - For the determination of the occupancy of a milking stall by an animal, in particular a cow, in a rotary milking parlor with a plurality of milking stalls which are disposed on a rotatable milking platform, a process is proposed in which the identification of the animal only takes place after it has entered the milking stall in which it is supposed to be milked. | 12-10-2009 |
20100095893 | ROTARY PARLOUR FOR AUTOMATIC MILKING OF ANIMALS - A rotary parlour for automatic milking of animals includes an annular rotary platform ( | 04-22-2010 |
20100126421 | Safety switch device for rotary milking parlor - Safety switching device for a milking carousel, with a rotatably driven milking platform with a multiple number of milking stations, whereby preferably a milking machine is arranged at each milking station, and with at least one stationary, non-rotating animal passageway, as well as a gap arranged between the rotatable milking platform and the animal passageway, whereby the safety switching device has a movable switching paddle, as well as signaling device arranged or formed on the switching paddle, for triggering an alarm function, and whereby the switching paddle is designed and mounted in such a way that the distance to the outside peripheral edge (U) increases toward a free end. | 05-27-2010 |
20100139568 | AUTOMATIC ANIMAL RETRIEVING PLATFORM ASSEMBLY - An automatic animal retrieving platform assembly ( | 06-10-2010 |
20100180823 | Portable Milking Apparatus - Embodiments of a portable milking apparatus configured according to principles of the invention include a milking unit that is mobile and configured for milking an animal; a service unit that is mobile and configured for receiving milk; and a connector that selectably operably connects and/or permits fluid communication between the milking and service units. | 07-22-2010 |
20100242845 | Udder spraying apparatus - An udder spraying system reliant on one or more upward spray outlet(s) from and/or in juxtaposition with a housing and/or profile providing moulding or form; | 09-30-2010 |
20110214612 | ROTARY PARLOUR FOR MILKING OF ANIMALS - The invention relates to a rotary parlour for milking of animals. The parlour comprises a rotary platform unit ( | 09-08-2011 |
20110259271 | ROTARY PLATFORMS - A rotary milking facility having an annular floor made up of subfloor supported modules. Each module defines plural bail areas and is each moulded at least primarily in a composite material. | 10-27-2011 |
20110308466 | Ergonomic Entrance Lane for a Milking Platform - In certain embodiments, a system includes a first wall positioned substantially parallel to a second wall, a first end of the first wall and a first end of the second wall defining an entrance to a milking platform entrance lane having a width in the range of thirty inches to thirty-six inches. The system further includes a flare wall having a first end coupled to a second end of the second wall, the flare wall extending outwardly from the second wall at an angle in the range of thirty-five degrees to forty-five degrees with respect to the second wall. A second end of the flare wall and a second end of the first wall define an exit from the milking platform entrance lane having a width in the range of forty inches to fifty-four inches. | 12-22-2011 |
20110308467 | System and Method for Controlling the Speed of a Rotary Milking Platform Using a Rotary Encoder - In certain embodiments, a system includes a rotary encoder, a controller, and a rotary milking platform drive mechanism. The rotary encoder is operable to generate an input signal corresponding to the rotational speed of a rotary encoder wheel contacting at least a portion of a rotary milking platform. The controller is operable to receive the input signal generated by the rotary encoder and determine an actual rotational speed of the rotary milking platform based on the input signal. The controller is further operable to generate an output signal corresponding to a difference in rotational speed between the actual rotational speed of the rotary milking platform and a desired rotational speed for the rotary milking platform. The rotary milking platform drive mechanism is operable to receive the output signal and adjust the actual rotational speed of the rotary milking platform based on the output signal. | 12-22-2011 |
20110308468 | Safety Pressure Sensor for a Milking Platform - 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. | 12-22-2011 |
20110308469 | MILKING ARRANGEMENT FOR ANIMALS - A milking arrangement for animals includes rotary platform ( | 12-22-2011 |
20120012058 | Infusion moulded platforms and components thereof - A moulded module for a rotary milking platform comprising or including a core of filler material (for example foamed plastics) surrounded by layers of fibre reinforced materials and optionally also with steel reinforcements, all components having been applied in-mould. | 01-19-2012 |
20120222622 | Automated System for Applying Disinfectant to the Teats of Dairy Livestock - A system for applying disinfectant to the teats of a dairy livestock includes a carriage mounted on a track, the carriage operable to translate laterally along the track. The system further includes a robotic arm including a first member pivotally attached to the carriage, a second member pivotally attached to the first member and a spray tool member pivotally attached to the second member. The robotic arm further includes a spray tool attached to the spray tool member. The system further includes a controller operable to cause at least a portion of the robotic arm to extend between the hind legs of a dairy livestock such that the spray tool may discharge a disinfectant to the teats of the dairy livestock. | 09-06-2012 |
20120298043 | AN ANIMAL TREATING ARRANGEMENT - An animal treating arrangement includes a carrying device beside a milking platform rotating with a velocity and having animal places housing animals. The carrying device includes a fundament, a first bearing device ( | 11-29-2012 |
20130061807 | GRIPPER, A MILKING ROBOT AND A MILKING ARRANGEMENT - A milking arrangement in includes a milking robot with a gripper ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130074775 | MILKING ROBOT, AND A MILKING ARRANGEMENT - A milking arrangement includes a milking robot ( | 03-28-2013 |
20130239897 | MILKING PARLOUR FOR ANIMALS - A milking parlour for animals comprising at least one milking stall arranged to receive an animal in a predetermined milking position, teat cups arranged to be used in milking the animal in the milking stall, a teat cup carrier arranged to store the teat cups in the milking stall when they are not used, and at least one robot arm provided with at least one gripping member arranged to grip a teat cup in the teat cup carrier and attach the teat cup on the teat of an animal in the milking stall. The teat cup carrier stores the teat cups in a storing area located at least partly in front of the front legs of the animal with respect to the direction of the animal when it stands in the predetermined milking position in the milking stall. | 09-19-2013 |
20140190414 | AUTONOMOUS DEVICE FOR EXECUTING ONE OR MORE OPERATIONS ON OR NEAR THE TEATS OF A DAIRY ANIMAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF MILKING THE DAIRY ANIMAL AND METHOD OF MILKING A DAIRY ANIMAL - An autonomous device for executing one or more operations on or near the teats of a dairy animal for the purpose of milking the dairy animal, including a self-propelled wheeled undercarriage which can travel freely across a floor surface in at least two independent directions, and a robot arm which is fitted to the undercarriage and configured to execute the one or more operations on or near the teats of the dairy animal, the device configured to execute the one or more operations in a milking device with a milking floor on which the dairy animals are situated during milking, and the device being supported on a stationary pit floor during the execution of the one or more operations, which pit floor is at a lower level than the milking floor. | 07-10-2014 |
20140318460 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF A ROBOT CARRIAGE BASED ON THE POSITION OF A MILKING STALL OF AN ADJACENT ROTARY MILKING PLATFORM - A system includes a carriage track positioned adjacent to a rotary milking platform, a robot carriage mounted to the carriage track, and a controller. The controller causes the robot carriage to move linearly along the carriage track in conjunction with a rotational movement of the rotary milking platform such that a first linear position of the robot carriage aligns with a first rotational position of a milking stall of the rotary milking platform and a second linear position of the robot carriage aligns with a second rotational position of the milking stall of the rotary milking platform. | 10-30-2014 |
20140331934 | ROTARY PARLOUR ARRANGED TO HOUSE ANIMALS TO BE MILKED - A rotary parlour arranged to house animals to be milked includes an annular rotary platform ( | 11-13-2014 |
20150020738 | Space Divider of a Milking Parlor Arrangement, and Milking Parlor Arrangement - A space divider ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150020739 | MILKING PARLOR ARRANGEMENT WITH AN INNER ROBOT DEVICE - The invention relates to a milking parlor arrangement ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150296737 | SPACE DIVIDER OF A MILKING PARLOR ARRANGEMENT, AND MILKING PARLOR ARRANGEMENT - A space divider ( | 10-22-2015 |
20160037747 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF A ROBOT CARRIAGE BASED ON THE POSITION OF A MILKING STALL OF AN ADJACENT ROTARY MILKING PLATFORM - A system includes a carriage track positioned adjacent to a rotary milking platform, a robot carriage positioned on the carriage track such that the robot carriage may move along the carriage track, and a controller. The controller determines a movement of a milking stall of the rotary milking platform from a first rotational position to a second rotational position. The controller further determines a position of the robot carriage on the carriage track corresponding to the movement of the milking stall of the rotary milking platform. The controller also communicates a position signal to a carriage actuator coupled to the robot carriage and the carriage track. The position signal causes the carriage actuator to move the robot carriage along the carriage track to the determined position in conjunction with the movement of the rotary milking platform. | 02-11-2016 |
20160157460 | A DOCKING DEVICE FOR A ROTARY MILKING PARLOUR - A docking device, for a milking parlor with a rotary platform and a plurality of milking stalls, includes a first docking unit with a part of a first milk line connected to the platform and a second docking unit with a part of a second milk line separately arranged from the platform. At least one of the docking units includes an adjusting mechanism allowing an adjustment of a position of said docking unit in relation to the other docking unit. At least one of the docking units is associated with a guiding surface configured to guide the other docking unit during the movement in order to reach the docking position in which a closed connection is provided between the outlet opening of the first docking unit and the inlet opening of the second docking unit. | 06-09-2016 |
20160192612 | CROWD GATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | 07-07-2016 |
20180020632 | SPACE DIVIDER OF A MILKING PARLOR ARRANGEMENT, AND MILKING PARLOR ARRANGEMENT | 01-25-2018 |