51 results about "Milking" patented technology

A rotary milking parlor arrangement has a rotating platform (130) with a plurality of compartments (S) for housing animals during milking. Drive units (241, 242, 243, 244, 245) rotate the rotating platform (130) about a rotation axis (P). A control unit (220) obtains a respective first state of a first operating parameter (p11, p21, p31, p41, p51), such as a torque, of each drive unit (241, 242, 243, 244, 245) while the rotating platform (130) is operating in a first operating mode, such as when idle. The control unit (220) also obtains a respective second state of the first operating parameter (p11, p21, p31, p41, p51) of each drive unit (241, 242, 243, 244, 245) while the rotating platform (130) is operating in a second operating mode, such as when rotating in a steady state. The control unit (220) compares the first and second states of the first operating parameter with each other for each drive unit (241, 242, 243, 244, 245). If the difference between the first and second states does not exceed a threshold level for one or more detected drive units, the control unit (220) generates a first alarm (A1) for the one or more detected drive units. The first alarm (A1) can warn that the maximum steady-state speed of the rotating platform (130) is reduced.

The invention relates to the technical field of livestock breeding early warning, in particular to an Internet of Things livestock breeding early warning method and system based on data monitoring and a medium. The method comprises the following steps: collecting a dairy cow hind limb behavior original data set and a milking hall environment vibration reference data set; identifying a mechanical interference frequency in the environment vibration reference data set of the milking parlor to obtain a mechanical interference dominant frequency component set; frequency domain filtering is carried out on the dairy cow hind limb behavior original data set according to the mechanical interference dominant frequency component set, and a hind limb behavior preliminary denoising data set is obtained; and calculating the phase difference between the initial denoising data set of the hind limb behaviors and the environment vibration reference data set of the milking parlour on each frequency component, and generating an abnormal frequency phase difference mapping table. According to the invention, the problem that the existing monitoring system is difficult to accurately capture the micro behavior characteristics of the dairy cow in a complex vibration environment is effectively solved, so that the accuracy and reliability of health early warning of the dairy cow are remarkably improved.

A milking cup, a connector (2) and a cartridge (1) are disclosed. The milking cup is configured to be attached to a teat of an animal to be milked. The cartridge comprises an elongate sleeve (8) having an upper end portion (8 ') and a lower end portion (8' '), and a barrel (9) pre-mounted in the elongate sleeve (8) and having an inner space (10) for receiving a teat. A pulsation chamber (11) is formed between the elongated sleeve and the barrel. A head member (12) provided at the upper end portion includes a lip (13) surrounding an opening (14) to the inner space. The elongated sleeve has a flange (20) extending outwardly at the upper end portion. The head member comprises a plurality of locking members (19), each gripping the flange. Each locking member extends toward the lower end portion and beyond the flange.

The application provides a milking device, comprising a body and a mechanical arm; the body is movably connected with a milking assembly, the milking assembly has at least two milking areas which are arranged on opposite sides of the body in a longitudinal direction and are used for milking; the mechanical arm has one longitudinal driving element which is drivingly connected with the body and is used for driving the mechanical arm to move in the longitudinal direction; the execution end of the mechanical arm can be engaged with or separated from the milking assembly; the milking device is configured in such a way that the longitudinal driving element drives the mechanical arm to move to one side of the body, so that the execution end is engaged with the milking assembly of the milking area on the side, and drives the milking assembly to move to the milking position of the milking area, so that the suction nozzle of the milking assembly is adsorbed to the teat of the animal. Taking the milking of a dairy cow as an example, the milking device provided by the application can save milking time, improve milking efficiency and reduce the overall manufacturing cost of the milking device by using one mechanical arm for at least two milking areas.

The utility model relates to the technical field of amusement equipment devices for science and education, in particular to an amusement equipment device for simulating milking for science and education, which comprises a bottom support and a plurality of water outlet pipes, a plurality of protruding parts are arranged on the inner wall of the bottom support in an annular array mode, and through holes are formed in the protruding parts of the bottom support in a penetrating mode. Nuts are fixedly embedded in the top ends of the protruding parts of the bottom support, fixing seats are fixedly connected to the top ends of the water outlet pipes, fixing rings are arranged in the fixing seats, connecting pipes are fixedly connected to the top ends of the fixing rings, and sleeves matched with the through holes are connected to the top ends of the connecting pipes. According to the structure, a split mode is adopted, replacement of easily-damaged parts is effectively achieved, the milking process is simulated more truly without power, no electrical accessories exist, the failure rate of products is reduced, and the service life of the products is prolonged.

A sampling device for taking a representative milk sample from a milking device. The milking device includes a milking means, a milk jar, a milk hose, a milk tank, a milk line, a milk pump for pumping the milk, a milk meter for determining the quantity of milk milked, and a control unit. The sampling device includes a sample line with an input connection to the milk jar, the milk pump or the milk line, an output to a sample collection receptacle, and a control device controllable by the control unit based on the quantity of milk determined by the milk meter in order to direct, during pumping, a sample quantity of milk through the sample line. The control unit knows how much milk must be pumped and can take precisely enough milk samples distributed over the pumping operation such that an accurate representative sample is obtained.

A milking device has milking means, a controller, a milk line for transporting the milk from the milking means to a milk tank, a milk filter for filtering the milk passing through the milk line, and a cleaning device for cleaning the milk filter with cleaning fluid. The milk filter comprises a housing which surrounds a filter volume and has a milk inlet and a milk outlet, and a circumferential filter body. The filter body comprises filter holes and divides the filter volume into an inner filter volume and an outer filter volume. The milk filter is configured to be flushed during use. The cleaning device is configured to clean the milk filter. The filter holes are grouped into a first group and a second group. The diameter of the holes in the first group is greater than that of the second group.

The invention relates to a kind of emulsion extrusion equipment, including milking barrel, the head of the milking barrel is movably inserted with replaceable milking sleeve, the tail of the milking barrel is connected with horn barrel, the lower end of the horn barrel is connected with connecting pipeline, and the connecting pipeline is connected to the collecting barrel.By the structure of annular air bag, air pipe, adjusting cavity, elastic pull rope and elastic cylinder, when vacuum machine stops working or fails, the negative pressure in the elastic cylinder channel reduces, the adjusting cavity is dragged by elastic pull rope and is extruded to make gas enter annular air bag, so that annular air bag is inflated to strengthen the extrusion of elastic extrusion cylinder and isolation cylinder, can continuously clamp nipple and not fall, avoid negative pressure stop extrusion equipment from falling and cause pollution.

The utility model provides an animal husbandry limiting device with a self-locking structure, and relates to the field of animal husbandry limiting devices, nuts are screwed on the outer sides of rotating shaft assemblies, connecting plates are rotatably connected on the outer sides of the two rotating shaft assemblies, and the connecting plates are screwed and limited through the nuts. In order to solve the problem that in the subsequent operation such as milking and killing, in order to ensure the safety of an operator, the head of a cattle often needs to be clamped and limited, and corresponding subsequent work needs to be carried out to obtain animal energy, a guide frame and a sawtooth plate are arranged, and a guide limiting structure composed of the guide frame and the sawtooth plate is arranged, so that a clamping plate is guided to be accurately positioned; and self-locking can be achieved after the clamping plate is in place, and the limiting effect is not affected even if components of the device loosen to a certain degree. Meanwhile, the stability of the supporting frame is enhanced through the reinforcing pipes and the partition plates, the stability of the limiting device is greatly improved on the whole, and the reliability of limiting the head of the cattle is ensured.

The utility model provides a kind of efficient milking machine for dairy farm belongs to milking machine technical field, including rack, the bearing plate is fixedly connected in the rack, the upper end surface of the bearing plate is fixed with two slide rails symmetrically, two The slide rails are all slidingly connected with slide sleeve, the upper end surface of the slide sleeve is fixedly connected with moving plate.The utility model is provided with base, pressure sensor, round plate, milk storage barrel, bucket cover, first joint, second joint, first connecting pipe, link pipe, first control valve, tee pipe, second control valve and second connecting pipe, after one milk storage barrel is full, another milk storage barrel is used immediately to store milk, then the full milk storage barrel is replaced, and the process of replacement can continue milking operation, avoid the interruption of milking to improve the efficiency of milking, solve the problem of low efficiency of milking caused by stopping milking in the prior art to replace milk storage barrel.

The utility model relates to the related technical field of fixing frames, in particular to a small movable milking fixing frame for milk goats. A fixing frame is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the rack, clamping plates are arranged on the two sides of the interior of the fixing frame, and the two ends of the clamping plates are slidably connected with the sliding rods. Under the matching action of the rack, the fixing frame, the clamping plates, the sliding rods, the conveying belt and the control mechanism, the neck of a milk goat entering the device can be rapidly clamped, then the milk goat is fixed, struggling of the milk goat in the milking process is avoided, workers can conveniently conduct milking, and the milking efficiency is improved. According to the small-size movable milking fixing frame for the milk goats, the working efficiency of workers is improved, and the problems that although an existing small-size movable milking fixing frame for the milk goats can guide the milk goats to leave from the fixing frame, the existing small-size movable milking fixing frame for the milk goats does not have the function of rapidly fixing the milk goats, the workers need to manually bind the milk goats to the fixing frame, time and labor are wasted, and the working efficiency is low are solved.

The utility model provides an auxiliary milking sheep hoof fixator which comprises a rod portion, a hook used for hanging is fixedly connected to the upper end of the rod portion, a hoof hooking mechanism is arranged at the lower end of the rod portion, a switch mechanism is arranged on the rod portion, and the switch mechanism is matched with the hoof hooking mechanism in a linkage mode. The hoof hooking mechanism comprises a semicircular hooking ring, the hooking ring is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the rod part, a fixing through hole is formed in the end, away from the rod part, of the hooking ring and is a square hole, a tensioning belt is fixedly connected into the fixing through hole, and the other end of the tensioning belt is fixedly connected with the hoof hooking mechanism. The sheep hoof fixing device is simple in structure and convenient and simple to operate, can be operated by a single person to fix a sheep hoof, and cannot press or damage the sheep hoof in the using process.

The present invention relates to a milking liner for use with a teat cup assembly that includes a rigid shell member, the milking liner comprising a head region presenting a mouth opening and a skirt about the mouth opening, a barrel comprising a barrel wall defining a chamber to receive the teat of an animal via the mouth opening and extending in an longitudinal direction from the head region to a hackle region that defines a passage for milk from the barrel and comprises of a sealing surface to sealing engage with a sealing seat of the shell member, wherein the sealing surface, when viewed in a cross section to which the longitudinal direction is normal, comprises of at least 3 discrete and adjoining side regions.

A controller (200) for managing the creation of a sample comprising a mixture of milk and a chemical is disclosed. The controller determines the ratio between milk and chemical based on a predetermined value or the quality criterion of a previous sample in the same milking session. It sends a first control signal to a milk dosing unit (120) and a second control signal to a chemical dosing unit (130) to supply the ingredients according to the ratio, creating the sample. Additionally, the controller sends a signal to an image sensor (210) to capture the sample's image and assess its quality based on somatic cell detection. If the quality criterion is not met, the controller adjusts the ratio and regenerates a subsequent sample during the same milking session.

The utility model relates to a goat milking rack which comprises a base frame, a driving mechanism and a control module. A milking channel is formed on the base frame, the length direction of the milking channel is arranged in the horizontal direction, a plurality of milking stations are sequentially arranged in the milking channel in the length direction of the milking channel, channel openings in the two ends of the milking channel are an inlet and an outlet respectively, and the two opposite sides of the milking channel are a milking cup installation side and a head facing side respectively. The driving mechanism comprises a walking seat, a driving door, a lifting assembly and a driving assembly; the walking seat is arranged on the base frame in a sliding mode and is higher than the milking channel, and the sliding direction of the walking seat is arranged in the length direction of the milking channel; the driving door is arranged on the walking seat in an up-and-down moving mode, and the driving door can be switched between the state of blocking the milking channel and the state of opening the milking channel through up-and-down movement; the lifting assembly is used for driving the driving door to move up and down. The driving assembly is used for driving the walking seat to slide. The control module is electrically connected with the lifting assembly and the driving assembly.

This utility model relates to a parallel continuous milking station suitable for moderately sized dairy goat farms. The utility model consists of an upper goat weighing module (1), an upper goat pedal (2), a frame module (3), a lower goat pedal (4), a lower goat weighing module (5), and a milking system module (6). Through a conveyor system on the parallel continuous milking station combined with automatic cup retrieval, continuous milking is achieved based on the parallel milking station. Furthermore, by integrating a vacuum milking pulsation system, a weight monitoring system, and a data management platform, it achieves highly efficient, low-cost, and compact automated and intelligent milking, meeting the actual needs of small and medium-sized farms.

The invention relates to a method for determining the occupancy of a milking stall in a milking system by a farm animal (10) or for determining the occupancy of a feeding stall in a feeding system by a farm animal (10) comprising the following steps: - Capturing at least one milking place (4) or feeding place by at least one camera (7) in one image or image sequence; - Evaluating the image or image sequence to identify the at least one milking place (4) or feeding place; - Evaluating the image or image sequence to identify a farm animal (10) located in the at least one milking place (4) or feeding place; - Create and save an association between the at least one identified milking place (4) or feeding place and the identified farm animal (10). The invention further relates to a milking or feeding system with at least two milking stalls (4) or feeding stalls and at least one camera (7) in whose detection range the at least two milking stalls (4) or feeding stalls are located, and an evaluation device, wherein the milking or feeding system is equipped to carry out such a method.

The invention relates to a method for controlling a milking parlor comprising at least one milking stall (4) for milking a lactating animal (10), wherein the at least one milking stall (4) includes a milking unit coupled to a vacuum line via a controllable vacuum valve. The method comprises the following steps: closing the vacuum valve to interrupt the vacuum supply to the milking unit of the at least one milking stall (4); detecting an event related to the animal (10) entering the at least one milking stall (4) at a first time point; and opening the vacuum valve after a predetermined blocking time (t) has elapsed. B ) starting from the first time point to a second time point point. The invention further relates to a milking parlor with at least one milking stall (4) and a control device for carrying out such a process.

The application relates to the technical field of food ingredient analysis, and discloses a label-free online raw milk somatic cell detection device and a detection method. The label-free online raw milk somatic cell detection device is installed on a milking production line and comprises an online sampling module, an automatic image acquisition module and a server. Branch pipelines and a detection pool are arranged in the online sampling module. Two ends of the branch pipelines of the online sampling module are connected with main pipelines of the milking production line, so that raw milk samples flow through the detection pool in the branch pipelines during the milking process. In the detection pool, the raw milk samples are distributed in a single layer of cells. The automatic image acquisition module is connected with the server and acquires cell images of the raw milk samples flowing through the detection pool in response to acquisition instructions of the server. The cell images are used for somatic cell detection. The beneficial effect is that the efficiency of online acquisition of cell images of somatic cells is improved.

A robot milking device includes a milking site, an animal identification device, robot milking means, a feeding device for providing feed to the dairy animal during the milking based on a feed allowance, and a controller for the robot milking system and for updating feed allowance. The method includes selecting a future time period, determining a free capacity C of the robot milking system, determining a sub-group of the dairy animals for which the controller may continue to provide feed after the milking, milking and feeding the dairy animals which visit the milking system, and additionally feeding a dairy animal from the sub-group depending on the determined free capacity C, if the dairy animal still has a feed allowance for milking.

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent milking, and discloses an intelligent milking mechanical arm suitable for a rotating disc type milking station, the intelligent milking mechanical arm comprises a stand column, a lifting assembly, a movable arm assembly and a cup sleeving assembly which are connected in sequence, the lifting assembly can enable the movable arm assembly to vertically ascend and descend on the stand column, and the movable arm assembly can enable the cup sleeving assembly to horizontally move; the sleeve cup assembly comprises an execution arm and a flexible sleeve cup mechanism, the execution arm is connected with the movable arm assembly, the flexible sleeve cup mechanism comprises an air cylinder, a pull rope, a tail end flexible block, a front end flexible block and a plurality of middle flexible blocks, and the flexible sleeve cup mechanism forms a pure flexible arm structure driven by the air cylinder and the pull rope; according to the intelligent milking mechanical arm suitable for the rotating disc type milking station, the rear stand column of the milking position in the existing rotating disc type milking station can be directly replaced and transformed, automatic cup sleeving and taking are achieved, the cup sleeving and taking efficiency is high, and the stress reaction of dairy cows cannot be caused.

The utility model relates to the technical field of camel milking, in particular to camel movable milking equipment which comprises a movable base. The device further comprises a protective shell, the protective shell is fixedly connected to the upper portion of the movable base, containing grooves are fixedly connected to the two sides of the protective shell, a plurality of suction cup connectors are arranged in the containing grooves, the suction cup connectors are movably connected with suction nipples, a flushing pool is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the containing grooves, and a flushing pipeline is fixedly connected to the lower portion of the flushing pool. The side, away from the protective shell, of the flushing pool is fixedly connected with a blow-off pipe. The suction nipple is fixed through the suction cup connector, the suction nipple is prevented from falling off and secondary pollution to the suction nipple when the suction nipple is cleaned, the flushing pool and the flushing pipeline are arranged to flush the suction nipple, the situation that the suction nipple is exposed for a long time, bacteria and impurities are attached to the suction nipple is avoided, and the suction nipple is prevented from being damaged. And the influence on the extruded camel milk is caused, so that the produced camel milk is cleaner and higher in quality, and the waste of the camel milk is avoided.

A milking device is provided with milking means, a control unit, a milk line for transporting the milk from the milking means to a milk tank, a milk filter for filtering the milk passing through the milk line, and a cleaning device for the milk filter with cleaning liquid. The milk filter includes a housing which surrounds a filter volume and has a milk inlet and a milk outlet, and a filter component in the filter volume. The filter component includes a circumferential plate part with filter openings, and divides the filter volume into a central inner filter volume and an outer filter volume surrounding the latter. The filter component includes wire with a unilaterally tapering cross-sectional profile and a frame. The wire is provided in a spiral shape with a plurality of windings or in a series of individual parallel rings or rods.

The utility model relates to an integrated lactating animal drinking water system of a rotating disc type milking machine, which comprises a storage pressure-adjustable diverter used for storing and adjusting water pressure and water quantity of the system; one end of the flow dividing main pipe is connected with the storage pressure-adjustable flow divider, and the other end of the flow dividing main pipe is connected with the flow dividing branch pipe; the pressure stabilizing flow divider is used for uniformly distributing the water flow of the flow dividing main pipe to the flow dividing branch pipes on the branches; one end of the flow dividing branch pipe is connected with the pressure stabilizing flow divider, and the other end of the flow dividing branch pipe is communicated with one end of the flow monitoring connecting pipe; the connecting pipe with the flow monitoring function is used for monitoring the water drinking amount in real time and feeding back the water drinking amount to the storage pressure-adjustable flow divider; the water drinking bowl is used for providing drinking water for lactating animals. The system has the advantages that the problem of separation of milking and drinking processes in the prior art is solved, the pasture management efficiency and the animal welfare level are remarkably improved, the operation cost is reduced, and powerful support is provided for fine operation of a modernized pasture.

Milk extracting system (100) comprising a quarter milking point (500) with four milk meter devices (561, 562, 563, 564) for measuring milk yield and / or time duration and / or milk flow rate from each teat (111, 112) of an animal (101) during a milking session (311a), and an udder milking point (130) with four teat cups (131, 132, 133, 134), each fitting on a teat and comprising a liner (220a, 220b) and a shell (230a, 230b) to create a pulsation space (225). The system includes a pulsator device (210) with independent channels (221, 222) connected to the pulsation spaces, controlled by a controller (180). It also comprises an animal identification device (120a, 120b) and a memory device (190) for storing and utilizing milk data of the quarter milking point (500) to adjust pulsation settings for optimized milking when the animal is milked on the udder milking point.

A milking system includes two or more milking devices for extracting a milking from a dairy animal; a central utility system connected with each milking device in the milking system, and a cleaning unit for cleaning the milking devices and milk-carrying parts of the central utility system. The cleaning unit includes a fluid transporting line for transport of cleaning fluid where each of the milking devices is in fluid connection with the fluid transport line, a buffer unit for receiving and temporarily storing extracted milk where the buffer unit is in fluid connection with each of the milking devices through a milk line, and a control unit for controlling the central utility unit. The cleaning unit cleans each milking device and milk line during a cleaning cycle, and at least one of the milking devices is available for extracting milk from a dairy animal during the cleaning cycle.

Relief phase pressure control device (100, 200) which is designed as a milking cup connection device (100, 200) for mechanical coupling with a milking cup sleeve part (280) receiving an elastic teat receptacle (291) and has a pulsation area (110, 210) with a first connection (211) designed for connecting a pulsation line, a vacuum area (120, 220) with a second connection (221) designed for connection to a milk discharge line, and a controllable fluid connection (130, 230) between the pulsation range (110, 210) and the vacuum range (120, 220), wherein the fluid connection (130, 230) is controllable such that in a first operating state with a first pressure in the pulsation range (110, 210) the fluid connection (130, 230) is at least temporarily open, and that in a second operating state with a second pressure in the pulsation range (110, 210) the fluid connection (130, 230) is closed, wherein the first pressure is higher than the second pressure, wherein, for the targeted introduction of air / gas into the negative pressure area (120, 220), a lip valve (135) is provided which is inserted into a bore (132) formed in the milking cup connection device (100, 200) and opens into the negative pressure area (120, 220) and is connected to the pulsation area (110, 210) via a channel (134) and a line (133).

A method and apparatus (3) for operating a rotary milking platform (1) to maximise the number of animals milked per unit time. The milking platform (1) is rotated about a central vertical axis (4) by a variable speed motor (6), and comprises a plurality of animal accommodating locations (5) for the animals being milked. An entry position (7) and an exit position (9) accommodate animals to and from the platform (1). A position sensor (10) monitors the angular position of the platform (1). An RFID sensor (12) reads the identity of animals entering the platform (1). Historical data relating to milking time per milking session and the milk yield per animal per session is stored in an electronic memory (17). A microprocessor (15) reads signals from flow meters (14) which monitor the milk flow from milking clusters of each animal accommodating location (5). The microprocessor (15) is configured as each animal enters the platform (1) to compute an optimum angular velocity for the platform (1) in order to maximise the number of animals milked per unit time. The optimum angular velocity is computed as a function of the historical data of each animal on the platform (1), and the current milk yield of each animal on the milking platform (1) determined from the flow meter (14).

A method for milking a dairy animal by a robotic milking apparatus (1) is provided. The robotic milking apparatus comprises milking cups (3-1, 3-2), a teat position determination device (6), a robot arm (2) carrying all milking cups in a rest position and attaching these milking cups to teats (15-1, 15-2), and a control unit (7). The dairy animal is milked at an intended milking frequency. The method comprises determining, by the teat position determination device, whether a distance between two teats of the dairy animal is larger than a first threshold distance. If said distance is at most equal to the first threshold distance, a normal attachment and milking procedure is performed, which normal attachment and milking procedure comprises attaching and milking all teats successively. But if said distance is larger than the first threshold distance, a modified milking procedure is performed, which modified milking procedure comprises increasing the intended milking frequency of the animal, and / or attaching a milking cup to one of said two teats and starting to milk it, and only after a waiting time has elapsed after this, attaching a milking cup to the other of said two teats and / or starting to milk it. The waiting time is longer than in case of the normal attachment and milking procedure. A corresponding apparatus is also provided. In this way, only when the udder has contracted and the teats are therefore closer together, the second teat is milked. In this way, it is possible to reliably milk a dairy animal whose udder is very large and whose teats are far apart.