A DEVICE FOR CARRYING A MILKING MEMBER

摘要

The invention refers to a device for carrying a milking member, which includ es four teatcups (3) and is connectable to a milking machine (5) via a flexible conduit member (6). A support element (10) is fixedly mounted at a milking b ox (13) for an animal to be milked and positioned with the head at the front. A n arm arrangement (9) is pivotably connected to the support element and arrang ed to support partly the milking member during milking of said animal when the teatcups are applied to a respective teat. The arm arrangement (9) is movabl e from a first position beside said animal to a second position below said animal. The arm arrangement is fixedly connected to the flexible conduit member (6) at a distance from the milking member in such a way that the milking member is partly movable in relation to the arm arrangement. The device includes a force-generating member for generating, during milking, a force acting on the arm arrangement in a forward direction (x). This force i s transferred to said teatcup via the conduit member.