A cartridge, and a teatcup

摘要

The invention refers to a teatcup and a cartridge to be comprised by the teatcup to be attached to a teat of an animal to be milked. The cartridge (1 ) comprises a sleeve (6) having an upper end (6a) and a lower end (6b), and a teatcup liner (7) mounted in the sleeve and having an inner space (8) for receiving said teat. A pulsation chamber (9) provided between an inner side of the sleeve and an outer side of the teatcup liner. The teatcup liner comprises an upper end portion (7a) located at the upper end of the sleeve, a barrel portion (7c) and a lower end portion (7b) extending beyond the lower end of the sleeve. The lower end portion forms an end nozzle (10) beyond the lower end of the sleeve. The end nozzle has a tapering external shape configured to be received in a milk conduit (4) for transporting the milk from the cartridge to the milk conduit.