Rotary parlour for milking of animals

摘要

A rotary parlour for milking of animals includes a rotary platform unit and storing devices connected to the platform unit and adapted to hold a number of teat cups in predetermined parking positions. The storing devices are supported by a supporting mechanism comprising an elevating part adapted to move the storing device between an operating position in which the storing device holds at least a part of the parked teat cups at a higher level than the lowest level of the upper surface of the platform unit and a non-operative position in which both the storing device and the parked teat cups are located at a lower level than the lowest level of the upper surface of the platform unit.

主权项

1. A rotary parlour for milking of animals (1), comprising:
a rotary platform unit (3) having i) an upper surface (3a) adapted to support animals (1) to be milked on the platform unit, and ii) a lower surface (3b) forming an underside of the platform unit; at least one storing device (11, 24, 25) for parking of teat cups (2) in predetermined parking positions; a supporting member (17, 27) located below the lower surface of the platform unit and supporting the storing device, the supporting member (17, 27) being mounted to the lower surface (3b) of the platform unit by a fixed connection (18, 28) between the lower surface (3b) of the platform unit (3) and an upper portion of the supporting member (17, 27), the at least one storage device (11, 24, 25) being fixedly connected to the lower surface (3b) of the platform unit (3) via the supporting member (17, 27); and an elevating part (20, 22, 30) arranged to move the storing device between an operating position and a non-operative position, in the operating position, the storing device holding at least a part of the teat cups at a higher level than a lowest level (3a′) of an adjacent portion of the upper surface (3a) of the platform unit, in the non-operative position, the storing device storing the teat cups at a lower level than the lowest level (3a′) of the adjacent portion of the upper surface (3a) of the platform unit (3), in the non-operative position, the storing device being located below the lowest level (3a′) of the adjacent portion of the upper surface (3a) of the platform unit (3).