| 摘要 |
An automatic milking apparatus for a laboratory animal, in which positioning of a teat cup (20) is facilitated and stabilized to realize fully automated milking operation. The forward end of a first milk tube (12) to which the teat cup (20) for a laboratory animal is fitted is attached to the free end of a universal arm (A) fixed at one end to an appropriate base (milk collecting container stand (B)). The universal arm (A) is flexible and is constructed from a laminate body (40) covered with a coating member (50), where the laminate body (40) is made up of a long members (41) formed of a material (such as a lead plate) which can be bent and can hold its attitude after the bending and of a steel plate member (42). These members are in contact with each other such that each member can be slid relative to each other when the entire part of the member is bent, and each member has at one end a fixing part (53) for stopping its relative movement. The forward end of the flexible arm (A) is not displaced after it is positioned. |
