TEAT CUP HOLDER RACK

摘要

The present invention relates to a device and a method for cleaning teat cups (21) in a milking machine. It comprises a teat cup holding rack (1) having a teat cup (21) connected to a milk line (11), teat cup cleaning means (25) with cleaning fluid supply means such as a nozzle (41), and teat cup storing means (19', 19"), milk line actuating means (9, 53, 55) for retracting said milk line (11) until said teat cup (21) is positioned upside down and in contact with said teat cup storing means (19', 19"); and teat cup cleaning means actuating means (13") for moving said cleaning fluid supply means (41) from a position not underneath said teat cup (21) to a position substantially vertically below said teat cup (21).