| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a device (1) for fitting and resiliently holding at least one teat treating member onto an animal teat (39) during a teat cleaning or milk sampling operation. Each teat treating member comprises a substantially rigid body (9) intended to be attached to a manipulating arm (3) of a robot for placing said device (1) below the teat (39) to be treated and a teat cup (15) having drainage means (35) and being supported by the rigid body (9). The device is characterised in that said teat cup (15) is resiliently supported by the rigid body (9) by means of at least one expandable and contractible wall member (11) attached to the teat cup (15) and to the rigid body (5) such that an inner space (10) is formed therebetween. The volume is being variable by varying the pressure of a gaseous medium supplied to said inner space (10), whereby the teat cup (15) is movable essentially in its axial direction relative the rigid body (9) from a first position in which the teat cup (15) is located below the teat (39) and in which said wall member (11) is contracted, to a second position in which the teat (39) is inserted into the teat cup (15) and in which said wall member (11) is expanded.
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