公开(公告)号：US11234412B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-01

申请号：US16609537

申请日：2018-04-27

Applicant: DELAVAL HOLDING AB

Inventor： Lance Hamerton

IPC: A01K1/12 ,  A01J7/00 ,  A01K1/10 ,  G08B5/02

Abstract: An expelling device is provided that is configured to incite an animal to exit from of a milking stable in which the animal is standing during a milking session. The milking stable has a front wall element and lateral wall elements and is configured to house an animal that is being milked in the milking stable with the head directed to and close to the front wall element. The expelling device includes a sheet configured to move vertically from an elevated position to a position adjacent to a front end of the milking stable and adjacent to a lateral wall element of the milking stable.

公开(公告)号：US10455803B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15519434

申请日：2015-10-15

Applicant: DELAVAL HOLDING AB

Inventor： Lance Hamerton

IPC: A01J5/017 ,  A01K1/12

Abstract: A support arm assembly for milking equipment is disclosed which includes a pivotable support arm and a stationary arm suspension configured to support the pivotable support arm. The pivotable support arm includes an elongated arm member configured to support a milking cluster of the milking equipment at a distal end portion thereof. The elongated arm member is pivotable in a first direction and an opposite second direction in a substantially horizontal plane. The support arm assembly also includes a holding device configured to maintain the elongated arm member in a first pivotal position when the elongated arm member is subjected to a pivotal force smaller than a threshold force. Further a milking parlor is disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10238083B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US14761012

申请日：2014-01-28

Applicant: DELAVAL HOLDING AB

Inventor： Lance Hamerton ,  Mike Lingard

IPC: A01J5/00 ,  A01J5/16 ,  A01J3/00 ,  A01J5/04 ,  A01J7/00 ,  A01J5/017

Abstract: A milking device includes a support device (1) supporting a milking member (2) having a claw (3) and a number of teatcups (4) to be attached to a respective teat of an animal. The support device (1) includes a rear portion (6), an attachment part (9) attaching the support device to a structure, and an arm section (7) having a proximal end portion attached to the rear portion (6) and a distal end portion movable between an active position in the proximity of the animal to be milked and a rest position. A first cavity extends along the arm section and houses a retracting member for retracting the milking member from the teats of the animal. A second cavity for conveying a fluid flow extends along the arm section. The arm section includes an extruded part enclosing the first cavity and the second cavity.