WO1999027772A1 - Internal wings - Google Patents
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- WO1999027772A1 WO1999027772A1 PCT/SE1998/002196 SE9802196W WO9927772A1 WO 1999027772 A1 WO1999027772 A1 WO 1999027772A1 SE 9802196 W SE9802196 W SE 9802196W WO 9927772 A1 WO9927772 A1 WO 9927772A1
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- teat
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- 238000004140 cleaning Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 63
- 210000002445 nipple Anatomy 0.000 description 35
- 241001465754 Metazoa Species 0.000 description 4
- 210000000481 breast Anatomy 0.000 description 1
- 235000013365 dairy product Nutrition 0.000 description 1
- 238000001035 drying Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000006260 foam Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000004753 textile Substances 0.000 description 1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01J—MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
- A01J7/00—Accessories for milking machines or devices
- A01J7/04—Accessories for milking machines or devices for treatment of udders or teats, e.g. for cleaning
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus according to the preamble of claim 1 for cleaning the teats of animals.
- the German patent DE 127 384 describes a device with a plurality of elongated brashes mounted vertically on a holder.
- the brushes are arranged in a circle.
- the brushes can rotate continuously about their vertical central axis and have horizontally projecting bristles which can brush the surface of any teats introduced vertically down between the brashes in the centre of the circle of brashes.
- the brush .are radially immovable which means that it is not possible to change the size of the hole in the centre of the circle of brashes into which the teat is received.
- the size of this hole is therefore chosen as a compromise between a size which is too small to receive the largest conceivable teat and too big to adequately clean the smallest conceivable teat. This means that there will always be some teats which are too small or too large to be properly cleaned.
- An object of the present invention is to overcome the problems of the prior art teat cleaning devices. These problems are overcome by a teat cleaning device having the features mentioned in the characterising portion of claim 1.
- a rotatable teat cleaning means having movable cleaning surfaces which in a rest position lie in positions near to the periphery of the teat cleaning means and which are movable to cleaning positions near to the centre of the teat cleaning means when the teat cleaning means rotates.
- Figure la shows a lateral section along line la)- la) in figure lb) of one embodiment of a teat cleaning device according to the present invention
- Figure lb) shows a section from above along line lb)-lb) in figure la) of the device shown in figure la).
- FIGS la) and lb) show an example of an embodiment of a teat cleaning device 1 according to the invention.
- Teat cleaning device 1 comprises a box-like holder 3 with a teat receiving opening 5 in its upper surface 7.
- Holder 3 is intended to be placed under the udder of an animal to be milked with opening 5 below a teat 4 which is to be cleaned. Holder 3 is then raised so that the teat 4 enters the holder through opening 5.
- Holder 3 contains teat receiving means 8 having a circular rotatable base in the form of base plate 9 which is driven in rotation by drive means 10.
- Base plate 9 supports a plurality of cleaning means 11 shown here as elongated wings 11. In this example there are 6 wings 11 equally spaced in a circle concentric with circular base plate 9.
- Each wing 11 comprises cleaning means 13 in the shape of a flat brash 13 with projecting bristles 14.
- the wings 11 are provided with cleaning means supporting means 15 in the fo ⁇ n of pivotable rods 15 which extend perpendicularly up from base plate 9 and which are rotatable in holes 17 formed in base plate 9.
- pivotal rods 15 form the spines of flat brushes 13 and bristles 14 project horizontally from these rods 15.
- Brushes 13 each have an upper and a lower short side 19, 21 which are substantially parallel and are joined together by first and second long sides 23, 25 attached to the ends of the short sides 19, 21.
- Upper side 19 is shorter than lower side 21.
- First long side 23 is preferably perpendicular to upper and lower sides 19, 21 and is attached to supporting means 15.
- Second long side 25 is inclined and is intended during cleaning to be nearer to the centre of base plate 9 than first long side 23. Second long side 25 forms a teat cleaning surface 27. In the embodiment shown second long side 25 gently curves concavely from upper side 19 to lower side 21 but it could be any desired shape, e.g. straight, complex curved, convex curved, saw-toothed etc., depending on the type and shape of teat being cleaned.
- Wings 11 are each orientated with their longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to 5 the plane of upper surface 7 and are arranged in a circle with a central space 15 able to receive a teat.
- Each wing 11 is pivotable by means of rods 15 from a first rest and teat receiving position (called rest position from now on for the sake of brevity), shown by solid lines, in which the cleaning surface 27 is near to the circumference of base plate 9, to a second cleaning position (shown by dashed lines) in which the cleaning surface 27 is o nearer to the centre of base plate 9.
- each wing 11 is provided with resilient biasing means such as a spring 29 which tends to retain the wings in the first position.
- Each wing 11 is further provided with position changing means such as a counterweight 31 firmly attached to rod 5 15 and extending away from the centre of base plate 9. The counterweight is so heavy and so attached to rod 15 that when base plate 9 is rotated to its worlring speed by drive means 10 the counterweight overcomes the resistance of spring 29 and moves further away from the centre of base plate 9. The causes rod 15 to rotate in hole 17 and cleaning surface 27 to move nearer to the centre of base plate 9. 0
- the base plate 9 When holder 3 is positioned around a teat that is to be cleaned the base plate 9 is not rotating and wings 11 are consequently in their first rest positions. This leaves the centre of the base plate 9 under opening 5 free of obstacles and consequently it is easy to insert the teat into the opening.
- the base 5 plate driving means 10 are actuated and base plate 9 rotates. This causes the counterweights 31 to move outwards and cleaning surfaces 27 to move in an arc towards the centre of base plate 9. The cleaning surfaces 27 thus move into positions in which they are in contact with the teat and hence able to clean the surface of the teat.
- Holder 3 preferably further contains cleaning fluid supplying means (not shown) and preferably drying air supplying means (not shown).
- the wings with position changing means which not only move the wings horizontally but also vertically (i.e. in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the wings).
- the base plate drive means have a cam means which can move relative to the base plate.
- the cam means can be so shaped that in the stationary, rest position it allows the cleamng surfaces to take up their rest position while when it is driven it moves the cleaning surfaces into the cleaning position and, simultaneously or subsequently, locks the base plate to the drive means in order to cause the base plate to rotate.
- the cleaning surfaces could be mounted on inflatable supporting means which in an un-inflated state retract the cleaning surfaces to their rest positions and when inflated they extend the cleaning surfaces into the cleaning position near to the centre of the base plate or vice versa.
- the invention is naturally not limited by the illustrative embodiments mentioned above but can be modified to use any mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic or similar means to move the cleaning surfaces to their cleaning positions.
- any suitable material such as foam or solid rubber, sponge, textiles or the like can be used for the cleaning surfaces.
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Priority Applications (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US09/555,901 US6318299B1 (en) | 1997-12-04 | 1998-12-01 | Internal wings |
AU17918/99A AU1791899A (en) | 1997-12-04 | 1998-12-01 | Internal wings |
EP98962757A EP1030549B1 (en) | 1997-12-04 | 1998-12-01 | Teat cleaning device |
DE69816854T DE69816854T2 (en) | 1997-12-04 | 1998-12-01 | Device for cleaning cow's udders |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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SE9704514A SE9704514D0 (en) | 1997-12-04 | 1997-12-04 | Internal wings |
SE9704514-0 | 1997-12-04 |
Publications (1)
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WO1999027772A1 true WO1999027772A1 (en) | 1999-06-10 |
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PCT/SE1998/002196 WO1999027772A1 (en) | 1997-12-04 | 1998-12-01 | Internal wings |
Country Status (6)
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US (1) | US6318299B1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1030549B1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU1791899A (en) |
DE (1) | DE69816854T2 (en) |
SE (1) | SE9704514D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999027772A1 (en) |
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- 1998-12-01 EP EP98962757A patent/EP1030549B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-12-01 WO PCT/SE1998/002196 patent/WO1999027772A1/en active IP Right Grant
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EP1030549B1 (en) | 2003-07-30 |
SE9704514D0 (en) | 1997-12-04 |
AU1791899A (en) | 1999-06-16 |
DE69816854D1 (en) | 2003-09-04 |
DE69816854T2 (en) | 2004-04-22 |
EP1030549A1 (en) | 2000-08-30 |
US6318299B1 (en) | 2001-11-20 |
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