CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST ONE FLEXIBLE TUBULAR ELEMENT CONNECTED TO A CUP-SHAPED MEMBER
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Abstract
A control system for at least one flexible tubular element connected to a cup-shaped member includes a positioning mechanism arranged to hold the cup-shaped member and the tubular element in a parking position in a magazine when the cup-shaped member is not used, and to allow a pull-out motion of the tubular element when the cup-shaped member is moved from the parking position in the magazine to an attaching position on a teat of an animal by a gripping member. The control system further includes a control unit arranged to control the positioning mechanism such that it provides a pull-out motion of the tubular element with a controlled speed when the cup-shaped member is moved from the parking position to the attaching position on a teat of an animal by the gripping member.
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33 Claims
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17. A control system for controlling a tubular element positioning mechanism, comprising:
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a control unit (14); and a magazine (3, 7) comprising a positioning mechanism, the positioning mechanism controlled by the control unit (14), the positioning mechanism holding a flexible tubular element (5, 6, 9) connected to a cup-shaped member (4, 8), the positioning mechanism holding the tubular element (5, 6, 9) and the cup-shaped member (4, 8) in a parking position in the magazine (3, 7) when the cup-shaped member (4, 8) is not used, the cup-shaped member (4, 8) being movable from the parking position to an attaching position on a teat of an animal (1) by a gripping member (12a), the positioning mechanism providing, under control of the control unit, a pull-out motion of the tubular element (5, 6, 9) when the cup-shaped member (4, 8) is moved, by the gripping member (12a), from the parking position to the attaching position on a teat of an animal (1), wherein, when the gripping member (12a) moves the cup-shaped member (4, 8) from the parking position to the attaching position on the teat of the animal (1), the control unit (14) controls the positioning mechanism to provide the pull-out motion of the tubular element (5, 6, 9) with a controlled speed. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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