Milking Cluster and Milking Parlor Having Such a Milking Cluster
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1. A milking cluster for a milking parlor for milking milk-producing animals, the milking cluster comprising:
- a teat cup unit having a teat cup;
a drive device; and
a pulling element arrangement connected between the teat cup and the drive device, the pulling element arrangement including a segment unit and a plurality of pulling elements.
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Abstract
A milking cluster for a milking parlour for milking milk-giving animals, having at least one teat cup unit having a housing, a teat cup, a drive appliance, a pulling element arrangement connected to the teat cup, and the pulling element arrangement has a segment unit having at least two pulling elements.
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24 Claims
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1. A milking cluster for a milking parlor for milking milk-producing animals, the milking cluster comprising:
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a teat cup unit having a teat cup; a drive device; and a pulling element arrangement connected between the teat cup and the drive device, the pulling element arrangement including a segment unit and a plurality of pulling elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A milking parlor for milking milk-producing animals, the milking parlor having a milking cluster comprising:
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a teat cup unit having a teat cup; a drive device; and a pulling element arrangement connected between the teat cup and the drive device, the pulling element arrangement including a segment unit and a plurality of pulling elements. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for positioning a milking cluster for attachment to the teats of a milk-producing animal, the milking cluster having:
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a teat cup unit having a teat cup; a drive device; and a pulling element arrangement connected between the teat cup and the drive device, the pulling element arrangement including a segment unit and a plurality of pulling elements; and the method comprises the steps of; moving the milking cluster upward in the direction of a dairy animal udder; moving individual teat cups of the milking cluster which are not positioned on corresponding dairy animal teats to a positioning position; and moving teat cups that are not attached to corresponding dairy animal teats into a park position.
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