Automatic washing and sanitizing apparatus for a pipeline milking system

• US 3,916,923 A
• Filed: 07/16/1973
• Issued: 11/04/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Donald L. Branton
• Original Assignee: Donald L. Branton
• Inventors: Branton, Donald L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Roberts, Edward L.
• Application Number:
  US05/379,254
• Time in Patent Office: 841 Days
• Field of Search: 134/57R,58R,95,99,169R,171 119/14.18
• US Class Current: 134/57.00R
• CPC Class Codes: A01J 7/022 Clean-in-Place Systems, i.e. CIP, for cleaning the complete milking installation in place
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 9/0323 Arrangements specially designed for simultaneous and parallel cleaning of a plurality of conduits

Abstract

An automatic washing and sanitizing apparatus for a pipeline milking system. The apparatus includes a 24 hour timer to automatically start and program the sanitizing operation prior to milking so that the completion of the sanitizing cycle the lines have been drained and the system is ready for milking. After the milking, the washing cycle is initiated and the apparatus automatically programs a first rinse cycle, a wash cycle, and a second rinse cycle with detergent and acid being automatically dispensed into the water during the wash and the second rinse cycle, respectively. A fail safe mechanism is incorporated in the system which will automatcially deenergize the system in the event of a malfunction.

Claims

1. An apparatus for cleaning and sanitizing a milking system, comprising washing means for flowing a washing solution through a milking system in a washing cycle, rinsing means for flowing a rinsing solution through said system in a rinsing cycle, sanitizing means for flowing a sanitizing solution through said system in a sanitizing cycle, control timer means to operate said washing means, said rinsing means and said sanitizing means to sequentially program said washing cycle, rinsing cycle, and sanitizing cycle, means responsive to completion of the rinsing cycle for deactivating said control timer means, second timer means capable of being set for a given time and operably connected to said control timer means, means responsive to said second timer means timing out for reactivating said control timer means whereby the control timer means acts to initiate operation of the sanitizing means to flow the sanitizing solution through said system for said sanitizing cycle and safety timer means preset for a period of time greatEr than the combined period for said washing and rinsing cycle, said safety timer means being operably connected to said washing means and said rinsing means and arranged to deactivate said washing means and said rinsing means when said safety timer means times out in the event the washing and rinsing cycles are not concluded through a malfunction.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second timer means includes a twenty-four hour timer capable of being set for a given time of day.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, and including means responsive to termination of said rinsing cycle for deactivating said safety timer means.