Device and method for milking animals
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1. A device for automatic milking of animals with a milking robot, comprising:
- at least two milking stalls each provided with a movable entrance gate, a movable exit gate and first spurring means for driving milked animals out of the milking stalls, with a passageway located along the entrance gate and the exit gate of the milking stalls for connecting the milking stalls with a waiting area and an accommodation area; and
a control preventing entry of animals to be milked from the waiting area to the passageway as long as milked animals are present in the passageway, wherein the passageway is provided with second spurring means for spurring milked animals to walk to the accommodation area, wherein the control is provided with timing means for activating the second spurring means after a pre-set duration of time, and wherein the second spurring means is located along one side of the passageway and is movable in a longitudinal direction in the passageway to urge milked animals present in the passageway toward the accommodation area.
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Abstract
A device for milking animals having at least two milking stalls which are each provided with a movable entrance gate, a movable exit gate and a first spurring device to drive the animals out of the milking stalls, and a passageway along the entrance gates and the exit gates. The passageway is provided with a second spurring device for spurring on the animals in the passageway so that the milking stalls are quickly accessible again for the following animals and so that the capacity of the device is increased.
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1. A device for automatic milking of animals with a milking robot, comprising:
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at least two milking stalls each provided with a movable entrance gate, a movable exit gate and first spurring means for driving milked animals out of the milking stalls, with a passageway located along the entrance gate and the exit gate of the milking stalls for connecting the milking stalls with a waiting area and an accommodation area; and
a control preventing entry of animals to be milked from the waiting area to the passageway as long as milked animals are present in the passageway, wherein the passageway is provided with second spurring means for spurring milked animals to walk to the accommodation area, wherein the control is provided with timing means for activating the second spurring means after a pre-set duration of time, and wherein the second spurring means is located along one side of the passageway and is movable in a longitudinal direction in the passageway to urge milked animals present in the passageway toward the accommodation area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for milking of animals in an automatic milking device having at least two milking stalls and a milking robot, comprising the steps of:
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milking an animal in one of the milking stalls;
driving the animal out of the milking stall with automatically operating first spurring means into a passageway connecting the milking stalls with a waiting area and an accommodation area; and
prompting the animal to proceed through the passageway with automatically operating second spurring means located along one side of the passageway and movable in a longitudinal direction in the passageway, wherein the animal can freely walk to the accommodation area via the passageway, wherein the step of prompting the animal to proceed through the passageway occurs following a preselected period of time after the animal has left the milking stall, and wherein the preselected period of time is adjustable in a control. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for milking of animals in an automatic milking device having at least two milking stalls and a milking robot, comprising the steps of:
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milking an animal in one of the milking stalls;
driving the animal out of the milking stall with automatically operating first spurring means into a passageway connecting the milking stalls with a waiting area and an accommodation area;
prompting the animal to proceed through the passageway with automatically operating second spurring means located along one side of the passageway and movable in a longitudinal direction in the passageway; and
monitoring progress of the animal toward the accommodation area, wherein the animal can freely walk to the accommodation area via the passageway, wherein the progress of the animal toward the accommodation area after leaving the milking stall is determined with detection means, wherein if the progress has stopped longer than a preselected period of time the animal is prompted to proceed through the passageway with the automatically operating second spurring means, and wherein the preselected period of time is adjustable in a control. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A device for automatic milking of animals with a milking robot, comprising:
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at least two milking stalls each provided with a movable entrance gate and a movable exit gate and first spurring means for driving milked animals out of the milking stalls, with a passageway located along the entrance gate and the exit gate of the milking stalls for connecting the milking stalls with a waiting area and an accommodation area;
detection means located in the passageway for detecting the presence of animals in the passageway; and
second spurring means located along one side of the passageway for spurring animals detected in the passageway in a longitudinal direction through the passageway to the accommodation area, the second spurring means further comprising an endless cord reeved about a pair of guide wheels and a movable spurring member attached to the endless cord with a clamping member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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