Arrangement and method in a milking system
First Claim
1. An arrangement in a milking system for simultaneous milking of a plurality of milking animals, said milking system comprising a plurality of milking positions and an arrangement provided for establishing identities of and expected milking times for said milking animals, wherein each of the milking positions is provided with teat cups, which are attached to the teats of a milking animal and are connected to a source of vacuum to milk the milking animal, wherein:
- a processing and control device to determine a milking position, at which the milking animal having the longest expected milking time is present, based on said established identities and expected milking times; and
a device provided for performing an action with respect to said milking system in response to said determination, whereinsaid device for performing an action with respect to said milking system is a robot arm arrangement provided for attaching teat cups to the teats of said milking animal or animals having the longest expected milking time or times first, to thereby enable for the milking system to start milking the milking animal or animals having the longest expected milking time or times first, andsaid processing and control device to calculate an order, in which the milking animals present at the milking positions should have teat cups attached to their teats, based on the established identities and expected milking times; and
said device for performing an action is provided for performing an action with respect to said milking system in response to said calculated order.
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Abstract
An arrangement is provided in a milking system for simultaneous milking of a plurality of milking animals, wherein the milking system comprises a plurality of milking positions (P1-P24) and an arrangement for establishing identities of and expected milking times for the milking animals. Each of the milking positions is provided with teat cups, which are attached to the teats of a milking animal and are connected to a source of vacuum to milk the milking animal. The inventive arrangement comprises means (10) for determining a milking position, at which the milking animal having the longest expected milking time is present, based on the established identities and expected milking times; and a device (11, 13, 17; 20) for performing an action with respect to the milking system in response to the determination.
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1. An arrangement in a milking system for simultaneous milking of a plurality of milking animals, said milking system comprising a plurality of milking positions and an arrangement provided for establishing identities of and expected milking times for said milking animals, wherein each of the milking positions is provided with teat cups, which are attached to the teats of a milking animal and are connected to a source of vacuum to milk the milking animal, wherein:
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a processing and control device to determine a milking position, at which the milking animal having the longest expected milking time is present, based on said established identities and expected milking times; and a device provided for performing an action with respect to said milking system in response to said determination, wherein said device for performing an action with respect to said milking system is a robot arm arrangement provided for attaching teat cups to the teats of said milking animal or animals having the longest expected milking time or times first, to thereby enable for the milking system to start milking the milking animal or animals having the longest expected milking time or times first, and said processing and control device to calculate an order, in which the milking animals present at the milking positions should have teat cups attached to their teats, based on the established identities and expected milking times; and said device for performing an action is provided for performing an action with respect to said milking system in response to said calculated order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method in a milking system for simultaneous milking of a plurality of milking animals at a plurality of milking positions, wherein identities of and expected milking times for said milking animals are established;
- wherein teat cups are attached to the teats of said milking animals and are connected to a source of vacuum to milk said milking animals; and
wherein said method comprises;determining a milking position, at which the milking animal having the longest expected milking time is present, based on said established identities and expected milking times; performing an action with respect to said milking system in response to said determination; attaching teat cups to the teats of said milking animal or animals haying the longest expected milking time or times first, to thereby enable the milking system to start milking the milking animal or animals having the longest expected milking time or times first; and calculating an order, in which the milking animals present at the milking positions should have teat cups attached to their teats, based on the established identities and expected milking times;
whereinthe action is performed with respect to said milking system in response to said calculated order.
- wherein teat cups are attached to the teats of said milking animals and are connected to a source of vacuum to milk said milking animals; and
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