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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Delaval Holding Ab, Tumba, SE;
Inventor:
Thomas Axelsson, Tumba, SE;
Assignee:
DELAVAL HOLDING AB, Tumba, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 5/007 (2006.01); A01K 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/126 (2013.01); A01J 5/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An encoder arrangement () adapted to be used with a rotary milking platform includes an encoder axle rotatable about an encoder axis (), an encoder wheel () connected to the encoder axle, and a suspension arrangement () supporting the encoder and the encoder wheel (). The encoder and the encoder wheel () are arranged on a movable portion () of the suspension arrangement (). The movable portion () is biased towards the rotary milking platform. The movable portion () is pivotable about a pivot axis (), and the pivot axis () extends perpendicularly to the encoder axis ().