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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2022
Lely Patent N.v., Maassluis, NL;
Gerard Mostert, Schipluiden, NL;
LELY PATENT N.V., Maassluis, NL;
Abstract
A milking device has milking means, a controller, a milk line for transporting the milk from the milking means to a milk tank, a milk filter for filtering the milk passing through the milk line, and a cleaning device for cleaning the milk filter with cleaning fluid. The milk filter comprises a housing which surrounds a filter volume and has a milk inlet and a milk outlet, and a circumferential filter body. The filter body comprises filter holes and divides the filter volume into an inner filter volume and an outer filter volume. The milk filter is configured to be flushed during use. The cleaning device is configured to clean the milk filter. The filter holes are grouped into a first group and a second group. The diameter of the holes in the first group is greater than that of the second group.