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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2011
Thomas Axelsson, Farsta, SE;
Thomas Axelsson, Farsta, SE;
DeLaval Holding AB, Tumba, SE;
Abstract
A milking arrangement in includes a milking robot with a gripper (). The robot includes a base, a link arrangement attached to the base and rotatable around a base axis via a base joint. The gripper () has a proximal end and a distal end and is attached to the link arrangement at the proximal end. The gripper has an extension plane and a longitudinal center axis (x) extending in the extension plane through the proximal end and the distal end. The longitudinal center axis divides the gripper in a primary side () and a secondary side (). The gripper has a plurality of separate gripping recesses (-), each being configured to grip a respective teatcup. The gripping recesses are asymmetrically positioned with respect to the longitudinal center axis.