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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Lely Patent N.v., Maassluis, NL;
Inventor:
Pieter Gerlof De Groot, Giessenburg, NL;
Assignee:
LELY PATENT N.V., Maassluis, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 5/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 5/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Milk flow detecting method and device monitors a flow of milk in a milk line which is connected to a teat cup and which has an aeration opening, like in a milking device. For this purpose, the milk filling level is monitored in a measuring section of the line. If the variation therein is too little, the absence of a flow, or at least an inadequate flow, is established. If, additionally, a (sufficient) filling level is detected, it can be concluded that there is an obstructed aeration opening.