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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Scott Milktech Limited, Dunedin, NZ;
Inventors:
Mark Hamish Seaton, Dunedin, NZ;
Thomas Glover, Christchurch, NZ;
Bryan Gordon Grimshaw, Christchurch, NZ;
Matthew Iain McKenzie, Dunedin, NZ;
Assignee:
Scott Milktech Limited, , NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 3/00 (2006.01); A01J 5/00 (2006.01); A01J 5/017 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 5/0175 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic milking system suitable for use with conventional milking clusters. Clusters are withdrawn to a generally known position upon release from a cow with the cups hanging down below the bowl. The cups are then located in a confined region from where they are picked up by a robotic arm and attached to teats of a cow. The arrangement allows a single robotic arm to service multiple bales of a rotary milking parlor.