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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Lely Patent N.v., Maassluis, NL;
Gerard Mostert, Schipluiden, NL;
Jacobus Izaak Van De Walle, Nuenen, NL;
Dimitris Douzoulikopoulos, Spijkenisse, NL;
LELY PATENT N.V., Maassluis, NL;
Abstract
A milking installation with a milking robot for automatically connecting teat cups to the teats of a dairy animal has milk lines extending between the teat cups and a milk de-aeration unit or milk glass. A de-aeration port is present at the top of the de-aeration unit and a de-aeration line connects the milk glass to a vacuum system. At the bottom of the milk glass a milk inlet line is provided which connects the milk glass to the milk pump. The milk pump includes a milk inlet, a pump housing, a milk outlet. The milk pump is a membrane pump which type of pump is known to be gentle to the milk and thus reduce occurrence of lypolysis of the milk when pumped through the milking installation.