IP Library Granted Patent US 7,793,613
Granted Patent B2
US 7,793,613 · App. 11/661,043 · Granted Sep 14, 2010

Components of a milking machine, milking machine and milking device for milking animals

Assignee: GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
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Patent No.
US 7,793,613
App. No.
11/661,043
Granted
Sep 14, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a component of a milking machine, particularly of a milking machine having at least one teat cup and a milking collecting piece, with a housing. The inventive component comprises at least one activating unit by means of which at least one activating signal is provided.

Claims (16)

1. A component of a milking cluster, the milking cluster comprising:

a teat cup and a milk collecting piece; and the component comprises:

an activating unit mounted on the milking cluster, and the activating unit generates an activating signal.

2. The component of claim 1 , wherein the activating unit is manually activated.

3. The component of claim 2 , wherein the activating unit includes an actuating element.

4. The component of claim 3 , wherein the activating unit includes an enabling button.

5. The component of claim 1 , wherein the activating unit is ergonomically arranged on the milking cluster.

6. The component of claim 1 , and further comprising:

a signalling unit.

7. The component of claim 6 , wherein the signalling unit is generates an optical signal.

8. The component of claim 1 , wherein the activating unit is mounted on the milk collecting piece.

9. The component of claim 8 , wherein the activating unit is mounted on an underside of the milk collecting piece.

10. The component of claim 1 , wherein the component actuating unit is mounted on the teat cup.

11. The component of claim 1 , wherein the actuating unit is mounted on the milk collecting device and includes a first button arranged to be accessible by right-handed users and a second activating button arranged to be accessible by left-handed users.

12. A component of a milking cluster comprising at least one teat cup and a milk collecting piece, with a housing, characterized in that the component has at least one activating unit, by means of which at least one activating signal is provided, and characterized in that the at least one activating unit can be acoustically activated.

13. A component of a milking cluster comprising at least one teat cup and a milk collecting piece, with a housing, characterized in that the component has at least one activating unit, by means of which at least one activating signal is provided, characterized in that the component is a teat cup and the actuating element is arranged on the housing of the teat cup and can be displaced in a longitudinal direction of the housing.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 2, 2010
From: GEA WESTFALIASURGE GMBH
To: GEA FARM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Reel/Frame 024170/0947 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 6, 2008
From: WESTFALIASURGE GMBH
To: GEA WESTFALIASURGE GMBH
Reel/Frame 021651/0346 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2007
From: OLMEDO, JUAN
To: WESTFALIASURGE GMBH
Reel/Frame 019185/0225 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2004 043 604 · May 7, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080134978A1 · Jun 12, 2008