Method and apparatus for treating the teats of an animal

Details Method and apparatus for treating the teats of an animal Method and apparatus for treating the teats of an animal

A - Human Necessities

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A01J 7/04 (2006.01) A01J 5/017 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2413291

In an automatic milking installation including a robot arm (2) with a gripper (3) for attaching teat cups (4) to the teats of an animal, e.g. a cow, to be milked, for applying a teat dip to the teats after milking different members, such as spray nozzles (5a, 5b), dipping cups (5c, 5d) and sponge or cloth rollers (5e), are provided for applying different teat dip compositions. Under the control of a computer, the robot arm collects the member (5) appropriate for supplying the selected composition and takes it to a position appropriate for application of that composition. The selection can be effected in dependence upon the teat skin condition,.e.g. detected by a camera (15) and/or environmental conditions.

L'invention concerne divers éléments, tels que des buses de pulvérisation (5a, 5b), des gobelets de trempage (5c, 5d) et des rouleaux d'éponge ou de tissu (5e) destinés à appliquer diverses compositions de trempage à des trayons, dans une installation de traite automatique comprenant un bras robotisé (2) pourvu d'un dispositif de préhension (3) servant à fixer des gobelets trayeurs (4) sur les trayons d'un animal, par exemple une vache que l'on doit traire, à appliquer un trempage aux trayons après la traite. Commandé par un ordinateur, le bras robotisé prend l'élément (5) approprié à la distribution de la composition sélectionnée et l'amène à une position adéquate à l'application de ladite composition. La sélection peut s'effectuer en fonction de la condition de la peau du trayon, par exemple, celle décelée par une caméra (15) et/ou des conditions de l'environnement.

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