Patent ID: 6561126
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
A method for teat cup cleaning in an automated milking system comprising a plurality of teat cups, each of which is connected to a first end of a respective milk line, and a second end of each milk line is individually and automatically connected to a first or a second container, respectively, wherein, during milking of the teats of a milking animal, the plurality of teat cups are attached to the teats of a milking animal, the plurality of teat cups are attached to the teats of the animal, the second ends of the milk lines are connected to the first container and vacuum is supplied to said first container in order to draw milk through the milk lines into the first container, comprising the steps of:supplying a cleaning fluid into at least a first of said plurality of teat cups; connecting the second end of the milk line that is connected to the first teat cup to the second container; and supplying vacuum to the second container in order to suck cleaning fluid through the milk line connected to the first teat cup into the second container, while keeping said first container at a predetermined pressure, which is substantially higher than said vacuum.