Patent ID: 8695532
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A01J,G05D

Abstract:
1. A milking system for milking an animal, comprising: a vacuum pump ( milking equipment ( a conduit ( a first vacuum regulator ( a second vacuum regulator ( a milk meter ( wherein said second vacuum regulator comprises i) an adjustable air admitting part ( ii) a control unit ( wherein the milk meter is arranged to provide the current measured milk flow value to the control unit ( wherein the second vacuum regulator adjusts the vacuum level in the conduit based on the current measured milk flow value by increasing the vacuum level in the conduit to a level sufficient to compensate for vacuum loss at the milking equipment and to prevent teat cups at the milking equipment from dropping off of teats of the animal when the current measured milk flow value is increased from a previously-measured milk flow value.