Patent ID: 6244215
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
A device for milking animals, comprising:a milking device with teatcups;positioning means for approaching a front side of an udder with at least one teatcup, positioning a teatcup under a teat and attaching the teatcup around the teat;control means for controlling the milking device and the positioning means;a sensor system for detecting the position of a teat with at least one sensor having a detection field generated by the at least one sensor which is substantially in a horizontal plane behind the at least one sensor,wherein the at least one sensor is coupled with the positioning means, wherein the sensor system feeds the control means with two-dimensional position information of the teats detected in the detection field, and wherein the detection field is movable to at least two sensor active positions viewed breadthwise relative to the positioning means.