Patent ID: 6321682
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
Teat cleaning and pre-milking device comprising a teat receiving means (3) having a teat receiving opening (5), sealing means (6) for sealing said opening (5) against an udder, cleaning means (9) for cleaning a teat inserted into said teat receiving means (3), and means for extracting pre-milk from the teat, characterised in that said teat cleaning means (9) comprisescylindrical rotatable brushes (11) arranged in a circle and forming a central space able to accommodate a teat where longitudinal axes of said brushes (11) are substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said teat receiving means (3), and that said means for extracting pre-milk comprisesvacuum-supplying means (19) for providing said teat receiving means with an under-pressure.