Patent ID: 6557488
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
A teatcup comprising:a teat inlet end; a milk discharge end; a liner insertable within and supported by the teatcup and having a teat inlet opening at the teat inlet end of the teatcup; a milk chamber located within the milk discharge end of the teatcup and downstream of the discharge end of the liner; a milk discharge tube extending, at a place axially spaced from the milk chamber bottom end, sideways through a side wall portion of the chamber and being adapted for discharging milk from the chamber, the milk discharge tube connected to a suction tube means positioned within the chamber and having a milk inlet opening directed downward towards a bottom surface in the chamber and being adjacent to the bottom surface such that said milk inlet opening suctions milk upwards through said milk inlet opening; a smooth milk flow generator arranged within the milk chamber in the region of the milk inlet opening of the suction tube means; and wherein the milk chamber has an extra volume effective to impede pressure variations.