3. Device structure
Multilactor® consists of the main components:
housing
tilt trestle
pivot arm
purge unit
milk amount gauge Pulsameter
collecting piece-free milking gadget (not shown in figure 1)
The components of the controller and the pulsator are disposed post on the lateral part of
the housing (see figure 1). The tilt trestle is the support of the pivot arm and includes the
shut-off valves for the milking cup vacuum. The pivot arm receives the milking cups and
transfers the stimulating motion to the udder via the milk hoses. The control unit is
disposed on the front of the housing.
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pivot arm
-magazine for receiving milking cups
-water nozzle for hose cleaning
-actuator for stimulation
tilt trestle
-shut-off valves for vacuum
-hose brake (e.g., for 3-teat cows)
In the upper part of Multilactor there are
disposed:
-clamp junction
-pneumatic cylinder
-valve block and valves for vacuum shut-off
and flooding the PSM
-pulsator
-double cylinders and the roles for hose
management
Controller/user terminal
