A milking arrangement which includes a support device having control equipment that moves the teatcups from an idle position to an intermediate position

摘要

A milking arrangement is disclosed. The milking arrangement includes a stationary structure, a milking device, a support device, and control equipment. In the stationary structure at least one milking box is adapted to receive an animal to be milked during a milking operation. The milking device has a milk conduit and a set of teatcups to be applied manually by an operator to the teats of the animal to be milked where each teatcup has an upper opening for introducing the respective teat. The milking device is adapted to draw milk from the animal via the teatcups and the milk conduit by means of an application of low pressure. A support device carries the teatcups in at least an idle position, in which the teacups are located such that they do not interfere with the animal and the operator, and an intermediate position, in which the teatcups are located more closely to the teats of the animal than in the idle position. The milking arrangement includes control equipment for controlling the support device to move, in an automated manner, the teatcups from the idle position to the intermediate position, where the teatcups in the idle position are turned at least partly downwards.