Abstract: The invention refers to a method and a device for milking an animal. The device comprises a milking machine arranged to permit milking of the animal according to a milking process being determined by a number of adjustable parameters defining the intensity of the milking process. The value of a variable related to the time period from at least one first milking operation to a following second milking operation is determined for the animal by determining means (31, 32). The animal is milked during the second milking operation by means of the milking machine, wherein at least one of said parameters is adjusted in response to said determined value by control means (30, 31).

Abstract: A method and device for milking an animal by using at least one milking machine (5) including at least one teatcup (3) having a teatcup liner (11) forming a space defined by a wall surface. The teatcup (3) is arranged to be applied to a teat in such a manner that the wall surface extends around and abuts the teat. The device includes a control unit arranged to control the application of the teatcup (3) in such a manner that an arbitrary portion of the wall surface abuts different teat portions during a first milking occasion with respect to an animal and during a later milking occasion with respect to this animal, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and method for cleaning and pre-milking teats. The device comprises a teat receiving means (3, 53) having a teat receiving opening (5, 55) and cleaning means (9, 59), and it further comprises vacuum-supplying means (19, 69) and teat receiving opening sealing means (6, 56). Means (14, 16, 18, 20, 22) for sterilising teats may also be provided.

Abstract: In a milking machine having a teatcup (3) with a teatcup liner (6) and a pulsation chamber (7), the abrupt movement of the teatcup liner (6) when the teatcup liner moves to an open or closed position is sensed. If the sensed movement does not fulfill a predetermined condition, a malfunction is signaled.

Abstract: In a milking machine having a cluster (2) with a number of teatcups (3) each teatcup (3) having a teatcup liner (6) and a pulsation chamber (7), the abrupt movement of the teatcup liner (6) between an open and a closed position is sensed. This sensed movement which is an indication of the milk flow is used to control the milking intensity.

Abstract: A milking machine having a teatcup (3) with a teatcup liner (6) and a pulsation chamber (7), the pulsating vacuum level is determined when the teatcup liner (6) abruptly opens or closes. At least one of the milking vacuum and the pulsating vacuum is controlled such that the maximum level of the pulsating vacuum is lower than the milking vacuum level and at least as high as the determined level.

Abstract: A milking machine (1) comprises at least one teatcup (2) having a teatcup liner (4) and a pulsation chamber (5), a first pressure source (14) for generating a first pressure, a second pressure source (9) for generating a sub-atmospheric second pressure, which is lower than the first pressure, and conduit means (12, 15, 13) for transmitting the first pressure and the second pressure, respectively to the pulsation chamber (5). A pulsator (11) is provided for alternately connecting the first pressure source (14) and the second pressure source (9) to the pulsation chamber (5).

Abstract: An animal may be milked by the use of at least one milking apparatus by the following steps: operating first milking apparatus of the milking apparatus a normal mode during a first milking procedure, automatically determining by determining device when the milking of an animal during the first milking procedure does not succeed, and automatically operating second milking apparatus of the milking apparatus in a special mode during a following second milking procedure of the animal for which the milking did not succeed in the first milking procedure.

Abstract: In a method of milking an animal by using a milking machine having at least one teat cup (4) with a liner (5) and a pulsation chamber (6), the milking machine is operated to pressurize the pulsation chamber, such that during each pulsation the liner opens and/or closes at a slower rate during the beginning and/or ending periods (I, III, IV) of the milking operation than during the main milk extracting period (II) of the milking operation.