Standard No.:	GB/T 4706.46-2024
English Name:	Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Part 46: Particular requirements for milking machines
Chinese Name:	家用和类似用途电器的安全 第46部分：挤奶机的特殊要求
Professional Classification:	GB    National Standard
Source Content Issued by:	State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China
Issued on:	2024-07-24
Implemented on:	2026-8-1
Status:	to be valid
Superseding:	GB 4706.46-2014 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Particular requirements for milking machines
Target Language:	English
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Word Count:	10500 words
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Safety of household and similar electrical appliances - Part 46: Particular requirements for milking machines 1 Scope This clause of GB/T 4706.1-2024 is replaced by the following. This International Standard deals with the safety of milking machines, to be used in stalls and in the open, that are designed for milking farm animals, such as cows, the rated voltage of the milking machine being not more than 250 V for single-phase operation and 480 V for other operations. Note 101: Examples of such machines are: ——bucket milking machines; ——direct-to-can milking machines; ——milking pipeline machines; ——recorder milking machines; ——independent air and milk transport milking machines. Note 102: A detailed description of the types of milking machines covered by this standard is given in ISO 3918. Note 103: The upper limit for the rated voltage of 250 V single-phase may be exceeded in cases where 480 V split-phase motors are required. Note 104: This standard applies to milking sub-assemblies supplied by one manufacturer to form a complete milking machine. It can be used as guidance for the safety of milking machines formed from sub-assemblies supplied by different manufacturers. Note 105: Attention is drawn to the fact that: ——for milking machines intended to be used in vehicles or on board ships, additional requirements may be necessary; ——in many countries, additional requirements are specified by the national health authorities, the national authorities responsible for the protection of labour, the national water supply authorities and similar authorities. 2 Normative references This clause of GB/T 4706.1-2024 is applicable. ISO 7010:2011, Graphical symbols - Safety colours and safety signs - Registered safety signs 3 Terms and definitions This clause of GB/T 4706.1-2024 is applicable except as follows. 3.1.9 Replacement: normal operation ——vacuum pumps and those of a pulsation system are operated at rated vacuum during continuous operation; ——releaser milk pumps are operated with the vacuum system being operated at rated vacuum of the vacuum pump; ——during milking the vacuum pump, the pulsation system and the releaser milk pump are operated continuously according to the manufacturer's instructions, ——during cleaning the vacuum pump, the pulsation system and the releaser milk pump and cleaning system are operated continuously according to the manufacturer's instructions 3.101 sub-assembly part that in association with other parts, forms a complete milking machine 3.102 milking machine complete machine installation for milking, usually comprising vacuum and pulsation systems, one or more clusters and other components 3.103 milking unit assembly of milking machine components that is replicated in an installation so that more than one animal may be milked at one time 3.104 vacuum pump air pump that produces a vacuum in the system 3.105 pulsation system system in which cyclic pressure changes, initiated either pneumatically or electrically, are produced in the chambers of the milking units 3.106 releaser milk pump device for pumping milk out of the vacuum system 3.107 rated vacuum vacuum assigned to the vacuum pump or pulsation system by the manufacturer 4 General requirement This clause of GB/T 4706.1-2024 is applicable.