A pumping unit for use in a device for expressing human breast milk comprises a breast shield (3) for resting against a mother’s breast and a dimensionally stable or approximately dimensionally stable milk collection container (1, 2) for receiving the expressed mother’s milk. The breast shield (3) comprises a first longitudinal centre axis (a), and the milk collection container (1, 2) comprises a second longitudinal centre axis (b), wherein the milk collection container (1, 2) is detachably attachable to the breast shield (3), and wherein in the attached state of the milk collection container (1, 2) the first longitudinal centre axis (a) is arranged at an angle to the second longitudinal centre axis (b). In the attached state the milk collection container (1, 2) is movable relative to the breast shield (3), and consequently the angle between the first and second longitudinal centre axes (a, b) is variable. The pumping unit according to the invention can be designed in a compact and space-saving manner and is particularly suited to a hands-free arrangement.一種供用於汲取人類母乳之裝置使用的泵送元件，其包含：一乳房罩(3)，其用於抵靠一母親的乳房擱置；及一尺寸上穩定或大致尺寸上穩定的乳液收集容器(1、2)，其用於收納所汲取之母乳。該乳房罩(3)包含一第一縱向中央軸(a)，且該乳液收集容器(1、2)包含一第二縱向中央軸(b)，其中該乳液收集容器(1、2)可拆卸地附接至該乳房罩(3)，且其中在該乳液收集容器(1、2)之該附接狀態時，該第一縱向中央軸(a)經佈置與該第二縱向中央軸(b)成角度。在該附接狀態，該乳液收集容器(1、2)可相對於該乳房罩(3)移動，且因此，該第一縱向中央軸(a)與該第二縱向中央軸(b)之間的該角度為可變的。根據本發明之泵送元件可以緊湊且節省空間的方式來設計且尤其適合於免手動佈置。
