PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a milking unit which illuminates the vicinity of a milking operators hand and a cows udder so that the milking operator can perform the milking work safety and efficiently.SOLUTION: A milking unit 3 which is attached to an udder Cn of a domestic animal to perform miking includes an illuminating device L illuminating the underside of the udder Cn. The milking unit 3 also includes a controller which controls the illumination device L so that the vicinity of a milking operators hand and the udder is illuminated and the illumination control can be performed according to a milking process.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】搾乳作業者の手元や乳房付近の照明を行い、搾乳作業者が安全且つ効率良く搾乳作業が出来る搾乳ユニットを提供すること。【解決手段】家畜の乳房Cnに装着し搾乳を行うための搾乳ユニット3に、前記乳房Cnを下面から照射する照明装置Lを備え、前記搾乳ユニット3には前記照明装置Lを制御する制御部を更に備えて、搾乳作業者の手元や乳房付近の照明を行い、且つ搾乳工程に合わせた照明制御が出来る搾乳ユニットを提供することが出来る。【選択図】図1
