ENDOSCOPE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To downsize the tip of an endoscope and improve operability at the time of insertion.SOLUTION: In a tip 15 of an endoscope, a tip flange part 63 and a cover tube 69 constituting a tip outer surface member surround the respective outside surfaces of a lens unit 35, an element co...

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Main Authors SANADA TAKASHI, HARAGUCHI NAOYUKI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 02.11.2017
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To downsize the tip of an endoscope and improve operability at the time of insertion.SOLUTION: In a tip 15 of an endoscope, a tip flange part 63 and a cover tube 69 constituting a tip outer surface member surround the respective outside surfaces of a lens unit 35, an element cover glass 43, and an imaging element 33 and are connected to a sheath 61 so that the outer peripheral surfaces are flush with each other, the sheath covering a transmission cable 31. A tip surface outer periphery of the tip outer surface member by the tip flange part 63 includes an edge part 81 formed into a curve surface or an obtuse angle surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】内視鏡の先端部の小型化を図るとともに、挿入時の操作性を向上させる。【解決手段】内視鏡の先端部15において、先端外表部材を構成する先端フランジ部63及びカバーチューブ69は、レンズユニット35、素子カバーガラス43、及び撮像素子33の各外側面を包囲し、伝送ケーブル31を覆うシース61と外周面が面一に連なるように接続される。先端フランジ部63による先端外表部材の先端面外周は、曲面又は鈍角の面に形成されたエッジ部81を有する。【選択図】図3
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20160087489