Connector device for an endoscope
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1. A connector device for use in an endoscope, comprising:
- a plug including a contact portion having a substantially flat contact surface, contacts provided in the flat contact surface, each of the contacts having a flat surface provided in flush with the flat contact surface, and at least one projection;
a receptacle which is provided in a video processor; and
a locking device and an operating device which are provided in the receptacle, wherein when the projection is inserted in the receptacle, the locking device locks the projection so that the receptacle holds the plug and image-data are transferred to the vided processor through the contacts, and wherein the operation device is configured to unlock the projection when the projection is withdrawn from the receptacle.
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Abstract
In a connector device for an endoscope, provided with a plug to be connected to a receptacle of a video processor in order to transmit information from an image-pickup element to the video processor, the plug includes a contact portion having a substantially flat contact surface on which contacts are formed, and a projection in any other region than the contact surface, the receptacle incorporating, on the video-processor side thereof, a locking device designed to engage the projection of the plug, to hold the plug when the plug is set in the receptacle, and an operating device for unlocking the locking device.
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1. A connector device for use in an endoscope, comprising:
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a plug including a contact portion having a substantially flat contact surface, contacts provided in the flat contact surface, each of the contacts having a flat surface provided in flush with the flat contact surface, and at least one projection;
a receptacle which is provided in a video processor; and
a locking device and an operating device which are provided in the receptacle, wherein when the projection is inserted in the receptacle, the locking device locks the projection so that the receptacle holds the plug and image-data are transferred to the vided processor through the contacts, and wherein the operation device is configured to unlock the projection when the projection is withdrawn from the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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