Electrically-bent endoscope
First Claim
1. An electrically-bent endoscope, comprising:
- a motor for generating driving force;
a gear train for transmitting driving force generated by the motor;
a converting member for converting the driving force of the motor to a back and forth movement of a bending operation member for bending a bending portion at the head side of an inserting portion; and
a clutch mechanism having a transmitting member for connecting and disconnecting the gear train and the converting member, a thrust mechanism for moving the transmitting member in the axial direction of the converting member and a clutch operating member, connected to the thrust mechanism, for inputting instructions for connecting and disconnecting between the gear train and the converting member, the clutch mechanism connecting and disconnecting the driving force transmitted from the gear train to the converting member.
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Abstract
An electrically-bent endoscope includes a bend driving portion for bending a bending portion. The bend driving portion has a motor for generating driving force, a gear train for transmitting driving force generated in the motor, a sprocket for converting driving force of the motor to a back and forth movement of bending operation wires for bending the bending portion at the head portion of an inserting portion, and a clutch mechanism for connecting and disconnecting driving force transmitted from the gear train to the sprocket. The clutch mechanism includes a transmitting member for connecting and disconnecting the gear train and sprocket, a thrust mechanism for moving the transmitting member in the axial direction of the sprocket and a clutch operating member, connected to the thrust mechanism, for inputting instructions for connecting and disconnecting the gear train and the sprocket.
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22 Claims
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1. An electrically-bent endoscope, comprising:
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a motor for generating driving force;
a gear train for transmitting driving force generated by the motor;
a converting member for converting the driving force of the motor to a back and forth movement of a bending operation member for bending a bending portion at the head side of an inserting portion; and
a clutch mechanism having a transmitting member for connecting and disconnecting the gear train and the converting member, a thrust mechanism for moving the transmitting member in the axial direction of the converting member and a clutch operating member, connected to the thrust mechanism, for inputting instructions for connecting and disconnecting between the gear train and the converting member, the clutch mechanism connecting and disconnecting the driving force transmitted from the gear train to the converting member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. An electrically-bent endoscope, comprising:
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a motor for generating driving force for bending a bending portion at the head portion of an inserting portion;
a gear train for transmitting driving force generated in the motor;
a sprocket for converting driving force of the motor to a back and forth movement of a bending operation wires; and
a clutch mechanism having a transmitting member for connecting and disconnecting the final level of the gear train and sprocket, which are provided coaxially, a thrust mechanism for moving the transmitting member in the axial direction of the sprocket and a clutch operation knob, connected to the thrust mechanism, for inputting instructions for connecting and disconnecting the final level of the gear train and the sprocket.
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21. An electrically-bent endoscope, comprising:
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a motor for generating driving force;
a driving force transmitting portion for transmitting driving force generated in the motor;
a converting portion for converting driving force of the motor to a back and force movement of a bending operation member for bending a bending portion at the head of an inserting portion;
a clutch portion including a transmitting member for connecting and disconnecting the driving force transmitting portion and the converting portion, a thrust portion for moving the transmitting member in the axis direction of the converting portion, and an operating portion, connected to the thrust portion, for inputting instructions for connecting and disconnecting the driving force transmitting portion and the converting portion, the clutch portion connecting and disconnecting driving force transmitted from the driving force transmitting portion to the converting portion.
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22. An electrically-bent endoscope, comprising:
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a motor;
driving force transmitting means for transmitting driving force generated in the motor;
converting means for converting driving force of the motor to a back and force movement of a bending operation member for bending a bending portion at the head of an inserting portion;
clutch means including a transmitting member for connecting and disconnecting the driving force transmitting means and the converting means, means for moving the transmitting member in the axis direction of the converting means, and operating means, connected to the means, for inputting instructions for connecting and disconnecting the driving force transmitting means and the converting means, the clutch means connecting and disconnecting driving force transmitted from the driving force transmitting means to the converting means.
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Specification