Endoscope
First Claim
1. A endoscope comprising:
- an adaptor detachably mounted on a distal end of an insertion section;
a mounting base provided in said adaptor;
illumination section attached to the front of said mounting base;
front electrode terminals provided at said front of said mounting base and connected to said illumination section;
rear electrode terminals provided at the back of said mounting base, electrically connected to said front electrode terminals, and abutting electrode terminals provided at said distal end of said insertion section when said adaptor is mounted on said distal end of said insertion section; and
insulating plates of which said front and rear electrode terminals are provided in such a manner that they are exposed from its surface and in which connection lines to connect said front and rear electrode terminals are embedded.
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Abstract
An endoscope includes an adaptor detachably mounted on a distal end of an insertion section; a mounting base provided in said adaptor; illumination section attached to the front of said mounting base; front electrode terminals provided at the front end of the mounting base and connected to the illumination section; rear electrode terminals provided at the back of the mounting base, connected to the front electrode terminals, and abutting electrode terminals provided at the distal end of the insertion section when the adaptor is mounted on the distal end of the insertion section; and insulating plates where the front and rear electrode terminals are provided in a manner such that they are exposed from the surface and coupling lines to couple the front and rear electrode terminals are embedded.
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Citations
32 Claims
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1. A endoscope comprising:
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an adaptor detachably mounted on a distal end of an insertion section;
a mounting base provided in said adaptor;
illumination section attached to the front of said mounting base;
front electrode terminals provided at said front of said mounting base and connected to said illumination section;
rear electrode terminals provided at the back of said mounting base, electrically connected to said front electrode terminals, and abutting electrode terminals provided at said distal end of said insertion section when said adaptor is mounted on said distal end of said insertion section; and
insulating plates of which said front and rear electrode terminals are provided in such a manner that they are exposed from its surface and in which connection lines to connect said front and rear electrode terminals are embedded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An endoscope comprising:
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an adaptor detachably mounted on a distal end of an insertion section;
a first flexible insulating plate provided in said adaptor;
an illumination section attached to said first flexible insulating plate;
adaptor'"'"'s side electrode terminals provided at said first flexible insulating plate; and
main body'"'"'s side electrode terminals provided at a distal end of said insertion section. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An endoscope comprising:
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an insertion section that is to be inserted in an object to be examined, multiple illumination LED elements provided at a distal end of said insertion section; and
a mounting base provided integrally with said insertion section, wherein;
said multiple LED elements include multiple kinds of LED elements that are different in shape or size;
said multiple LED elements are attached to said mounting base; and
front surfaces of some of said multiple LED elements are covered with a transmitting sealing member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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Specification