ENDOSCOPE
First Claim
1. An endoscope that has an insertion portion that is inserted into an interior of an object and an image pickup device that is provided in the insertion portion, and that observes the interior of the object via the image pickup device, comprising:
- a first LED unit that is provided in the insertion portion and has an LED chip that is used to irradiate light into the interior of the object;
a second LED unit that is provided in the insertion portion and has an LED chip that is used to irradiate light into the interior of the object; and
an alternating conduction control unit that conducts power alternatingly to the first LED unit and the second LED unit.
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Abstract
An endoscope that has an insertion portion that is inserted into an interior of an object and an image pickup device that is provided in the insertion portion, and that observes the interior of the object via the image pickup device, includes: a first LED unit that is provided in the insertion portion and has an LED chip that is used to irradiate light into the interior of the object; a second LED unit that is provided in the insertion portion and has an LED chip that is used to irradiate light into the interior of the object; and an alternating conduction control unit that conducts power alternatingly to the first LED unit and the second LED unit.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. An endoscope that has an insertion portion that is inserted into an interior of an object and an image pickup device that is provided in the insertion portion, and that observes the interior of the object via the image pickup device, comprising:
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a first LED unit that is provided in the insertion portion and has an LED chip that is used to irradiate light into the interior of the object;
a second LED unit that is provided in the insertion portion and has an LED chip that is used to irradiate light into the interior of the object; and
an alternating conduction control unit that conducts power alternatingly to the first LED unit and the second LED unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An endoscope comprising:
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an insertion portion that is inserted into an object;
an illumination device that illuminates the object;
an image pickup device that is provided in the insertion portion;
a display device that displays an image that has been picked up by the image pickup device;
a detecting device that detects a usage environment or a usage state of the insertion portion; and
a brightness altering device that alters a brightness of an image that is displayed on the display device in accordance with a result of a detection by the detecting device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An endoscope comprising:
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an insertion portion that is inserted into an interior of an object;
a first LED unit that is provided in the insertion portion and has an LED chip that is used to irradiate light into the interior of the object;
a second LED unit that is provided in the insertion portion and has an LED chip that is used to irradiate light into the interior of the object; and
an alternating conduction control unit that conducts power alternatingly to the first LED unit and the second LED unit;
an image pickup device that is provided in the insertion portion;
a display device that displays an image that has been picked up by the image pickup device;
a detecting device that detects a usage environment or a usage state of the insertion portion; and
a brightness altering device that alters a brightness of an image that is displayed on the display device in accordance with a result of a detection by the detecting device.
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Specification