ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND CAPSULE-TYPE ENDOSCOPE
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1. A capsule endoscope comprising:
- an illumination board section on which an illumination portion is arranged;
a lens support member that supports a lens;
a hole that pierces through the illumination board section, the lens support member being fitted in the hole;
a supporting portion that positions and supports the illumination board section with respect to the lens support member when the lens support member is inserted into the hole, the supporting portion being provided in the lens support member.
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Abstract
An endoscopic imaging includes an image sensor having a polygonal outline; a lens for focusing an image onto the image sensor; a lens support member abutting on the image sensor, and supporting the lens; and an abutting portion formed while extending from a lower edge portion of the lens support member, the abutting portion abutting on at least two sides of an outline of the image sensor to position the lens support member so that the lens is positioned at a predetermined position of the image sensor.
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1. A capsule endoscope comprising:
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an illumination board section on which an illumination portion is arranged;
a lens support member that supports a lens;
a hole that pierces through the illumination board section, the lens support member being fitted in the hole;
a supporting portion that positions and supports the illumination board section with respect to the lens support member when the lens support member is inserted into the hole, the supporting portion being provided in the lens support member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for assembling a capsule endoscope that includes an imaging board section on which an image sensor is arranged, an illumination board section on which an illumination components is arranged, and a flexible wiring board section that connects the imaging board section and the illumination board section, the method comprising:
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positioning one end side of a lens support member with respect to the image sensor, the lens support member supporting a lens;
bending the flexible wiring board section;
inserting other end side of the lens support member into a hole penetrating through the illumination board section; and
abutting the illumination board section against a step portion that is formed in the lens support member.
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