Image picking-up and processing apparatus
First Claim
1. An image picking-up and processing apparatus, comprising:
- a transmission and conversion section comprising an image sensor for detecting input light which carries first image information of an object, a first objective lens for focusing said input light on said image sensor, and a first light guide for transmitting illumination light to illuminate said object, a front end portion of said transmission and conversion section having a structure enabling detachable connection to an interchangeable image picking-up section;
a control section comprising a control unit for controlling said image sensor, and producing an image signal on the basis of an output signal from said image sensor, a light source for emitting said illumination light, and a second light guide for transmitting said illumination light from said light source to said first light guide; and
an interchangeable image processing section for processing said image signal to reproduce second image information in a desired form, said image processing section being detachably connected to said control section.
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Abstract
An image picking-up and processing apparatus particularly suitable for use in dental treatment comprises a transmission and conversion section including an image sensor for detecting input light from an object, an objective lens, and a light guide for transmitting illumination light; a control section including a control unit for producing an image signal on the basis of an output signal from the image sensor, and a light source for emitting the illumination light; and an interchangeable image processing section detachably connected to the transmission and conversion section for processing the image signal to reproduce image information in a desired form. An interchangeable image picking-up section, for example, an endoscope including an objective lens, an image fiber for transmitting the input light, and a light guide for transmitting the illumination light is detachably connected to the transmission and conversion section.
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20 Claims
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1. An image picking-up and processing apparatus, comprising:
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a transmission and conversion section comprising an image sensor for detecting input light which carries first image information of an object, a first objective lens for focusing said input light on said image sensor, and a first light guide for transmitting illumination light to illuminate said object, a front end portion of said transmission and conversion section having a structure enabling detachable connection to an interchangeable image picking-up section; a control section comprising a control unit for controlling said image sensor, and producing an image signal on the basis of an output signal from said image sensor, a light source for emitting said illumination light, and a second light guide for transmitting said illumination light from said light source to said first light guide; and an interchangeable image processing section for processing said image signal to reproduce second image information in a desired form, said image processing section being detachably connected to said control section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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