Front end structure of side-view type endoscope
First Claim
1. A front end structure of a side-view type endoscope, comprising:
- a front end body which is made from a rigid circular rod;
a planar portion which is formed by partly cutting away said circular rod at the portion other than the rear end thereof, said planar portion being provided with a view window, an illumination window, and a rectangular treatment tool insertion opening; and
an end cap made of a resilient material, which is detachably attached to the outer peripheral surface of the front end body, said end cap being provided with an opening located outside the planar portion;
wherein the size of the opening of the end cap is minimized without interfering with the functions of the view window, the illumination window, and the treatment tool insertion opening of the front end body;
and wherein said opening is defined by;
first and second rectilinear portions which extend along the side edges of said rectangular treatment tool insertion opening and a third rectilinear portion which extends in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the treatment tool insertion opening and which is located as close to said view window and said illumination window as possible in the circumferential direction of the end cap; and
fourth and fifth rectilinear portions which extend along the front and rear side edges of said rectangular treatment tool insertion opening, and sixth and seventh rectilinear portions in the circumferential direction, said sixth and seventh rectilinear portions connecting said second and third rectilinear portions with the view window and the illumination window being exposed;
wherein said first, second and third parallel rectilinear portions and said fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh parallel rectilinear portions are normal to each other and their intersections are smoothly connected by arcs.
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Abstract
A front end structure of a side-view type endoscope includes a metal front end body on the side face of which a view window is provided, and an end cap of a resilient material in the form of a cylinder with a closed bottom. The end cap is detachably attached to the front end body and is provided with an opening through which at least the view window is exposed. Detachment preventing engagement portions are provided between the end cap and the front end body on opposite sides of the view window. The detachment preventing engagement portions are each provided with at least one recess and at least one projection which is engaged in the recess to resist the movement of the end cap in the end cap detachment direction.
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7 Claims
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1. A front end structure of a side-view type endoscope, comprising:
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a front end body which is made from a rigid circular rod; a planar portion which is formed by partly cutting away said circular rod at the portion other than the rear end thereof, said planar portion being provided with a view window, an illumination window, and a rectangular treatment tool insertion opening; and an end cap made of a resilient material, which is detachably attached to the outer peripheral surface of the front end body, said end cap being provided with an opening located outside the planar portion; wherein the size of the opening of the end cap is minimized without interfering with the functions of the view window, the illumination window, and the treatment tool insertion opening of the front end body; and wherein said opening is defined by; first and second rectilinear portions which extend along the side edges of said rectangular treatment tool insertion opening and a third rectilinear portion which extends in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the treatment tool insertion opening and which is located as close to said view window and said illumination window as possible in the circumferential direction of the end cap; and fourth and fifth rectilinear portions which extend along the front and rear side edges of said rectangular treatment tool insertion opening, and sixth and seventh rectilinear portions in the circumferential direction, said sixth and seventh rectilinear portions connecting said second and third rectilinear portions with the view window and the illumination window being exposed; wherein said first, second and third parallel rectilinear portions and said fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh parallel rectilinear portions are normal to each other and their intersections are smoothly connected by arcs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A front end structure of a side-view type endoscope, comprising:
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a metal front end body which is made of a circular rod; a planar portion which is formed by partly cutting away said circular rod at the portion other than the rear end thereof, said planar portion being provided with a view window, an illumination window, and a treatment tool insertion opening; and an end cap made of a resilient material, which is detachably attached to the outer peripheral surface of the front end body, said end cap being provided with an opening located outside the planar portion; wherein the outer edge of the portion of the end cap that is overlapped on a boundary between the circular rod portion of the front end body and the planar portion thereof is smoothly rounded without having an angled portion; and wherein the rear right and left corner portions of the opening of the end cap are smoothly rounded without having angled portions. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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