Anti-twist casing for endoscopic manipulating head assembly
First Claim
1. In a casing for manipulating a head assembly of an endoscope, said casing being formed of a synthetic resin material and largely constituted by a main cover section and a grip cover section, said main cover section being adapted to support thereon an operating member of an angulation control mechanism, and said grip cover section being projected forward from said main cover section to provide a grip portion between said main cover section and an insertion tube of said endoscope:
- a rigid support plate provided mostly within said main cover section and partly in said grip cover section to support said angulation control mechanism;
a passage forming structure for passing through internal components to or from said insertion tube of said endoscope comprising a plural number of tubular members successively connected one after another within said grip cover section, a base end tubular member of said passage forming structure being connected to said rigid support plate and a fore end tubular member thereof being connected to said insertion tube;
a first anti-twist lock portion for blocking rotational movements of said grip cover section relative to said main cover section; and
a second anti-twist lock portion formed between a joint portion of said passage forming structure and said grip cover section of said casing;
wherein said first anti-twist lock portion being formed by placing opposite edge portions of said support plate in a pair of axial grooves provided on inner surfaces of said main and grip cover sections of said casing.
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Abstract
A casing of an endoscopic manipulating head assembly is largely constituted by and dividable into a main cover section adapted to support an operating means of an angulation control mechanism and a grip cover section provided between the main cover section and an insertion tube of the endoscope. Both of the main cover section and the grip cover section are formed of a synthetic resin material. A support plate of a rigid metal is provided internally of the manipulating head assembly to support the angulation control mechanism. A plural number of passage-forming tubular structural members are successively connected within the grip cover section for passing internal components to and from the insertion tube of the endoscope. The support plate is connected to one of the tubular structural members which is located at the proximal end of the grip cover section. A first anti-twist lock portion is formed between the support plate and joined end portions of the main and grip cover sections, while a second anti-twist lock portion is formed between the grip cover section and joined end portions of the tubular structural members.
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5 Claims
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1. In a casing for manipulating a head assembly of an endoscope, said casing being formed of a synthetic resin material and largely constituted by a main cover section and a grip cover section, said main cover section being adapted to support thereon an operating member of an angulation control mechanism, and said grip cover section being projected forward from said main cover section to provide a grip portion between said main cover section and an insertion tube of said endoscope:
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a rigid support plate provided mostly within said main cover section and partly in said grip cover section to support said angulation control mechanism; a passage forming structure for passing through internal components to or from said insertion tube of said endoscope comprising a plural number of tubular members successively connected one after another within said grip cover section, a base end tubular member of said passage forming structure being connected to said rigid support plate and a fore end tubular member thereof being connected to said insertion tube; a first anti-twist lock portion for blocking rotational movements of said grip cover section relative to said main cover section; and a second anti-twist lock portion formed between a joint portion of said passage forming structure and said grip cover section of said casing; wherein said first anti-twist lock portion being formed by placing opposite edge portions of said support plate in a pair of axial grooves provided on inner surfaces of said main and grip cover sections of said casing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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