Endoscope having non-contact charging apparatus
First Claim
1. An endoscope comprising:
- an elongated insertion portion;
an operation portion provided at the rear end of the insertion portion;
a contact-less endoscope exterior body, wherein no electrical contact is exposed on the outer surface of the endo scope exterior body including the insertion portion and the operation portion;
an image pickup apparatus disposed inside the endoscope exterior body and for performing image pickup, and a signal processing portion for performing signal processing for the image pickup apparatus;
a battery of a water-tight structure for supplying power to at least the image pickup apparatus and the signal processing portion;
a charging apparatus of a water-tight structure for charging the battery with power supplied in a contact-less fashion, anda switching portion for switching between a state of supplying the power of the battery to the image pickup apparatus and the signal processing portion and a state of charging the battery through the charging apparatus.
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Abstract
The endoscope has an elongated insertion portion, an operation portion provided at the rear end of the insertion portion, and a contact-less endoscope exterior body in which no electrical contact is exposed on the outer surface thereof including the insertion portion and the operation portion. Inside the endoscope exterior body, there are disposed an image pickup apparatus for picking up images and a signal processing portion for performing signal processing for the image pickup apparatus. The endoscope comprises a battery of a water-tight structure for supplying power for the image pickup apparatus and the signal processing portion, and a charging apparatus of a water-tight structure for charging the battery with power supplied in a contact-less fashion.
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19 Claims
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1. An endoscope comprising:
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an elongated insertion portion; an operation portion provided at the rear end of the insertion portion; a contact-less endoscope exterior body, wherein no electrical contact is exposed on the outer surface of the endo scope exterior body including the insertion portion and the operation portion; an image pickup apparatus disposed inside the endoscope exterior body and for performing image pickup, and a signal processing portion for performing signal processing for the image pickup apparatus; a battery of a water-tight structure for supplying power to at least the image pickup apparatus and the signal processing portion; a charging apparatus of a water-tight structure for charging the battery with power supplied in a contact-less fashion, and a switching portion for switching between a state of supplying the power of the battery to the image pickup apparatus and the signal processing portion and a state of charging the battery through the charging apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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