Title:
ENDOSCOPE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014188208
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope provided with high sealability while reducing manufacturing costs, the endoscope also achieving a reduced diameter thereof .SOLUTION: In an endoscope that comprises a camera unit 3 provided at a leading end of an insertion unit to be inserted into an observation object, the camera unit comprises: an imaging unit 4 that has an imaging element; optical elements 34 to 38 that form an optical image on an imaging surface of the imaging element; a lens barrel 5 that holds the optical elements; a cover member 6 that covers a front side of the optical elements; and a cylindrical frame member 21 that stores the lens barrel inside and holds the cover member and the imaging unit at the front and back thereof. The cover member is fitted in an open section 51 on a front side of the cylindrical frame member and is fixed to the cylindrical frame member while being sealed with an adhesive. The imaging unit is arranged at an open section 52 on a rear side of the cylindrical frame member and is fixed to the cylindrical frame member while being sealed with the adhesive.
Inventors:
KONO HARUHIKO
HARAGUCHI NAOYUKI
HARAGUCHI NAOYUKI
Application Number:
JP2013067050A
Publication Date:
October 06, 2014
Filing Date:
March 27, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PANASONIC CORP
International Classes:
A61B1/00; A61B1/04; G02B23/24; G02B23/26
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent business corporation Oshima patent firm