JP2005323778A - Endoscope apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope apparatus allowing a user to easily take up an insertion part of an endoscope regardless of the length, flexibility or outer diameter of the endoscope and to easily store insertion parts of various endoscopes with guide tubes, etc., inside the apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The endoscope apparatus comprises the flexible endoscope insertion part, a storage case, and an apparatus body stored in the storage case. The endoscope apparatus is characterized by a take-up means rotatably held in the apparatus body for taking up the endoscope insertion part, and a storage part with an insertion hole for inserting the endoscope insertion part and an internal space in which the take-up means is disposed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an endoscope apparatus in which an insertion portion of an endoscope is stored in a storage case.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, endoscope apparatuses having an elongated endoscope insertion portion have been widely used in the medical field and the industrial field. Endoscopes used in the medical field include various types of treatment tools that are used to observe organs in a body cavity by inserting an elongated insertion portion into a body cavity, or inserted into an insertion channel of a treatment tool as necessary. Can be treated.

  In addition, endoscopes used in the industrial field are designed to prevent damage and corrosion of a test site by inserting a long and thin insertion portion into piping of a boiler, a gas turbine engine, or a chemical plant, or the body of an automobile engine. Observation, inspection, etc. can be performed.

  A bending portion and a distal end portion are provided at the distal end of the insertion portion of such an endoscope. The user bends and pulls a pulling member such as an operation wire extending from the bending portion inserted into the endoscope by a predetermined operation of the operation portion of the endoscope, thereby bending the bending portion, It is possible to change the observation direction of the objective lens of the observation optical system disposed in the.

  An industrial endoscope apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as an endoscope apparatus) has a storage case, and an insertion portion of the endoscope is wound around a rotatable drum in the storage case and used. Some are easily moved and transported to each location. The insertion portion of the endoscope is provided with a restricting member that suppresses the swelling of the insertion portion so that the insertion portion is wound in contact with the winding surface of the drum without any gap (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-330783). Publication).

Further, in an endoscope apparatus that does not have a storage case, an internal space that can correspond to various outer diameters and various flexibility of the endoscope is formed, and a drum that has an inner peripheral surface on which an insertion portion is held in contact; There is an endoscope apparatus having a frame in which the drum is rotatably held. (For example, JP 2002-000562 A)
JP 2001-330783 A JP 2002-000562 A

  However, the gap between the drum and the regulating member of the endoscope apparatus described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-330783 must be formed to be substantially the same as the outer diameter of the insertion portion of the endoscope. In the manufacturing process, there is a problem that high accuracy is required for positioning of the drum and the regulating member, which increases the manufacturing cost. In addition, when a guide tube is attached to an insertion portion of an endoscope having a low flexibility, an insertion portion having a large outer diameter, or an insertion portion, the distance between the drum and the restriction member is short. There is also a problem that it is difficult to wind the insertion portion of the drum around the drum. Further, after using the endoscope apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-000562, there is a problem that the user has to hold the insertion portion of the endoscope and store it while pushing it into the internal space of the drum, which is troublesome. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is easy for a user to wind up an insertion portion of an endoscope, and regardless of the length, flexibility, and outer diameter of the endoscope, It is an object of the present invention to provide an endoscope apparatus in which insertion portions of various endoscopes including a guide tube can be easily accommodated in the apparatus.

  An endoscope apparatus according to the present invention is an endoscope apparatus having a flexible endoscope insertion portion, a storage case, and a device main body housed in the storage case. A retractable means that is movably held and has a winding means for winding up the endoscope insertion portion and an insertion port through which the endoscope insertion portion is inserted, has an internal space, and has a winding means in the internal space. And an endoscope device.

  According to the present invention, it is easy for a user to wind up an insertion portion of an endoscope, and various endoscopes including a guide tube regardless of the length, flexibility, and outer diameter of the endoscope. It is possible to provide an endoscope apparatus in which the insertion portion can be easily accommodated in the apparatus.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, the configuration of the endoscope apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the endoscope apparatus 1. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the endoscope apparatus 1.
As shown in FIG. 1, an endoscope apparatus 1 includes an endoscope insertion portion 2 having flexibility, a monitor 5 rotatably supported by a pole 5a, and a device in which the pole 5a protrudes from an upper end surface. An endoscope apparatus unit 20 comprising a main body 4, a storage section 11 for storing the endoscope insertion section 2, and a winding section 10 for winding up the endoscope, and a lid (not shown) in which the endoscope apparatus unit 20 is housed. It is mainly comprised from the storage case 3 which has a part. The endoscope insertion section 2 has a distal end portion provided with an observation optical system (not shown), a solid-state imaging device (hereinafter referred to as a CCD), an illumination optical system, and the like, and a bending portion that bends in at least two directions. .

  A winding unit 10 that is a winding unit of the endoscope insertion unit 2 shown in FIG. 1 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and the endoscope insertion unit 2 extends from a side peripheral surface of the winding unit 10 and has one end surface. It has a handle fixing part 10a protruding from the part. Further, the winding portion 10 is rotatably held at the side surface portion of the apparatus main body 4 at the end surface portion opposite to the end surface portion having the handle fixing portion 10a as described later. The winding unit 10 is positioned so that the outer peripheral surface of the winding unit 10 faces an inner peripheral surface of the storage unit 11 described later, and is supported inside the winding unit 10. The handle fixing portion 10a has a substantially cylindrical shape, and a substantially L-shaped rotation handle 6 that protrudes in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the winding portion 10 from the side peripheral surface thereof is fixed. Yes. Accordingly, when the rotation handle 6 is rotated about the axis of the handle fixing portion 10 a, the winding unit 10 rotates together inside the storage unit 11.

  The storage part 11 has a guide hole 11a which is an insertion port through which the endoscope insertion part 2 is inserted in the side peripheral part, the side peripheral part is formed in a substantially semicircular shape, and the both side parts are open. The side surface portion on one opening side is fixed to the side surface portion of the apparatus main body 4 by a fixing member 4a such as a plurality of screws. In addition, the inner side surface of the side peripheral portion of the storage unit 11, that is, the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface of the winding unit 10 are substantially opposed to each other and are separated by a predetermined distance so that the endoscope insertion unit 2 is sufficiently stored. A space is formed. Specifically, the storage case 3 can store the apparatus main body 4 and the storage portion 11 therein, and the space formed by the inner side surface of the side peripheral portion of the storage portion 11 and the outer peripheral surface of the winding portion 10 has a maximum volume. As described above, the diameter of the storage portion 11 and the length of the shortest side of the side surface of the apparatus main body 4 in the diameter direction have substantially the same length. Therefore, the endoscope insertion portion 2 is housed in a space surrounded by the outer peripheral surface of the winding portion 10 and the inner surface of the storage portion 11.

Further, inside the winding unit 10, a curve for controlling a bending operation of a bending unit of the endoscope insertion unit 2 and a CCD control unit (not shown) connected to the solid-state imaging device at the distal end of the endoscope insertion unit 2. A control unit or the like is provided.
As shown in FIG. 2, the winding unit 10 is rotatably held on the side surface of the apparatus main body 4 by a rotation holding member such as a bearing 7. In addition, the winding unit 10 includes a slip ring 8 on an end surface portion on the apparatus main body 4 side, and a harness cable 9 connected to the base end side of the slip ring 8 extends into the apparatus main body 4, It is connected to various devices such as a monitor 5. It should be noted that the slip ring 8 is configured so that the internal device of the winding unit 10 and the internal device of the apparatus body 4 are always electrically connected even when the winding unit 10 during the drawing and winding of the endoscope insertion unit 2 is rotated. Connection is maintained and signal transmission can be exchanged.

  Next, operation | movement of the endoscope apparatus 1 of this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIGS. 3-5. FIG. 3 is a side view for explaining a state before the endoscope insertion portion 2 is wound around the winding portion 10. 4 and 5 are side views for explaining a state where the endoscope insertion portion 2 is wound around the winding portion 10.

  The user takes out the endoscope apparatus unit 20 from the storage case 3 when inspecting an object to be examined using the endoscope apparatus 1, and inserts the endoscope insertion section 2 into the guide hole 11 a of the storage section 11. Pull out from and use. In the description of the present embodiment, the endoscope insertion section 2 shown in FIG. 3 is in a state where the substantially entire length is pulled out from the storage section 11, but the endoscope insertion section 2 is connected to the subject to be examined. Depending on the insertion distance, a part thereof may be used while being stored in the storage unit 11.

  First, when the user finishes the inspection of the test object using the endoscope apparatus unit 20, as shown in FIG. 4, the rotating handle 6 is wound in the winding direction, here, in the clockwise direction. Rotate. Accordingly, the winding unit 10 is also rotated in accordance with the clockwise direction of the rotation handle 6 (hereinafter, the rotation direction is omitted). Following the rotation of the winding unit 10, the endoscope insertion unit 2 passes through the guide hole 11 a of the storage unit 11 in order from the base end side and the side peripheral surface of the winding unit 10 and the inside of the storage unit 11. It is drawn into the space between the sides. At this time, the endoscope insertion portion 2 in the storage portion 11 is directed toward the inner surface of the outer peripheral portion of the storage portion 11 due to a repulsive force to return to the original state even though it is flexible. Move. That is, the endoscope insertion portion 2 has a proximal end portion so as to abut on the inner peripheral surface side of the storage portion 11 in a space surrounded by the outer peripheral surface of the winding portion 10 and the inner surface of the storage portion 11. It is stored in order.

  As the user continues to rotate the rotation handle 6, as shown in FIG. 5, the winding unit 10 continues to rotate, and the endoscope insertion unit 2 is connected to the side periphery and the storage unit of the winding unit 10. In the space surrounded by the inner surface of 11, the storage unit 11 is stored so as to abut on the inner peripheral surface side. Further, the user rotates the rotation handle 6 until the distal end portion of the endoscope insertion portion 2 is completely stored in the storage portion 11. Thereafter, the user stores the endoscope apparatus unit 20 in the storage case 3, closes the lid of the storage case 3, and ends the use of the endoscope apparatus 1.

  As a result of the above, in the endoscope apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the storage case 3 can store the apparatus main body 4 and the storage unit 11 therein, and the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral part of the storage unit 11 and the winding unit 10. Since the space formed by the outer peripheral surface has the maximum volume, the endoscope insertion portion 2 accommodated in the space can be used for various endoscopes having different lengths, outer diameters, and flexibility. Correspondingly, the insertion portion of the endoscope is easily accommodated in the apparatus. Therefore, if the user uses the endoscope apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the endoscope insertion portion 2 having a long overall length, the endoscope insertion portion 2 having a low flexibility, and an endoscope insertion having a large outer diameter are used. Even if the endoscope insertion section 2 is difficult to store, such as the endoscope insertion section 2 to which the section 2 and the guide tube are attached, the endoscope insertion section 2 can be easily stored in the storage case 3. Furthermore, in the manufacturing process of the endoscope apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the assembler is not required to have high accuracy with respect to the positioning of the winding unit 10 and the storage unit 11 on the side surface of the apparatus main body 4, and is easy to assemble, Cost reduction can be realized.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the storage unit 11 is an endoscope that is cut out long in the direction substantially perpendicular to the outer circumferential direction from the opening on the side opposite to the side end fixed to the apparatus main body 4. You may have the notch part 11b which is an insertion port of the insertion part 2. FIG. The user can easily remove the endoscope insertion portion 2 from the storage portion 11 when removing the winding portion 10 from the apparatus main body 4 for various maintenance and inspections.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the apparatus main body 4 may be provided with a substantially box-shaped storage unit 15 made of a plate member on a side surface on which the winding unit 10 is provided. The storage portion 15 has an opening on both side portions and a cutout portion 15a that is an insertion opening through which the endoscope insertion portion 2 is inserted, and the inner peripheral surface is wound so as to surround the winding portion 10. A plate member 15a formed in a substantially annular shape and spaced apart by a predetermined length is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the take-up portion 10 inside. Therefore, by forming the storage portion 15 in a substantially box shape, the storage portion 15 is manufactured by laminating the plate members without manufacturing a member mold, so that the inexpensive endoscope apparatus 1 can be provided. it can.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 8, the apparatus main body 4 has two side surfaces extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the endoscope insertion portion 2 in the inner space near the guide hole 11 a of the storage portion 11 on the side surface. A guide member 50 may be included. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the apparatus main body 4 has a guide member 50 which is a cylindrical member having a cylindrical diameter slightly larger than the axial diameter of the axial member 50 a to which a shaft member 50 a protruding from the side surface is fixed. Is rotatably provided around the shaft member 50a. By providing these two guide members 50, the endoscope insertion portion 2 can be pulled out and wound smoothly, and the endoscope insertion portion 2 and the guide hole 11a of the storage portion 11 are prevented from being damaged. .

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, the winding unit 10 may have a rotating plate 28 fixed to the end surface portion of the handle fixing unit 10 a instead of the rotating handle 6. The rotating plate 28 has a stagnation portion 27 located on the outer peripheral side away from the center. The rotating plate 28 is made of a disk member having a diameter substantially the same as the hole diameter of the opening of the storage unit 11, thereby preventing dust, water droplets, and the like from entering the storage unit 11 from the outside.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, a groove portion in which the inner peripheral side is spirally grooved along the winding direction of the endoscope insertion portion 2 on the side surface portion where the winding portion 10 of the apparatus body 4 is provided. The storage unit 70 having 70b may be fixed. As shown in FIG. 12, the groove portion 70 b of the storage portion 70 has a groove width that is substantially the same length as the outer diameter of the endoscope insertion portion 2. Therefore, the endoscope insertion portion 2 is housed and held in the groove portion 70b of the housing portion 70 while being sequentially aligned from the proximal end side. Therefore, the movement of the endoscope insertion portion 2 is restricted during pulling and winding, and the wound endoscope insertion portions 2 do not rub in the storage portion 70, thereby preventing damage. In addition, a resin member such as a foam material that is cut into the same groove as the groove 70 b may be provided in the internal space of the storage portion 11 described above.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the storage unit 11 may be detachable from the side surface of the apparatus main body 4. A plurality of (in this case, two) projecting portions 18 having a flange at the tip are fixed to the side surface portion of the apparatus main body 4 on which the winding portion 10 is provided. In addition, the storage unit 11 is provided with two locking notches 18a that are respectively locked with the two protrusions 18 of the apparatus main body 4 and an opening on the side facing the side surface of the apparatus main body 4 upward. It has a notch portion 11c that is cut out toward the end and into which the endoscope insertion portion 2 is inserted. Therefore, the storage portion 11 has the projection 18 of the apparatus main body 4 fitted into each of the two locking notches 18 a and is locked to the apparatus main body 4 by the flange of the projection 18. Therefore, since the apparatus main body 4 and the storage part 11 can be disassembled, the user can easily carry the apparatus main body 4 to the inspection place because the apparatus main body 4 becomes lighter.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, the endoscope apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the endoscope apparatus 1. FIG. 15 is a view for explaining a case lid 40 that opens and closes the opening 3 </ b> A of the storage case 3. In the description of the endoscope apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations, operations, and effects as those of the endoscope apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted. Is omitted. In the present embodiment, the endoscope apparatus unit 20a is mainly configured by the apparatus main body 4, the endoscope insertion part 2, and the winding part 10.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the opening portion of one side surface portion of the storage case 3 is joined to the upper storage portion 31 by a plurality of, here, two hinges 32. The storage case 3 is provided with an opening 3A on one side and a lower storage 30 on the side of the side having the opening 3A. The opening 3 </ b> A is an opening hole through which the rotation handle 6 of the winding unit 10 can be rotated when the apparatus main body 4 is stored in the storage case 3. As shown in FIG. 15, a case lid 40 having a handle 41 joined to the hinge 42 is provided in the opening 3 </ b> A.

  The lower side storage unit 30 and the upper side storage unit 31 have substantially the same shape, have substantially the same depth length as the column length of the winding unit 10, and are substantially cylindrical on the inner peripheral side in a state where they are stacked. Shaped space is formed, and the outer peripheral shape is substantially rectangular. The upper storage portion 31 has a guide hole 31a through which the endoscope insertion portion 2 is inserted.

These two members, that is, the upper storage portion 31 and the lower storage portion 30, are arranged so as to surround the winding portion 10 in a state where the endoscope apparatus unit 20a is stored inside the storage case 3. The upper and lower portions are separated from each other by a predetermined distance from the side peripheral surface of the take-up portion.
Note that the guide hole portion 31 a that is an insertion port of the endoscope insertion portion 2 may be a notch portion that is notched from an opening portion on the side surface of the upper storage portion 31 that faces the side surface portion of the apparatus body 4.

Hereinafter, although the operation of the endoscope apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described, description of the same operation as that of the first embodiment will be omitted.
When the user stores the endoscope apparatus unit 20a in the storage case 3, as shown in FIG. 14, the user moves the upper side storage portion 31 from the inside of the storage case 3 to the outside with the hinge 32 as a fulcrum. 4 secures a space for storage in the storage case 3. Next, the user stores the endoscope apparatus unit 20 a from the opening on the upper side of the storage case 3, and moves the upper storage unit 31 into the storage case 3 so as to overlap the lower storage unit 30.

  The user inserts the distal end portion of the endoscope insertion portion 2 into the guide hole 31a of the upper storage portion 31 from the substantially cylindrical space formed by the upper storage portion 31 and the lower storage portion 32, and FIG. The case lid 40 on the side surface of the storage case 3 shown in FIG. Therefore, the rotating handle 6 of the winding unit 10 is exposed through the opening 3 </ b> A of the storage case 3.

  In this way, the user can rotate the rotation handle 6 of the winding unit 10, rotate the rotation handle 6 in the winding direction, follow the rotation of the winding unit 10, and the endoscope. The insertion portion 2 is drawn into the space formed by the outer peripheral surface of the winding portion 10, the upper side storage portion 31, and the lower side storage portion 30 in order from the base end side. At this time, the endoscope insertion portion 2 in the storage portion 11 is directed toward the inner surface of the outer peripheral portion of the storage portion 11 due to a repulsive force to return to the original state even though it is flexible. Move. That is, the endoscope insertion portion 2 has a proximal end portion so as to abut on the inner peripheral surface side of the storage portion 11 in a space surrounded by the outer peripheral surface of the winding portion 10 and the inner surface of the storage portion 11. It is stored in order.

  Further, the user rotates the rotation handle 6 until the distal end portion of the endoscope insertion portion 2 is completely stored in the storage case 3. Thereafter, the user stores the endoscope apparatus unit 20 in the storage case 3, closes the lid of the storage case 3, and stores the use of the endoscope apparatus 1.

  As a result of the above, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, even when the endoscope apparatus unit 20a is stored in the storage case 3, the endoscope insertion unit 2 is connected to the upper storage unit 31 and the lower storage unit. 30 can be accommodated in the space formed by.

(Third embodiment)
Hereinafter, the endoscope apparatus unit 20b of the endoscope apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the endoscope apparatus unit 20b of the endoscope apparatus 1. FIG. 17 is a longitudinal sectional view of the endoscope apparatus unit 20b excluding the storage unit 11. As shown in FIG. In addition, in description of the endoscope apparatus 1 of this Embodiment, about the same structure, an effect | action, and an effect as the endoscope apparatus 1 of 1st and 2nd embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected, Those explanations are omitted. In the present embodiment, the endoscope apparatus unit 20b is configured by the endoscope insertion part 2, the apparatus main body 4, the storage part 11, and the winding part 10 as in the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the apparatus main body 4 has two protrusions 18 fixed to the side surface. In addition, the storage unit 11 includes two locking notches 18a that are respectively locked to the two protrusions 18 of the apparatus main body 4 and an opening on the side facing the side surface of the apparatus main body 4 from the upper side. It has a notch portion 11c into which the endoscope insertion portion 2 is inserted. In addition, the apparatus body 4 has an opening at substantially the center of the side surface on which the above-described protrusion 18 is provided, and a rotatable substantially cylindrical holding member 82 is provided inside the opening. Yes. On the outer surface of the holding member 82, an electrical connector 68 is disposed substantially at the center, a screw hole 67 is provided around the electrical connector 68, and a plurality of, here, two pin holes 66 are disposed.

  The winding unit 10 includes a screw member, for example, a so-called knurled screw 62 that is inserted from the outer surface on the rotating handle 6 side. The knurled screw 62 has a threaded portion 62a at a distal end portion facing the holding member 82 and a screw head 61 having a knurled engraved on the outer periphery at a proximal end portion, and is inserted and held in the winding portion 10. ing. A plurality of (here, two) pins 63 protrude from the side surface of the winding unit 10 on the apparatus main body 4 side, and an electrical connector 64 is provided at the approximate center.

  Note that the two pin holes 66 of the holding member 82 and the two pins 63 of the winding unit 10 are respectively engaged, and the electrical connector 68 of the holding member 82 and the electrical connector 64 of the winding unit 10 are electrically connected. Each member is positioned at a relative position where the screw portion of the winding portion 10 can be screwed into the screw hole 67 of the holding member 82.

  As shown in FIG. 17, a circumferential groove is formed on the outer periphery of the holding member 82, the bearing 7 is engaged with the circumferential groove, and the holding member 82 and the holding plate 84 are fixed by a fixing member such as a screw. Thus, the holding member 82 is held and fixed to the bearing 7. Further, the inner surface of the side surface portion having the opening of the apparatus main body 4 has a plate member 81 having a circumferential groove formed on the inner circumferential side, and the bearing 7 is engaged with the circumferential groove, The holding plate 83 is fixed by a fixing member such as a screw, whereby the bearing 7 is held and fixed to the apparatus main body 4. Accordingly, the holding member 82 is rotatably held in the vicinity of the opening in the apparatus main body 4 by the bearing 7 that is held and fixed to the side surface having the opening of the apparatus main body 4. The plate member 81 and the holding plates 83 and 84 are preferably annular members that hold the holding member 82 to the apparatus main body 4 with the bearing 7 interposed over the entire periphery of the opening of the apparatus main body 4. .

  The electrical connector 68 of the holding member 82 is also connected to the connector portion at one end of the harness cable 88. The connector portion at the other end of the harness cable 88 is connected to a slip ring 89 in the apparatus main body 4. The slip ring 89 is fixed in the apparatus main body 4 by a fixing plate 90 fixed to the inner surface facing the inner surface having the opening of the apparatus main body 4 and a fixing member such as a screw. It should be noted that the slip ring 89 is configured so that the internal device and the device of the winding unit 10 can be operated even when the holding member 82 is rotated in accordance with the rotation of the winding unit 10 when the endoscope insertion unit 2 is pulled out and wound. Electrical connection with the internal device of the main body 4 is always maintained.

Hereinafter, although the operation of the endoscope apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described, description of the same operation as that of the first and second embodiments will be omitted.
When the user uses the endoscope apparatus 1 to inspect a subject to be examined, the user attaches the winding unit 10 to the holding member 82 of the apparatus body 4. At this time, the user inserts the two pins 63 of the winding unit 10 into the two pin holes 66 of the holding member 82 and causes the electrical connector 68 of the holding member 82 and the electrical connector 64 of the winding unit 10 to be fitted. Next, the user pinches and turns the screw head 61 of the knurled screw 62, thereby screwing the screw portion 62 a and the screw hole 67 of the holding member 82, and fixing the winding portion 10 to the holding member 82. . In this way, the user performs the examination by causing the endoscope insertion portion 2 to reach the subject to be examined.

  After completing the inspection of the test object, the user inserts the projections 18 of the apparatus body 4 into the two locking notches 18a of the storage unit 11 respectively, and into the notches 11c of the storage unit 11. While the endoscope insertion portion 2 is inserted, the storage portion 11 is attached to the apparatus main body 4 so as to be hooked. Next, the user stores the endoscope insertion unit 2 in the storage unit 11 by rotating the rotation handle 6 of the winding unit 10. The harness cable 88 is prevented from being twisted by the slip ring 89 inside the apparatus body 4 while the winding unit 10 is being rotated.

  As a result, in addition to the effects of the first and second embodiments, the endoscope apparatus unit 20b includes the apparatus body 4, the winding unit 10 to which the endoscope insertion unit 2 is connected, and the storage unit. 11 can be disassembled and assembled, and can be easily transported to a narrow inspection place such as a factory. Furthermore, since a plurality of endoscope insertion portions 2 having different outer diameters, lengths, and the like can be readily exchanged including the winding portion 10, the user can replace one apparatus body 4 and various endoscope insertion portions 2 with each other. Can own. Therefore, the user does not have to purchase a plurality of endoscope apparatuses 1, so that cost reduction can be realized.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It is a perspective view showing composition of an endoscope apparatus concerning a 1st embodiment. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an endoscope apparatus according to a first embodiment. 4 is a side view for explaining a state before the endoscope insertion portion is wound around the winding portion 10. FIG. It is a side view for demonstrating the state by which an endoscope insertion part is wound up by the winding-up part. It is a side view for demonstrating the state by which an endoscope insertion part is wound up by the winding-up part. It is a figure for demonstrating the notch part of a storage part. It is a figure for demonstrating the box-shaped storage part. It is a figure for demonstrating the guide part which protrudes from the side surface of an apparatus main body. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an endoscope apparatus unit. It is a figure for demonstrating the rotating plate fixed to the end surface of the cylindrical member of a winding-up part. It is a figure for demonstrating the groove part of a storage part. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an endoscope apparatus unit. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an endoscope apparatus unit. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the endoscope apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the case cover 40 which opens and closes the opening part 3A of the storage case 3. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the endoscope apparatus unit which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the endoscope apparatus unit excluding the storage unit 11.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Endoscope apparatus, 2 ... Endoscope insertion part, 3 ... Storage case, 4a ... Fixing member, 4 ... Apparatus main body, 5a ... Pole, 5 ... Monitor, 6 ... Rotating handle, 8 ... Slip ring, 9 ... Harness cable, 10a ... Fixing member, 10 ... Winding part, 11a ... Guide hole part, 11 ...・ Storage, 20 ... Endoscope unit agent Patent attorney Susumu Ito

Claims (12)

An endoscope apparatus having a flexible endoscope insertion portion, a storage case, and a device main body stored in the storage case,
A winding means which is rotatably held by the apparatus main body and winds up the endoscope insertion portion;
An endoscope apparatus comprising: an insertion port through which the endoscope insertion portion is inserted, an internal space, and a storage portion in which the winding means is provided in the internal space.   The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the winding portion has a substantially cylindrical shape.   The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the winding unit includes a rotation lever.   The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the winding unit includes a rotating plate.   The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the winding unit is detachable from the apparatus main body.   The said storage part is a hollow substantially annular member provided in the said apparatus main body, and the cross section of the side periphery part was formed in the semicircle shape, The any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. Endoscope device.   The storage part is provided in the apparatus main body, and is formed in a substantially annular plate member spaced from the outer peripheral surface of the winding part by a predetermined distance so as to surround the winding means, and is open on both side parts. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the endoscope apparatus is a box member having a portion.   The storage portion has a spiral groove portion having a groove width substantially the same as the outer diameter of the endoscope insertion portion on an inner peripheral side along a winding direction of the endoscope insertion portion. The endoscope apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is detachable from the apparatus main body. The storage case has an opening on a side surface;
The endoscope apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a case lid that opens and closes the opening.   The storage portion is provided in the storage case so as to surround the winding means and is spaced apart from a side peripheral surface of the winding portion by a predetermined distance and stores the endoscope insertion portion. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the endoscope apparatus is formed of two members that form a line. The endoscope apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the two members that are the storage portion overlap vertically in the storage case, and the member on the upper side can move to the outside of the storage case.

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