TWI678180B - Endoscope device with magnetic suction function - Google Patents

Abstract

An endoscope device with a magnetic suction function is used in conjunction with a smart device. The endoscope device includes: an endoscope tube body, which has an endoscope tube and an image pickup lens. The image pickup lens is provided at One end of the inner view tube; a handle body without a display screen is connected to the other end of the inner view tube, the handle body has a housing, a control unit and a connection unit, and the surface of the housing has a joint surface; the control unit is provided with The imaging lens and the connection unit are electrically connected to the casing; the connection unit is disposed on the casing and electrically connects the imaging lens and the smart device; and a magnet is disposed on the casing and corresponds to or is located on the casing. The connection surface is fixed on the connection surface by sucking the smart device with its magnetic attraction force.

Description

Endoscope device with magnetic suction function

The invention relates to an endoscope, in particular to an endoscope device with a magnetic suction function used in conjunction with a smart device.

Please refer to Taiwan Patent No. M482073, which discloses an endoscope with an image transmitting and receiving function, which includes a body with a control unit inside; and a flexible tube whose one end is coupled to the body and away from the body. One end of the body is provided with an image capturing lens and an illuminating member, and the lens and the illuminating member are electrically connected to the control unit by a line in the flexible pipe; the smart mobile device communicates with the control by means of a communication protocol. The communication link between the units is loaded with a control program as an image processing platform of the control unit, and the smart mobile device accesses the image captured by the lens.

However, the applicant believes that when the above patent is used, the operator must operate the lens with one hand to take the image, and the other hand needs to operate the keys of the control unit set on the body. Among them, the operator needs to access or view the smart mobile device in real time. In the displayed image, the operator will hold the body and the smart mobile device in one hand, but the above patent does not have any fixed effect between the body and the smart mobile device, so the operator must disperse a certain degree of attention to The main body and the smart mobile device are firmly held, otherwise it is likely that the main body or the smart mobile device may fall out of the hand and cause damage under unnoticed conditions; therefore, it can be known that the above-mentioned prior art still has inconvenience in use. The problem exists.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an endoscope device with a magnetic suction function, which can fix a smart mobile device to the body, so that the user can conveniently hold the smart device and the body with one hand, and has convenience in use. .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an endoscope device with a magnetic suction function for use with an intelligent device. The endoscope device includes: an endoscope tube body having an endoscope tube And an image taking lens, which is disposed at one end of the endoscope tube; a handle body without a display screen is connected to the other end of the endoscope tube; the handle body has a housing, a control unit and a connection unit, The surface of the casing has a bonding surface; the control unit is disposed on the casing and is electrically connected to the imaging lens and the connection unit; the connection unit is disposed on the casing and is electrically connected to the imaging lens, and the connection unit is used for The smart device is electrically connected by a wired connection or a wireless connection; and a magnet is provided on the casing and corresponds to or is located on the joint surface, and the smart device is held by the magnetic attraction force and fixed to the joint. surface.

Therefore, the present invention provides an endoscope device with a magnetic suction function, which can fix the smart device to the joint surface of the handle body, so that the user can easily take the smart device and the handle body with one hand, and has the advantages of use Convenience.

In order to explain the technical features of the present invention in detail, the following first embodiment is described below with reference to the drawings, wherein:

As shown in Figs. 1-5, a first embodiment of the present invention provides an endoscope device 10 with a magnetic suction function for use with a smart device 100. The endoscope device 10 is mainly The sight glass body 11, a handle body 21 without a display screen, and a magnet 31 are composed of:

The endoscope tube body 11 has an endoscope tube 13 and an image pickup lens 15. The image pickup lens 15 is disposed at one end of the endoscope tube 13.

The handle body 21 without a display screen is connected to the other end of the inner view tube 13. The handle body 21 has a housing 23, a control unit 25 and a connection unit 27. The surface of the housing 23 has a bonding surface 24; the control unit 25 is disposed on the casing 23 and is electrically connected to the imaging lens 15 and the connection unit 27; the connection unit 27 is disposed on the casing 23 and is electrically connected to the imaging lens 15; and the connection unit 27 is wirelessly connected The smart device 100 is electrically connected.

In this embodiment, the wireless connection method of the connection unit 27 is a wireless network as an example, and the smart device 100 is a smart phone as an example; the control unit 25 is disposed in the casing 23 and is electrically connected The connection unit 27. During the implementation, the connection unit 27 can be connected to the smart device 100 in an incoming call via a wired electrical connection in addition to a wireless connection. Therefore, the connection unit 27 is electrically connected to the smart device 100. The method is not limited to the wireless connection method of this embodiment; in addition, the smart device 100 can also be replaced by a tablet computer. Therefore, the implementation of the smart device 100 is not limited to a smart phone.

The magnet 31 is disposed inside the housing 23 and is located on the back of the bonding surface 24. The magnet 31 is held by the magnetic attraction force and fixed to the bonding surface 24, thereby fixing the smart device 100 to the handle. The bonding surface 24 of the main body 21 allows the user to hold the handle main body 21 with only one hand during use, and can be directly used together by the relationship that the smart device 100 is fixed on the handle main body 21 without the need. Taking the smart device 100 with another hand is convenient in use.

In this embodiment, the smart device 100 has a ferromagnetic element 41. The ferromagnetic element 41 is a sheet and is made of a substance that can be magnetically attracted (such as iron, nickel, or cobalt .. etc.) ), But not limited to metal material, the ferromagnetic piece 41 is affixed to the outer side of the back of the smart device 100, or is fixed by being covered with a protective cover (not shown) of the smart device 100 and fixed to The smart device 100 can be absorbed by the magnet 31.

However, if the smart device 100 itself is ferromagnetic, even if the setting of the ferromagnetic member 41 is omitted, the effect of fixing the smart device 100 to the joint surface 24 of the handle body 21 can be achieved. The ferromagnetic member 41 is not an essential element of the present invention.

In this embodiment, it further includes two non-slip mats 51, which are disposed on the bonding surface 24 and are oppositely disposed with respect to the magnet 31. The two non-slip mats 51 cover the range of the bonding surface 24. It does not interfere with the range of magnetic attraction between the magnet 31 and the ferromagnetic member 41. With the arrangement of the two non-slip pads 51, the frictional force of the smart device 100 fixed to the joint surface 24 of the handle body 21 can be increased, thereby increasing the stability of the smart device 100 fixed to the joint surface 24 of the handle body 21 In addition, the two non-slip pads 51 have elastic force, which can provide a buffering force when the smart device 100 is fixed on the joint surface 24 of the handle body 21, and the smart device 100 will not directly hit the handle body 21 The bonding surface 24 also provides the user with a better feel when using the smart device 100 on the bonding surface 24 of the handle body 21.

During implementation, the range of the bonding surface 24 covered by the two non-slip pads 51 can also interfere with the range of magnetic attraction between the magnet 31 and the ferromagnetic piece 41. In addition, the number of the non-slip pads 51 can be one or More than three, when the number of the non-slip pads 51 is one, as long as the magnetic attraction between the magnet 31 and the ferromagnetic piece 41 is sufficient, the non-slip pad 51 can increase whether it fills up or does not fill up the bonding surface 24. The frictional force when the smart device 100 is fixed to the handle body 21. When the number of the non-slip mats 51 is three or more, the non-slip mats 51 may be dispersedly arranged on the bonding surface 24. Therefore, the arrangement of the non-slip mats 51 is not limited to the foregoing.

However, when the two non-slip pads 51 are not provided, the smart device 100 can still be attracted by the magnetic attraction force generated by the magnet 31 to the smart device 100, thereby combining and integrating the smart device 100. The non-slip pad 51 is not an essential element of the present invention, because it is fixed on the handle body 21 so that the user can take it easily and has convenience in use.

The structure of the first embodiment of the present invention is described above, and the following describes the use state of the first embodiment of the present invention.

When the present invention is used, the user sticks one side of the ferromagnetic piece 41 to the outer side of the back of the smart device 100. When the user uses the outer side of the back of the smart device 100 to face the handle body 21 When the bonding surface 24 approaches, the magnetic device 100 can be fixed to the bonding surface 24 of the handle body 21 by the magnetic attraction between the magnet 31 of the handle body 21 and the ferromagnetic piece 41 of the intelligent device 100, so that The user is convenient to take the smart device 100 and the handle body 21 with one hand, and the two non-slip pads 51 are compressed between the handle body 21 and the smart device 100. The frictional force formed by the smart device 100 makes it difficult for the smart device 100 to be displaced when it is fixed to the handle body 21, thereby increasing the stability of the smart device 100 fixed to the handle body 21, and the two non-slip pads 51 have elasticity. The force can form a buffering effect when the smart device 100 is fixed on the joint surface 24 of the handle body 21, thereby providing the user with better use when fixing the smart device 100 to the handle body 21. Touch.

Then, the user can hold the handle body 21 in one hand to link the smart device 100 at the same time, and can operate the smart device 100 to issue an image acquisition instruction to the control unit 25, and operate the endoscope tube with the other hand. The image acquisition lens 15 of the body 11 performs image acquisition, and then the data obtained by the image acquisition lens 15 is transmitted to the smart device 100 by radio connection through the connection unit 27, and finally the smart device 100 Display its screen.

Therefore, the endoscope device with magnetic suction function provided by the present invention can fix the smart device to the joint surface of the handle body by the setting of the magnet, so that the user can easily take the smart device with one hand and The handle body is convenient to use.

And, the endoscope device with magnetic suction function provided by the present invention can increase the frictional force when the smart device is fixed on the joint surface of the handle body through the arrangement of the non-slip pad, thereby increasing the smart device fixed on the handle Ontology stability.

In addition, the endoscope device with magnetic suction function provided by the present invention has a cushioning feature of the non-slip pad, which can form a cushioning effect when the smart device is combined and fixed on the handle body, thereby providing use. The user has a better feel when using the smart device on the joint surface of the handle body.

The endoscope device 10 'with a magnetic suction function provided in the second embodiment is mainly similar to the first embodiment described above, and the differences are as follows:

As shown in FIG. 6, the magnet 31 ′ is provided on the surface of the bonding surface 24 ′, or, as shown in FIG. 7, the bonding surface 24 ′ is recessed with a groove 26 ′, and the magnet 31 ′ is received in In the groove, the surface of the magnet 31 ′ is flush with the bonding surface 24 ′. These two structures can also achieve the effect of fixing the smart device 100 'to the joint surface 24' of the handle body 21 '. Therefore, the state of the magnet 31' provided on the housing 23 'is not only the first One embodiment is limited; in addition, the ferromagnetic piece 41 'can be disposed on the inner side of the back of the smart device 100' (not shown), and the magnet 31 'can be adsorbed in an indirect manner, which can also achieve the wisdom The effect that the type device 100 ′ is fixed on the joint surface 24 ′ of the handle body 21 ′, therefore, the implementation form of the ferromagnetic piece 41 ′ is not limited to the outer surface of the back of the smart device 100 ′.

The rest of the structure and the effects that can be achieved in this second embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, and will not be described again.

10‧‧‧ Endoscope device with magnetic suction function

11‧‧‧Endoscope tube body

13‧‧‧Endoscope

15‧‧‧ take lens

21‧‧‧handle body

23‧‧‧Shell

24‧‧‧ Joint surface

25‧‧‧Control unit

27‧‧‧Connecting unit

31‧‧‧Magnet

41‧‧‧ Ferromagnetic

51‧‧‧Slip mat

100‧‧‧ Smart Device

10’‧‧‧ Endoscope device with magnetic suction function

21’‧‧‧handle body

23’‧‧‧shell

24’‧‧‧ junction surface

26’‧‧‧ groove

31’‧‧‧Magnet

41’‧‧‧ Ferromagnetic

100’‧‧‧ smart device

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is an exploded view of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the use state from the perspective of Fig. 4 and shows the use state where the magnet is located inside the housing and is located on the back of the joint surface. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the use state of the second embodiment of the present invention and the viewing angle of FIG. 4, and shows the use state of the magnet disposed on the surface of the bonding surface. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the use state of the second embodiment of the present invention and the perspective of FIG. 4, showing a use state in which the magnet is accommodated in the groove and the magnet surface is flush with the joint surface.

Claims (6)

An endoscope device with a magnetic suction function is used to cooperate with an intelligent device. The endoscope device includes: an endoscope tube body having an endoscope tube and an imaging lens, the imaging lens The handle body is provided at one end of the inner tube; a handle body without a display screen is connected to the other end of the inner tube; the handle body has a casing, a control unit and a connection unit, and the surface of the casing has a joint surface; the control A unit is disposed on the casing and is electrically connected to the image pickup lens and the connection unit; the connection unit is disposed on the casing and is electrically connected to the image pickup lens, and the connection unit is configured to be electrically connected by a wired connection or a wireless connection. The smart device is sexually connected; and a magnet is provided on the casing and corresponding to or located on the joint surface, and the smart device is held by the magnetic attraction force and fixed on the joint surface. The endoscope device with a magnetic suction function according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the magnet is disposed inside the casing and is located on the back of the bonding surface. The endoscope device with a magnetic suction function according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the magnet is disposed on the bonding surface. The endoscope device with a magnetic suction function according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein: the joint surface is recessed with a groove, the magnet is accommodated in the groove, and the surface of the magnet is flush with the joint surface level. The endoscope device with a magnetic suction function according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, further comprising at least one non-slip pad provided on the bonding surface. The endoscope device with a magnetic attraction function according to item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the smart device has a ferromagnetic element and is directly or indirectly adsorbed to the magnet.