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US 2011/0034772 A1Published application
Endoscope riveted deflection section frame
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc.
InventorGregory S. Konstorum
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Abstract
An endoscope deflection section frame including a plurality of rings and rivets. Each ring has front ears and rear ears with rivet holes through the ears. The rivets are located in the rivet holes to thereby pivotably connect the rings to one another. Each rivet includes a head at an interior side of an inner one of the ears and an opposite end at an exterior side of an outer one of the ears. The opposite end is welded to the outer ear.
Claims21
An endoscope deflection section frame comprising:
- a plurality of rings, each ring having front ears and rear ears with rivet holes through the ears;
- and
- rivets located in the rivet holes to thereby pivotably connect the rings to one another,
- wherein each rivet comprises a head at an interior side of an inner one of the ears and an opposite end at an exterior side of an outer one of the ears, and wherein the opposite end is welded to the outer ear.
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A method comprising:
- aligning fastener holes of two endoscope deflection section frame members with each other;
- inserting a fastener into the holes;
- and
- welding the fastener to an exterior side of one of the frame members to thereby pivotably attach the frame members to each other.
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A method comprising:
- placing a first endoscope deflection frame ring on a first end of a mandrel with an inner ear facing the first end of the mandrel;
- inserting a rivet into a rivet hole of the first ring, wherein a head of the rivet is located at an interior side of the inner ear;
- placing a second endoscope deflection frame ring on the first end of the mandrel with an outer ear on the inner ear of the first ring;
- aligning rivet holes of the inner ear of the first ring with rivet holes of the outer ear of the second ring;
- moving the first and second rings on the mandrel from the front end wherein the rivet head is pushed by a cam feature on the mandrel to move a body of the rivet into the rivet hole of the second ring;
- and
- fixedly connecting the rivet to the second ring.
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A method comprising:
- placing a first endoscope deflection frame ring on a mandrel;
- inserting a rivet into a rivet hole of the first ring, wherein a head of the rivet is located at an interior side of the inner ear, wherein the head of the rivet is located in a groove of the mandrel;
- placing a second endoscope deflection frame ring on the first ring, wherein a rivet hole of the second ring is aligned with the rivet hole of the first ring;
- moving the rivet into the rivet hole of the second ring;
- and
- fixedly connecting the rivet to the second ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.