Endoscope
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsChangkyu HWANG, Wonsu KIM, Soonbeom KIM
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Abstract
Disclosed is an endoscope, including: an insertion part including a lighting imaging unit and an insertion tube; and a manipulation part including a manipulation knob and a manipulation wire configured to bend and operate the insertion tube according to manipulation of the manipulation knob, and the manipulation part may include: a coupling part coupled to the insertion part according to a rotation of a dial provided to be rotatably operable, thereby there is an effect that the operator may easily couple the insertion part and the manipulation part to each other through a simple manipulation of turning the dial.
Claims11
An endoscope, comprising:
- an insertion part comprising a lighting imaging unit and an insertion tube;
- and
- a manipulation part comprising a manipulation knob and a manipulation wire configured to bend and operate the insertion tube according to manipulation of the manipulation knob,
- wherein the manipulation part comprises:
- a coupling part coupled to the insertion part according to a rotation of a dial provided to be rotatably operable.
An endoscope, comprising:
- an insertion part comprising a lighting imaging unit and an insertion tube;
- and
- a manipulation part comprising a manipulation knob and configured to bend and operate the insertion tube according to manipulation of the manipulation knob,
- wherein the manipulation part comprises:
- a dial provided to be rotatably operable;
- a pinion gear configured to be rotated in interrelation with the rotation of the dial;
- a rack gear configured to be engaged with the pinion gear and to reciprocate according to a rotation of the pinion gear;
- and
- a coupling plate to which the rack gear is coupled and detachably coupled to the insertion part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.