Video scope system

A video scope system comprising:

• a video scope having an insertion section to be inserted into a cavity of an object under inspection, an optical system disposed in a distal end of said insertion section, a light guide extending in said insertion section and having a front end provided in said distal end and a rear end provided outside of said insertion section, an image sensor for picking up an image of said object under inspection formed by said optical system;
• an optical connector connected to said rear end of said light guide;
• an electrical lead connected to said image sensor;
• an electrical connector connected to an end of said electrical lead;
• a light source unit having a socket receiving said optical connector, a light source device emitting an illumination light, a rotatable color filter through which said illumination light passes and an optical system feeding said illumination light to said rear end of said light guide;
• a video processor unit having a socket receiving said electric connector, a drive circuit generating a driving signal to be supplied to said image sensor, and a video processing circuit receiving an output signal from said image sensor to generate a color image signal to be displayed on a monitor;
• a second housing enclosing said video processor unit;
• an electrical connecting means provided between said light source unit and said video processor unit to transmit a signal from said video processor unit to said rotatable color filter in said light source unit to synchronize operation of said rotatable color filter with said color image signal;
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• said electric connecting means comprising a lead transmitting a signal, a first and a second signal connectors connected to both ends of said lead, and a first and a second signal sockets provided in said first housing and said second housing and detachably connected to said first and second signal connectors, respectively.

A video scope system comprising:

• a video scope having an insertion section to be inserted into a cavity of an object under inspection, an optical system disposed in a distal end of said insertion section, a light guide extending in said insertion section and having a front end provided in said distal end and a rear end provided outside said insertion section, an image sensor picking up an image of said object under inspection formed by said optical system;
• an optical connector connected to said rear end of said light guide;
• an electrical lead connected to said image sensor;
• an electrical connector connected to an end of said electrical lead;
• a light source unit having a socket receiving said optical connector, a light source device emitting an illumination light, and an optical system feeding said illumination light to said rear end of said light guide;
• a video processor unit having a socket receiving said electrical connector, a drive circuit generating a driving signal supplied to said image sensor, a video processing circuit receiving an output signal from said image sensor to generate an image signal to be displayed on a monitor;
• a single housing enclosing said light source unit and said video processor unit;
• a shielding plate disposed in said housing, and thermally and electrically shielding said light source unit and said video processor unit from each other;
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• an electrical connecting means provided between said light source unit and said video processor unit to transmit a signal therebetween.