초록 ▼

An endoscope having a solid-state image pickup device in the distal end of the insert portion of the endoscope, the central axis of the solid-state image pickup device being apart from the central axis of the insert portion. Signal lines connected to the solid-state image pickup device are directed

An endoscope having a solid-state image pickup device in the distal end of the insert portion of the endoscope, the central axis of the solid-state image pickup device being apart from the central axis of the insert portion. Signal lines connected to the solid-state image pickup device are directed slantingly from the solid-state image pickup device toward the central axis of the insert portion of the endoscope. Thus, the diameter of the bending portion can be reduced without the interference of the signal lines with members contained in the peripheral area of the bending portion of the endoscope.

대표청구항 ▼

An endoscope comprising: an insert portion having a distal end portion and a central axis; a solid-state image pickup device arranged in the distal end portion of the insert portion and having a central axis, the central axis of the solid-state image pickup device being apart from the central axis o

An endoscope comprising: an insert portion having a distal end portion and a central axis; a solid-state image pickup device arranged in the distal end portion of the insert portion and having a central axis, the central axis of the solid-state image pickup device being apart from the central axis of the insert portion; a plurality of signal lines arranged in the insert portion and connected to the solid-state image pickup device for transmitting a drive signal to the solid-state image pickup device and an image signal from the solid-state image pickup device; and holding means provided in the connecting portion of the signal lines with the solid-state image pickup device for holding the signal lines in such a manner that the signal lines are fixed in a slanting state with respect to the central axis of the insert portion and directed from the solid-state image pickup device toward the central axis of the insert portion.