Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd.

Kaoru Arai

Shigeo Suzuki

Hiroshi Kuboya

Mitsuo Kondo

An endoscopic terminal processor for an electronic endoscope, which accommodates within its casing an illumination light source along with a video signal processor for an electronic endoscope. A circuit board of the video signal processor is supported compactly in an upright position within the casing, and fixedly connected at one end to an inner surface of a side panel of the casing, and loosely supported at the other free end on a damper member adapted to restrict flapping movements of the circuit board about the fixed end and to permit movements in other directions to some extent to evade collisional impacts or shocks which might be transmitted from the casing.

Endoscopic terminal processor

A piston of an air and water supply valve in an endoscope comprises: a base cylinder; a water supply switching piston; and an air supply switching piston, which is inserted in the water supply switching piston. An air supply button functioning as a check valve is attached to the top end of the air supply switching piston, and air is supplied by slightly pressing the air supply button and water is supplied by deeply pressing the air supply button. If liquid flows back, the air supply button functions as the check valve to prevent the backflow from flowing into the base cylinder from the air supply switching piston.

Air and water supply valve structure in endoscope

A light source device for an endoscope which sufficiently shields the high-frequency noise produced from a lamp even if there is an opening through which the lamp is exchanged. A lamp hatch for shielding the noise is provided at the opening of the lamp house, and EMI springs for maintaining the electrical conduction state are provided at the portion at which the lamp hatch and the edge portion of the opening overlap each other. When a cooling fan is provided in the lamp house, a plurality of air ports are provided in the lamp hatch which make the air flow of the cooling fan smooth and which have an effect of shielding the noise produced from the lamp. It is favorable to arrange the air ports at an interval of less than 2/.lambda. on the assumption that the wavelength of the noise frequency is .lambda..

Light source device for endoscope which shields lamp noise

A structure for eliminating the noise in a light source device for an electronic endoscope safely eliminates the high-frequency noise produced from the lighting circuit, the xenon lamp and the like in the light source device. A capacitor for eliminating noise having a predetermined withstand voltage is connected between the support of the lighting circuit and the box body of the light source device so as to introduce the noise current produced by the switching operation of the lighting circuit to the ground. EMI springs are disposed between the outer peripheral surface of the conductive case of the lighting circuit and the xenon lamp and the inter peripheral surface of the box body of the light source device. A ferrite core for eliminating noise is provided on a conductive wire connecting the lighting circuit and the xenon lamp, thereby safely eliminating noise.

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Omiya, Japan

Kaoru Arai