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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2016
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toshizumi Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Ohki, Kanagawa, JP;
Teruyuki Emura, Kanagawa, JP;
Sunao Hachisuka, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The endoscope includes: a rotating shaft in a distal end portion body of an insertion portion; an elevator which is coupled with one end of the rotating shaft; an elevator erecting lever which is coupled with the other end; an operating wire which rotates the rotating shaft through the elevator erecting lever to erect the elevator; a partition wall including a holding hole to support the rotating shaft; and a seal member disposed between the holding hole and the rotating shaft. The configuration of the rotating shaft and a positional relation between the rotating shaft and the seal member are improved so as to reduce time and labor taken for cleaning processing of the endoscope.