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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2018
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Watanabe, Hachioji, JP;
Tatsuya Nakanishi, Akishima, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope apparatus includes: a housing; a first heat generator disposed in the housing; an air feeding unit disposed in the housing and configured to cause air to pass in a vicinity of the first heat generator; a second heat generator disposed in the housing and provided in one of places above and below a flow path for the air, caused by the air feeding unit to pass in the vicinity of the first heat generator, in a height direction of the housing; and a guide plate provided on the flow path for the air, caused by the air feeding unit to pass in the vicinity of the first heat generator, and having an inclination for changing the flow path for the air after passage in the vicinity of the first heat generator to another of the places above and below in the height direction of the housing.