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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2022
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shunsuke Kimura, Aizuwakamatsu, JP;
Reiji Koyama, Kawagoe, JP;
Tetsu Numata, Miyagi, JP;
Shigeto Gorai, Miyagi, JP;
Akihiro Kusaka, Miyagi, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A push button device for an endoscope includes: a connection member having a bottomed tubular shape and provided to a finger placement member, the finger placement member having elasticity and disposed on an exterior member of the endoscope; a first stem that has an upper end portion inserted and fitted into the connection member and that is slidably and swingably disposed; a second stem slidably and swingably provided and configured to move in conjunction with motion of the first stem; an immobile member slidably and swingably holding the first stem and the second stem; and a switch configured to be switched by displacement of the second stem moving in conjunction with the motion of the first stem when the finger placement member is pushed.