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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1980
Kunio Kinoshita, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Optical Company Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A ventilation and feedwater switching apparatus for an endoscope including a tubular member adapted to be fixedly mounted in an operating end of an endoscope, and adapted to have a ventilation tube and a feedwater tube connected to it, in such a manner that the tubular body is disposed in a ventilation path and a feedwater path. A cylindrical sliding valve body is slidably and removably fitted in the tubular body to permit switching between the ventilation and the water feed operation. The sliding valve body has an air discharge port at its upper end, and at its lower end an air delivery port which is normally closed by a check valve body which is detachably mounted thereon. In one preferred embodiment, a valve push rod is disposed in and extends through the sliding valve body, and forces the check valve body open in response to an external push.