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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1985
Hiroyuki Sasa, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cleaning apparatus includes a liquid feeding unit, a connector detachably connected to an endoscope and a connecting unit for guiding a detergent solution fed from the feeding unit to the connector. The connector has a support plate, an air/liquid mouthpiece and a suction mouthpiece which are movably supported by the plate, and a slider supported by the plate to be movable between first and second positions. The mouthpiece has a ring-member which engages with a frange of an air/liquid cylinder of the endoscope. The mouthpiece has a ring-member engaging with a frange of a suction cylinder of the endoscope. When the slider is moved to the second position, a first holding portion and a second holding portion thereof hold the franges, in cooperation with the ring-members, by using an urging force or urging members.