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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gen-ichi Kanai, Matsudo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Machida Seisakusho, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385 88 ; 385 58 ; 385 77 ; 385117 ; 385 93 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed an optical connector for connecting an endoscope to a light source device. The connector includes an elongated connector body for receiving and holding one end portion of a light guide of the endoscope. The connector body has a port at its one end, and the convex lens is supported at this port. The connector is attached to the light source device, and in this condition an illumination light converging from a light source toward one end of the connector passes through the convex lens and is incident upon a light-receiving surface of the light guide.