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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1995
Nobuaki Akui, Hino, JP;
Satoshi Honma, Hachioji, JP;
Iwao Kanamori, Yokohama, JP;
Susumu Takahashi, Iruma, JP;
Toyoharu Hanzawa, Fuchu, JP;
Takashi Fukaya, Hachioji, JP;
Hitoshi Karasawa, Hachioji, JP;
Tetsumaru Kubota, Hachioji, JP;
Toshihiko Hashiguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Akihiko Mochida, Hachioji, JP;
Akihiro Taguchi, Hachioji, JP;
Akio Nakada, Hachioji, JP;
Kenji Yoshino, Hachioji, JP;
Atsushi Kidawara, Tachikawa, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A three-dimensional vision endoscopic apparatus according to the present invention comprises a pair of optical systems for transmitting an image of a subject as two subject images having a parallax between them, a pair of imaging devices for picking up subject images transmitted by the optical systems, at least one visual field mask, a display unit for displaying the two subject images alternately or concurrently, an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the position of one or both of the imaging devices so that the display images will become consistent on the screen of the display unit, and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the relative position of the visual field mask.