KR101650659B1

KR101650659B1 - Portable endoscope for smartphone

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Publication number: KR101650659B1
Application number: KR1020150103052A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 문재훈
Original assignee: 문재훈
Priority date: 2015-07-21
Filing date: 2015-07-21
Publication date: 2016-09-05

Abstract

Disclosure of the Invention The present invention discloses an endoscope for a high-resolution smartphone with excellent elastic straightness.
A high-resolution endoscope for a smart phone having excellent elasticity straightness according to the present invention includes: a head, which is composed of a camera for capturing an image or an image and a plurality of LEDs and illuminates the periphery of the camera; And an elastic core made of a fiberglass core material formed by mixing a glass fiber with a steel wire made of a metal material or synthetic resin by supplying an external power source and transmitting an image or an image by being electrically connected at one end to the head Cable; A connection port electrically connected to an end of the cable, the connection port being connected to a smart phone and a universal serial bus type USB standard, and a control port for receiving operation power from a user to adjust the illuminance of the illumination lamp to one side of the connection port. And a control unit having a dial.
According to the present invention configured as described above, the endoscope for high-
The endoscope for high-resolution smartphone with excellent elasticity straightness according to the present invention is characterized in that a simple structural modification is made by adding an elastic core material inside a communication cable for connecting a head having an image pickup device and a control unit having an adjustment dial for adjusting illumination, It is possible to ensure the straightness while preventing the head portion from being bent by the structure inside the object to be photographed having a complicated internal structure, and consequently, it is expected to provide an accurate shooting and readability.
In addition, since the endoscope for high-resolution smart phones having excellent elasticity straightness of the present invention secures elastic displacement and straightness, it can not only increase the degree of freedom of operation of the device but also improve the utilization, so that it has a useful effect It is expected.

Description

[0001] PORTABLE ENDOSCOPE FOR SMARTPHONE [0002]

The present invention relates to an endoscopic camera that enters a narrow gap or a channel that can not be visually confirmed and captures an image and transmits the image to a notebook or a smartphone. More particularly, the endoscope camera includes a pipe, a narrow gap, The present invention relates to a high-resolution smartphone endoscope camera having excellent elasticity and straightness, which can stably maintain straightness of a tip portion of an image pickup device, which is a camera, to enable accurate shooting and enhance readability.

An endoscope is a device designed to insert a camera in a place where it is impossible to see with the naked eye, and to observe it with a monitor from outside. It is classified into medical endoscope and industrial endoscope according to the use field.

A medical endoscope is a medical device designed to directly observe and treat a lesion site without surgery or autopsy, which can be directly observed inside the body or internal organs of a human body, and includes a bronchoscope, an esophagus, a duodenoscope, a duodenoscope, a rectoscope, , And laparoscopy. Other special cases include thoracoscopy, mediastinoscopy, and cardiac surgery.

An industrial endoscope is a device designed to observe the inside of a machine, a facility, or a structure in various industrial fields, and is composed of a camera, a cable, a video transmission module, and other peripheral devices.

Such industrial endoscopes have been widely used and dedicated endoscopes composed of a camera and a monitor are integrally formed. Recently, however, only an endoscopic part is separately provided and a smart device capable of checking, Endoscopes are becoming popular.

The endoscope for a smart device is easy to carry and easy to use, so that it is possible to view images and images without regard to a place and a time, and as the images can be transmitted through a mobile communication network, the endoscope is increasingly in widespread use .

However, such an endoscope has advantages that it is easy to use because it can be carried, but since the cable supporting the camera is a wire for data communication in the inside, the endoscope is flexible in its entirety, When the inside of the structure having a bent portion is photographed, it is difficult to move straightly and there is a problem that the inconvenience of use is great.

Patent No. 10-1377936, Endoscopic camera using mobile device, Claim 1, Drawing 2

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a head having an image pickup element and an illumination lamp for picking up an object, And a control unit provided at the other end of the cable and having a connection port for connecting to an external connection device and having an adjustment dial for adjusting the illuminance of the illumination lamp, the endoscope for high-resolution smartphone having excellent elastic straightness, The cable connecting the head and the control unit has a straight elasticity, and when the inside of the structure having a bent portion is photographed, the elasticity is maintained so that the straightness can be maintained while the elasticity is maintained, Providing a high-resolution endoscope for smart phones with excellent linearity There is.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a high-resolution endoscope for a smart phone having excellent elastic straightness is an illumination lamp composed of a camera for capturing an image or an image and a plurality of LEDs, ; And a data communication line for transmitting an image or an image picked up by the power supply to the head and electrically connected to the head, wherein the wire is made of a metallic material elastically deformed by an external force, A cable having an elastic core made of a fiberglass core material formed by mixing synthetic resin and glass fiber; A controller electrically connected to an end of the cable and having an adjustment dial for inputting operation force from a user to adjust the illuminance of the illumination lamp; A universal serial bus type USB standard connection port for transmitting an image or an image captured by the camera to an external device; And a flexible extension line which is provided between the controller and the connection port and is composed of a data communication line for transmitting an image or an image and a power supply line and has flexibility with respect to external force.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a high-resolution endoscope for a smart phone having excellent elasticity straightness, comprising: a camera for capturing an image or an image; A head made up of LEDs and illuminating the periphery of the camera; And an elastic core made of a fiberglass core material formed by mixing a glass fiber with a steel wire made of a metal material or synthetic resin by supplying an external power source and transmitting an image or an image by being electrically connected at one end to the head Cable; A connection port electrically connected to an end of the cable, the connection port being connected to a smart phone and a universal serial bus type USB standard, and a control unit for receiving operation power from a user to adjust the illuminance of the illumination lamp to one side of the connection port, And a control unit provided with a dial.

In a preferred aspect of the present invention, the cable includes: a power line for supplying power to the camera of the head, the power being supplied through a control unit electrically connected to the smartphone; A data communication line for transmitting an image or a video signal picked up by the camera to a control unit; Elastic core material having plastic deformation or elastic displacement when an external force is applied while keeping the overall shape of the cable elastically maintained to one side of the power line and the data communication line; And an outer sheath made of a soft synthetic resin such as polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride by wrapping the power and data communication lines and the elastic core 10 as a whole.

The endoscope for high-resolution smartphone with excellent elasticity straightness according to the present invention is characterized in that a simple structural modification is made by adding an elastic core material inside a communication cable for connecting a head having an image pickup device and a control unit having an adjustment dial for adjusting illumination, It is possible to ensure the straightness while preventing the head portion from being bent by the structure inside the object to be photographed having a complicated internal structure, and consequently, it is expected to provide an accurate shooting and readability.

In addition, since the endoscope for high-resolution smart phones having excellent elasticity straightness of the present invention secures elastic displacement and straightness, it can not only increase the degree of freedom of operation of the device but also improve the utilization, so that it has a useful effect It is expected.

The features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings. Prior to that, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed in a conventional and dictionary sense, and the inventor may properly define the concept of the term in order to best explain its invention It should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a high-resolution endoscope for a smart phone having excellent elasticity straightness according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an exemplary view for explaining the use state of the present invention shown in FIG. 1;
3 is a perspective view showing a high-resolution endoscope for a smart phone having excellent elastic straightness according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a cross-sectional view of a cable in an endoscope for a high-resolution smartphone having excellent elastic straightness according to the present invention,

Hereinafter, a high-resolution endoscope for a smart phone having excellent elastic straightness according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, it should be noted that the same components or parts among the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a high-resolution endoscope for a smartphone with excellent elasticity straightness according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exemplary view for explaining a use state of the present invention.

In the figure, the portable personal information terminal is connected to a mobile device such as a notebook computer or a mobile communication terminal to transmit a photographed image. In the present invention, for example, the smart phone s is widely used. A high-resolution endoscope for a smart phone having excellent elasticity straightness according to the present invention transmits a photographed image in electrical connection with a smartphone (s). The endoscope includes a camera (3a) composed of an image sensor and an image sensor module, A head 3 made of an illumination lamp 3b arranged concentrically around the light source 3a for irradiating light and a cable 3 connected to one end of the head 3 and serving as a communication line for transmitting an image or an image A connecting port 7a connected to the other end of the cable 5 and electrically connected to the notebook or smart phone and an adjusting dial 7b for adjusting the illuminance of the illuminating lamp 3b An endoscope for a high-resolution smart phone having an elastic straight-line structure constituted by a control unit 7 is shown.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a cable in a high-resolution endoscope for a smart phone having excellent elasticity straightness according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the configuration of FIG. 1, since the connection port 7a is provided as a hard part, The cable 5 in the portion connected to the connection port 7a in the connected state has the elastic core member 10 formed therein so that the connection port 7a can be easily moved from the smartphone s There is a disadvantage that it may be separated or cause damage or breakage of the smart phone (s) terminal portion. In order to solve this problem, the present invention proposes a modified embodiment as shown in Fig.

In the drawings, a photographed image is transmitted by connecting to a mobile device such as a portable personal information terminal, for example, a notebook computer, a mobile communication terminal, a smart phone, a tablet PC, etc. In the present invention, a smart phone s, . A high-resolution smart phone having excellent elasticity straightness according to the present invention includes a camera 3a for capturing an image or an image, a head 3 composed of a plurality of LEDs and an illumination lamp 3b for brightening the periphery of the camera 3a, And a data communication line which is electrically connected to one end of the head 3 opposite to the camera 3a and supplies power from the outside and transmits an image or an image picked up. (5) having an elastic core material (10) made of a fiberglass core material obtained by mixing glass fibers with a synthetic resin having elasticity against external force, and a cable (5) electrically connected to the end of the cable A controller 8 having an adjustment dial 7a for receiving an operation force from a user to adjust the illuminance of the illumination lamp 3b, A universal serial bus type USB standard connection port 7a for transferring an image or an image captured by the controller 8 to a connection port 7a and a data communication line And a flexible extension line 9 having flexibility with respect to an external force. The endoscope for high-resolution smart phones is excellent in elasticity straightness.

4 is a cross-sectional view of a cable in an endoscope for a high-resolution smartphone having excellent elastic straightness according to the present invention.

The figure shows a data communication line 5a for transmitting an image photographed by the camera 3a constituting the head 3 and a data communication line 5a disposed on one side of the data communication line 5a, And an outer covering 5b made of a soft synthetic resin material such as polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride which surrounds the communication core 5a and the elastic core 10. [

Hereinafter, the configuration of an endoscope for a high-resolution smartphone with excellent elastic straightness according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, a high-resolution endoscope for smart phones with excellent elasticity and straightness that can be carried by the present invention is limited to those used for industrial purposes, and various types of personal information terminals for confirming images or images of photographs may be used. It is suggested that a smartphone which is a terminal is used. Since the smartphone which is a mobile communication terminal is implemented by a known technology, a detailed description will be omitted.

A high-resolution endoscope for a smart phone having excellent elasticity straightness according to the present invention includes a camera (3a) for capturing an image of an object to be photographed, a cable (5) connected to one end of the camera (3a) A connection port 7a connected to the end of the cable 5 for electrical connection with the smartphone and a connection port 7b for the illumination lamp 3b provided in the camera 3a

A high-resolution endoscope for a smart phone having excellent elasticity straightness according to the present invention largely enters inside of a pipe or a mechanical device or inside a complicated structure. The endoscope has a head (3) provided at a distal end, And a control unit 7 connected to the other end of the cable 5. The control unit 7 is connected to the cable 5,

The head 3 includes a camera 3a configured to capture an image of an object, which is composed of an image pickup element and a lens, which is an image sensor module, and an LED disposed at one side of the camera 3a for performing illumination with respect to the object And an illumination lamp 3b.

The camera 3a is provided such that a lens is exposed on a front end surface of the head 3 and a known CCD or CMOS imaging element is provided on the rear side of the lens 3. The imaging element is connected to a cable 5 And is electrically connected to the control unit 7 so as to transmit the image data.

The illumination lamp 3b includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged radially around a lens (not shown) of the camera 3a exposed to the outside, 7 is controlled by the user's operation force applied to the adjustment dial 7b.

On the other hand, the camera 3a and the illumination lamp 3b constituting the head 3 in the present invention may be implemented by a known technique, and therefore, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The cable 5 is connected to a power line (not shown) for receiving electricity from a smart phone s electrically connected to the control unit 7 to be described later and to the camera 3a and a data communication line 5a for data transmission .

The cable 5 is an element having the main technical features of the present invention, and includes a resilient core member 10 capable of stably maintaining elasticity straightening by allowing elastic plastic deformation when an external force is applied It is a technical feature.

That is, in the cable 5, an elastic core member 10 such as a metal wire made of a metal material or a fiberglass having excellent elastic restoring force is disposed on one side of the cable 5a and the data communication line 5a is wired. The communication line 5a and the elastic core member 10 are wrapped with a sheath 5b made of a soft synthetic resin such as polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride.

Since the cable 5 includes the core material formed by mixing wire or synthetic resin and glass fiber, which are metal wires, when the external force is applied while maintaining the elasticity, the portion is elastically displaced to provide a complicated structure, It is possible to shoot inside the aftershocks.

The control unit 7 has a connection port 7a for electrically connecting to the smartphone s and a user can easily adjust the illuminance of the illumination lamp 3b provided on the head 3 And a control dial 7b, which is a control element provided to enable the user to control the operation.

The connection port 7a is a connection terminal element of the USB (Universal Serial Bus) standard, and is used by being connected to a USB port provided in a notebook or a smart phone.

The adjustment dial 7b is an input element for adjusting the illuminance of the illumination lamp 3b by applying a rotational operation force to the side of the control unit 7 by the user. The configuration in which the illumination lamp 3b is illuminated by the adjustment dial 7b and the operation force applied to the adjustment dial 7b may be implemented by a known technique, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

An example of the use of a high-resolution endoscope for a smart phone having excellent elasticity straightness according to the present invention is as follows.

First, the connection port 7a provided in the control unit 7 is connected to a connection port (not shown) provided in the smartphone s.

Then, the head 3 enters the object to be shot, such as a pipe, a mechanical device, or a structure. In this state, the camera 3a constituting the head 3 photographs an image or an image and transmits it to the user's smartphone s through the control unit 7 The user can enter the cable 5 while checking the photographed image output to the screen of the smartphone s in real time.

Meanwhile, since the endoscope for high-resolution smart phones having excellent elasticity straightness according to the present invention is provided with the elastic core material 10 inside the cable 5, the cable 5 contacts the bent part of the pipe, The portion contacted by the incoming force is resiliently displaced so that straight advancement is possible.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a cable in a high-resolution endoscope according to another embodiment of the present invention. The endoscope for high-resolution smartphone having excellent elastic straightness according to the present embodiment is connected to a smartphone s The connection port 7a and the connection terminal of the smartphone can be stably retained so that the connection port 7a and the smartphone s connection can be stably maintained by providing a flexible flexible extension line 9, Thereby minimizing the inconvenience of use due to the separation of the terminals and further preventing breakage or damage of the connection terminal portion (not shown) of the smartphone (s).

A high-resolution smartphone with excellent elasticity straightness according to the present invention has a camera 3a for capturing an image or an image, and a head 3 composed of a plurality of LEDs and an illumination lamp 3b for brightening the periphery of the camera 3a And a data communication line for supplying power from the outside with one end electrically connected to the opposite side of the camera 3a of the head 3 and for transmitting an image or an image picked up, A cable 5 provided with an elastic core member 10 made of a fiberglass core material in which a steel wire made of a metal material or a synthetic resin having an elastic force against an external force and a glass fiber are mixed and a cable 5 electrically connected to the end of the cable 5 A controller 8 having an adjustment dial 7a for receiving an operation force from a user to adjust the illuminance of the illumination lamp 3b, A universal serial bus type USB standard connection port 7a for transferring an image or an image picked up by the camera 3a to an external device and a connection port 7a for connecting an image or video provided between the controller 8 and the connection port 7a And a flexible extension line 9 which is composed of a data communication line and a power line to transmit and which has flexibility with respect to external force.

That is, in the endoscope for high-resolution smart phones having excellent elasticity straightness according to the present embodiment, the controller 8 having the control dial 7a for adjusting the illuminance of the connection port 7a and the illumination lamp 3b is provided separately, And a flexible extension line 9 having flexibility with respect to an external force is disposed between the connection port 7a and the illumination lamp 3b.

Since the flexible extension line 9 at this time is composed of only the data communication line and the power supply line in the sheathing cloth, unlike the cable 5 when an external force is applied, the flexible extension line 9 can be flexibly deformed easily, So that it is possible to flexibly support the connection port 7a.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiment and that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the appended claims. It is obvious to those who have knowledge. It is therefore intended that such variations and modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims.

1: Endoscope for Smartphone 3: Head
5: Cable 7:
10: Elastic core material

Claims

A head 3 composed of a camera 3a for capturing an image or an image and an illumination lamp 3b composed of a plurality of LEDs and illuminating the periphery of the camera 3a brightly; An elastic core member made of a fiberglass core material formed by mixing a glass fiber with a steel wire or synthetic resin made of a metal material by supplying an external power source and transmitting an image or an image picked up by one end electrically connected to the head 3 (5) having a cable (10); A connection port 7a electrically connected to the end of the cable 5 for connection to the smart phone s in a universal serial bus type USB standard and a connection port 7a connected to one side of the connection port 7a, And a control unit (7) having an adjustment dial (7b) for inputting an operation force from a user to adjust the illuminance of the display unit
The cable 5 includes a power line for supplying power supplied through a control unit 7 electrically connected to the smart phone s to the camera 3a of the head 3 and a power line for supplying power to the camera 3a A data communication line 5a for transmitting the sensed image or video signal to the control unit 30 and a cable 5 to be elastically held to one side of the power line and the data communication line, An elastic core member 10 having an elastic displacement and a sheath 5b made of a soft synthetic resin such as polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride covering the whole of the power line, the data communication line 5a and the elastic core member 10 And an endoscopic endoscope for a high-resolution smartphone excellent in elasticity straightness.

A head 3 composed of a camera 3a for capturing an image or an image and an illumination lamp 3b composed of a plurality of LEDs and illuminating the periphery of the camera 3a brightly; The head 3 is electrically connected at one end thereof and includes a data communication line for supplying an external power source and transmitting an image or an image, and a wire or an external force made of a metallic material elastically deformed to an external force A cable (5) having an elastic core (10) made of a fiberglass core material in which a synthetic resin having an elastic force is mixed with glass fibers; A controller 8 electrically connected to an end of the cable 5 and having an adjustment dial 7a for receiving an operation force from a user to adjust the illuminance of the illumination lamp 3b; A universal serial bus type USB standard connection port 7a for transferring an image or an image picked up by the camera 3a to an external device; And a flexible extension line (9) provided between the controller (8) and the connection port (7a) and composed of a data communication line for transmitting an image or an image and a power line,
The cable 5 is connected to a power line for supplying power supplied through the control unit 7 electrically connected to the smartphone s to the camera 3a of the head 3 and a power line for supplying power to the camera 3a A data communication line 5a for transmitting an image or a video signal to the control unit 30 and a cable 5 to one side of the power line and the data communication line while elastically holding the cable 5, And a sheath 5b made of a soft synthetic resin material such as polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride by wrapping the elastic core material 10 having a displacement, the power line, the data communication line 5a and the elastic core material 10 as a whole Endoscopes for high-resolution smartphones with excellent elasticity and straightness.

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