JP2011143016A - Housing case, endoscope system, and method of extracting insertion part from housing case - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a housing case allowing the whole insertion part of an endoscope to be extracted from a housing chamber quickly and easily. <P>SOLUTION: The housing case includes: a case body 1 having the housing chamber 3; a rotator 4 rotatably disposed in the housing chamber 3 so that the insertion part 13 housed in the housing chamber 3 is wound around the outer surface 4g; a gap 6 which is disposed between the outer surface 4g of the rotator 4 and a wall surface 1n of the case body 1 opposed to the outer surface 4g in the housing chamber 3 and in which the insertion part 13 wound around the outer surface 4g of the rotator 4 is located; and an insertion part extraction groove 5 disposed in the case body 1 for extracting, to the outside of the case body 1, at least the whole insertion part 13 wound around the outer surface 4g of the rotator 4 of the endoscope 10 at a time from the gap 6 of the housing chamber 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage case in which at least an insertion portion of an endoscope can be stored in a storage chamber, an endoscope system, and a method for taking out the insertion portion from the storage case.

  As is well known, endoscopes are widely used in the medical field and the industrial field. Endoscopes that are used in the medical field can observe the organ of the body part to be examined in the body cavity by inserting an elongated insertion part into the body cavity of the body of the subject. Thus, treatment, treatment, and the like can be performed on a region to be examined using the treatment tool inserted into the treatment tool insertion conduit of the endoscope.

  In addition, endoscopes used in the industrial field are designed to insert a long and narrow insertion portion of an endoscope into a jet engine or a subject such as a pipe of a factory. Observation of corrosion and various treatments can be performed.

  By the way, since an industrial endoscope is transported and used from a place where the endoscope is stored to a place where an inspection is performed, the endoscope is not damaged during transportation. In general, an endoscope is stored in a storage case and transported.

  Therefore, a storage case having a configuration that can store an insertion portion, an operation portion, a universal cord, and the like of an endoscope is well known. The storage case generally includes a case main body having a storage chamber and a lid that can be opened and closed with respect to the case main body, and the insertion portion has a certain length. Therefore, it is wound and stored compactly in the storage chamber of the case body.

  Here, depending on the type of endoscope, there are many endoscopes including an insertion portion having a very long insertion length of, for example, 10 m or more. When an endoscope having such a long insertion length is stored in a storage case, even if the insertion portion is wound, the insertion portion cannot be stored compactly in the storage chamber because the insertion portion is long. There was a problem.

  In view of such a problem, Patent Document 1 discloses that a rotatable drum is provided in a storage chamber provided in a case body of a storage case, and an operation portion of the endoscope and a universal are provided in a groove provided in the rotary drum. There is disclosed a storage case having a configuration in which the cord can be stored and the insertion portion can be wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum with rotation so that the endoscope can be stored easily and compactly.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, in an endoscope in which an insertion portion can be removed from an operation portion, the removed insertion portion is an outer periphery of a drum portion that is rotatably provided in a storage chamber provided in a case body of a storage case. A storage case is disclosed in which the insertion portion can be stored in a compact manner by being able to be wound around the surface as it rotates.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-57299 JP 2004-198651 A

  However, in the storage case disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the insertion portion is taken out from the storage case, the rotation drum is rotated in the direction opposite to the storage direction from the outer peripheral surface of the rotation drum, and the insertion portion is moved to the tip. There is a problem in that the entire insertion portion cannot be quickly taken out because it has a configuration of feeding out from the storage case from the side.

  In the storage case disclosed in Patent Document 2, when the insertion portion is taken out from the storage case, after the drum portion is taken out from the storage chamber, the flange provided in the drum portion is removed from the drum portion, It has a structure that allows the insertion part to be taken out at once, but in addition to removing the insertion part, the drum part must be taken out of the storage chamber, the flange must be removed from the drum part, and the entire insertion part is quickly removed. There was a problem that I couldn't.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and includes a storage case, an endoscope system, and a storage case having a configuration in which the entire insertion portion of the endoscope can be quickly and easily removed from the storage chamber. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for taking out an insertion portion.

  In order to achieve the above object, a storage case according to the present invention is a storage case in which at least an insertion portion of an endoscope can be stored in a storage chamber, and the case main body having the storage chamber and the storage chamber can be freely rotated. A rotating body around which the insertion portion housed in the storage chamber is wound around an outer peripheral surface, and a part of the case body facing the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body and the outer peripheral surface in the storage chamber Between the space where the insertion portion wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body is located, and at least the rotating body of the endoscope provided in the case body. And an insertion portion taking-out means for taking out the entire insertion portion wound around the outer peripheral surface from the gap of the storage chamber at a time from the case body.

  The endoscope system includes the storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 11 and an endoscope in which at least the insertion portion can be stored in the storage chamber of the storage case. It is characterized by that.

  Furthermore, the method of taking out the insertion portion from the storage case is wound around the outer peripheral surface of a rotating body provided rotatably in the storage chamber of the case body, and the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body and the outer peripheral surface are wound in the storage chamber. A method of taking out the whole insertion portion located in a gap provided between the portion of the case main body and the portion of the case main body, which is opposite to the case main body, through an insertion portion extraction means provided in the case main body. Features.

  Further, the method for removing the insertion portion from the storage case includes a method of opening the outer lid from the case main body, and a method of closing the rotating body rotatably provided in the storage chamber of the case main body on the exposed surface from the case main body. A method of removing the inner lid, and a space provided between the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body and the portion of the case main body facing the outer peripheral surface in the storage chamber provided in the case main body. Gripping the entire insertion part wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body from the outside of the case body through the take-out groove, and taking out the whole insertion part at once from the case body. It is characterized by.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the storage case which has the structure which can take out the whole insertion part quickly and easily from a storage room, an endoscope system, and the insertion part extraction method from a storage case can be provided.

The perspective view which shows the structure of the endoscope system of this Embodiment. The partial perspective view which shows the state which removed the inner cover from the storage case of the endoscope system of FIG. The fragmentary perspective view which shows the state which attached the inner cover to the rotation body of the storage case of the endoscope system of FIG. 3 is a side view of the case body of the storage case of FIG. 3 as viewed from the IV direction in FIG. Sectional view of the case body of the storage case along the line V-V in FIG. 1 shows a state in which at least a part of the insertion portion wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body is in contact with the wall surface of the storage chamber when the endoscope is stored in the storage chamber of the case body of FIG. Top view of the main unit A top view of the case body showing a state in which a part of the insertion portion is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body by the operator holding the insertion portion through the take-out groove. The partial perspective view which shows the state which the operator took out the whole insertion part out of the case main body from the storage chamber of the case main body via the taking-out groove | channel of FIG. The perspective view which shows the modification which takes out the whole endoscope from a storage case Side view showing a modification of the endoscope system The perspective view which looked at the endoscope system of FIG. 10 from the direction of XI in FIG. 10 and 11 are perspective views of the inner lid. The side view of the endoscope system which shows the state with which the inner cover of FIG. 10 was mounted | worn in the storage chamber of the case main body of a storage case. The top view which looked at the endoscope system of FIG. 13 from the direction of XIV in FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the endoscope system of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the inner lid is removed from the storage case of the endoscope system of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which an inner lid is attached to a rotating body of a storage case of the endoscope system of FIG. 1.

  4 is a side view of the case body of the storage case of FIG. 3 as viewed from the direction IV in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the case body of the storage case along the line V-V in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the endoscope system 100 includes a storage case 50 and an endoscope 10 as main parts.

  The main part of the storage case 50 includes a case body 1 and an outer lid 2 that can be opened and closed with respect to the case body 1.

  The case body 1 is formed with, for example, a circular storage chamber 3 in a plan view from the outer lid 2 side, and a rotating body 4 having a columnar shape is formed on the bottom surface of the storage chamber 3 in the storage chamber 3. On the other hand, the bearing unit 7 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) is provided so as to be rotatable in the P1 direction and the P2 direction in the plane direction of the case body 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as plane direction), that is, in the horizontal direction. Yes.

  The diameter of the rotating body 4 in the planar direction is smaller than that of the storage chamber 3. Further, the shape of the storage chamber 3 as viewed from the outer lid 2 side is not limited to a circle.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the rotating body 4 is positioned such that an exposed surface (hereinafter referred to as an upper surface) 4 r from the case body 1 protrudes by h in the height direction from the upper surface 1 r of the case body 1. The storage chamber 3 is provided.

  In addition, the operation unit 12 connected to the proximal end side of the insertion unit 13 of the endoscope 10 and the operation unit 12 are connected to the upper surface 4r of the rotating body 4 via a universal cord (not shown), for example, a display A groove 4m is formed in which the apparatus main body 11 having a monitor can be stored.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the operation unit 12 and the apparatus main body 11 are stored in the groove 4 m at the bottom of the groove 4 m, and then the apparatus main body 11 is stored on the operation unit 12. It has become. After storage, the upper surface of the apparatus main body 11 is positioned lower in the height direction than the upper surface 4 r of the rotating body 4.

  Note that the apparatus main body 11 and the operation unit 12 may be stored in the groove 4m in a state where the apparatus main body 11 is connected to the operation unit 12 by a universal cord. Further, the apparatus main body 11 and the operation unit 12 are not limited to the groove 4m formed in the rotating body 4, but may be configured to be housed in a groove formed separately from the storage chamber 3 in the case main body 1. Absent.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the insertion portion 13 of the endoscope 10 accommodated in the storage chamber 3 is wound around the outer peripheral surface 4 g of the rotating body 4. In addition, the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotary body 4 is comprised from low friction members, such as urethane. That is, the outer peripheral surface 4g is configured by whether the outer peripheral surface 4g itself is formed of a low friction member such as urethane or whether the low friction member such as urethane is attached to the outer peripheral surface 4g. Furthermore, the outer peripheral surface 4g is made of a member having a lower friction coefficient than the portion of the case body 1 facing the outer peripheral surface 4g, that is, the wall surface 1n of the storage chamber 3.

  Further, as described above, since the diameter of the rotating body 4 in the planar direction is smaller than that of the storage chamber 3, the outer periphery of the rotating body 4 in the storage chamber 3 as shown in FIGS. Between the surface 4g and the wall surface 1n of the storage chamber 3, there is provided a gap 6 in which the insertion portion 13 wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4 is aligned in the height direction.

  The width of the gap 6 when the gap 6 is viewed in plan from the outer lid 2 side, that is, the width M in the plane direction (see FIG. 2) is equal to or larger than the diameter R (see FIG. 5) of the insertion portion 13. The diameter R is set to be equal to or smaller than twice the insertion portion 13 (R ≦ M ≦ 2R). Thus, the insertion portion 13 wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4 located in the gap 6 is not wound side by side in the plane direction in the gap 6.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 5, the rotating body 4 is inserted from the operating portion 12 accommodated in the groove 4 m to the outer peripheral surface 4 g of the rotating body 4, which communicates the groove 4 m and the gap 6. An insertion portion pulling groove 4h for extending the portion 13 is formed.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, for example, a circular inner lid 20 is detachably attached to the upper surface 4 r of the rotating body 4. The inner lid 20 is formed so that the area in the planar direction in a plan view from the outer lid 2 side is larger than the area obtained by adding the gap 6 to the rotating body 4. That is, the diameter of the inner lid 20 is formed larger than the diameter of the storage chamber 3.

  In a state where the inner lid 20 is mounted on the upper surface 4r of the rotating body 4, the portion of the inner lid 20 that protrudes outward from the rotating body 4 in the plane direction is wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4. The insertion portion 13 has a function of restricting the protrusion of the insertion portion 13 from the gap 6.

  Further, a convex portion 21 that fits into the groove 4m is provided on the surface 20t facing the upper surface 4r of the rotating body 4 of the inner lid 20. In the groove 4m, the upper surface of the apparatus body 11 is positioned lower in the height direction than the upper surface 4r of the rotating body 4 after the apparatus body 11 and the operation unit 12 are stored. This is to secure a space for insertion.

  The convex portion 21 has a planar shape along the groove 4m. Furthermore, a handle 22 is provided on the upper surface 20r opposite to the surface 20t of the inner lid 20, as shown in FIGS. In addition, when the outer lid 2 is closed with respect to the case main body 1 on the surface 2t of the outer lid 2 facing the inner lid 20, a groove 2h into which the handle 22 can be fitted is formed at a portion where the handle 22 abuts. ing.

  When the inner lid 20 is mounted on the upper surface 4r of the rotating body 4, when the handle 22 is gripped by the operator and rotated in the P1 or P2 direction, the convex portion 21 is fitted into the groove 4m, so that the groove When the convex portion 21 is caught by 4 m, the convex portion 21 functions as an anti-slip, whereby the rotating body 4 rotates in the P1 or P2 direction.

  Therefore, the apparatus main body 11 and the operation part 12 are accommodated in the groove 4m, the insertion part 13 is inserted in the insertion part pull-out groove 4h, and the handle 22 is closed with the inner lid 20 closed on the upper surface 4r of the rotating body 4. When the rotating body 4 is used and rotated in the P1 direction, the insertion portion 13 positioned outside the storage case 50 has the upper surface 1r of the case body 1 and the inner lid 20 as shown in FIGS. Is drawn into the gap 6 from the space 8 in the height direction formed between and around the outer peripheral surface 4 g of the rotating body 4.

  The upper surface 4r of the rotating body 4 is positioned so as to protrude in the height direction by h from the upper surface 1r of the case body 1. The upper surface 1r of the case body 1 and the inner lid 20 attached to the upper surface 4r. This is to ensure the retracting space 8 of the insertion portion 13 with respect to the gap 6.

  In addition, a takeout groove 5 that is an insertion portion takeout means that communicates with the gap 6 is formed on the outer side in the plane direction of the housing body 3 in the case body 1 at positions facing each other across the rotating body 4 in the plane direction. Yes. The depth of the take-out groove 5 is formed to be substantially the same as the depth of the storage chamber 3.

  The takeout groove 5 is a groove for taking out the entire insertion portion 13 wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4 from the gap 6 to the outside of the case main body 1 at a time, and has a size that allows the operator's hand to enter. Is formed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the take-out groove 5 is not blocked even when the inner lid 20 is attached to the upper surface 4 r of the rotating body 4.

  Next, the storage direction of the endoscope 10 with respect to the storage chamber 3 of the case body 1 of the storage case 50 configured as described above will be described.

  First, when storing the endoscope 10 in the storage case 50, the operator opens the outer lid 2 from the case main body 1 of the storage case 50 as shown in FIG. The inner lid 20 is detached from the upper surface 4r of the moving body 4.

  Thereafter, the operator stores the operation unit 12 in the groove 4 m of the rotating body 4 and stores the apparatus main body 11 on the operation unit 12. The operation unit 12 and the apparatus main body 11 may be stored in the groove 4m in a state where the apparatus main body 11 is connected to the operation unit 12 by a universal cord.

  Next, the operator inserts the insertion portion 13 into the insertion portion pull-out groove 4h from the operation portion 12 housed in the groove 4m. At this time, the insertion portion 13 located outside the groove 4 h is located outside the case body 1 via the gap 6.

  Next, the operator attaches the inner lid 20 to the upper surface 4r of the rotating body 4 as shown in FIG. At this time, the convex portion 21 formed on the surface 20t of the inner lid 20 is fitted into the groove 4m.

  Thereafter, the operator rotates the handle 22 in the P1 direction while pressing the inner lid 20 against the upper surface 4r of the rotating body 4 while guiding the insertion portion 13 with one hand. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the insertion portion 13 enters the gap 6 from the upper surface 1 r of the case body 1 and the space 8 in the height direction of the inner lid 20, and enters the outer peripheral surface 4 g of the rotating body 4. It is automatically aligned and smoothly wound from the bottom side of the storage chamber 3 by gravity.

  At this time, the width M (see FIG. 2) of the gap 6 in the planar direction is set to be equal to or larger than the diameter R (see FIG. 5) of the insertion portion 13 and twice the diameter R of the insertion portion 13 ( R ≦ M ≦ 2R), the insertion portion 13 wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4 positioned in the gap 6 is not wound side by side in the plane direction in the gap 6. That is, the insertion part 13 is not wound in a state where it overlaps in the plane direction.

  Further, since the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4 is made of a low friction member, the insertion portion 13 wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g is more likely to fall in the direction of gravity. Further, during winding of the insertion portion 13, the portion of the inner lid 20 that protrudes from the rotating body 4 in the planar direction prevents the insertion portion 13 from protruding upward in the height direction from the gap 6. For this reason, the insertion portion 13 is more likely to fall in the direction of gravity.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the winding of all the insertion portions 13 is completed, the operator closes the outer lid 2 with respect to the case body 1 in a state where the inner lid 20 is mounted on the upper surface 4 r of the rotating body 4. Is closed. Thus, the storage of the endoscope 10 in the storage case 50 is completed.

  In addition, after storage, the insertion part 13 wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4 is in a state where the winding is slightly unwound due to the rigidity of the insertion part 13. That is, as shown in FIG. 6 described later, at least a part of the insertion portion 13 is separated from the outer peripheral surface 4g and contacts the wall surface 1n of the storage chamber 3 in the wound state.

  At this time, since the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4 is made of a low friction member, the insertion portion 13 is easily separated from the outer peripheral surface 4g, and the wall surface 1n has a friction coefficient higher than that of the outer peripheral surface 4g. By being comprised from a high member, in this structure, even if it does not fix the front-end | tip part of the insertion part 13 mechanically, the position is fixed because the front-end | tip of the insertion part 13 contacts the wall surface 1n.

  As a result, since the rotating body 4 is difficult to rotate, the rotating body 4 does not rotate unexpectedly while the storage case 50 is being transported, and the insertion portion 13 is damaged due to the rotation. It can be prevented.

  Next, a method of taking out the endoscope 10 stored in the storage case 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 and FIGS. 6 to 8 described above.

  FIG. 6 shows that in the state where the endoscope is housed in the housing chamber of the case body of FIG. 1, at least a part of the insertion portion wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body is in contact with the wall surface of the housing chamber. FIG. 7 is a top view of the case main body showing the state, and FIG. 7 shows a state in which a part of the insertion portion is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body by the operator holding the insertion portion through the take-out groove. FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the operator has taken out the entire insertion portion from the housing body of the case body through the take-out groove of FIG.

  In FIG. 8, the apparatus main body 11 and the operation unit 12 are omitted. 6 and 7, a low friction member 40 is attached to the outer peripheral surface 4 g of the rotating body 4.

  When taking out the endoscope 10 from the storage case 50, the operator first opens the outer lid 2 from the case main body 1 as shown in FIG. 3, and then, as shown in FIG. The inner lid 20 is detached from the upper surface 4r. In this state, as shown in FIG. 6, at least a part of the insertion portion 13 wound around the outer peripheral surface 4 g of the rotating body 4 is in contact with the wall surface 1 n of the storage chamber 3 as described above.

  Next, the operator takes out the apparatus main body 11, the operation unit 12, and the universal cord from the groove 4 m of the rotating body 4. Thereafter, the operator thrusts the hand 70 into each of the two take-out grooves 5 of the case body 1, grasps the insertion portion 13 wound on the uppermost stage with each thumb, and uses the remaining four fingers. The insertion part 13 wound in the lowermost stage is gripped, and the insertion part 13 is lifted in a state where the entire insertion part 13 is gripped.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the portion 13a of the insertion portion 13 gripped by the hand 70 is lifted with the portion 13a as a fulcrum, so that it deforms and spreads in the outer side direction S1 in the plane direction. Each opposing portion 13b, which is 90 ° different from the portion 13a of the insertion portion 13 held by 70, is pressed in the inner side direction S2 in the plane direction along with the deformation of the portion 13a and provided on the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4. Wrap around the low friction member 40.

  In a state in which the portion 13b is pressed against the low friction member 40, the operator lifts the entire insertion portion 13 upward and removes the entire insertion portion 13 from the gap 6 to the outside of the case body 1 as shown in FIG. .

  At this time, since the sliding property with respect to the portion 13b of the insertion portion 13 is improved by the low friction member 40, the entire insertion portion 13 wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4 can be easily removed from the gap 6 to the case. It can be taken out from the main body 1 at a time.

  In this way, the endoscope 10 is taken out from the storage case 50. In addition, even if the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4 is formed of a low friction member as described above, the same effect can be obtained even if the low friction member 40 is not provided.

  In addition, as a method for taking out the endoscope 10 from the storage case 50, first, the apparatus main body 11 and the operation unit 12 are taken out, and then the entire insertion unit 13 is taken out. After the device is taken out, the apparatus body 11 and the operation unit 12 may be taken out.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the storage chamber 3 of the case main body 1 is provided with the rotating body 4 in which the insertion portion 13 is wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g and stored. It has been shown that the takeout grooves 5 communicating with the gap 6 between the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4 and the wall surface 1n of the storage chamber 3 are formed at positions facing each other across the rotating body 4 in the planar direction.

  According to this, when the operator takes out the insertion part 13 from the storage case 50, the operator simply pushes the hand 70 into each take-out groove 5, grasps the insertion part 13, and lifts the insertion part 13. The whole can be taken out of the case body 1 at a time. Further, since the take-out grooves 5 are formed at positions facing each other, the operator can easily grip the entire insertion portion 13.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, it showed that the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotary body 4 was comprised from the low friction member.

  According to this, when the insertion portion 13 is taken out from the storage case 50, when the hand is pushed into the take-out groove 5 and the portion 13 a of the insertion portion 13 is gripped and lifted as a fulcrum, the portion 13 b becomes the outer periphery of the rotating body 4. Although it is pressed against the surface 4g, since the outer peripheral surface 4g is composed of a member having good sliding property, when the insertion portion 13 is lifted, while sliding the portion 13b of the insertion portion 13 with respect to the outer peripheral surface 4g, The entire insertion portion 13 can be easily taken out of the case body 1 at a time.

  Furthermore, since the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4 is made of a low friction member, the insertion portion 13 is easily separated from the outer peripheral surface 4g after the insertion portion 13 is wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g, and the wall surface 1n side. Since the insertion portion 13 is separated from the outer peripheral surface 4g, the operator can easily lift the insertion portion 13.

  Further, the width M in the planar direction of the gap 6 in which the insertion portion 13 is located is set to be not less than the diameter R of the insertion portion 13 and not more than twice the diameter R of the insertion portion 13 (R ≦ M ≦ 2R). Therefore, since the insertion portion 13 wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotating body 4 located in the gap 6 is not wound side by side in the plane direction in the gap 6, the operator can It becomes easy to lift the insertion part 13.

  Moreover, in this structure, since the front-end | tip of the insertion part 13 is only fixed in contact with the wall surface 1n of the storage chamber 3, and especially it is not fixed mechanically, the operation | work which cancels | releases the front-end | tip of the insertion part 13 is unnecessary. Therefore, the insertion part 13 can be taken out easily and quickly.

  As described above, it is possible to provide the storage case 50, the endoscope system 100, and the insertion portion extraction method from the storage case 50 having a configuration in which the entire insertion portion 13 can be quickly and easily removed from the storage chamber 3.

  Hereinafter, a modification will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a modified example in which the entire endoscope is taken out from the storage case.

  In the present embodiment described above, after the apparatus body 11, the operation unit 12, and the universal cord are taken out from the groove 4 m formed in the rotating body 4 in the storage chamber 3 of the case main body 1 of the storage case 50, the rotating body 4 is used. It is shown that the entire insertion portion 13 wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g is taken out from the gap 6 at once, or the whole insertion portion 13 is taken out at once, and then the apparatus main body 11 and the operation portion 12 universal cord are taken out.

  Not limited to this, as shown in FIG. 9, in a storage case 50 ′ in which an outer lid 2 ′ can be freely opened and closed with respect to the case body 1 ′, a circuit provided in a storage chamber 3 ′ formed in the case body 1 ′. The apparatus main body 11 positioned on the upper surface of the moving body 4 ′ and the insertion portion 13 wound around the outer peripheral surface 4g ′ of the rotating body 4 ′ and positioned in the gap 6 ′ are taken out by the operator with one hand 70 through the take-out groove 5 ′. The storage case 50 ′ may have a configuration that allows the storage case 3 ′ to be removed from the storage chamber 3 ′ at a time.

  Of course, the storage case 50 ′ has a configuration in which the operation unit 12 and the universal cord 14 are taken out at a time through the take-out groove 5 ′ from the groove 90 formed in the case body 1 ′ with the other hand 70. In other words, the storage case 50 ′ may have a configuration in which the entire endoscope is taken out from the storage case 50 ′ at a time.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, it showed that the rotation body 4 was rotatable with respect to the horizontal direction of the storage chamber 3, ie, the storage case 50 was placed horizontally and the rotation body rotated sideways. Although the storage case 50 has been shown as an example, the present invention is not limited to this, and the storage case has a configuration in which the rotating body is rotatable in the vertical direction orthogonal to the horizontal direction, that is, the storage case is vertically placed. Even when applied to a storage case in which the rotating body is rotated vertically, the same effect as in the present embodiment can be obtained.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, although the space | gap 6 showed that it was provided between the outer peripheral surface 4g of the rotation body 4, and the wall surface 1n of the storage chamber 3, it is not restricted to this, The rotation body 4 of FIG. You may provide between the outer peripheral surface 4g and the member arrange | positioned in the storage chamber 3. FIG.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the apparatus main body 11 is also shown as a member constituting the endoscope 10, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the apparatus main body 11 has a configuration provided separately from the endoscope 10. However, it can be applied.

  By the way, as an endoscope system, not only the embodiment mentioned above but the structure shown in FIGS. 10-14 is also considered.

  10 is a side view showing a modification of the endoscope system, FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the endoscope system of FIG. 10 as viewed from the direction of XI in FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is FIGS. FIG. 13 is a side view of the endoscope system showing a state in which the inner lid of FIG. 10 is mounted in the storage chamber of the case body of the storage case, and FIG. 14 is an internal view of FIG. It is a top view which looked at the mirror system from the direction of XIV in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, in this configuration, the endoscope system 200 includes a main part including a storage case 250 and the endoscope 10.

  The main part of the storage case 250 includes a case main body 201 and an outer lid 202 that can be opened and closed with respect to the case main body 201.

  The case body 201 is formed with, for example, a circular storage chamber 203 in a plan view from the outer lid 202 side. A rotating body 204 having a columnar shape is formed on the bottom surface of the storage chamber 203 in the storage chamber 203. On the other hand, a bearing unit (not shown) is provided so as to be rotatable in the P1 direction and the P2 direction in the planar direction of the case body 201, that is, in the horizontal direction. In addition, the shape of the storage chamber 203 viewed from the outer lid 202 side is not limited to a circular shape.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the rotating body 204 is provided in the storage chamber 203 so that the upper surface 204r is positioned lower in the height direction than the upper surface 201r of the case main body 201.

  In addition, the operation unit 12 connected to the proximal end side of the insertion unit 13 of the endoscope 10 is connected to the upper surface 204r of the rotating body 204 via a universal cord (not shown). A groove 204m that can be stored is formed.

  The operation unit 12 and the apparatus main body 11 are configured such that the operation unit 12 is placed on the apparatus main body 11 after the apparatus main body 11 is stored in the groove 204m. After storage, the operation unit 12 is positioned higher in the height direction than the upper surface 204r of the rotating body 204. That is, the operation unit 12 is located in the storage chamber 203 so as to protrude from the groove 204m toward the outer lid 202 in the height direction. In addition, the apparatus main body 11 may be accommodated in the state in which the operation unit 12 is connected to the groove 204m by a universal cord.

  Further, in the inner circumferential surface 203n of the storage chamber 203, in a region positioned higher in the height direction than the upper surface 204r of the rotating body 204, as shown in FIG. After 12 is stored, the rotating body 204 is wound in the P1 direction, so that the insertion portion 13 is wound and stored so as to overlap in the height direction. The insertion portion 13 contacts the upper surface 204r of the rotating body 204, and is wound around the inner peripheral surface 203n from the upper surface 204r.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 11, an inner lid 220 shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is detachably attached to the storage chamber 203 of the case main body 201. The inner lid 220 is fixed to the case main body 201 by a belt or the like (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the inner lid 220 is formed with a hole 220 h 1 and a hole 220 h 2 along the outer shape of the operation unit 13. As shown in FIG. 11, a convex portion 220 d that protrudes toward the case body 201 is formed on the surface 220 t of the inner lid 220 on the storage chamber 203 side.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the hole 220h1 is formed in a state where the apparatus main body 11 and the operation unit 12 are housed in the groove 204m of the rotating body 204, and the insertion portion 13 is wound around the inner peripheral surface 203n. 14, after the inner lid 204 is closed with respect to the storage chamber 203, the operation unit 12 is exposed from the case main body 201, and the operation unit 12 located in the storage chamber 203 is protruded from the groove 204 m. Positioning is performed. Further, the hole 220h2 is to be inserted by an operator's hand so that the inner lid 204 can be easily removed from the storage chamber 203.

  Furthermore, the surface 220 t of the inner lid 220 is formed by pressing the insertion portion 13 that is wound and positioned on the bottom surface side of the storage chamber 203 after the inner lid 220 is attached to the storage chamber 203. Has a function of preventing the storage chamber 203 from popping out.

  Further, after the inner lid 220 is attached to the storage chamber 203, the convex portion 220d presses the apparatus main body 11 against the groove 204m against the bottom side of the storage chamber 203, and the apparatus main body 11 is securely attached to the groove 204m. Has the function of storing.

  When the endoscope 10 is taken out from the storage case 250 having such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 14, the operator first opens the outer lid 202 with respect to the case body 201 and then opens the hole 220h2. A hand is inserted and the inner lid 220 is removed from the storage chamber 13 as shown in FIG.

  Thereafter, the operator inserts both hands into the storage chamber 203, and then takes out the insertion portion 13 wound around the inner peripheral surface 203 n with the inserted hands at one time out of the case body 201. Thereafter, the operator takes out the operation unit 12 and the apparatus main body 11 from the groove 204m.

  Therefore, even with the configuration of the endoscope system 200 as described above, the same effect as that of the present embodiment described above can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, an industrial endoscope has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to a medical endoscope storage case.

1 ... Case body 1r ... Upper surface (exposed surface) of the case body
1n: wall surface of storage chamber 2 ... outer lid 3 ... storage chamber 4 ... rotating body 4g ... outer peripheral surface of rotating body 4m ... groove of rotating body 4r ... upper surface (exposed surface) of rotating body
5 .. takeout groove (takeout means)
6 ... Gap 10 ... Endoscope 11 ... Main body 12 ... Operation part 13 ... Insertion part 20 ... Inner lid 20r ... Upper surface (exposed surface) of the inner lid
22 ... Handle 50 ... Storage case 100 ... Endoscope system M ... Width of gap R ... Diameter of insertion part

Claims (14)

A storage case in which at least the insertion portion of the endoscope can be stored in the storage chamber;
A case body having the storage chamber;
A rotating body provided rotatably in the storage chamber, wherein the insertion portion stored in the storage chamber is wound around an outer peripheral surface;
In the storage chamber, a gap is provided between the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body and a portion of the case main body facing the outer peripheral surface, where the insertion portion wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body is located. When,
For removing at least the entire insertion portion wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body of the endoscope provided in the case main body from the case main body at a time from the gap. Means for taking out the insertion part,
A storage case comprising:   The storage case according to claim 1, further comprising an outer lid that can be opened and closed with respect to the case body.   The said insertion part taking-out means is the taking-out groove | channel which is provided in the said case main body and makes it possible to hold | grip the said whole insertion part from the said case main body, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. The storage case described.   The storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body is formed of a low friction member.   The storage case according to claim 4, wherein the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body is formed of a member having a lower coefficient of friction than a portion of the case main body facing the outer peripheral surface.   The width in a state in which the gap is viewed in plan is set to be not less than the diameter of the insertion portion and not more than twice the diameter of the insertion portion. The storage case described in. The exposed surface of the rotating body from the case body is positioned so as to protrude from the exposed surface of the case body,
2. The structure in which the insertion portion can be wound around an outer peripheral surface of the rotating body from between the exposed surface of the rotating body and the exposed surface of the case body. The storage case of any one of -6. An inner lid having a larger area in the plane direction than the area obtained by adding the gap to the rotating body in a plan view on the exposed surface of the rotating body is detachable,
The portion of the inner lid that has been mounted that protrudes outward from the rotating body in the planar direction restricts the insertion portion wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body from protruding from the gap. The storage case according to claim 7.   9. The storage case according to claim 8, wherein a handle for rotating the rotating body in a state of being attached to the rotating body is provided on an exposed surface of the inner lid from the case main body. .   The operation case connected to the base end side of the insertion portion and the apparatus main body to which the operation portion is connected can be stored in the storage case. The storage case described in.   The storage case according to claim 10, wherein the operation unit and the apparatus main body can be stored in a groove formed in the rotating body. The storage case according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
An endoscope in which at least the insertion portion can be stored in the storage chamber of the storage case;
An endoscope system comprising:   It is wound around a rotating body provided rotatably in the storage chamber of the case main body, and the entire insertion portion provided in the rotating body in the storage chamber is inserted through an insertion portion taking-out means provided in the case main body. A method of taking out the insertion portion from the storage case, comprising a method of taking out at once. A method of opening the outer lid from the case body,
A method of removing the inner lid closed on the exposed surface from the case body of the rotating body rotatably provided in the storage chamber of the case body;
The case is provided via a take-out groove provided in the case body and communicating with a gap provided between the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body and a portion of the case main body facing the outer peripheral surface in the storage chamber. A method of grasping the entire insertion part wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotating body from outside the main body, and taking out the whole insertion part at once from the case main body,
A method for taking out the insertion portion from the storage case.

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