JP2018066855A - Console, and enlargement observation device including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a console that allows an intuitive operation of users to operate an enlargement observation device, and has operability and compactness improved, and to provide the enlargement observation device that includes the console.SOLUTION: A first part 510 of a console 500 has a cuboid shape, and a second part 550 of the console 500 is provided in a lateral part of the first part 510. In the first part 510, provided are: a plurality of keys 520 and 530 for commanding processing about shooting of an observation object; and a joystick 540 for moving a stage in a plane parallel with a loading surface. The second part 550 has a dial part 560 for vertically moving an imaging unit relative to the stage provided. The dial part 560 is provided in a lateral part of the second part 550 rotatably around a rotary shaft A20 directing at the lateral part of the second part 550. A thickness of the first part 510 from a supporting surface SS is smaller than that of the second part 550 from the supporting surface SS.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a console for a magnification observation apparatus and a magnification observation apparatus including the console.

  In order to magnify and observe an observation object, a magnifying observation apparatus may be used (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the magnifying observation apparatus described in Patent Document 1, an observation object is placed on the placement unit, and the observation object is imaged by the camera unit. An image obtained by imaging is displayed on the display unit. The mounting portion is held by a stage fixing mechanism so as to be movable in the horizontal plane and movable in the vertical direction. The camera unit is configured to be movable in the vertical direction in order to adjust the focus. An operation unit is provided for operating the magnification observation apparatus.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-127771

  The above-mentioned Patent Document 1 does not describe the detailed configuration of the operation unit. An operation unit for operating the magnification observation apparatus is required to have compactness and good operability. In particular, since the operation unit is configured as a separate body from the imaging system including the placement unit and the camera unit, it is desirable to operate the magnifying observation device by a user's intuitive operation.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a console capable of operating a magnifying observation device by a user's intuitive operation and having improved operability and compactness, and a magnifying observation device including the console.

  (1) A console according to a first invention includes a stage having a placement surface on which an observation object is placed, and an enlarged observation that includes an imaging unit that images the observation object placed on the placement surface. A console that can be used by being placed on a support surface for operating the apparatus, and a main body having a first part and a second part, and imaging of an observation object provided in the first part and by the imaging part A key input unit including one or a plurality of keys for instructing a process relating to a movement operation unit provided in the first part and for moving the stage in a plane parallel to the placement surface; and a second part And a dial part for adjusting the distance in the vertical direction of the imaging unit relative to the stage, the second part is provided on a side part of the first part, and the dial part is provided on a side of the second part. Side of the second part so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis facing Provided, the thickness of the first portion from the support surface is smaller than the thickness of the second portion from the support surface.

  In the console, since the thickness of the first portion from the support surface is smaller than the thickness of the second portion from the support surface, the size of the console is increased compared to the case where the first portion and the second portion have a common thickness. Is suppressed. Further, the key input unit and the movement operation unit provided in the first part are not positioned above the upper end of the second part. Therefore, the user can operate the key input unit and the movement operation unit with the forearm and wrist placed on the support surface. Therefore, the operability when performing the operation for instructing the processing related to the imaging of the observation object and the operation for moving the stage in the plane parallel to the placement surface is improved and the fatigue of the user is reduced.

  The user also adjusts the distance in the vertical direction of the imaging unit relative to the stage by holding the dial part on the side of the second part with a finger and moving the finger up and down to rotate the dial unit. be able to. In this case, since the vertical movement of the finger and the relative vertical movement of the imaging unit are linked, the user can intuitively operate the relative vertical movement of the imaging unit.

  As a result, the magnifying observation apparatus can be operated by a user's intuitive operation, and the operability and compactness are improved.

  (2) The first portion may have a substantially flat shape.

  In this case, the console is stabilized on the support surface. In addition, the user can perform various operations by placing a finger on the first portion.

  (3) The first portion has an operation surface on which the key input unit and the movement operation unit are arranged, and the height of the upper end of the dial unit from the support surface is greater than the height of the operation surface from the support surface. Good.

  In this case, since the lower end of the dial portion is separated from the support surface, it is possible to reduce the contact of the user's finger with the support surface when operating the dial portion. Therefore, the operability of the dial part is improved.

  (4) The second portion may be formed so as to bulge upward from the operation surface of the first portion.

  In this case, since the second portion is located between the operation surface and the dial portion, it is possible to prevent the user's finger from touching the dial portion when operating the key input portion and the movement operation portion arranged on the operation surface. The Further, it is possible to prevent the user's finger from touching either the key input unit or the movement operation unit arranged on the operation surface when operating the dial unit. Thereby, the occurrence of erroneous operations is reduced.

  (5) The first portion may have a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the rotation axis of the dial portion may be parallel to the long side of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape.

  In this case, the key input unit, the movement operation unit, and the dial unit are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the first portion. Thereby, the user can easily grasp the positional relationship among the key input unit, the movement operation unit, and the dial unit.

  (6) The dial portion includes a first dial member having a first diameter and a second dial member having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, and the first and second dial members May be rotatable about an axis of rotation.

  In this case, the user can easily and intuitively identify the first and second dial parts. Therefore, the selective operation of the first and second dial parts is facilitated.

  (7) The first dial member and the second dial member may be provided in this order from the side of the second portion to the side.

  In this case, since the second diameter of the second dial member is smaller than the first diameter of the first dial member, the user's finger contacts the second dial member when the first dial member is operated. Is reduced. Therefore, the occurrence of erroneous operations is reduced.

  (8) A magnification observation apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is a magnification observation apparatus that displays an image obtained by imaging an observation object, and a stage having a placement surface on which the observation object is placed; An imaging unit for imaging an observation object placed on the placement surface, a moving unit for moving the stage in a plane parallel to the placement surface, and a relative vertical distance of the imaging unit with respect to the stage. In response to the operation of the relative distance changing unit to be changed, the console, and the key input unit of the console, the imaging unit performs processing related to imaging, and the moving unit and the relative unit are operated based on the operation of the moving operation unit and the dial unit. A control unit that controls the distance changing unit.

  The magnification observation apparatus includes the console described above. Thereby, when adjusting the relative distance in the vertical direction of the imaging unit with respect to the stage, an intuitive operation by the console becomes possible. In addition, the operability and compactness of the magnification observation apparatus are improved.

  (9) The magnifying observation apparatus is provided on the base supporting the stage, the moving unit, the relative distance changing unit, and the imaging unit, and on the side of the base, and adjusts the relative vertical distance of the imaging unit with respect to the stage. The base dial portion may be provided on the side portion of the base so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis facing the side of the base.

  In this case, the user grasps the base dial part on the side of the base with a finger and moves the finger up and down to rotate the base dial part, so that the user can intuitively feel the same as operating the dial part of the console. In addition, the relative vertical movement of the imaging unit can be operated.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to operate the magnification observation apparatus by a user's intuitive operation, and the operability and compactness are improved.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the magnification observation apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the measurement head of the magnification observation apparatus of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the measuring head of FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a side view of the measuring head of FIG. 2. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control apparatus of FIG. It is a top view of the console which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is the side view which looked at the console of FIG. 6 in the direction of arrow A. It is the side view which looked at the console of FIG. It is the side view which looked at the console of FIG. 6 in the direction of arrow C. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a dial part. It is a disassembled perspective view of a dial part. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the arithmetic processing part of FIG. (A) is an external perspective view of a measuring head, and (b) is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a lens barrel portion is inclined.

  Hereinafter, a console according to an embodiment of the present invention and a magnification observation apparatus including the console will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a magnification observation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the measurement head 100 of the magnification observation apparatus 1 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the measuring head 100 of FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of the measuring head 100 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the magnification observation device 1 includes a measurement head 100 and a processing device 200.

(1) Measuring Head The measuring head 100 is a microscope, for example, and includes a stand unit 110, a stage device 120, a lens barrel unit 130, a light projecting unit 140, and a control board 150. 2 to 4, the illustration of the lens barrel portion 130 and the light projecting portion 140 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the stand part 110 has an L-shaped longitudinal section, and includes an installation part 111, a holding part 112, and a focus driving part 113. The installation part 111 and the holding part 112 are made of, for example, resin. The installation part 111 has a horizontal flat plate shape and is installed on the support surface SS. The holding part 112 is provided so as to extend upward from one end of the installation part 111.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the stage apparatus 120 includes a stage 121 and a stage driving unit 122. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the stage 121 is provided on the upper surface of the installation unit 111. An observation object S is placed on the stage 121. Two directions orthogonal to each other within a plane (hereinafter referred to as a placement surface) on the stage 121 on which the observation object S is placed are defined as an X direction and a Y direction, which are indicated by arrows X and Y, respectively. In the present embodiment, the X direction and the Y direction are parallel to the support surface SS of the magnification observation apparatus 1. The direction of the normal line orthogonal to the mounting surface of the stage 121 is defined as the Z direction and is indicated by the arrow Z. In the present embodiment, the Z direction is perpendicular to the support surface SS of the magnification observation apparatus 1. A direction rotating around an axis parallel to the Z direction is defined as a θ direction, and is indicated by an arrow θ.

  1 includes an actuator (not shown) such as a stepping motor. The stage drive unit 122 moves the stage 121 in the X direction, the Y direction, the Z direction, or rotates it in the θ direction based on the drive pulse given from the control board 150. Further, the user can manually move the stage 121 in the X direction, the Y direction, or the Z direction, or rotate it in the θ direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lens barrel 130 includes a lens unit 131 and an imaging unit 132 and is disposed above the stage 121. The lens unit 131 can be replaced with another lens unit according to the type of the observation object S. The lens unit 131 includes an objective lens 131a and a plurality of lenses (not shown). The optical axis A1 of the objective lens 131a is parallel to the Z direction. The imaging unit 132 includes, for example, a CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) camera. The imaging unit 132 may include other cameras such as a CCD (charge coupled device) camera.

  The lens barrel part 130 is attached to the holding part 112 by the focus driving part 113 of the stand part 110. The focus driving unit 113 of this example includes a stepping motor. The focus driving unit 113 moves the lens barrel unit 130 in the direction of the optical axis A1 (Z direction) of the objective lens 131a based on the driving pulse supplied from the control board 150. As a result, the focal position of the light that has passed through the lens unit 131 changes in the Z direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the holding portion 112 has a base dial portion 115 for moving the lens barrel portion 130 to a position above the stage 121 along the direction of the optical axis A1 of the objective lens 131a. Is provided. A rotation receiving unit 116 is provided in the vicinity of the base dial unit 115.

  The base dial unit 115 includes a coarse adjustment dial 115A for moving the imaging unit 132 with a large movement amount, and a fine adjustment dial 115B for moving the imaging unit 132 with a small movement amount. Furthermore, base dial unit 115 includes two encoders (not shown) respectively corresponding to coarse adjustment dial 115A and fine adjustment dial 115B.

  The coarse adjustment dial 115 </ b> A and the fine adjustment dial 115 </ b> B have a flat cylindrical shape, and are provided on the side of the holding unit 112 so as to be rotatable around the rotation axis A <b> 10 facing the side of the holding unit 112. In the present embodiment, the rotation axis A10 is parallel to the X direction. The coarse adjustment dial 115A and the fine adjustment dial 115B are arranged so as to be separated from the side of the holding unit 112 in this order. The diameter of the coarse adjustment dial 115A is larger than the diameter of the fine adjustment dial 115B.

  The rotation receiving unit 116 is configured by an integrated circuit such as CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device). Based on the outputs from the two encoders provided in the base dial unit 115, the rotation receiving unit 116 outputs a signal indicating the rotation direction and the rotation amount of each dial to the control unit 410 of FIG. . Accordingly, the focus driving unit 113 is controlled by a focus control unit 830 in FIG. 5 described later, and the lens barrel unit 130 moves in the direction of the optical axis A1.

  For example, the user holds the rough adjustment dial 115A with a finger and moves the finger up and down to rotate the rough adjustment dial 115A in one direction (or the reverse direction) by a certain amount. In this case, the lens barrel portion 130 moves greatly in a direction corresponding to the rotation direction of the coarse adjustment dial 115A. Further, the user holds the fine adjustment dial 115B with a finger and moves the finger up and down to rotate the fine adjustment dial 115B in one direction (or the reverse direction) by a certain amount. In this case, the lens barrel portion 130 moves slightly in the direction corresponding to the rotation direction of the fine adjustment dial 115B.

  The light projecting unit 140 is integrally attached to the lens unit 131 so as to surround the optical axis A1 of the objective lens 131a. Thereby, the positional relationship between the light projecting unit 140 and the lens unit 131 can be uniquely determined. Moreover, since it is not necessary to add a member for holding the light projecting unit 140 to the magnification observation apparatus 1, the magnification observation apparatus 1 can be made compact.

  Light is irradiated from the light projecting unit 140 to the observation object S on the stage 121. The light reflected above the stage 121 by the observation object S is collected and imaged by the lens unit 131 and then received by the imaging unit 132. The imaging unit 132 generates image data based on pixel data corresponding to the amount of light received by each pixel. The imaging unit 132 gives the generated plurality of image data to the processing device 200.

  The control board 150 is provided in the holding unit 112 of the stand unit 110, for example, and is connected to the focus driving unit 113, the stage driving unit 122, the imaging unit 132, and the rotation receiving unit 116. The control board 150 controls the operations of the focus driving unit 113 and the stage driving unit 122 based on the control by the processing apparatus 200. A control signal is input from the processing device 200 to the imaging unit 132. Further, the image data generated by the imaging unit 132 is sequentially given to the processing device 200 via the cable 203.

(2) Processing Device As shown in FIG. 1, the processing device 200 includes a housing 210, a light generation unit 300, and a control device 400. The housing 210 houses the light generation unit 300 and a portion of the control device 400 excluding a console 500 (FIG. 5) described later. The light generation unit 300 is optically connected to the light projecting unit 140 of the measurement head 100 by the fiber unit 201. The fiber unit 201 includes a plurality of optical fibers (not shown).

  The light generation unit 300 includes a light source 310 and a light shielding unit 320. The light source 310 is, for example, an LED (light emitting diode). The light source 310 may be another light source such as a halogen lamp. The light blocking unit 320 is disposed between the light source 310 and the fiber unit 201 so that the light emitted from the light source 310 can be partially blocked. The light emitted from the light source 310 passes through the light blocking unit 320 and enters the fiber unit 201. Thereby, light is emitted from the light projecting unit 140 of the measuring head 100 through the fiber unit 201.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the control device 400 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the control device 400 includes a control unit 410, a storage unit 420, a display unit 430, and an operation unit 440. The control unit 410 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The storage unit 420 includes, for example, a ROM (read only memory), a RAM (random access memory), or an HDD (hard disk drive). In the present embodiment, control unit 410 and storage unit 420 are realized by a personal computer.

  Control unit 410 includes a drive control unit 800 and an arithmetic processing unit 900. The storage unit 420 stores a system program. The storage unit 420 is used for processing various data and storing various data given from the control unit 410. The functions of the drive control unit 800 and the arithmetic processing unit 900 are realized by the control unit 410 executing a system program stored in the storage unit 420.

  The drive control unit 800 includes a light projection control unit 810, an imaging control unit 820, a focus control unit 830, and a stage control unit 840. The light projection control unit 810 is connected to the light generation unit 300 of FIG. 1 through the cable 202 and controls the operation of the light generation unit 300. The imaging control unit 820, the focus control unit 830, and the stage control unit 840 are connected to the control board 150 of the measurement head 100 in FIG.

  The imaging control unit 820, the focus control unit 830, and the stage control unit 840 control operations of the imaging unit 132, the focus driving unit 113, and the stage driving unit 122 through the control board 150, respectively. In addition, the imaging control unit 820 sequentially gives the image data generated by the imaging unit 132 to the arithmetic processing unit 900.

  The arithmetic processing unit 900 causes the display unit 430 to display an image based on the image data given by the imaging control unit 820. In addition, the arithmetic processing unit 900 performs various processes according to the command in response to a command or the like given from the operation unit 440, for example. Details of the arithmetic processing unit 900 will be described later. The image data acquired by the arithmetic processing unit 900 is stored in the storage unit 420.

  The display unit 430 is configured by, for example, an LCD (liquid crystal display) panel. Display unit 430 may be configured by another display unit such as an organic EL (electroluminescence) panel. As described above, the display unit 430 displays an image or the like of the observation target S based on the image data acquired by imaging based on the control of the control unit 410.

  The operation unit 440 includes a pointing device such as a mouse, a touch panel, a trackball or a joystick, and a keyboard, and also includes a console according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the user operates the operation unit 440, various commands and the like are given to the control device 400.

(3) Console FIG. 6 is a plan view of a console 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a side view of the console 500 of FIG. 6 viewed in the direction of arrow A, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the console 500 of FIG. 6 viewed in the direction of arrow B, and FIG. 9 is a side view of the console 500 of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the console 500 has a first portion 510 and a second portion 550, and is placed on the support surface SS of FIG. The first portion 510 has a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape. The second portion 550 is provided on the side of the first portion 510 so as to be aligned in the direction of the long side (longitudinal direction) of the first portion 510.

  Console 500 according to the present embodiment is operated by the user, for example, in a state where the longitudinal direction of first portion 510 extends in the left-right direction of the user. In the following description, one of the ends of the first portion 510 in the short direction, which is close to the user when the user operates the console 500, is referred to as the front portion 510N and is positioned far from the user. One other end is referred to as a back portion 510F. Further, a direction from the back part 510F toward the front part 510N is referred to as a front side, and a direction from the front part 510N to the back part 510F is referred to as a back side.

  As shown in FIGS. 6, 8, and 9, the cable 204 is connected to the central portion of the inner portion 510 </ b> F in the longitudinal direction of the first portion 510. The cable 204 is connected to the control unit 410 in FIG.

  As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 6 and 7, the first portion 510 has an operation surface 511 on a part of the upper surface. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the operation surface 511 is slightly inclined with respect to the support surface SS in the short direction of the first portion 510 so as to face obliquely upward. Thereby, the thickness of the back portion 510F of the first portion 510 from the support surface SS is larger than the thickness of the front portion 510N of the first portion 510 from the support surface SS.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the operation surface 511 includes a plurality of (in this example, 11) keys 520 having a circular shape, a plurality of (in this example, 8) keys 530, a joystick 540, and A dial 541 is disposed. The user can give various commands to the control device 400 by operating the keys 520 and 530, the joystick 540 and the dial 541.

  The operation surface 511 is divided into three regions 511A, 511B, and 511C. The regions 511A, 511B, and 511C are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the first portion 510 so as to be separated from the second portion 550 in this order.

  The area 511A is provided with a joystick 540, a dial 541, and a plurality (six in this example) of keys 520. The joystick 540, the dial 541, and the plurality of keys 520 in the region 511A are mainly used to give a command for adjusting the imaging condition of the observation object S to the control unit 410 in FIG.

  Specifically, the joystick 540 is used to give a command to move the stage 121 of FIG. 1 in the X direction or the Y direction to the control unit 410 of FIG. The dial 541 is provided so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis orthogonal to the operation surface 511, and is used to give a command to adjust the brightness of the image of the observation object S to the control unit 410 in FIG. Note that the joystick 540 is located in the vicinity of the inner portion 510F. Further, the dial 541 is positioned in front of the joystick 540 and in the vicinity of the front portion 510N. Thus, when adjusting the brightness of the image of the observation object S, the user's finger is prevented from coming into contact with the joystick 540, and erroneous operation is prevented.

  The plurality of keys 520 provided in the area 511A are, for example, an illumination on / off switching command key by the light projecting unit 140 in FIG. 1, and light in a plurality of emission directions from the light projecting unit 140 in FIG. Including an illumination switching command key for switching and irradiation, a white balance adjustment command key, and an origin movement command key for returning the stage 121 of FIG. 1 to a predetermined position.

  The area 511B is provided with a plurality (four in this example) of keys 520 and a plurality (six in this example) of keys 530. The plurality of keys 520 and 530 in the area 511B are mainly used to give an execution command for processing related to imaging of the observation object S to the control unit 410 in FIG.

  The plurality of keys 520 provided in the region 511B include, for example, a camera shake correction process execution command key that suppresses image disturbance due to vibration, a process execution command key that displays a scale on the display unit 430 in FIG. 5, and FIG. An execution command key for processing for displaying the image of the observation object S on the entire screen of the display unit 430 is included.

  The plurality of keys 530 provided in the area 511B include, for example, an auto-focus process execution command key, a process execution command key for removing halation generated in the image of the observation object S, and a process for improving the resolution of the image. An execution command key, a process execution command key for connecting a plurality of images, a process execution command key for adjusting the dynamic range, and image data focused on all parts of the observation target S are generated and the observation target S It includes an execution command key for processing for obtaining a three-dimensional shape.

  On the operation surface of a general remote controller or the like, a key that is assumed to be used frequently is provided near the upper end and the left corner of the operation surface when the user looks at the operation surface. Therefore, among the areas 511A, 511B, and 511C, in the area 511C that is located on the leftmost side when viewed from the user, an execution command for processing that is assumed to be frequently used in the processing related to imaging of the observation object S is illustrated. Keys for giving to the control unit 410 are provided.

  One key 520 and a plurality (two in this example) of keys 530 are provided in the area 511C of this example. The key 520 provided in the area 511C is, for example, an execution command key for processing for returning the magnification observation apparatus 1 to the initial state when the power is turned on. This key 520 is located at the innermost part of the area 511C. The plurality of keys 530 provided in the area 511C are, for example, an imaging command key for instructing processing for sequentially storing acquired image data in the storage unit 420 in FIG. 1, and temporary suspension of image data storage processing. It includes a pause command key for commanding.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the second portion 550 is formed to bulge upward from the operation surface 511 of the first portion 510 on the side of the first portion 510. The first portion 510 and the second portion 550 have a common bottom surface. Thereby, the thickness of the first portion 510 from the support surface SS is smaller than the thickness of the second portion 550 from the support surface SS. The second portion 550 is provided with a dial portion 560 for moving the lens barrel portion 130 of FIG. 1 along the optical axis A1 of the objective lens 131a. A rotation receiving unit 590 is provided in the vicinity of the dial unit 560.

  The dial unit 560 includes a coarse adjustment dial 560A and a fine adjustment dial 560B, similarly to the base dial unit 115 of FIG. The dial unit 560 includes two encoders E1 and E2 (FIG. 10) to be described later corresponding to the coarse adjustment dial 560A and the fine adjustment dial 560B, respectively.

  Coarse adjustment dial 560A and fine adjustment dial 560B have basically the same shape and size as coarse adjustment dial 115A and fine adjustment dial 115B in FIG. Specifically, the coarse adjustment dial 560A and the fine adjustment dial 560B have a flat cylindrical shape, and can be rotated around the rotation axis A20 facing the side of the second portion 550 on the side portion of the second portion 550. Is provided. In the present embodiment, the rotation axis A20 is parallel to the support surface SS and parallel to the longitudinal direction of the first portion 510.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the diameter of the coarse adjustment dial 115A is larger than the diameter of the fine adjustment dial 115B. Thus, the user can easily and intuitively identify the coarse adjustment dial 115A and the fine adjustment dial 115B. Therefore, selective operation of the coarse adjustment dial 115A and the fine adjustment dial 115B is facilitated.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the coarse adjustment dial 560A and the fine adjustment dial 560B are arranged so as to be separated from the side of the second portion 550 in this order. In this case, since the diameter of the fine adjustment dial 115B is smaller than the diameter of the coarse adjustment dial 115A, it is possible to reduce the user's finger from touching the fine adjustment dial 115B when operating the coarse adjustment dial 115A. Therefore, the occurrence of erroneous operations is reduced.

  The rotation receiving unit 590 is configured by a microcomputer, for example, and is accommodated in the second portion 550. Based on the outputs from the two encoders E1 and E2 (FIG. 10) provided in the dial unit 560, the rotation receiving unit 590 outputs a signal indicating the rotation direction and the rotation amount of each dial to the control unit 410 in FIG. . Accordingly, the focus driving unit 113 in FIG. 1 is controlled by the focus control unit 830 in FIG. 5, and the lens barrel unit 130 in FIG. 1 moves in the direction of the optical axis A1.

  For example, the user holds the coarse adjustment dial 560A with his / her finger instead of the coarse adjustment dial 115A in FIG. 1, and moves the finger up and down to rotate the coarse adjustment dial 560A by one amount (or the reverse direction) by a certain amount. In this case, the lens barrel portion 130 moves greatly in the direction corresponding to the rotational direction of the coarse adjustment dial 560A. In addition, the user holds the fine adjustment dial 560B with his / her finger instead of the fine adjustment dial 115B of FIG. 1, and moves the finger up and down to rotate it in one direction (or the reverse direction) by a certain amount. In this case, the lens barrel portion 130 moves slightly in the direction corresponding to the rotation direction of the fine adjustment dial 560B.

(4) Various features regarding the shape of the console The first portion 510 has a flat rectangular parallelepiped shape. Thereby, the console 500 is stably placed on the support surface SS. In addition, the user can perform various operations by placing a finger on the first portion 510.

  The height of the upper end of the dial portion 560 from the support surface SS is larger than the height of the operation surface 511 from the support surface SS. In this case, since the lower end of the dial part 560 is separated from the support surface SS, it is reduced that the user's finger contacts the support surface SS when the dial part 560 is operated. Therefore, the operability of the dial unit 560 is improved.

  Between the plurality of keys 520 and 530, the joystick 540 and the dial 541 on the operation surface 511, and the dial portion 560, a second portion 550 that bulges upward from the operation surface 511 is located. With such a configuration, the user's finger is prevented from coming into contact with the dial portion 560 when the plurality of keys 520 and 530, the joystick 540 and the dial 541 are operated. Further, when the dial unit 560 is operated, the user's finger is prevented from contacting any of the plurality of keys 520 and 530, the joystick 540 and the dial 541. Therefore, the occurrence of erroneous operations is reduced.

  The first portion 510 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the rotation axis A <b> 20 of the dial portion 560 is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the first portion 510. In this case, the plurality of keys 520 and 530, the joystick 540, the dial 541, and the dial portion 560 are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the first portion 510. Thus, the user can easily grasp the positional relationship between the plurality of keys 520 and 530, the joystick 540, the dial 541, and the dial unit 560.

  Further, the outer shape of the cross section of the dial portion 560 parallel to the rotation axis A20 is larger than the outer shape of the cross section of the joystick 540 parallel to the operation surface 511. Thereby, since the dial part 560 does not become excessively small, the user can easily rotate the dial part 560 while holding the dial part 560 with a finger. Further, since the joystick 540 does not become excessively large, the user can easily tilt the joystick 540 while holding the joystick 540 with a finger.

  The height of the upper end of the dial portion 560 from the support surface SS is substantially equal to the height of the upper end of the joystick 540 from the support surface SS. Thereby, the user can operate the dial part 560 and the joystick 540 at a substantially common height position from the support surface SS.

  The console 500 is provided with a portion provided with a finger-operated configuration (joystick 540, dial 541, and dial unit 560) and a configuration operated with a finger pressed (a plurality of keys 520, 530). Are separated in the longitudinal direction of the first portion 510. Accordingly, when any of the plurality of keys 520 and 530 is operated, the user's finger is reduced from contacting any of the joystick 540, the dial 541, and the dial unit 560, and erroneous operation is reduced.

  The outer surfaces of the joystick 540, the dial 541, and the dial portion 560 may have a black color, and the outer surfaces of the plurality of keys 520 and 530 may have a silver color. In this case, the user can easily identify a configuration in which the user grips and operates with a finger and a configuration in which the user operates by pressing with the finger.

  In FIG. 6, the outer surface of the portion surrounded by the thick solid line, that is, the portion surrounding the plurality of keys 520 and 530 in the operation surface 511 is black, and the outer surface of the plurality of keys 520 and 530 is silver. Also good. In this case, the appearance of the plurality of keys 520 and 530 is emphasized.

(5) Internal Structure of Dial Part FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of the dial part 560, and FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the dial part 560. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the dial portion 560 includes a first base member 561, a substrate 562, a fine adjustment dial shaft 563, a bearing member 564, a second base member 565, a coarse adjustment dial 560A, and a sliding member. 567, 569, a first fixing member 568, a second fixing member 570, a fine adjustment dial 560B, encoders E1, E2, and a plurality of screws SW. The encoder E1 is an optical encoder and includes an optical scale 566A and a reading sensor 566B. The encoder E2 is a magnetic encoder and includes a magnetic scale 571A and a reading sensor 571B.

  In FIG. 11, illustration of some components in the dial portion 560 is omitted, and only some screws SW among the plurality of screws SW used in the dial portion 560 are illustrated. In addition to the configuration of the dial portion 560, FIG. 11 shows a dial support member 551 that supports the dial portion 560. The dial support member 551 is provided inside the second portion 550 of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the dial support member 551 has a disk-shaped support portion 551A, extends in the direction perpendicular to the support surface SS of FIG. 6 inside the second portion 550, and the support portion 551A It arrange | positions so that it may orthogonally cross the rotating shaft A20 of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the first base member 561 has a cylindrical portion 561A and a flange portion 561B. The first base member 561 is attached to the dial support member 551 so that the flange portion 561B contacts the support portion 551A of the dial support member 551 in FIG. The outer diameter of the cylindrical portion 561A is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of a coarse adjustment dial 560A described later.

  A substrate holding portion 561C for holding the substrate 562 is formed inside the cylindrical portion 561A. A substrate 562 is attached to the substrate holding portion 561C using a plurality of (for example, three) screws SW. The substrate 562 has a disk shape. As shown in FIG. 10, in the substrate 562, a reading sensor 566B of the encoder E1 is provided at a part of the outer peripheral edge portion, and a reading sensor 571B of the encoder E2 is provided at the center portion. In this state, the substrate 562 is perpendicular to the support surface SS of FIG. 6 and is orthogonal to the rotation axis A20 of the dial portion 560.

  The second base member 565 has a plurality of (for example, three) screws SW on one surface and the other surface of the substrate 562 opposite to the one surface facing the substrate holding portion 561C of the first base member 561. Attached using.

  Coarse adjustment dial 560A has a cylindrical shape and an annular partition plate 560S on a part of its inner peripheral surface. The circular opening formed in the center of the partition plate 560S is formed so that the second base member 565 can be inserted. An annular optical scale 566A is bonded to one side of the partition plate 560S. In this state, the second base is arranged such that a part of the optical scale 566A and the reading sensor 566B face each other, and one end portion of the coarse adjustment dial 560A and the vicinity thereof cover the cylindrical portion 561A of the first base member 561. A member 565 is inserted into the coarse adjustment dial 560A.

  A first fixing member 568 is provided on the other surface side of the partition plate 560S with an annular sliding member 567 interposed therebetween. The first fixing member 568 is attached to the second base member 565 using a plurality of screws SW. The first fixing member 568 prevents the coarse adjustment dial 560 </ b> A from coming out of the second base member 565.

  With such a configuration, when the coarse adjustment dial 560A is rotated, the optical scale 566A bonded to the coarse adjustment dial 560A is moved with respect to the reading sensor 566B on the substrate 562 fixed to the first base member 561. Rotate relatively.

  The reading sensor 566B is electrically connected to the rotation receiving unit 590 in FIG. As a result, a pulse signal corresponding to the rotation direction and amount of rotation of the coarse adjustment dial 560A is output from the encoder E1 to the rotation receiving unit 590 of FIG. In this case, the rotation reception unit 590 in FIG. 6 outputs a signal indicating the rotation direction and amount of rotation of the coarse adjustment dial 560A to the control unit 410 in FIG. 5 based on the output from the encoder E1.

  The second base member 565 has a through hole 565H (FIG. 10) along the rotation axis A20 of the dial portion 560. Fine adjustment dial shaft 563 has a head portion 563A and a shaft portion 563B. The shaft portion 563B of the fine adjustment dial shaft 563 is inserted into the through hole 565H of the second base member 565 from the substrate 562 side via a cylindrical bearing member 564 having a flange at one end. A magnetic scale 571A is attached to the head 563A of the fine adjustment dial shaft 563 so as to face the reading sensor 571B provided on the substrate 562.

  The second fixing member 570 is attached to the portion of the shaft portion 563B that protrudes from the through hole 565H of the second base member 565 to the opposite side of the substrate 562 in the fine adjustment dial shaft 563 via the sliding member 569. ing. The second fixing member 570 prevents the fine adjustment dial shaft 563 from coming out of the through hole 565H of the second base member 565. A fine adjustment dial 560B is attached to the tip of the shaft portion 563B.

  With this configuration, when the fine adjustment dial 560B is rotated, the magnetic scale 571A attached to the fine adjustment dial shaft 563 is moved with respect to the reading sensor 571B on the substrate 562 fixed to the first base member 561. Rotate relatively.

  The reading sensor 571B is electrically connected to the rotation receiving unit 590 in FIG. Accordingly, a pulse signal corresponding to the rotation direction and the rotation amount of fine adjustment dial 560B is output from encoder E2 to rotation receiving unit 590 in FIG. In this case, the rotation reception unit 590 in FIG. 6 outputs a signal indicating the rotation direction and the rotation amount of the fine adjustment dial 560B to the control unit 410 in FIG. 5 based on the output from the encoder E2.

(6) Arithmetic Processing Unit FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the arithmetic processing unit 900 of FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 12, the arithmetic processing unit 900 includes a data generation unit 910, a focus determination unit 920, a condition setting unit 930, a direction determination unit 940, a conversion unit 950, and an exclusion unit 960.

  The data generation unit 910 performs, for example, image data concatenation processing, dynamic range adjustment processing, or processing for improving the image resolution in accordance with an instruction from the operation unit 440. For example, when receiving an autofocus processing instruction from the operation unit 440, the focusing determination unit 920 determines the degree of focusing for each pixel in the target region for the acquired image data. The determination of the degree of focus is performed based on information regarding the luminance value in the target area.

  For example, the condition setting unit 930 sets an imaging condition in accordance with a command from the operation unit 440 and stores the imaging information indicating the set imaging condition in the storage unit 420 of FIG. The imaging conditions include, for example, the light reception time of the imaging unit 132 in FIG. The drive control unit 800 in FIG. 5 controls the operations of the measurement head 100 and the light generation unit 300 in FIG. 1 based on the imaging conditions set by the condition setting unit 930.

  When the base dial unit 115 in FIG. 1 or the dial unit 560 in FIG. 6 is rotated, the rotation direction and the rotation amount are given to the arithmetic processing unit 900 from the rotation receiving units 116 and 590 in FIG.

  The direction determination unit 940 determines whether the lens barrel unit 130 in FIG. 1 should be moved upward or downward based on the given rotation direction, and provides the determination result to the focus control unit 830 in FIG.

  The conversion unit 950 converts the amount of rotation given from the rotation receiving units 116 and 590 of FIG. 1 or 6 into the amount of movement of the lens barrel unit 130. Here, the movement amount of the lens barrel 130 converted per unit rotation amount varies depending on the type of dial operated by the user. In this example, the conversion unit 950 converts the movement amount of the lens barrel portion 130 per unit rotation amount corresponding to the coarse adjustment dials 115A and 560A to the amount of movement of the lens barrel portion 130 per unit rotation amount corresponding to the fine adjustment dials 115B and 560B. Convert larger than the amount of movement. The conversion unit 950 gives the conversion result to the focus control unit 830 in FIG.

  The focus control unit 830 controls the focus driving unit 113 so that the lens barrel unit 130 moves in the direction determined by the direction determination unit 940 by the movement amount converted by the conversion unit 950.

  It is preferable that the movement amount of the lens barrel portion 130 per unit rotation amount of the coarse adjustment dials 115A and 560A is set to be equal, and the movement amount of the lens barrel portion 130 per unit rotation amount of the fine adjustment dials 115B and 560B is also equal to each other. It is preferably set. In this case, the user can operate the base dial unit 115 and the dial unit 560 with the same feeling when adjusting the position of the lens barrel unit 130.

  Note that the movement amount of the lens barrel portion 130 per unit rotation amount of the coarse adjustment dials 115A and 560A may be set to be different from each other, and the movement of the lens barrel portion 130 per unit rotation amount of the fine adjustment dials 115B and 560B. The quantities may be set differently.

  When one of the coarse adjustment dials 115A and 560A and the fine adjustment dials 115B and 560B is being operated, if another dial is operated due to an erroneous operation or the like, a plurality of types of signals regarding the rotation direction and the rotation amount of the dial are displayed. Is given to the arithmetic processing unit 900. In this case, the lens barrel part 130 may move in a direction not intended by the user, or the lens barrel part 130 may move at a speed not intended by the user.

  Therefore, the exclusive unit 960 receives signals corresponding to one of the coarse adjustment dials 115A and 560A and the fine adjustment dials 115B and 560B while the signals corresponding to the other dials are converted into the direction determination unit 940 and the conversion. The input to the part 950 is prohibited. Thereby, an unintended operation of the lens barrel 130 due to an erroneous operation is prevented.

(7) Tilting mechanism of lens barrel part FIG. 13A is an external perspective view of the measuring head 100, and FIG. 13B is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the lens barrel part 130 is tilted. As shown in FIG. 13A, the measurement head 100 of this example includes an inclination mechanism 101 for inclining the lens barrel 130 with respect to the stage 121. The tilt mechanism 101 supports the upper part of the holding part 112 with respect to the lower part of the holding part 112 in a plane orthogonal to the Y direction. Thereby, the tilt mechanism 101 can tilt the lens barrel 130 with respect to the stage 121 around the tilt center 130c. In FIG. 13B, the tilted barrel portion 130 is indicated by a one-dot chain line.

  When performing tilt observation, the stage 121 is moved in the Z direction so that the surface of the observation object S is positioned at substantially the same height as the tilt center 130c of the lens barrel 130. In this case, even when the lens barrel part 130 is tilted, the eucentric relationship in which the visual field of the imaging unit 132 does not move is maintained, and a desired observation region of the observation object S is prevented from deviating from the visual field of the imaging unit 132. be able to.

  As shown in FIG. 13B, the lens barrel 130 includes a tilt sensor 133 in addition to the lens unit 131 and the imaging unit 132 described above. The tilt angle of the optical axis A1 of the objective lens 131a with respect to the Z direction (hereinafter referred to as the tilt angle of the lens barrel 130) is detected by the tilt sensor 133, and an angle signal corresponding to the tilt angle is a control board 150 in FIG. Is output. The control board 150 gives the angle signal output from the inclination sensor 133 to the arithmetic processing unit 900 via the cable 203 and the imaging control unit 820 of FIG. The arithmetic processing unit 900 calculates the tilt angle of the lens barrel 130 based on the angle signal. The tilt angle calculated by the arithmetic processing unit 900 can be displayed on the display unit 430 in FIG.

  According to the configuration described above, planar observation and tilt observation of the observation object S placed on the placement surface of the stage 121 can be selectively performed. During planar observation, the optical axis A1 of the objective lens 131a is parallel to the Z direction. That is, the inclination angle of the lens barrel 130 is 0 °. On the other hand, during tilt observation, the optical axis A1 of the objective lens 131a is tilted with respect to the Z direction.

(8) Effect In the console 500 described above, since the thickness of the first portion 510 from the support surface SS is smaller than the thickness of the second portion 550 from the support surface SS, the first portion 510 and the second portion 550 are common. The increase in the size of the console 500 is suppressed as compared with the case where the thickness is as follows. Further, the plurality of keys 520, 530, joystick 540, and dial 541 provided in the first portion 510 are not positioned above the upper end of the first portion 510. Therefore, the user can operate the plurality of keys 520, 530, the joystick 540, and the dial 541 with the forearm and wrist placed on the support surface SS. Therefore, the operability of the console 500 is improved and the fatigue of the user is reduced.

  In addition, the user grasps the dial portion 560 on the side of the second portion 550 with a finger, moves the finger up and down, and rotates the dial portion 560, whereby the relative distance of the lens barrel portion 130 with respect to the stage 121. Can be adjusted. In this case, since the vertical movement of the finger and the relative vertical movement of the lens barrel 130 are linked, the user can intuitively operate the relative vertical movement of the lens barrel 130.

  As a result, the magnification observation apparatus 1 can be operated by a user's intuitive operation, and the operability and compactness of the console 500 are improved.

  In the magnification observation apparatus 1 described above, the base dial unit 115 provided in the stand unit 110 of the measurement head 100 and the dial unit 560 provided in the console 500 have basically the same configuration. Thus, the user can intuitively operate the base dial unit 115 and the dial unit 560 with the same feeling when adjusting the relative distance of the lens barrel unit 130 with respect to the stage 121.

(9) Other Embodiments (a) In the console 500 according to the above-described embodiment, the second portion 550 is integrally provided on one side portion of both side portions of the first portion 510 in the longitudinal direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The second part 550 may be configured to be attachable and detachable to one side and the other side of the first part 510. In this case, the user can selectively attach the second portion 550 to one side and the other side of the first portion 510. Thereby, the convenience of the magnification observation apparatus 1 is improved.

  In this case, the correspondence between the rotation direction of the dial and the moving direction of the lens unit 131 is reversed between the case where the second portion 550 is attached to one side and the case where the second portion 550 is attached to the other side. It is preferable to set. Thereby, a decrease in operability due to a change in the mounting position of the second portion 550 is prevented.

  (B) In the above embodiment, the execution command key for the autofocus process is provided in the area 511B of the operation surface 511 of the console 500, but the present invention is not limited to this. An execution command key for autofocus processing may be provided on the dial unit 560 of the console 500.

  Further, the execution command key for the autofocus process is not limited to the dial unit 560 but may be provided on the base dial unit 115 of the measuring head 100 or in the vicinity thereof. In this case, the user can operate the execution command key for autofocus processing while tilting the lens barrel 130 with respect to the stage 121 during tilt observation. Thereby, the focus of the objective lens 131a can be adjusted to the observation object S easily and in a short time during tilt observation.

  (C) In the above embodiment, the lens barrel portion 130 moves along the optical axis A1 of the objective lens 131a based on the operation of the base dial portion 115 or the dial portion 560, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead of the lens barrel portion 130 moving in the Z direction based on the operation of the base dial portion 115 or the dial portion 560, the stage 121 may move in the Z direction based on the operation of the base dial portion 115 or the dial portion 560. .

  (D) In the console 500 according to the above-described embodiment, the plurality of keys 520 and 530 provided on the console 500 are configured by physical parts, but the present invention is not limited to this. The operation surface 511 of the console 500 may be provided with a display unit configured by a liquid crystal display panel, an organic electroluminescence panel, or the like, and a touch panel provided so as to overlap the display unit. In this case, a plurality of keys respectively corresponding to the plurality of keys 520 and 530 may be configured by the display unit and the touch panel.

(10) Correspondence between each component of claim and each part of embodiment The following describes an example of a correspondence between each component of the claim and each part of the embodiment. It is not limited.

  In the above embodiment, the observation object S is an example of the observation object, the stage 121 is an example of the stage, the lens barrel part 130 is an example of the imaging part, and the magnification observation apparatus 1 is an example of the magnification observation apparatus. The support surface SS is an example of a support surface, and the console 500 is an example of a console.

  Further, the first portion 510 and the second portion 550 are examples of the main body portion, the first portion 510 is an example of the first portion, the second portion 550 is an example of the second portion, and a plurality of keys 520, 530 is an example of one or a plurality of keys and a key input unit, a joystick 540 is an example of a moving operation unit, a dial unit 560 is an example of a dial unit, an operation surface 511 is an example of an operation surface, The adjustment dial 560A is an example of a first dial member, and the fine adjustment dial 560B is an example of a second dial member.

  In addition, the stage driving unit 122 is an example of a moving unit, the focus driving unit 113 is an example of a relative distance changing unit, the control unit 410 is an example of a control unit, the stand unit 110 is an example of a base, The dial part 115 is an example of a base dial part.

  As each constituent element in the claims, various other elements having configurations or functions described in the claims can be used.

  The present invention can be effectively used for various magnification observation apparatuses.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Magnification observation apparatus 100 Measuring head 101 Inclination mechanism 110 Stand part 111 Installation part 112 Holding part 113 Focus drive part 115 Base dial part 115A, 560A Coarse adjustment dial 115B, 560B Fine adjustment dial 116, 590 Rotation reception part 120 Stage apparatus 121 Stage 122 stage driving unit 130 lens barrel unit 130c tilt center 131 lens unit 131a objective lens 132 imaging unit 133 tilt sensor 140 light projecting unit 150 control board 200 processing device 201 fiber unit 202, 203, 204 cable 210 housing 300 light generation unit 310 Light source 320 Light-shielding part 400 Control device 410 Control part 420 Storage part 430 Display part 440 Operation part 500 Console 510 First part 510N Front part 510F Back part 51 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation surface 511A, 511B, 511C area | region 520,530 Key 540 Joystick 541 Dial 550 2nd part 551 Dial support member 551A Support part 560 Dial part 560S Partition plate 561 1st base member 561A Cylinder part 561C Flange part 561C 562 Substrate 563 Fine adjustment dial shaft 563A Head 563B Shaft 564 Bearing member 565 Second base member 565H Through hole 566A Optical scale 566B, 571B Read sensor 567, 569 Sliding member 568 First fixing member 570 Second fixing Member 571A Magnetic scale 800 Drive control unit 810 Light projection control unit 820 Imaging control unit 830 Focus control unit 840 Stage control unit 900 Arithmetic processing unit 910 Data generation unit 920 Focus determination unit 9 30 Condition Setting Unit 940 Direction Determination Unit 950 Conversion Unit 960 Exclusive Unit A1 Optical Axis A10, A20 Rotation Axis E1, E2 Encoder S Observation Object SS Support Surface SW Screw

Claims (9)

Placed on a support surface to operate a magnification observation apparatus comprising a stage having a placement surface on which an observation object is placed and an imaging unit that images the observation object placed on the placement surface. A console that can be placed and used,
A body portion having a first portion and a second portion;
A key input unit including one or a plurality of keys provided in the first part and instructing processing related to imaging of an observation object by the imaging unit;
A moving operation unit provided in the first part and for moving the stage in a plane parallel to the placement surface;
A dial portion provided in the second portion and for adjusting a distance in the vertical direction of the imaging unit relative to the stage;
The second part is provided on a side of the first part;
The dial portion is provided on a side portion of the second portion so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis facing a side of the second portion,
The console has a thickness of the first portion from the support surface that is smaller than a thickness of the second portion from the support surface. The console of claim 1, wherein the first portion has a substantially flat shape. The first portion has an operation surface on which the key input unit and the movement operation unit are arranged, and a height of an upper end of the dial unit from the support surface is higher than a height of the operation surface from the support surface. The console according to claim 1, wherein the console is larger. The console according to claim 3, wherein the second portion is formed so as to bulge upward from the operation surface of the first portion. The first portion has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape,
The console according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a rotation axis of the dial portion is parallel to a long side of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The dial part is
A first dial member having a first diameter;
A second dial member having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter;
The console according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first and second dial members are rotatable around the rotation axis. The console according to claim 6, wherein the first dial member and the second dial member are provided in this order from the side of the second portion to the side. A magnification observation device that displays an image obtained by imaging an observation object,
A stage having a placement surface on which an observation object is placed;
An imaging unit that images the observation object placed on the placement surface;
A moving unit that moves the stage in a plane parallel to the placement surface;
A relative distance changing unit that changes a distance in the vertical direction of the imaging unit relative to the stage;
The console according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
In response to operation of the key input unit of the console, processing related to imaging by the imaging unit is performed, and the moving unit and the relative distance changing unit are controlled based on operations of the moving operation unit and the dial unit. A magnification observation apparatus comprising a control unit. A base that supports the stage, the moving unit, the relative distance changing unit, and the imaging unit;
A base dial portion provided on a side portion of the base, for adjusting a distance in the vertical direction of the imaging unit relative to the stage;
The magnification observation device according to claim 8, wherein the base dial portion is provided on a side portion of the base so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis facing a side of the base.

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