JP7399078B2 - 生体の焦点合わせ機能を有する小型のレンズ-ファイバ間コネクタ - Google Patents
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- 光学撮像コネクタであって、
光学画像を伝送するための光ファイバが中に位置付けられる光ファイバフェルール、及び、
前記フェルールに固定され、第1の結合部分のある径方向延長部を有するフェルールアダプタ
を備えるファイバ組立体と、
撮像ターゲットに隣接して固定されるように構成された遠位端部を有するレンズ、
前記フェルールを受け、それを前記レンズと実質的に同軸の関係に維持するフェルール受け部に前記レンズの近位端部が隣接する状態で、前記レンズが中に装着されるレンズホルダであって、前記レンズホルダは、前記第1の結合部分に係合して前記ファイバ組立体をレンズ組立体に取外し可能に結合する第2の結合部分のある径方向延長部を有する、レンズホルダ、及び
前記レンズホルダに対する前記第2の結合部分の長手方向位置を変え、それにより前記フェルール受け部の前記フェルールの軸方向位置を変えるように、ユーザにより手動で調節可能な焦点調節機構
を備える前記レンズ組立体と
を備える光学撮像コネクタ。 - 前記第1の結合部分および前記第2の結合部分は、前記第1の結合部分と前記第2の結合部分の間に磁気引力をもたらす少なくとも1つの磁気要素を備える請求項1に記載の光学撮像コネクタ。
- 前記第1の結合部分および前記第2の結合部分はそれぞれ磁気要素を備え、前記磁気要素は、互いに相互引力を有する請求項2に記載の光学撮像コネクタ。
- 前記レンズホルダの前記径方向延長部はねじ切りされた孔を有し、前記焦点調節機構は、前記ねじ切りされた孔の内ねじ山に噛み合う外ねじ山を有するねじであって、前記ねじが回転すると、前記第2の結合部分の前記長手方向位置が変わるねじを備える請求項1に記載の光学撮像コネクタ。
- 前記ねじの頭部は、ユーザのアクセスを容易にするように、前記コネクタの近位端の方向を向いている、請求項4に記載の光学撮像コネクタ。
- 前記フェルール受け部は、前記フェルールと前記レンズとの接触を防止するために、前記フェルールが前記レンズホルダに挿入されてもよい範囲に制限を加える環状の内側表面を、前記レンズの前記近位端部に隣接して有する請求項1に記載の光学撮像コネクタ。
- 前記第1の結合部分と前記第2の結合部分との係合により、前記ファイバ組立体と前記レンズ組立体との間で一定の相対的な角度配向が維持される請求項1に記載の光学撮像コネクタ。
- 前記第2の結合部分は、前記焦点調節機構に装着される、請求項1に記載の光学撮像コネクタ。
- 前記焦点調節機構は、前記コネクタの近位端から前記ユーザにアクセス可能である、請求項1に記載の光学撮像コネクタ。
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