JPH08112243A - Covered type endoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a covered type endoscope with a cover of an operating section which is better to grip and ensures the operation of a control switch without being disturbed by a tube for a fluid passing through the operating section. CONSTITUTION: A covered type endoscope 1 comprises an endoscope 2 for a cover and a cover 3 for an endoscope. The cover 3 for the endoscope is divided mainly into a cover 4 for an inserting part and a cover 5 for an operating part. The cover 4 for an inserting part covering the inserting part of the endoscope 2 for the cover is made up of a cover 31 for the inserting part and a mouth body part 32. The cover 5 for the operating part is constituted of a grip cover 33 made up of a hard member covering a grip part positioned on the side of the tip of an endoscope operating part for the cover protruding to the hand side from the mouth body part 32 and a cover 34 for a soft operating part extending from the hand side end part of the grip cover 33. Tubes for fluid such as a tube 35 for feeding air, a tube 36 for feeding water and a tube 37 for suction passing through the grip part of the endoscope 2 for the cover and the external surface of the grip part are covered with the grip cover 33.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cover-type endoscope including a cover endoscope and a cover for an endoscope, and more particularly to a cover-type endoscope for covering an operating portion of the cover endoscope. Regarding the operation cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an endoscope that has been used once is reused, it has been washed and sterilized so that the endoscope does not cause an infectious disease. However, cleaning and disinfecting an endoscope once used is cumbersome, and it takes a considerable amount of time to ensure cleaning and writing poison, which may cause a decrease in the efficiency of use of the endoscope. Was there.

Therefore, the endoscope itself is covered with a cover, the cover is discarded after the case, and a new cover is put on the endoscope so that the endoscope itself can be kept clean and reused. A cover type endoscope has been proposed.

This cover-type endoscope is composed of an endoscope cover and a cover endoscope to which the endoscope cover is attached and used, and the cover endoscope is sterilized in advance. The endoscope is covered with a sterilized endoscope cover, and the cover endoscope covered with the endoscope cover is inserted into a body cavity of a patient for inspection and treatment.

After the inspection and treatment are completed, only the endoscope cover is removed from the cover endoscope and discarded, and a new sterilized endoscope cover is attached to the cover endoscope and re-installed. By using it, it is possible to continuously use the cover endoscope without cleaning and disinfecting.

As such a structure, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-325138 discloses an endoscope outer device. This endoscope outer device is a tubular sheath that isolates a slender endoscope insertion portion from the outside, and a proximal side of the tubular sheath that encloses an operating portion connected to the proximal end side of the insertion portion. And a fluid insertion tube that extends through the inside of the tubular sheath so as to communicate with the distal end portion of the sheath and extend from the proximal end portion of the sheath to the outside of the operation portion cover. It is composed by.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-19128 discloses that
The angle knob of the cover endoscope is configured to be removable, and the operation section is enclosed in a bag-shaped operation section cover with this angle knob removed, and then the angle knob is attached after sealing with this operation section cover. A pollution control device for an endoscope control handle is shown. In this embodiment, buttons for air supply, water supply, and suction are arranged inside the operation portion cover.

[0008]

However, in the cover type endoscope disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-325138, the fluid tube is arranged on the outer surface side of the operation section cover for covering the operation section of the endoscope. Monkey For this reason, when the operating part is gripped, these fluid tubes are also gripped together, and not only is it difficult to grip due to the unevenness of the tube, but if it is gripped strongly, the tube will be crushed and the movement of the fluid will be hindered. There was a chance. In addition, the fluid tube may move during the operation of the cover-type endoscope, which may hinder the operation.

Further, in the cover type endoscope disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-19128, operation buttons for controlling air supply, water supply, suction and the like are arranged inside the operation unit cover which covers the operation unit. Therefore, when you try to operate the operation switch, the operation section cover may be misaligned and stuck to the operation switch, making it impossible to operate,
There was a risk of pushing the operation switch that performs different control.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the fluid tube passing near the operation portion does not get in the way, and the gripping property can be surely performed without erroneous button operations such as air supply, water supply, and suction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cover-type endoscope having an endoscope cover provided with a good operating section cover.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and includes an insertion section and a cover endoscope having an operation section on the proximal side of the insertion section, and the insertion section. A cover-type endoscope including an endoscope cover having an insertion-portion cover for covering and an operation-portion cover for covering the operation portion, wherein at least part of the operation-portion cover for covering the operation portion of the cover endoscope Since the hard portion is provided, operability is improved.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a cover-type endoscope, and FIG. 2 is AA of FIG.
It is sectional drawing.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cover-type endoscope 1 is composed of a cover endoscope 2 and an endoscope cover 3.

The cover endoscope 2 has an image pickup system, an illumination system and a bending function in its insertion portion, and a universal cord 22 extends from the side portion of the operation portion 21. A connector (not shown) provided at the base end of the universal cord 22 is connected to the light source device to supply illumination light to the illumination system.

On the upper surface of the operating portion 21, there are provided control switch portions 23 such as an air / water feeding switch 23a and a suction switch 23b for controlling an air feeding device, a water feeding device and a suction device which are not shown.

On the other hand, the endoscope cover 3 is roughly divided into an insertion section cover 4 and an operation section cover 5. The insertion section cover 4 for covering the insertion section of the cover endoscope 2 is composed of a flexible insertion section cover 31 and a mouth section 32 connected to an end of the insertion section cover 31, and an operating section. The cover 5 projects from the mouth portion 32 toward the hand side and is formed by a hard member that covers the grip portion located on the distal end side of the cover endoscope operation portion 21, and the hand side of the grip cover 33. Soft operating part cover 3 extending from the end
And 4.

The mouth portion 32 has an air supply tube 35, a water supply tube 36, and a suction tube 37 which extend from an air supply, water supply, or suction device (not shown) to the tip of the insertion portion cover 31. Is positioned, the tip end side extends through the inside of the insertion portion cover 31 to the tip end portion of the cover endoscope 2, and the hand side extends to the respective devices through the outer surface of the operation portion 21.

As shown in FIG. 2, the grip cover 33 is
The grip portion 21 of the cover endoscope 2 and the air supply tube 35 and the water supply tube 36 that pass through the outer surface of the grip portion 21.
And a fluid tube such as the suction tube 37. These fluid tubes are arranged in a notch for positioning 24 formed in the insertion axis direction at the upper left corner of the grip portion 21a of the cover endoscope 2. In this figure, the thickest suction tube 37 is arranged on the lower side. The hard grip cover 33 is formed of a resin material, for example, a thermoplastic resin such as polyvinyl chloride, ABS resin, polycarbonate, polysulfone, or modified PPO.

That is, in the cover-type endoscope 1, by mounting the endoscope cover 3 on the cover endoscope 2, the grip portion 21a of the cover endoscope operating portion 21 and the outside of the grip portion. The grip tube 33 covers the fluid tube passing through the surface. That is, the air supply tube 3 that is inserted into the endoscope cover and appears on the outer surface of the grip portion.
5. The water supply tube 36 and the suction tube 37 are disposed in the positioning notch groove 24 formed in the grip portion 21a, and pass through the outer surface of the operation portion and the upper surface portion of the universal cord base end portion 22a. The universal cord 22 is covered with the operation portion cover 34 and extends to the air supply, water supply, and suction device.

As described above, the grip cover formed of a hard member is provided on the operation section cover which constitutes the endoscope cover, and the grip section of the cover endoscope is covered with this grip cover, whereby the inside of the insertion section cover is covered. Cover the air supply tube, the water supply tube and the suction tube that are placed on the outer surface of the operation part of the cover endoscope, so that when the operator grasps the grip part, the fluid tube should be touched directly. Since there is no movement of the finger, the operability is improved and the fluid tube is not crushed by the grip cover of the hard member even if the grip part is strongly gripped, so the fluid movement is smooth and It is possible to prevent damage to the tube.

Further, a positioning notch groove extending in the insertion axis direction is formed in the grip portion of the cover endoscope operation portion covered by the cover grip of the operation portion cover, and the positioning notch groove is used for the insertion portion. By disposing the respective fluid tubes extending from the cover, the mountability of the cover grip to the grip portion of the endoscope operation section for the cover is improved. Further, when the fluid tube is arranged in the notch for positioning, the large diameter tube is arranged on the lower side, so that the whole fluid tube is well accommodated and the operability is stable.

As shown in FIG. 3, fluid tubes such as an air supply tube 35, a water supply tube 36, and a suction tube 37 extending from the insertion section cover 4 are connected to the operation section 2.
You may make it pass the lower side of 1. At this time, as shown in the figure, the grip cover 33 is extended to the vicinity of the universal cord base end portion 22a to further accommodate the fluid tube inside the grip cover. As a result, the same action and effect as those of the above-described embodiment can be selected, and it is possible to avoid seeing the dirt flowing in the tube.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the fluid tubes such as the air feeding tube 35, the water feeding tube 36, and the suction tube 37 extending from the insertion portion cover 4 are connected to the upper surface side of the operating portion 21. Control switch section 23
It may be configured to pass through between the bending knob 25 and the bending knob 25, bend toward the universal cord base end 22a side, and extend along the universal cord 22 toward the apparatus side. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, for the air supply tube 35, the water supply tube 36, and the suction tube 37, the thickest suction tube 37 is centered in the grip cover, and the air supply tube 35 and the water supply tube are provided on both sides thereof. 36 are arranged. This ensures that even if force is applied to the fluid tube during use,
Since these fluid tubes move within a limited range on the operation section, they do not cause a great hindrance to the operation of the endoscope and are easy to use. As shown in FIG. 7, fluid tubes such as an air supply tube 35, a water supply tube 36, and a suction tube 37 extending from the insertion section cover 4 are connected to the operation section 2.
The universal cord base portion 22a is passed through the front side of the control switch portion 23 shown on the side opposite to the bending knob 25 of FIG.
Even if it is bent to the side and extended along the universal cord 22, the same action and effect can be obtained.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the structure of the cover type endoscope according to the second embodiment. In this embodiment, a control switch unit 23 is provided in which the grip cover, which covers only the grip unit of the operation unit of the cover endoscope in the first embodiment, is arranged on the upper surface of the operation unit.
It is integrated with.

That is, as shown in the drawing, the grip cover 33A of the present embodiment is formed so as to extend toward the hand side from the grip portion of the cover endoscope operating portion 21. For this reason,
The grip switch 33 is provided with the control switch portion 23 including the air / water feed switch 23a and the suction switch 23b, which are covered with the flexible operation portion cover 34 in the first embodiment.
The fluid tubes such as the air supply tube 35, the water supply tube 36, and the suction tube 37 which are integrated with A and extend from the insertion section cover 4 are covered up to the vicinity of the control switch section. The other structure is similar to that of the first embodiment, and the same members are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

By thus integrating the grip cover with the control switch section, the portion of the fluid tube covered by the hard member becomes longer, so that the gripping property is further improved and the switch operation is easy and erroneous. It is possible to provide a small number of cover endoscopes.

By the way, when the operation part having the bending knobs such as the up and down and left and right angle knobs is covered with the flexible bag-like cover, the angle knobs are operated up and down, left and right, or both at the same time. In this case, the soft cover may cling to the angle knob, which may interfere with the operation of the angle knob. Therefore, a cover-type endoscope that does not have such a problem has been desired.

As shown in FIG. 9, the cover-type endoscope 11 of this embodiment includes a cover endoscope 40 and an operating section cover 45. A bending knob 44 having an up-down angle knob 42 and a left-right angle knob 43 is provided on the operation portion 41 of the cover endoscope 40. Grooves 42a and 43a are formed in the up-down angle knob 42 and the left-right angle knob 43 of the bending knob 44, respectively.

On the other hand, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in the figure, in the unattached operation portion cover 45, a band 46 and a band formed of an elastic member such as rubber in an annular shape about the axis of the bending knob 44 are formed. The 47 is positioned and fixed at a predetermined position. The band 46 fixed to the operation section cover 45
The thickness of the band 47 is the same as the angle knob 42
The groove width is smaller than the groove width of the groove 42a formed on the right side and the groove width of the groove 43a formed on the left and right angle knobs 43.

When the operating portion cover 45 is covered with the operating portion 41, the band 4 fixed to the operating portion cover 45 is used.
6 is fitted in the groove 42a formed in the up / down angle knob 42, and the band 47 is fitted in the groove 43a formed in the left / right angle knob 43. Then, the band 46 and the band 47 are positioned and fixed at a predetermined position of the operation section cover 45, so that the operation section cover 45 is always attached to the up / down angle knob 42 and the left / right angle knob 43 as shown by the solid line in the figure. It is installed with a certain amount of slack.

In this way, by fixing the positioning band to the operation section cover and fitting the band in the groove formed in the angle knob, the operation section cover always has a certain slack with respect to the angle knob. Since it can be mounted, even if the angle knob is operated up and down, left and right, or both at the same time, the operation section cover does not bulge and can be operated without trouble.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the operation portion cover 4
You may provide the adhesive tape 51 and the adhesive tape 52 in the position corresponding to each angle knob inside 5. Accordingly, by sticking the adhesive tapes 51 and 52 to the up / down angle knob 42 and the left / right angle knob 43, the operation portion cover 45 always has a certain slack in the up / down angle knob 42 and the left / right angle knob 43. Is attached to the state. In this way, the operation portion cover can be fixed in a desired state simply by sticking the adhesive tape to the angle knob, so that the process of forming the groove in the angle knob is unnecessary, and the structure is inexpensive. Other functions and effects are similar to those when the band is provided on the operation portion cover of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 11 (a), 11 (b), and 11 (c), the inner surface of the operating portion cover 45 in contact with the up / down angle knob 42 and the left / right angle knob 43 is shown in FIG. ) As shown in FIG. 4) or by providing a concavo-convex surface 56 as shown in (c) of the figure, to prevent clinging of the operation section cover 45 to the angle knob and improve operability. You can

By the way, as shown in FIG. 12, the operation portion cover 71 of the endoscope cover 70 for covering the cover endoscope 60.
Is formed of a hard member, when operating the control switch 62 for controlling air supply, water supply, and suction provided in the operation unit 61 of the cover endoscope 60, the operation unit cover is basically a hard operation unit. You have to operate over there. For this reason, the switch cover 72 made of a flexible material is provided on the portion of the operation unit cover 71 corresponding to the control switch 62. However, when the operation portion cover 71 is configured in this way, the flexible switch cover 72 is used for the cover endoscope 6.
The control switch 62 is not deformed by the effective stroke of 0, or the positional relationship between the operation portion 61 and the operation portion cover 71 is displaced, and the positions of the switch cover 72 and the control switch 62 do not correspond to each other, and the normal state Sometimes did not work. For this reason, there has been a demand for an operation unit cover that can reliably control air supply, water supply, suction, and the like. Reference numeral 81 is an insertion portion cover, reference numeral 82 is a fluid tube, and reference numeral 83 is a universal code.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, a switch cover 73 formed of a relatively flexible material so as to cover a position corresponding to the control switch 62 of the cover endoscope 60 and its peripheral portion sufficiently wide is provided with an operation portion cover. 71 is joined in a sealed state. Therefore, since the switch cover 73 formed of a flexible material covers a wider area than the control switch 62, a sufficient stroke can be obtained when the control switch 62 is operated. Even if the positional relationship between the section 61 and the operation section cover 71 is slightly displaced, the control switch 62 operates in a normal state.

As described above, by providing the operation cover with the switch cover formed so that the position corresponding to the control switch of the cover endoscope and the peripheral portion thereof are covered with a relatively flexible material sufficiently widely, The reliability of the switch operation of the mirror cover is greatly improved.

As shown in FIG. 14, the switch cover 73 is provided with a push plate 74a having a concave contact surface and a push plate 74b having a convex contact surface, and the respective switch switches of the control switch 62 of the cover endoscope operating section 61. By providing the switch at a position corresponding to, the type of the control switch 62 can be easily discriminated by the feel of the switch touching the finger.

The shape of the contact surface of the push plate 74a or 74b provided on the switch cover 73 is not limited to a concave shape and a convex shape, but the same convex shape and a convex shape are provided. It may be a push plate having a different height, or a push plate having the same concave shape with a different depth or diameter of the concave portion.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 13 and 14, since the operating portion cover 71 is formed of a hard member, it goes without saying that the angle knob cover (not shown) is separate from the operating portion cover 71. The upper and lower knob covers and the left and right knob covers are of course separate bodies, and both soft and hard ones are conceivable. The soft one is cheap, but the mountability and operability are poor, and the hard one has the opposite characteristic.

Next, a cover type endoscope having a forceps raising base will be described. In the endoscope cover of the cover-type endoscope having the forceps raising mechanism, when inserting / removing into / from the cover endoscope,
The forceps raising wire or the guide pipe protruding from the mouth portion may be damaged. Therefore, an endoscope cover that prevents damage to the forceps raising wire and the guide pipe has been desired.

For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the operation section cover 91 of the endoscope cover of this embodiment is one in which the mouth section and the grip cover are integrally formed. A guide conduit 92 is provided inside the cover 91, and a raising wire 93 is inserted into this guide conduit. A rack gear 94 is provided at the proximal end of the raising wire 93. The rack gear 94 and the raising pinion gear of the cover endoscope when mounted on the cover endoscope (not shown) are provided. It is designed to be engaged.

As described above, since the forceps raising wire provided with the rack gear is held by the guide conduit formed on the operation portion cover, it is easy to handle at the time of mounting and is less likely to be damaged during work. .

Further, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the lower half of the rack gear 94 is supported by the operation portion cover 91, and the rack guide 91a such that the rack gear 94 is slidable is projected, whereby the rack guide 9 is formed.
With 1a, the rack gear 94 is always held in a slidable state and is unlikely to be damaged.

[Additional Notes] 1. An endoscope for a cover having an insertion portion and an operation portion provided with a control switch portion on the hand side of the insertion portion, an insertion portion cover for covering the insertion portion, an operation portion cover for covering the operation portion, and at least one fluid tube A cover-type endoscope including a cover for an endoscope having: a cover-type endoscope in which a hard portion is provided on at least a part of an operation portion cover that covers an operation portion of the cover endoscope.

2. A grip cover for covering the fluid tube arranged on the grip portion on the distal end side of the operation portion of the cover endoscope and the grip portion outer surface of the operation portion cover;
The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 1, which is formed of a hard member.

3. The cover endoscope according to Appendix 2, wherein a control switch is provided on the grip cover formed of the hard member.

4. The cover endoscope according to appendix 3, wherein the control switch is for fluid control.

5. 3. The cover-type endoscope according to Appendix 2, wherein the hard member forming the grip cover is a resin material.

6. 6. The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 5, wherein the resin material is a thermoplastic resin.

7. 7. The cover endoscope according to appendix 6, wherein the thermoplastic resin is polyvinyl chloride.

8. The cover endoscope according to Appendix 6, wherein the thermoplastic resin is an ABS resin.

9. 7. The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 6, wherein the thermoplastic resin is polycarbonate.

10. 7. The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 6, wherein the thermoplastic resin is polysulfone.

11. The cover endoscope according to Appendix 6, wherein the thermoplastic resin is modified PPO.

12. 2. The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 1, wherein the fluid tube is arranged on the outer surface of the operating portion of the cover endoscope.

13. 3. The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 2, wherein a notch groove for positioning extending in the insertion axis direction for disposing a fluid tube is formed in a grip portion of a cover endoscope operating portion covered with the grip cover.

14. The cover according to appendix 2, wherein the fluid tube passes through a lower surface of the cover endoscope operation section opposite to the surface on which the control switch section is arranged, and is then led to a universal cord extending from the side section of the operation section. Type endoscope.

15. The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 2, wherein the fluid tube passes through a surface of the cover endoscope operation section on which the control switch section is arranged and is then led to a universal cord extending from a side portion of the operation section. .

16. 16. The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 15, wherein the fluid tube passes between a bending knob and a control switch portion provided in the cover endoscope.

17. 16. The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 15, wherein the fluid tube passes through a side of the control switch that is opposite to the curving knob.

18. 16. The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 15, wherein the cover covering the bending knob is a flexible cover.

19. 19. The cover according to appendix 18, wherein a positioning member is provided on the flexible cover that covers the bending knob so that the flexible cover that covers the bending knob has a certain slack, and a groove on which the positioning member is positioned is provided on the bending knob. Type endoscope.

20. 20. The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 19, wherein an adhesive tape is provided as a positioning member on the inner surface of the bending knob, and the adhesive tape is attached to the bending knob.

21. In a cover-type endoscope including a cover endoscope having an insertion section and an operation section, and an endoscope cover covering the insertion section and the operation section, an operation of covering the operation section of the cover endoscope. A cover-type endoscope in which at least a peripheral portion corresponding to a control switch section of the cover endoscope is made of a relatively flexible material in the partial cover.

22. 22. The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 21, wherein a portion of the control switch portion made of the flexible material that comes into contact with each switch is made of a relatively hard material.

23. 23. The cover endoscope according to appendix 22, wherein a concave portion or a convex portion is provided on the contact surface side of the portion formed of the relatively hard material.

24. An endoscope cover for raising forceps, in which a guide conduit for inserting a raising wire is provided in the operation portion cover.

25. 25. The cover-type endoscope according to appendix 24, wherein the operation section cover is further provided with a rack guide for slidably instructing a rack gear provided at a proximal end of the raising wire.

[0069]

As described above, according to the present invention, the fluid tube passing near the operating portion does not get in the way and the air supply,
It is possible to provide a cover-type endoscope including an operation portion cover with a good gripping property that can surely perform button operations such as water supply and suction without mistake.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a cover-type endoscope.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another configuration of the fluid tube of the covered endoscope.

4 to 6 show another configuration of the fluid tube of the cover-type endoscope, and FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the cover-type endoscope.

FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 4;

6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a fluid tube of the cover type endoscope or another configuration.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a cover-type endoscope according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of a cover that covers a bending knob of the cover-type endoscope.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another configuration of the cover that covers the bending knob of the cover-type endoscope.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a non-slip means for the bending knob and the cover of the cover-type endoscope.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a general example of an operation portion cover formed of a hard member.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration of a control switch section of the operation section cover formed of a hard member and its surroundings.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an application example of FIG.

15 and 16 relate to an endoscope cover for raising forceps, and FIG. 15 is a side view of the endoscope cover.

16 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG.

17 is a diagram showing a modified example of FIG.

18 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cover-type endoscope 3 ... Endoscope cover 5 ... Operation part cover 21 ... Operation part 33 ... Grip cover 34 ... Operation part cover

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An endoscope for a cover having an insertion section and an operation section on the hand side of the insertion section, and an endoscope cover having an insertion section cover for covering the insertion section and an operation section cover for covering the operation section. In the cover type endoscope, the cover type endoscope is characterized in that a hard portion is provided on at least a part of an operation portion cover that covers the operation portion of the cover endoscope.