TW201813576A - Panoramic endoscope device capable of improving image capturing range and performance of endoscope device and helping user to implement inspection judgment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a panoramic endoscope device for applications in medical or industrial inspection, which comprises an image capture assembly, a processor, and a display device. The image capture assembly comprises a hollow sleeve with a transparent portion, a plurality of image sensors disposed within the sleeve, and a light emitting member for emitting light. One of the image sensors is disposed corresponding to an opening on one side of the sleeve, and the other image sensors are disposed in a ringlike manner for respectively capturing external environment image information. The processor is used to receive the environment image information and process the same to obtain a panoramic picture corresponding to the all-directional areas of the inspected environment, wherein the panoramic picture defines a plurality of display areas for correspondingly displaying the content of the environment image information and the display areas are arranged adjacent to each other. The display device is connected with the image capture assembly through a tube, and is communicatively connected to the processor so as to receive and display the panoramic picture. Thus, the present invention may improve the image capturing range and performance of the endoscope device and help the user to implement the associated inspection judgment.

Description

   Panoramic endoscope device   

The present invention relates to an endoscope device, and in particular, to a panoramic endoscope device capable of shooting a panoramic image according to a detection environment and improving the performance of judgment and inspection.

In the medical field, in order to obtain detailed images of the internal organs and tissues of the human body, endoscopic devices are often used in surgery for related medical examinations to facilitate further diagnosis. Similarly, in industrial applications, for precision machinery or parts of machines whose structure cannot be seen from the outside, endoscope devices can also be used to capture the required internal images of the machine to confirm and inspect the condition of the components.

The conventional endoscope device includes a tube body, and an image capture device is provided at one end of the tube body, and the other end is connected to the screen. The image capture device includes a lens and an image sensing element. Taking medical examination as an example, in the application, part of the tube body and the image capture device are deeply penetrated into the human body, and the internal image of the organ and tissue is captured by the image capture device to form image information, which is then displayed on the screen for the physician to perform based on the image diagnosis.

However, the image capture device of the conventional endoscope device only has a single lens, so it can only obtain images of organs and tissues in a single direction. With the existing lens capture angle, generally only about 120 ~ 130 degrees can be seen at the front end of the inspection area. For the examination of digestive tract, the front-end lens is often blocked by the folds of the digestive tract, rather than the clear image of the tube wall. Therefore, the sharpness and accuracy of the image captured by the conventional endoscope device are The judgment of lesions is still inadequate. It is also the same when applied to the inspection of industrial machinery, and a single lens camera is not convenient for users to view and judge the internal condition of the machinery.

In view of this, the present inventors conceived a panoramic endoscope device, hoping to effectively solve the deficiency of the endoscope device currently used in industrial and medical inspection.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a panoramic endoscope device, which can expand the scope of the endoscope to obtain an all-round observation image and provide a complete and fine detection picture to help in disease judgment Or check the status of the implement.

To achieve the above object, the panoramic endoscope device of the present invention includes: an image capturing component, including: a sleeve, which is hollow and has a light transmitting portion; and a plurality of image sensors provided in the sleeve. Inside, and one of the image sensors is arranged corresponding to the opening of one side of the sleeve, and the other image sensors are arranged in a ring arrangement, and the image sensors are respectively provided from the sleeve openings And the light-transmitting part captures an environmental image information outside the sleeve; and a plurality of light-emitting components are disposed in the sleeve for emitting light toward the opening of the sleeve and the light-transmitting portion outward; a processor, It is connected with the image sensors by telecommunications for receiving the environmental image information and processing to obtain a panoramic picture, wherein the panoramic picture defines a plurality of display areas for corresponding display of the environmental image information content, and each The display areas are arranged adjacent to each other; and a display device is connected to the image capturing component through a tube and is connected to the processor for receiving and displaying the panoramic picture. Through this, through the setting of these image sensors, it is possible to perform all-around area imaging of the detection environment and obtain the panoramic picture for display to the user, so as to improve the accuracy of the auxiliary image during observation and judgment and reduce the probability of misjudgment. .

Wherein, the panoramic picture defines a main coordinate axis, and each of the display areas has different positioning information according to the main coordinate axis, thereby determining the position of each display area on the panoramic picture, and can be changed by changing the positioning information. The content and mode of the panoramic picture are presented to meet various detection needs.

In addition, each of the environmental image information returned by each image sensor has a display parameter, and the processor has a comparison unit and an image editing unit, and the comparison unit is in telecommunication connection with each of the image sensors. To receive and compare the environmental image information, and load each environmental image information into the corresponding display area according to each of the display parameters, and the image editing unit is connected to the comparison unit and the display device by telecommunications In order to form each of the display areas into the panoramic picture and transmit it to the display device, the environmental image information can be combined more quickly and accurately by this method.

Furthermore, the processor has a filter unit, which is in telecommunication connection with the comparison unit and the image editing unit. The filter unit analyzes each of the environmental image information, and uses pixel algorithms to separate each of the environmental image information. It is parsed into a plurality of grid images, and the filter units are compared with the grid images of different environmental image information. When at least one of the grid image information of any of the environmental image information, When the content of the grid image overlaps with at least one of the other environmental images, the position of the overlapping grid image is used as the environmental image information to load the display joint boundaries through the edge calculation, and The image editing unit is further combined to form the panoramic picture, so as to improve the clarity and fineness on the display of the panoramic picture, which is more conducive for the viewer to judge.

Among them, the number of the image sensors is five, and any one of the image sensors is used to capture an image in front of the sleeve, and any one of the image sensors is used to capture an image above the sleeve. An image sensor for capturing an image below the sleeve, any one of the image sensors for capturing an image to the left of the sleeve, and any one of the image sensors for capturing an image of the right of the sleeve; and The number of display areas is also five. Any one of the display areas is correspondingly located at the center of the panoramic screen for displaying images shot from the front of the sleeve, and any of the display areas is correspondingly located above the panoramic screen for displaying from For the image shot above the sleeve, any one of the display areas is correspondingly located at a position below the panoramic screen for displaying images shot from below the sleeve, and any of the display area is correspondingly located at the left position of the panoramic screen for display. For an image taken from the left side of the sleeve, any one of the display areas is located at the right position of the panoramic screen for displaying an image taken from the right side of the sleeve; the image capturing component further includes a plurality of non-contact distance measurement Components, each The non-contact distance-measuring element is disposed on one side of each of the image sensors and is in telecommunication connection with a computing unit of the processor for obtaining a distance between each of the image sensors and a measured object in a detection environment.

In addition, in an implementation aspect, the shooting angle of each of the image sensors is 135 degrees, so that the camera angle of view of the image capturing component covers the point of origin, ± 90 degrees vertically and ± 135 degrees horizontally. Spherical area, so that the panoramic endoscope device can accurately capture the environmental image and achieve the effect of panoramic image display.

Preferably, any one of the display areas is rectangular and located in the center of the panoramic picture. The remaining display areas are trapezoidal and adjacent to the periphery of the display area in the center of the panoramic picture. The panoramic image includes at least five display areas to obtain a basic surrounding image configuration. It is also possible to make at least one of the display areas circular and located in the center of the panoramic picture, and the remaining display areas are arc-shaped and surround the periphery of the display area in the center of the panoramic picture.

In order to make the panoramic endoscope display device have better variability and adjustability, the image capturing component includes a carrier and an adjustment component, and the carrier and the adjustment component are disposed in the sleeve and connected to each other. The bearing member is used for setting the image sensors. The adjusting component includes a micro motor and a composite connecting rod. The output shaft of the micro motor is provided with a gear member. The gear member has a first tooth portion and a second gear portion. A tooth part and a connecting part, the teeth of the first tooth part and the tooth system of the second tooth part are arranged in an annular arrangement, and the first tooth part is arranged outside the second tooth part and is concentric with each other, The connecting portion is for fixed connection with the output shaft of the micromotor; the composite link includes a first rod body, a second rod body and an elastic member, and one end of the first rod body is correspondingly pivotally connected to the first tooth portion, The other end is connected to the bearing member, the second rod body is located inside the first rod body and is connected to the first rod body through the elastic member, the second rod body is correspondingly pivotally connected to the second tooth portion, and the The micro motor has a preset one of the set displacement value and a set direction; when driven When the first tooth and the second tooth are rotated by the micromotor, the first lever is driven by the first tooth to adjust the carrier, and the second lever is driven by the second tooth After further rotating and tightening the elastic member, causing the carrier to change the image capturing position of the image sensor such as the set displacement value and the set direction displacement, the first rod body is pulled by the elastic force of the elastic member The display device also includes a control module, which is electrically connected to the adjustment component to control the operation of the adjustment component, so that the user can respond to the detection environment at the moment. Status to quickly adjust these image sensors to capture images of the desired area.

Wherein, the adjusting assembly further includes a fixed bearing, which is disposed between the first rod body and the bearing member, and rotates by clamping the bearing member, and the outer wall of the first rod has a convex thread portion, and The inner wall of the cylinder faces a convex thread portion with a concave thread portion. When the first rod body is driven by the first gear portion, the first rod body moves axially through the convex thread portion and the concave thread portion. And the axial displacement of the carrier is driven.

In summary, the panoramic endoscope device performs all-round image shooting of the detection area through the image sensors, which can improve the imaging performance of the endoscope during detection. In the display part, the environmental image information is respectively loaded into the corresponding display areas to complete the display of the panoramic picture, and the fidelity is improved in order to make the panoramic picture closer to the actual detection area state. This creation The filtering unit is further used to regroup and combine the repeated image areas of the environmental image information. In addition, these image sensors can also achieve fixed-axis fine-tuning on their own, which improves the convenience of detection.

1‧‧‧ panoramic endoscope device

10‧‧‧Image capture module

101‧‧‧ sleeve

1011‧‧‧Transmission Department

1012‧‧‧Second thread part

102‧‧‧Image Sensor

102a‧‧‧Image Sensor

102b‧‧‧Image Sensor

102c‧‧‧Image Sensor

102d‧‧‧Image Sensor

102e‧‧‧Image Sensor

103‧‧‧Light-emitting element

104‧‧‧carriage

105‧‧‧Adjustment kit

1051‧‧‧Micro Motor

1052‧‧‧ Composite Link

1053‧‧‧Gear

10531‧‧‧first tooth

10532‧‧‧Second tooth

10533‧‧‧Connection Department

1054‧‧‧First shaft

10541‧‧‧ male thread

1055‧‧‧Second shaft

1056‧‧‧Elastic piece

1057‧‧‧Fixed bearing

106‧‧‧ Non-contact distance measuring element

11‧‧‧ processor

111‧‧‧Storage unit

112‧‧‧ Matching Unit

113‧‧‧Filter unit

114‧‧‧ Computing Unit

115‧‧‧Image editing unit

12‧‧‧ display device

121‧‧‧Screen

122‧‧‧Switch Module

123‧‧‧Control Module

13‧‧‧ tube body

A‧‧‧ panoramic picture

B‧‧‧ polyp

D‧‧‧display area

D1‧‧‧display area

D2‧‧‧ Display Area

D3‧‧‧ Display Area

D4‧‧‧ Display Area

D5‧‧‧display area

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram (a) of an image capturing perspective according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of an image capturing perspective (2) according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2C is a schematic diagram of an image capturing perspective (C) of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an application of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram (1) of detection and display of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram (2) of detection and display of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram (3) of detection and display of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram (four) of detection and display of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partial block diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9A is a schematic plan view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9B is a schematic diagram of an image capturing component according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a panoramic screen according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In order to make your reviewers understand the content of the present invention clearly, please refer to the following description with drawings.

Please refer to FIGS. 1, 2A to 2C, 3, 4 to 7 and 8, which are three-dimensional schematic diagrams, schematic diagrams of each image capture, schematic diagrams of application, schematic diagrams of each detection display, and some block diagrams of the first embodiment of the present invention. The invention discloses a panoramic endoscope device 1 including an image capturing component 10, a processor 11 and a display device 12. The panoramic endoscope device 1 is used for medical or industrial testing. In this embodiment, it is applied to the medical field as an example.

The image capturing component 10 includes a sleeve 101, a plurality of image sensors 102, and a plurality of light emitting components 103. The sleeve 101 is hollow and has a light transmitting portion 1011. Preferably, the light transmitting portion 1011 is A plurality of through holes are arranged in a ring shape. The image sensors 102 are arranged in the sleeve 101, and one of the image sensors 102 is arranged corresponding to one side of the sleeve 101, and the other image sensors 102 are arranged in a ring shape. It is provided that the image sensors 102 are used to capture environmental image information outside the sleeve 101 from the opening of the sleeve 101 and the light transmitting portion 1011, respectively. Preferably, the number of the image sensors 102 is at least five, so as to at least image the environmental areas in front, up, down, left, and right of the sleeve 101 to achieve the effect of panoramic detection. In detail, each of the image sensors 102 includes a lens and a lens. The focal length of each of the image sensors can be changed by adjusting the lens system, and the lens is used to receive optical signals to generate the environmental image information. This technology is a common custom technology, so I won't repeat it here.

The light-emitting components 103 are disposed in the sleeve 101 to emit light toward the opening of the sleeve 101 and the light-transmitting portion 1011 to illuminate the detection environment, which is beneficial for the image sensors 102 to capture the environments. Image information. Preferably, the light-emitting components 103 are provided according to the image sensors 102. As in this embodiment, each of the light-emitting components 103 is provided on a side of each of the image sensors 102, so that the light-emitting components 103 It emits light toward the front end of the sleeve 101 and up, down, left and right, respectively, to illuminate the detection environment. Among them, since the panoramic endoscope device 1 of the present invention belongs to the type of endoscope that passes through the tube body 13 and the display device 12, the image capture module 10 must also be adjusted by the tube body 13 and must be adjusted. In the case where the image is fed back to the display device, the overall electrical connection state must also be considered in the structural design, and it is separated from the single capsule endoscope placed in the human body. It is particularly mentioned that the definition of the panoramic view referred to in the present invention is a three-dimensional space detection picture composed of the front end of the image detection component 10 and a 360-degree environment image surrounding it, above, below, left and right. As shown in Figures 2A, 2B, and 2C, the viewing angle range of each of the image sensors 102 is shown by the arrows in the figure. The viewing angle of the image capture module 10 of the present invention covers vertical ± 90 degrees and horizontal It has a hemisphere-like viewing angle to each area of about ± 135 degrees, which is different from the panoramic concept (detecting two-dimensional space detection images of the front, back, left, and right sides of the vehicle body) in other fields, such as automotive display fields. Achieving better detection performance is described here.

The processor 11 is electrically connected to the image sensors 102 to receive the environmental image information and perform image processing to obtain a panoramic picture A. The panoramic picture A defines a plurality of display areas D, each of which The area D is used to correspondingly display such environmental image information content, so that the panoramic picture A completely presents the image status of each area of the detection environment, and improves the imaging performance of the panoramic endoscope device 1. Wherein, the processor 11 may be disposed at the image capturing component 10 or the tube body 13, etc. In this embodiment, the processor 11 is disposed in the sleeve 101 as an example, and the processing The device 11 has a storage unit 111 to store and record the environmental image information and the panoramic picture A and other data. The display device 12 is connected to the image capturing component 10 through a tube 13 and is connected to the processor 11 for telecommunication to receive and display the panoramic picture A to a user. The display device 12 is A screen 121 is used to display the panoramic picture A. With this, after the environmental image information captured by the image sensors 102 is edited and reorganized by the processor 11, the panoramic image A can be presented to the user, which is more convenient for judgment and To understanding. Among them, FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of telecommunication connections of some components in the present invention, so as to explain the image-related transmission paths.

Preferably, the panoramic picture A defines a main coordinate axis, and each of the display areas D has a different positioning information according to the main coordinate axis, thereby determining the position of each display area D on the panoramic picture A. In addition, in this embodiment, the number of the display areas D is determined according to the number of the image sensors 102 so that each of the image sensors 102 corresponds to a display area D. The positioning information may include a center coordinate and / or a plurality of display area boundary coordinates, so as to separate the position and area of each display area D on the panoramic picture A through the aforementioned various coordinate parameter drawing. In this embodiment, the number of the image sensors 102 is five, and any one of the image sensors 102a is correspondingly provided in the opening in the front of the sleeve 101 for shooting an image in front of the sleeve 101. Any one of the image sensors 102b is used to capture the image above the sleeve 101, any one of the image sensors 102c is used to capture the image below the sleeve 101, and any one of the image sensors 102d is used to capture the set The left image of the tube 101, any one of the image sensors 102e is used to capture the right image of the sleeve, and the aforementioned image sensors 102b, 102c, 102d, and 102e are arranged in a circle. In addition, the number of the display areas D also corresponds to the number of the image sensors 102 and is five. In this embodiment, any one of the display areas D1 is rectangular and located in the center of the panoramic picture A. For displaying images taken from the front of the sleeve 101, the remaining display areas D2, D3, D4, and D5 are trapezoidal and adjacent to the display area D1 on the side of the center of the panoramic picture A, and the display areas The arrangement of D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5 can be determined according to the aforementioned positioning information, as shown in Figure 4. The display area D2 corresponds to a position above the panoramic picture A for displaying an image taken from above the sleeve 101, and the display area D3 corresponds to a position below the panoramic picture A for displaying from the sleeve For the image shot below 101, the display area D4 corresponds to the left position of the panoramic picture A for displaying the image shot from the left side of the sleeve 101, and the display area D5 corresponds to the right of the panoramic picture A. Position for displaying the image taken from the right side of the sleeve 101. In addition, the image capture module 10 further includes a plurality of non-contact distance-measuring elements 106. Each of the non-contact distance-measuring elements 106 is disposed on a side of each of the image sensors 102 and performs calculation with one of the processors 11. The unit 114 is connected by telecommunications to obtain the distance between each of the image sensors 102 and a measured object or a specific area in the detection environment, for example, when a specific lesion feature is found during a medical test, or a suspected damage is found during an industrial test Areas, etc., if further confirmation is required to detect the distance between the current lesion feature or the damaged area and the image sensor 102, it can be obtained through the non-contact distance measuring element 106. In detail, each of the non-contact distance-measuring elements 106 can be measured by laser, infrared, or light waves. Each of the non-contact side-distance elements 106 and each of the image sensors 102 have a fixed distance, and the non-contact The distance-measuring element 106 can use the aforementioned laser, infrared or light wave to obtain the distance between the measured object or a specific area and the non-contact distance-measuring element 106. Using the measured object or a specific area, the image sensor 102 and the non-contact The pattern formed by the distance measuring element 106 can obtain the distance between the image sensor 102 and the measured object or a specific area after obtaining the aforementioned length value. In addition, it is further derived that when a picture area is selected by the screen of the display device 12, the processor 11 can use the area of the picture area in combination with the linear distance between the image sensor 102 and the measured object or a specific area. , And then calculate and obtain the actual area of the screen area corresponding to the area in the detection environment.

Regarding the reorganization and reconstruction of each environmental image information, each environmental image information has a display parameter. When each environmental image information is passed to the processor 11, the processor 11 will correspond to each of the display parameters. Each environment image information is loaded into each display area D to form the panoramic picture A, and then the operations of processing and reconstructing the environment image information are completed. Further, the processor 11 has a comparison unit 112 and an image editing unit 115. The comparison unit 112 is in telecommunication connection with each of the image sensor 102 and the storage unit 111 to receive the environmental image information and It can be stored in the storage unit 111. When each of the environmental image information is returned from each of the image sensors 102 to the processor 11, the comparison unit 112 compares the display parameters of each of the environmental image information to confirm that each of the environmental image information is correspondingly loaded. Into the display area D, the image editing unit 115 is connected to the comparison unit 112, the storage unit 111, and the display device 12 by telecommunications, so as to form each of the display areas D into the panoramic picture A through each of the positioning information, and The display is transmitted to the display device 12 and transmitted to the storage unit 111 for backup. For example, the display parameter may include a code position number of each of the image sensors 102. After the environmental image information is returned to the processor 11, the comparison unit 112 determines which image of each environmental image information is The image captured by the sensor 102 can be loaded into the corresponding display area D according to the code position number of the image sensor 102, and then the panoramic image A is synthesized through the image editing unit 115. The present invention uses a plurality of the image sensors 102 to first capture environmental images in corresponding directions, and then loads each environmental image information into the corresponding display area D through the processor 11 to form a panoramic image A. The arrangement can be set according to the position of each image sensor 102 relative to the actual detection environment, so that the user can quickly identify the approximate orientation and area of each display area D picture corresponding to the detection environment. At the same time, the image sensor 102 corresponding to the front end of the sleeve 101 is supplemented by the rest of the image sensors 102 arranged in a ring to achieve panoramic image capture of the spherical space, instead of simply capturing the image around the axis area of the sleeve 101 . The recombination and reconstruction of the image are processed by the comparison unit 112 and the image editing unit 115 of the processor 11 so that the display device 12 presents a panoramic picture A that meets user needs.

In order to make the display of the panoramic picture A more detailed and realistic, the processor 11 has a filter unit 113 which is in telecommunication connection with the comparison unit 112 and the image editing unit 115. The filter unit 113 is for each The environmental image information is analyzed, and each of the environmental image information is divided into a plurality of grid images through a pixel algorithm. The filter unit 113 compares the grid images of the different environmental image information with each other. Yes, when the content of at least one grid image of any one of the environmental image information overlaps with the content of at least one of the grid image of another environmental image information, the position of the overlapping grid image is calculated by edge calculation. The image joining boundary when the display area D is loaded for the environmental image information is further combined to form the panoramic picture A through the image editing unit 115. Thereby, when each environment image information is loaded into each display area D and reassembled and continued to form the panoramic picture A, it is closer to the actual detection environment picture. For example, the environmental image information obtained by the image sensor 102a located in front of the sleeve 101 and the environmental image information obtained by the image sensor 102b for capturing an image above the sleeve 101 are transmitted. At the time of the processor 11, the comparison unit 112 first confirms that the display area D corresponding to the two is loaded, and then the environmental image information and the image obtained by the image sensor 102a through the filter unit 113. The environmental image information obtained by the sensor 102b is parsed into a plurality of grid images, and then the two are compared. When at least one of the grids in the environmental image information obtained by the image sensor 102a is obtained, When the image overlaps with at least one of the grid images in the environmental image information obtained by the image sensor 102b, the overlapping grid image position is used as the image sensor 102a obtained The environmental image information and the image joint boundary when the environmental image information obtained by the image sensor 102b are loaded into the display area D1 and the display area D2, respectively, and then the panoramic screen is formed by the image editing unit 115 A is can. This prevents the user from seeing duplicate environmental images in the display area D1 and the display area D2 while watching the screen 121.

In application, the image capturing module 10 and part of the tube 13 are put into the body or the machine to be inspected, and the image sensors 102 can start to capture images of the detection area to obtain the environmental image information. After the processor 11 receives the environmental image information, it performs related processing through the comparison unit 112, the filter unit 113, and the image editing unit 115, and forms the panoramic picture A and passes through the display device. 12 display, the user can diagnose and confirm the state of the organ and tissue according to the panoramic picture A. During the inspection, the display device 12 can display a complete panoramic image A, and can also change the display mode through a switching module 122 of one of the display devices 12 to display only at least one of the display areas D of the panoramic image A. Preferably, the panoramic endoscope device 1 has at least three display modes, one of which is to display five of the display areas D1, D2, D3, D4, and D5 at the same time on the screen 121, and one of which is simultaneously displayed on the screen 121 One of the four display areas D2, D3, D4, and D5 is to display one display area D1, display area D2, display area D3, display area D4, or display area D5 on the screen 121.

The following is taken as an example to check the intestinal tract of the human body. As shown in FIG. 3, after the image capture module 10 enters the intestine through the tube 13, the image sensors 102 can be used to obtain the environmental images. Information, if a polyp B is found somewhere in the intestine through the panoramic picture A during the inspection process, as shown in FIG. 4, the display state can be immediately changed through the switching module 122 for more careful observation. As shown in FIG. 5, it is the image screen switched to the display area D. Since the distance between the image capturing module 10 and the polyp B is still too far, it is difficult to observe clearly, so the image capturing module 10 is continuously advanced toward the polyp B. With the advancement of the image capture module 10, the position of the polyp B and the image capture module 10 is relatively changed. At this time, it can also be switched to only the upper display area D2, the lower display area D3, and the left display area. The display screen formed by D4 and the right display area D5, and it is learned that the polyp B is currently located in the display area D, as shown in FIG. 6. You can then switch to the image screen showing only the display area D2. Observe the polyp B at a close distance to learn its complete appearance and shape, thereby achieving the effect of magnifying the local image of the detection environment. Maneuver finely observe images of areas with possible lesions to improve inspection efficiency. That is, in addition to displaying the images captured by the image sensors 102 directly on the screen 121 at the same time, the present invention also has a plurality of display modes to choose from. For example, only the upper display area D2, the lower display area D3, and the left are displayed. The square display area D4 and the right display area D5, or only a single display area D2.

Please refer to FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 10, which are a schematic plan view, a schematic diagram of an image capturing component, and a schematic view of a panoramic screen according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Following the first embodiment, the same parts will not be described in detail here. To form a panoramic display screen, a common method in the past is to control a single image sensor to perform multi-point rotation, multi-point fixed-axis object rotation, multi-point parallel shift or multi-point array sequence movement, etc. Rotate the shot, and then stitch the environmental images obtained each time into a long frame to achieve the panoramic effect. However, the endoscope is a precise and tiny inspection tool, and it is already inconvenient to move in the detection environment, let alone to perform precise movement operations such as rotation axis, parallel shift axis or array sequence, so this method will encounter many difficulties in controlling the image sensor. , And affect the accuracy and sharpness of the final picture obtained. Therefore, in this embodiment, the related design for the adjustment aspect is conceived, so that the image capturing module 10 further includes a carrier 104 and an adjustment module 105, and the carrier 104 and the adjustment module 105 are provided in the set. The cartridge 101 is arranged inside and connected to each other. The carrier 104 is used to set the image sensors 102, and the adjustment component 105 is used to drive the carrier 104 to include a micromotor 1051 and a composite link 1052. The output shaft of the micromotor 1051 is provided with a gear member 1053. The gear member 1053 has a first gear portion 10531, a second tooth portion 10532, and a connecting portion 10533. The teeth of the first tooth portion 10531 and the second tooth. The teeth of the portion 10532 are arranged in a ring shape, and the first tooth portion 10531 is located outside the second tooth portion 10532 and is concentric with each other. The connecting portion 10533 is provided for fixed connection with the output shaft of the micromotor 1051. Preferably, the connecting portion 10533 is a through hole for inserting and fixing the output shaft of the micromotor 1051 therein. The composite connecting rod 1052 includes a first rod body 1054, a second rod body 1055, and an elastic member 1056. The first rod body 1054 is correspondingly pivotally connected to the first tooth portion 10531 and connected to the bearing member 104. Two rod bodies 1055 are located inside the first rod body 1054 and are connected to the first rod body 1054 through the elastic member 1056. The second rod body 1055 is correspondingly pivotally connected to the second tooth portion 10532, and the micro motor 1051 has A preset displacement value and a setting direction are preset. When the micro motor 1051 is driven to rotate the first tooth portion 10531 and the second tooth portion 10532, the first rod body 1054 is driven by the first tooth portion 10531. Further adjusting the bearing member 104, at the same time, the second rod body 1055 is driven by the second tooth portion 10532 to rotate and tighten the elastic member 1056, so that the bearing member 104 is changed according to the set displacement value and the set direction displacement. After the image capturing position of the image sensor 102, the first rod body 1054 and the second rod body 1055 are pulled by the elastic force of the elastic member 1056, which can prevent the external force from causing the bearing member 104 to shift. . Thereby, the first rod 1054 is driven through the first tooth portion 10531 to adjust the bearing member 104. The elastic member 1056 is made of a soft and elastic material. When the second tooth portion 10532 is used to drive After the second rod body 1055 is tightly pulled on the elastic member 1056, the position of the first rod body 1054 and the bearing member 104 can be effectively stabilized through the elastic member 1056 when the adjustment is completed, preventing collision during the application process, for example. The detection environment causes displacement of the carrier 104 and affects detection performance. Preferably, the carrier 104 is a cylindrical structure, and any one of the image sensors 102 is located on a side plane of the carrier 104 to correspond to the opening of the sleeve 101, and the rest of the image sensors 102 is ring-shaped on the side of the bearing member 104, and the light-transmitting portion 1011 of the sleeve 101 is ring-shaped and covered with a light-transmitting glass. The display device 12 includes a control module 123, which is electrically connected to the adjustment module 105 to control the adjustment module 105. Preferably, the control module 123 is a plurality of keys, which can be used by the user to display the display. The device 11 controls the carrier 104 for fine adjustment. As mentioned above, since the endoscope cannot easily perform control operations such as fixed axis, but in order to further meet the user's detection needs, the adjustment module 105 series has previously set the moving distance and direction based on the fixed axis and other requirements for When the user uses the control module 123 to move the carrier 104, each of the image sensors 102 can maintain a fixed axis and other aspects to avoid affecting the image capture and the state of the panoramic screen. Taking the embodiment as an example, the bearing member 104 is axially adjusted as an example. Here, the adjustment assembly 105 further includes a fixed bearing 1057, which is provided in the first rod body 1054 and the Between the bearing members 104, the bearing member 104 is rotated by clamping, and the outer wall of the first rod body 1054 has a convex thread portion 10541. The inner wall of the sleeve 101 faces the convex thread portion 10541 and has a concave thread portion 1012. When the first rod body 1054 is driven by the first tooth portion 10531, the first rod body 1054 is axially advanced through the male thread portion 10541 and the female thread portion 1012 to push the bearing member 104 to be axially displaced. . That is, when the first rod body 1054 is driven by the first tooth portion 10531, the male screw portion 10541 can move forward or backward along the female screw portion 1012, and at the same time, the bearing member 104 is also displaced together. Thus, the effect of axially displacing the carrier 104 is achieved.

In addition, in this embodiment, at least one of the display areas D is circular and is located in the center of the panoramic picture A, and the other display areas D are arc-shaped and arranged around the circular display area D, such as Figure 10 shows. Here, another display state of the panoramic picture A is provided to the user, so as to meet the content of the panoramic picture A that needs to be viewed in different detection categories.

To sum up, the panoramic endoscope device of the present invention is to perform a full range of image shooting on the detection area through the image sensors, including the front end of the image detection component and the top, bottom, left, and right of the image detection component. The semi-spherical three-dimensional space detection image formed by the 360-degree environment image is not a traditional horizontal viewing angle covering 360-degree two-degree space environment image, which can improve the camera performance of the endoscope during detection. In the display part, the environmental image information is respectively loaded into the corresponding display areas to complete the display of the panoramic picture, and there are at least three display modes for users to switch, and in order to make the panoramic picture closer to Actually detect the state of the area to enhance the fidelity. This creation further processes the repeated image areas of the environmental image information through the filter unit. In addition, these image sensors can also achieve fixed-axis control by themselves, which improves the convenience of detection.

However, the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention; therefore, all equivalent changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be covered by Within the patent scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

    A panoramic endoscope device includes: an image capturing component, including: a sleeve, which is hollow and has a light transmitting portion; a plurality of image sensors disposed in the sleeve, and one of the The image sensors are arranged corresponding to the opening on one side of the sleeve, and the rest of the image sensors are arranged in a ring arrangement. The image sensors are provided for capturing from the sleeve opening and the light transmitting part, respectively. An environmental image information outside the sleeve; and a plurality of light emitting elements disposed in the sleeve for emitting light toward the opening of the sleeve and the light transmitting portion; a processor, and the image sensors Telecommunication connection for receiving the environmental image information and processing to obtain a panoramic picture, wherein the panoramic picture defines a plurality of display areas for correspondingly displaying the contents of the environmental image information, and each of the display areas is arranged adjacent to each other And a display device, which is connected to the image capturing component through a tube and is connected to the processor for receiving and displaying the panoramic picture.         According to the panoramic endoscope device described in Item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the panoramic picture defines a main coordinate axis, and each of the display areas has different positioning information according to the main coordinate axis, thereby determining each display area at The position of the panoramic picture.         The panoramic endoscope device according to item 2 of the scope of the patent application, wherein each of the environmental image information returned by each image sensor has a display parameter, and the processor has a comparison unit and an image editor A unit, the comparison unit is electrically connected with each of the image sensors to receive and compare the environmental image information, and loads each of the environmental image information into each of the corresponding display areas according to each of the display parameters, the The image editing unit is in telecommunication connection with the comparison unit and the display device to form each of the display areas to form the panoramic picture and transmit it to the display device.         The panoramic endoscope device according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the processor has a filter unit, which is in telecommunication connection with the comparison unit and the image editing unit, and the filter unit is for each of the environmental images The information is analyzed, and each of the environmental image information is parsed into a plurality of grid images through a pixel algorithm. The filter unit compares the grid images of the different environmental image information with each other. When at least one grid image of the environmental image information overlaps with content of at least one grid image of another environmental image, the position of the grid image overlapping is used as the environmental images through edge calculation. The image joint boundary after the information is loaded into the display areas is further combined to form the panoramic picture through the image editing unit.         The panoramic endoscope device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, in which the number of the image sensors is five, and any one of the image sensors is used to photograph the front of the sleeve. Any image sensor is used to capture the image above the sleeve, any image sensor is used to capture the image below the sleeve, and any image sensor is used to capture the left side of the sleeve Image, any one of the image sensors is used to capture the right image of the sleeve; and the number of these display areas is also five, and any one of the display areas is correspondingly located at the center of the panoramic screen for display from the sleeve For the image shot in front, any one of the display areas corresponds to a position above the panoramic screen for displaying the image shot from above the sleeve, and any one of the display areas corresponds to a position below the panoramic screen for display from the sleeve. For the images shot below, any one of the display areas corresponds to the left position of the panoramic screen for displaying images shot from the left of the sleeve, and any of the display areas corresponds to the right position of the panoramic screen for displaying from Right shot of the sleeve The image capturing component further comprises a plurality of non-contact distance measuring elements, each of the non-contact distance measuring elements is disposed on one side of each of the image sensors and is connected with a computing unit of the processor by telecommunications for obtaining The distance between each image sensor and a measured object in the detection environment.         According to the panoramic endoscope device described in item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the shooting angle of each of the image sensors is 135 degrees, so that the camera angle of view of the image capturing component covers its origin as the vertical direction ± Spherical area at 90 degrees and horizontal ± 135 degrees.         The panoramic endoscope device according to item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein any one of the display areas is rectangular and is located in the center of the panoramic picture, and the other display areas are trapezoidal and adjacent to the panorama The periphery of the display area in the center of the screen.         The panoramic endoscope device according to item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein at least one of the display areas is circular and located at the center of the panoramic picture, and the other display areas are arc-shaped and surround the panorama. The periphery of the display area in the center of the screen.         The panoramic endoscope device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the image capturing component includes a carrier and an adjustment component, and the carrier and the adjustment component are disposed in the sleeve. The image sensor is arranged inside and connected to each other. The adjusting component includes a micro motor and a composite link. The output shaft of the micro motor is provided with a gear member. The gear member has a first A tooth portion, a second tooth portion, and a connecting portion, the teeth of the first tooth portion and the teeth of the second tooth portion are arranged in a ring arrangement, and the first tooth portion is provided outside the second tooth portion The connecting part is concentric with each other, and the connecting part is used to be fixedly connected with the output shaft of the micromotor. The composite link includes a first rod body, a second rod body, and an elastic member, and one end of the first rod body is correspondingly pivotally connected. The other end of the first tooth portion is connected to the bearing member, the second rod body is located inside the first rod body and is connected to the first rod body through the elastic member, and the second rod body is correspondingly pivotally connected to the first rod body. Two teeth, and the micro motor has a preset one of a set displacement value and a set method ; When the micro-motor is driven to rotate the first tooth portion and the second tooth portion, the first rod body is driven by the first tooth portion to adjust the bearing member, and the second rod body is subjected to the second After the tooth is driven to rotate, the elastic member is tightened, and the carrier is changed according to the set displacement value and the set direction displacement. After the image capturing position of the image sensor is changed, the first rod body is subject to the elastic member. The elastic force can prevent the bearing from being displaced due to external force. The display device further includes a control module electrically connected to the adjustment component to control the operation of the adjustment component.         The panoramic endoscope device according to item 9 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the adjustment assembly further includes a fixed bearing, which is disposed between the first rod body and the bearing member, and rotates by holding the bearing member The outer wall of the first rod has a convex thread portion, and the inner wall of the sleeve has a concave thread portion facing the convex thread portion. When the first rod body is driven by the first tooth portion, the convex thread passes through the convex thread. The portion and the concave threaded portion cause the first rod body to move axially and drive the bearing to be axially displaced.