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- the present invention relates to an endoscope that has a bending portion on the distal end side of an insertion portion and performs a bending operation of the bending portion by a bending operation member provided in an operation portion on the proximal side.
- endoscopes have been widely used in the medical field and industrial field. Some of these endoscopes have a flexible elongated insertion portion. Generally, a bending portion that can be bent in a predetermined direction according to a user's hand operation is provided on the distal end side of the insertion portion.
- an endoscope having a bending portion in such an insertion portion, by bending the bending portion, the observation direction of the observation optical system provided at the distal end portion located on the distal end side of the insertion portion is changed from the bending portion. A wide range of inspections can be performed.
- a conventional endoscope is, for example, an operation of a lever type, a joystick type or the like provided in an operation unit as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-38411 or Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2009-89955.
- the bending portion is bent on the hand side by the member.
- a conventional endoscope as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-38411 or Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-89955 covers a curved portion provided at the distal end portion of the endoscope. Due to the elastic force of the curved rubber, a restoring force that attempts to return the curved portion linearly works, and the amount of force required to elastically deform the curved rubber accompanying the bending of the curved portion is required, especially as the bending angle increases. As a result, the operating force of the operating member increases.
- the conventional endoscope has a problem that it causes fatigue of the user at the time of bending operation of the bending portion, and that a delicate bending operation is difficult.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the object thereof is to reduce the amount of operation force of an operation member that performs a bending operation on the bending portion, to suppress fatigue to the user, and to make a delicate bending. It is to provide an endoscope that can be operated.
- An endoscope according to one aspect of the present invention is inserted and disposed inside an insertion portion having a bending portion provided at a distal end portion, an operation portion connected to the insertion portion, and the insertion portion and the operation portion.
- An operation wire that bends the bending portion by pulling and loosening, an operation member that is provided in the operation portion and that operates the bending portion, and is provided in the operation portion and rotates in conjunction with the operation of the operation member.
- a rotation member that pulls and loosens the operation wire, and an operation force amount reduction unit that reduces the operation force amount of the operation member by applying a rotation torque in a direction in which the rotation member rotates according to an operation of the operation member; It comprises.
- FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a pulley unit and an operation force reduction unit provided in the operation unit.
- Sectional drawing showing the internal configuration of the operation unit The perspective view which shows the internal structure of an operation part similarly Sectional drawing which shows arrangement
- Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the tension spring of the bending operation unit provided in the operation part which concerns on a 2nd modification as same as the above Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the tension spring of the bending operation unit provided in the operation part which concerns on a 3rd modification as same as the above Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the tension
- Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the tension spring of the bending operation unit provided in the operation part which concerns on a 7th modification as same as the above Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the endoscope in which the joystick lever which concerns on an 8th modification was provided in the side part of the operation part similarly
- An exploded perspective view showing a bending operation lever detachably attached to an operation unit of an endoscope according to a reference example.
- Sectional drawing which shows the structure of two rotating shafts which can selectively attach or detach the bending operation lever which concerns on a reference example
- an embodiment of an endoscope according to one aspect of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
- a rigid endoscope having a hard insertion portion will be described as an example.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the technique can be applied to a flexible endoscope in which the insertion portion is a flexible tube. is there.
- FIGS. 1 to 13 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the endoscope
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the operation unit
- FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of a pulley unit and an operation force amount reduction unit provided in the unit
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the operation force amount reduction unit in a state where the bending unit is bent upward
- FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the operation force amount reducing unit in a state where the bending portion is bent to the upper side
- FIG. 8 is a curve graph showing the relationship between the angle lever operation torque and the rotation torque and the rotation angle
- FIG. 9 is an actual graph in which the angle lever operation torque is offset by the rotation torque.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing an internal configuration of an operation unit in which a tension spring is provided in a pulley unit of a modification
- FIG. 11 is a side view showing a configuration in which a tension spring is provided in a pulley unit provided in the operation unit of the modification.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the action of the tension spring in a state where the bending portion of the modification is bent upward
- FIG. 13 is for explaining the action of the tension spring in a state where the bending portion of the modification is bent downward.
- the endoscope 1 includes a long insertion portion 2, an operation portion 3 connected to the proximal end of the insertion portion 2, and a light guide connector 4 connected to a light source device (not shown). And a video connector 5 connected to a video system center (not shown).
- the operation unit 3 and the light guide connector 4 are connected via a flexible cable 6 as a universal cord, and the light guide connector 4 and the video connector 5 are connected via a communication cable 7. Has been.
- the insertion portion 2 is provided with a distal end portion 11 formed mainly from a metallic member such as stainless steel, a bending portion 12, and a rigid tube 13 made of a metallic tube such as stainless steel in order from the distal end side.
- the insertion portion 2 is a portion that is inserted into the body, and a cable, a light guide, and the like described later are incorporated therein.
- the operation unit 3 includes an angle lever 14 as a bending operation member for remotely operating the bending unit 12, a light source device (not shown), and various switches 16 for operating a video system center (not shown).
- the angle lever 14 is a bending operation means capable of operating the bending portion 12 of the insertion portion 2 in two upper and lower directions.
- it is good also as a structure which provides the two angle levers 14 and curves the bending part 12 to 4 directions of up-down, left-right.
- the bending portion 12 of the insertion portion 2 is provided with a plurality of bending pieces (not shown), and bending operation wires 17 and 18 (to be described later) in which the plurality of bending pieces are pulled and relaxed by the angle lever 14 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). ) To bend by rotating. Further, the bending portion 12 is provided with a bending rubber 12a as an outer skin covering a plurality of bending pieces.
- a pulley unit 22 that is a rotating member fixed to a rotating shaft 21 connected to an angle lever 14 is rotatably provided in the housing 8 of the operation unit 3.
- a first pulley 22 a and a second pulley 22 b are arranged in the middle of the rotating shaft 21.
- the rear end of the first bending operation wire 17 is fixed to the first pulley 22a.
- the first bending operation wire 17 is pulled by the first pulley 22a being rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. At this time, the bending portion 12 bends upward (UP) as a plurality of bending pieces (not shown) rotate in accordance with the pulling of the first bending operation wire 17.
- the rear end of the second bending operation wire 18 is fixed to the second pulley 22b.
- the second bending operation wire 18 is pulled when the second pulley 22b is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. At this time, the bending portion 12 is bent downward (DOWN) as a plurality of bending pieces (not shown) rotate in accordance with the pulling of the second bending operation wire 18.
- Each of the first bending operation wire 17 and the second bending operation wire 18 is inserted into the coil pipes 17 a and 18 a from the distal end side of the operation unit 3 in the rigid tube 13 of the insertion unit 2.
- the operation unit 3 is provided with an operation force amount reducing unit 30 as a bending operation assisting means for reducing the operation force amount by the angle lever 14.
- the operation force amount reduction unit 30 is rotatably provided between the pulley unit 22 and the housing 8 of the operation unit 3.
- the operation force amount reduction unit 30 includes a cylinder part 31, a rod part 32, and a compression spring 39 that is an elastic member provided between the cylinder part 31 and the rod part 32. And have.
- the cylinder part 31 has a connection part 33, an outward flange 34, and a cylinder part 35.
- the connecting portion 33 of the cylinder portion 31 is rotatably supported by a shaft body 23 fixed to an edge portion of one surface of the first pulley 22a of the pulley unit 22.
- the rod portion 32 has a rod 36, an outward flange 37, and a connection portion 38.
- the connecting portion 38 of the rod portion 32 is rotatably supported by a shaft body 24 fixed to the convex portion 9 provided on the housing 8 of the operation portion 3.
- the rod 36 of the rod portion 32 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 35 of the cylinder portion 31, and a compression spring 39 is disposed between the outward flanges 34 and 37 so as to extrapolate the cylindrical portion 35 and the rod 36.
- a compression spring 39 is disposed between the outward flanges 34 and 37 so as to extrapolate the cylindrical portion 35 and the rod 36.
- the operation force reduction unit 30 is movable forward and backward so that the cylinder unit 31 and the rod unit 32 are linearly guided by insertion of the rod 36 into the rod unit 32, and is attached in a direction in which they are separated from each other by the compression spring 39. It is energized.
- the rotation shaft 21 of the pulley unit 22, the shaft body 23 on the pulley unit 22 side, and the shaft body 24 on the housing 8 side are They are arranged side by side in order. That is, the shaft body 23 is disposed between the rotating shaft 21 and the shaft body 24 in a neutral position (neutral) where the bending portion 12 is not linearly curved.
- the rotating shaft 21 of the pulley unit 22, the shaft body 23 on the pulley unit 22 side, and the shaft body 24 on the housing 8 side are arranged in a straight line when the bending portion 12 is in a neutral position (neutral) where the bending operation is not performed.
- the shaft bodies 23 and 24 are arranged so as to be aligned on a straight line.
- the endoscope 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above has an operation force amount reduction unit 30 provided in the operation unit 3 to operate the angle lever 14 in order to perform the bending operation of the bending unit 12. The amount of operation force of the angle lever 14 is reduced.
- the pulley unit 22 rotates in conjunction with the angle lever 14.
- the shaft 21 rotates in the clockwise direction on the paper surface of FIG.
- the operation force amount reduction unit 30 is tilted toward the distal end side in the endoscope 1.
- the operation force amount reduction unit 30 the cylinder portion 31 rotates around the shaft body 23 on the pulley unit 22 side, and the rod portion 32 rotates around the shaft body 24 on the housing 8 side.
- the operation force amount reducing unit 30 is urged in a direction in which the cylinder portion 31 receiving the urging force of the compression spring 39 is separated from the rod portion 32 (for reference, from the state of FIG. 3 to the state of FIG. 6). Become).
- an urging force is applied from the operation force amount reducing unit 30 in the direction in which the pulley unit 22 that rotates in conjunction with the angle lever 14 that performs the bending operation of the bending portion 12 rotates. That is, the operating force amount reducing unit 30 applies a predetermined rotational torque (additional torque) to the pulley unit 22 to reduce the operating force amount of the angle lever 14 when the bending portion 12 is bent by the angle lever 14.
- the compression spring 39 of the operating force amount reducing unit 30 is configured so that the rotating shaft 21 does not give rotational torque to the pulley unit 22 in a neutral position where the bending portion 12 is not curved so as to be linear. It arrange
- the rotational component Ft can be calculated by the following equation (4) using the urging force F and the predetermined angle ⁇ b.
- Ft F ⁇ cos ⁇ b (4)
- the predetermined angle ⁇ b can be calculated by the following equation (5) using the rotation angles ⁇ and ⁇ a.
- ⁇ b 90 ° ⁇ ( ⁇ + ⁇ a) (5)
- the pulley unit 22 has a predetermined angle ⁇ b with respect to the urging force F of the compression spring 39 of the operation force amount reducing unit 30 and is rotated in the rotational direction along the tangent line of the circle passing through the center Ob of the shaft body 23.
- a rotation component Ft is given from the operation force amount reduction unit 30. Therefore, the rotational torque M calculated by the above equation (1) is given to the pulley unit 22 by the rotational component Ft.
- the operating torque required when operating the angle lever 14 for bending the bending portion 12 when the operating force amount reducing portion 30 is not provided draws a curve indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG.
- the value increases as the value increases. That is, as the bending angle of the bending portion 12 increases, the restoring force of the bending rubber 12a of the bending portion 12 and the amount of force for elastic deformation increase. Therefore, the operation torque is linked to the displacement by which the angle lever 14 is operated. As the absolute value of the rotation angle ⁇ of the pulley unit 22 that changes is increased, the pulley unit 22 increases.
- the rotational torque M applied from the operating force amount reducing unit 30 when operating the angle lever 14 draws a curve indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 8, and increases as the absolute value of the rotational angle ⁇ increases.
- the operating torque required during the operation is offset and reduced. That is, the rotational torque M applied from the operating force amount reducing unit 30 is the product of the invariable length (rotational radius) r and the rotational component Ft that varies according to the rotational angle ⁇ ⁇ the above formula (1 ) ⁇ .
- the rotation component Ft that changes in accordance with the rotation angle ⁇ is calculated from the product ⁇ the above equation (4) ⁇ of the biasing force F and the cosine function (cos ⁇ b), and the absolute value of the rotation angle ⁇ increases.
- the angle ⁇ b increases because the value becomes smaller.
- the rotational torque M increases because the rotational component Ft increases as the absolute value of the rotational angle ⁇ increases.
- the rotational torque M increases as the absolute value of the rotational angle ⁇ of the pulley unit 22 increases in conjunction with the displacement of the angle lever 14, and the operating torque (operation force amount) required when operating the angle lever 14. ) Is reduced by offsetting its power.
- the rotational torque M increases as the rotational angle ⁇ of the pulley unit 22 increases in proportion to the amount of displacement of the angle lever 14 and the absolute value of the rotational angle ⁇ increases.
- the rotational torque M is proportional to the amount of displacement of the angle lever 14, and the amount of force that cancels out the operation torque (operation force amount) required when operating the angle lever 14 increases. To reduce.
- a predetermined rotational torque M is applied to the pulley unit 22 with respect to the rotational angle ⁇ of the pulley unit 22 that rotates in accordance with the operating angle of the angle lever 14 when the bending portion 12 is bent, and is indicated by a solid line in FIG.
- the operating force of the angle lever 14 is reduced so as to draw a curve.
- the operating range of the angle lever 14 in the present embodiment is a range in which the bending portion 12 is operated to the set maximum bending angle, and the rotation angle ⁇ around the rotation shaft 21 of the pulley unit 22 is the bending portion 12.
- the neutral position (neutral position) in which the bending operation is not performed is from 0 ° to less than ⁇ 90 °.
- the endoscope 1 As described above, the endoscope 1 according to the present embodiment generates the rotational component Ft from the urging force F of the compression spring 39 of the operation force amount reduction unit 30 when the bending portion 12 is bent. M is given to the rotation direction of the pulley unit 22 that rotates in response to the tilting operation of the angle lever 14. Thereby, the endoscope 1 can reduce the operation force amount of the angle lever 14 by canceling the operation torque required when operating the angle lever 14 by the force amount of the rotational torque M from the operation force amount reduction unit 30. .
- the endoscope 1 responds to the bending angle by the restoring force for returning the bending portion 12 linearly by the bending rubber 12a covering the bending portion 12, the amount of force for elastically deforming the bending rubber 12a, and the like.
- An increase in the operating force of the angle lever 14 is reduced, and user fatigue can be prevented.
- the endoscope 1 has an advantage that the bending operation force of the bending portion 12 by the angle lever 14 is reduced and lightened, the bending operability is improved, and a delicate bending operation is easily performed.
- the endoscope 1 reduces the amount of operation force of the angle lever 14 that is an operation member for bending the bending portion 12 to suppress fatigue to the user and perform a delicate bending operation. Can be done.
- the endoscope 1 is configured to reduce the operation force amount of the angle lever 14 that is an operation member that performs the bending operation of the bending portion 12, and is changed to the operation force amount reduction portion 30 as shown in FIGS. You may use the tension spring 40 which is an elastic member here.
- the arrangement of the shaft body 23 on the pulley unit 22 side is changed, and the pulley unit 22 side is in a neutral position (neutral) where the bending portion 12 is not linearly curved.
- the shaft body 23, the rotating shaft 21 of the pulley unit 22, and the shaft body 24 on the housing 8 side are arranged in a straight line in order.
- the rotating shaft 21 is disposed between the shaft body 23 and the shaft body 24 in a neutral position (neutral) where the bending portion 12 is not curved so as to be linear.
- rotation shaft 21 here is configured to rotate and support the pulley unit 22 as a cantilever so as not to contact the tension spring 40.
- the tension spring 40 has a hook portion 41 at one end hooked to the shaft body 23 on the pulley unit 22 side, and a hook portion 42 at the other end hooked to the shaft body 24 on the housing 8 side.
- the endoscope 1 of the present modification configured as described above has an angle lever provided by the tension spring 40 provided in the operation unit 3 when the angle lever 14 is rotated to perform the bending operation of the bending unit 12. 14 operation force amount is reduced.
- the pulley unit 22 rotates in conjunction with the angle lever 14. While rotating around the shaft 21, the shaft body 23 on the pulley unit 22 side is rotated in the clockwise direction on the paper surface of FIG. 12, and with the rotation of the pulley unit 22, the shaft body 23 on the pulley unit 22 side is pulled in the direction in which the tension spring 40 contracts.
- a predetermined rotational torque is given to 22.
- the pulley body 22 rotating in conjunction with the angle lever 14 that performs the bending operation of the bending portion 12 is pulled in the direction in which the pulley unit 22 rotates, and the shaft body 23 on the pulley unit 22 side is pulled to the tension spring 40.
- a predetermined rotational torque M is applied to the pulley unit 22, and the amount of operating force of the angle lever 14 is reduced.
- the tension spring 40 has a rotational center of the rotary shaft 21 so as not to give a rotational torque to the pulley unit 22 in a neutral position where the curved portion 12 is not curved so as to be linear. It arrange
- the configuration of the endoscope 1 described above can also have a simple structure in which the above-described effects are provided and the tension spring 40 is simply provided. That is, in the endoscope 1 according to the present modification, the tension spring 40 constitutes an operation force amount reducing unit.
- FIG. 14 is a plan view showing the configuration of the endoscope
- FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing the internal configuration of the operation unit
- FIG. FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view showing the arrangement of the tension spring in the operation part
- FIG. 18 is a spring hook member through which the bending operation wire is inserted
- the other end is a projection part of the frame part.
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing the tension spring that is hooked
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing the arrangement of the tension spring in the operation portion of another mode different from FIG. 17, and FIG. 20 is another mode different from FIGS.
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing the tension spring that is hooked
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing the arrangement of the tension spring in the operation portion of another mode different from FIG. 17, and
- FIG. 20 is another mode different from FIGS. FIG.
- FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the bending operation unit provided in the operation unit according to the first modification
- FIG. 22 is in the operation part according to the second modification.
- the tension spring of the bending operation unit provided FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the tension spring of the bending operation unit provided in the operation unit according to the third modification
- FIG. 24 is a curve provided in the operation part according to the fourth modification.
- 25 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the tension spring of the operation unit
- FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the tension spring of the bending operation unit provided in the operation unit according to the fifth modification
- FIG. 26 is related to the sixth modification.
- FIG. 27 is a sectional view showing the configuration of the tension spring of the bending operation unit provided in the operation section
- FIG. 27 is a sectional view showing the configuration of the tension spring of the bending operation unit provided in the operation section according to the seventh modification
- FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the endoscope in which the joystick lever which concerns on the modification of 8 was provided in the side part of the operation part.
- a joystick lever 50 different from the angle lever 14 of the first embodiment is used as a bending operation member for remotely operating the bending portion 12. It is arrange
- the endoscope 1 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which the bending portion 12 can be bent in four directions, up, down, left, and right by tilting the joystick lever 50 provided at the base end portion of the operation portion 3.
- the housing 8 of the operation unit 3 is provided with a bending operation unit 60 as in the first embodiment.
- the bending operation unit 60 includes a joystick lever 50, a rubber boot 51 covered with one end portion of the joystick lever 50 protruding, a cylindrical frame with one end closed and the other end opening covered with the rubber boot 51.
- the joystick lever 50 has a rod 50b and a hemispherical finger hook portion 50a at one end where the rod 50b protrudes from the rubber boot 51 and is exposed.
- the rod 50 b of the joystick lever 50 is connected to the sphere 54 at the other end on the frame portion 52 side.
- the spherical body 54 is connected to a rod-like connecting portion 53a extending from the upper center of the wire pulling portion 53 on the opposite side to which the rod 50b of the joystick lever 50 is connected.
- the sphere 54 is movably held by a sphere receiving portion 52 b provided in the frame portion 52. That is, the sphere 54 and the sphere receiving portion 52b of the frame portion 52 constitute a so-called ball joint. Thereby, by tilting the joystick lever 50, the wire pulling portion 53 rotates and tilts around the center of the sphere 54.
- the frame portion 52 has four holding arm portions 52c extending so as to form a cross shape extending in the inner diameter direction from the inner peripheral surface, and the spherical body receiving portion 52b at the center where the four holding arm portions 52c intersect. Is provided. That is, the spherical body receiving portion 52b is held at the center of the frame portion 52 by the four holding arm portions 52c.
- each pulling arm portion 53 In the wire pulling portion 53, four pulling arm portions 53b are extended so as to form a cross shape, and a locking hole 53c for locking the end portion of the bending operation wire 19 in the vicinity of the end portion of each pulling arm portion 53b. Is perforated.
- a locking member 19a provided at an end portion of the corresponding bending operation wire 19 is engaged with and engaged with the locking holes 53c, so that one end of each bending operation wire 19 is connected to each pulling arm portion 53b. Connected to.
- Each bending operation wire 19 is inserted into one of the four coil pipes 19 b fixed so that one end protrudes from the bottom 52 a of the frame portion 52, and extends to the bending portion 12.
- each coil pipe 19b is arrange
- the bending portion 12 bends up, down, left, and right (UP / RL) as a plurality of bending pieces (not shown) provided therein rotate according to the pulling / relaxation state of the four bending operation wires 19. .
- a spherical body receiving portion 53d In the central portion of the wire pulling portion 53, a spherical body receiving portion 53d is provided.
- the spherical body receiving portion 53d movably holds the spherical body 31a provided at the end portion of the cylinder portion 31 on the upper side (the base end side in the endoscope 1) of the operation force reducing portion 30 as viewed toward the paper surface of FIG. is doing. That is, the spherical body 31a and the spherical body receiving portion 53d constitute a so-called ball joint.
- the operation force amount reduction unit 30 is also provided with a sphere 32a at the end of the rod portion 32 on the lower side (the tip side in the endoscope 1) as viewed toward the paper surface of FIG.
- the spherical body 32 a is movably held by a spherical body receiving portion 52 b provided at the center of the bottom portion 52 a of the frame portion 52. That is, the sphere 32a and the sphere receiver 52b constitute a so-called ball joint.
- the operation force reducing portion 30 rotates around the centers of the sphere 31a of the cylinder portion 31 and the sphere 32a of the rod portion 32.
- the operation force amount reduction unit 30 is configured to tilt at a predetermined angle in a direction opposite to the direction in which the wire pulling unit 53 is tilted by the operation of the joystick lever 50.
- the wire pulling portion 53 when the wire pulling portion 53 is tilted by the operation of the joystick lever 50, according to the tilt of the four pulling arm portions 53b of the wire pulling portion 53, Any of the four bending operation wires 19 is pulled or loosened.
- the bending portion 12 bends in the vertical and horizontal directions as a plurality of bending pieces (not shown) provided therein rotate in a predetermined direction according to the pulling / relaxation state of the four bending operation wires 19.
- the operation force amount reduction unit 30 of the present embodiment is tilted at a predetermined angle in a predetermined direction in conjunction with the movement of the wire pulling unit 53 by the operation of the joystick lever 50, and the urging force of the compression spring 39 is increased.
- the received cylinder part 31 is urged in a direction away from the rod part 32. That is, the wire pulling unit 53 that is tilted in conjunction with the operation of the joystick lever 50 that performs the bending operation of the bending unit 12 is given a biasing force from the operation force reducing unit 30 in the tilt direction.
- the operation force amount reducing unit 30 applies the biasing force of the compression spring 39 in the direction in which the wire pulling portion 53 is inclined, thereby reducing the operation force amount of the joystick lever 50.
- Rotational torque is generated around the center of the sphere 54 by the urging force from the operation force amount reducing unit 30, and the operation force amount of the joystick lever 50 is reduced.
- the center of the sphere 54 interposed between the joystick lever 50 and the wire pulling portion 53 corresponds to the center Oa of the rotating shaft 21 of the pulley unit 22, and the center of the sphere 31 a of the cylinder portion 31 of the operating force reduction unit 30.
- the rotational torque around the center of the sphere 54 that is movably held by the sphere receiving portion 52 b given from the operation force reduction unit 30 increases as the absolute value of the rotation angle of the sphere 54 when the joystick lever 50 is tilted increases.
- the rotational component generated around the center of the sphere 54 increases and increases.
- the rotational torque applied from the operation force reduction unit 30 increases as the absolute value of the rotational angle of the sphere 54 by the operation of the joystick lever 50 increases, and the operation torque required when operating the joystick lever 50 is increased. , It will be reduced by offsetting its power.
- a rotational component is generated from the rotational force of the sphere 54 that rotates in response to the tilting operation of the joystick lever 50, and is applied to the wire pulling portion 53 so that the operation torque necessary for operating the joystick lever 50 is applied to the rotational torque.
- the amount of operation force of the joystick lever 50 can be reduced by canceling only the amount of force.
- the endoscope 1 responds to the bending angle by the restoring force for returning the bending portion 12 linearly by the bending rubber 12a covering the bending portion 12, the amount of force for elastically deforming the bending rubber 12a, and the like.
- An increase in the amount of operation force of the joystick lever 50 is reduced, and user fatigue can be prevented.
- the endoscope 1 has an advantage that the bending operation force of the bending portion 12 by the joystick lever 50 is reduced and lightened, the bending operability is improved, and a delicate bending operation is easily performed.
- the endoscope 1 of the present embodiment also reduces the amount of operation force of the joystick lever 50 that is an operation member for bending the bending portion 12 to suppress fatigue to the user and perform a delicate bending operation. Can be done.
- the joystick lever 50 is tilted and rotated in the circumferential direction around the central axis of the operation portion 3.
- various bending operations of the bending portion 12 can be performed in the vertical and horizontal directions.
- the bending portion 12 is operated to bend by the pulling / relaxation of the four bending operation wires 19, and therefore, the endoscope 1 has two pairs of a pulling state or a relaxation state depending on the bending state of the bending portion 12.
- the bending operation wire 19 is provided.
- the joystick lever 50 falls down vigorously, and the joystick lever 50 cannot be operated smoothly.
- the endoscope 1 cannot perform a smooth bending operation of the bending portion 12 by the joystick lever 50, and gives a sense of discomfort to the user during the bending operation. Further, when the bending operation wire 19 is pulled suddenly when the bending direction of the bending portion 12 is changed, the bending portion 12 cannot be smoothly moved continuously, and when the imaging is performed aiming at a region to be examined. It becomes difficult to determine the direction, or the bending portion 12 moves as if it is intermittently played, so that an endoscopic image is switched instantaneously, so-called image skipping occurs.
- the endoscope 1 is provided with an elastic member as a traction member that is always in tension so that each bending operation wire 19 does not loosen. It has become.
- the endoscope 1 here returns to FIGS. 15 and 16, and places each bending operation wire 19 in a predetermined direction in the frame portion 52 of the bending operation unit 60 provided in the operation unit 3.
- an elastic member for pulling and applying tension in the outer diameter direction of the frame portion 52 so as to have a predetermined angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the bending operation wire 19 to be pulled.
- tension springs 61 are provided as certain traction springs.
- the elastic member is not limited to the tension spring 61, and rubber or the like may be used.
- Each tension spring 61 has one end hooked to the body portion of the spring hook member 62 and the other end hooked and fixed to a projection member 63 having a hole disposed on the inner periphery of the frame portion 52.
- the spring hook member 62 has a hole 62 a through which the bending operation wire 19 is inserted, and is slidable with respect to the bending operation wire 19. Further, the spring hooking member 62 is formed with a circumferential groove 62 b for hooking one end of the tension spring 61 in the body portion.
- each bending operation wire 19 is always in a tensioned state by being pulled by the tension spring 61 in the outer diameter direction of the frame portion 52.
- the bending operation wire 19 in the relaxed state does not become loose according to the bending state of the bending portion 12, and the joystick lever 50 does not fall down vigorously.
- the operation of the joystick lever 50 can be performed smoothly, and the smooth bending operability of the bending portion 12 by the joystick lever 50 prevents the user from feeling uncomfortable during the bending operation.
- the endoscope 1 is pulled suddenly because the bending operation wire 19 is not slack because the bending operation wire 19 is in a relaxed state.
- the bending portion 12 can continuously and smoothly bend.
- the endoscope 1 can easily determine the direction in which imaging is performed aiming at a region to be examined, and the endoscopic image can be instantaneously switched by the bending portion 12 smoothly bending and moving, so-called image skipping. Can be prevented.
- Each tension spring 61 is limited to an arrangement configuration in which each bending operation wire 19 is pulled in the outer diameter direction of the frame portion 52 as shown in FIG. 17 so that the bending operation wire 19 is always in a tensioned state. And can be changed freely.
- each tension spring 61 may be changed by changing the fixing position of the tension spring 61 to the frame portion 52 as shown in FIG. 19 or FIG.
- each bending operation wire 19 can be changed according to the arrangement of the tension springs 61, and the design can be facilitated appropriately according to the arrangement of cables, switches, etc. provided in the operation unit 3.
- This modification is an example in which the rotational torque provided from the operation force amount reduction unit 30 can be adjusted according to the operation angle of the joystick lever 50.
- the wire pulling portion 53 here protrudes at the center portion toward the lower side when viewed toward the paper surface of FIG. 21, and the above-described four pulling arm portions 53 b extend. Is provided.
- a female screw hole 53f is formed in the center of the convex portion 53e from the lower side.
- the sphere 31 a and the sphere receiving portion 55 constitute a so-called ball joint, and the operation force amount reducing portion 30 here is configured to rotate around the center of the sphere 31 a of the cylinder portion 31.
- the joystick lever is changed by changing the screwing amount of the male screw portion 55a of the spherical body receiving portion 55 to the female screw hole 53f formed in the convex portion 53e of the wire pulling portion 53. 50, the sphere 54, and the center of the sphere 54 interposed between the wire pulling portion 53 and the center of the sphere 31a of the cylinder portion 31 of the operating force reduction unit 30 are changed. be able to.
- the operation force amount reducing unit 30 is configured such that the center of the sphere 31a of the cylinder portion 31 and the center of the sphere 32a of the rod portion 32 are changed in accordance with the change of the screwing amount of the male screw portion 55a into the female screw hole 53f.
- the length L2 that is the separation distance is changed.
- the length (L1 + L2) which is the distance from the center of the sphere 32a of the rod portion 32 of the portion 30, is constant without being changed.
- the endoscope 1 of the present modified example configured as described above includes the center of the sphere 54 interposed between the joystick lever 50, the sphere 54, and the wire pulling portion 53, and the cylinder portion of the operation force reducing unit 30.
- the length L1 which is a separation distance from the center of the 31 sphere 31a, it is possible to increase the rotational torque applied from the operation force reducing unit 30 according to the operation angle of the joystick lever 50.
- the endoscope 1 shortens the length L2 that is the separation distance between the center of the sphere 31a of the cylinder part 31 and the center of the sphere 32a of the rod part 32 in the operation force reduction unit 30.
- the biasing force of the compression spring 39 increases.
- This modification is an example of the arrangement of the tension spring 61 that is always in tension so that the bending operation wire 19 does not loosen.
- a tension spring 61 may be disposed so as to pull the bending operation wire 19 in the outer diameter direction of the frame portion 52 between the coil pipes 19b through which the bending operation wire 19 is inserted.
- This modification is an example relating to the configuration of the tension spring 61 that is always in tension so that the bending operation wire 19 is not loosened.
- two bending operation wires 19 forming a pair for bending the bending portion 12 in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction are connected between the coil pipes 19b through which the bending operation wires 19 are inserted.
- One tension spring 61 having both ends hooked by the spring hooking member 62 may be provided so that tension is always applied so that the two bending operation wires 19 are not loosened.
- This modified example is also an example relating to the configuration of the tension spring 61 that is always in tension so that the bending operation wire 19 is not loosened.
- a tension spring 61 is interposed along the longitudinal direction of the bending operation wire 19 between the coil pipes 19b through which the bending operation wire 19 is inserted so that the bending operation wire 19 does not loosen.
- a configuration in which tension is applied may be employed.
- This modified example is also an example relating to the configuration of the tension spring 61 that is always in tension so that the bending operation wire 19 is not loosened.
- the tension spring 61 is slidable with respect to the bending operation wire 19 by engaging both ends with the spring hooking member 62 between the coil pipes 19 b through which the bending operation wires 19 are inserted. It is also possible to provide a configuration in which a cylindrical member 64 is sandwiched between the bending operation wire 19 and the tension spring 61 so that tension is always applied so that the bending operation wire 19 does not loosen. .
- This modified example is also an example relating to the configuration of the tension spring 61 that is always in tension so that the bending operation wire 19 is not loosened.
- the spring hooking member 62 is not provided, and a fixing portion 65 for fixing one end of the tension spring 61 is provided on the bending operation wire 19 to bend.
- a configuration may be adopted in which tension is always applied so that the operation wire 19 does not loosen. Thereby, wear between the bending operation wire 19 and the spring hook member 62 is eliminated, and durability is improved.
- This modified example is also an example relating to the configuration of the tension spring 61 that is always in tension so that the bending operation wire 19 is not loosened.
- two tension springs 61 having a weak tensile force are provided between the coil pipes 19b through which the bending operation wires 19 are inserted, and tension is always applied so that the bending operation wires 19 are not loosened. It is good also as composition to make.
- the spring hooking member 62 is not provided and one end of the tension spring 61 may be fixed to the bending operation wire 19.
- This modification is an example relating to the arrangement configuration of the joystick lever 50 provided in the bending portion 12.
- the endoscope 1 may have a configuration in which a joystick lever 50 is provided on one side of the operation unit 3.
- a first rotating shaft 71 and a second rotating shaft 72 are provided in the operation unit 3, and the first and second rotating shafts 71 are provided. 72, the angle lever 14 may be selectively detachable.
- FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view showing a bending operation lever that can be attached to and detached from the operation portion of the endoscope
- FIG. 30 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of two rotating shafts that can selectively attach and remove the bending operation lever. .
- Screw holes 71a and 72a for screwing and fixing fixing screws 73 for fixing the angle lever 14 are formed in the first and second rotating shafts 71 and 72, respectively.
- the first rotating shaft 71 is provided with a pulley unit 22, and a spur gear 74 is interposed between the pulley unit 22 and the housing 8 of the operation unit 3.
- the second rotating shaft 72 is provided with a spur gear 75 that meshes with the gear 74 of the first rotating shaft 71.
- the endoscope 1 configured in this manner selects the bending operation direction of the bending portion 12 by the angle lever 14 by selectively fixing the angle lever 14 to the first or second rotating shafts 71 and 72. be able to.
- the pulley unit 22 rotates in a direction that coincides with the rotation direction corresponding to the operation direction by the angle lever 14.
- the bending operation direction of the bending portion 12 by the angle lever 14 is reversed according to the first rotating shaft 71 or the second rotating shaft 72 attached.
- the endoscope 1 can select the bending operation direction of the bending portion 12 by the angle lever 14 according to the user's preference.
- the described requirements can be deleted if the stated problem can be solved and the stated effect can be obtained.
- the configuration can be extracted as an invention.
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Description
なお、以下の説明において、下記の実施の形態に基づく図面は、模式的なものであり、各部分の厚みと幅との関係、夫々の部分の厚みの比率などは現実のものとは異なることに留意すべきであり、図面の相互間においても互いの寸法の関係や比率が異なる部分が含まれている場合がある。
先ず、本発明の第1の実施の形態について説明する。
図1から図13は、本発明の第1の実施の形態に係り、図1は内視鏡の全体構成を示す斜視図、図2は操作部の内部構成を示す断面図、図3は操作部内に設けられたプーリユニットおよび操作力量低減部の構成を示す部分断面図、図4は湾曲部を上部側に湾曲させた状態の操作力量低減部の作用を説明する図、図5は湾曲部を下部側に湾曲させた状態の操作力量低減部の作用を説明する図、図6は湾曲部を上部側に湾曲させた状態の操作力量低減部の作用を説明する部分断面図、図7は湾曲操作力量の低減原理を説明するための図、図8はアングルレバーの操作トルクおよび回転トルクと回転角度の関係を示す曲線グラフ、図9はアングルレバーの操作トルクを回転トルクにより相殺した実際の操作トルクと回転角度の関係を示す曲線グラフ、図10は変形例のプーリユニットに引張りバネを設けた操作部の内部構成を示す断面図、図11は変形例の操作部内に設けられたプーリユニットに引張りバネを設けた構成を示す側面図、図12は変形例の湾曲部を上部側に湾曲させた状態の引張りバネの作用を説明する図、図13は変形例の湾曲部を下部側に湾曲させた状態の引張りバネの作用を説明する図である。
M=r×Ft・・・式(1)
具体的には、先ず、アングルレバー14が操作されず、湾曲部12の湾曲操作されていない中立位置(ニュートラル)のときのプーリユニット22側の軸体23の中心Obとハウジング8側の軸体24の中心Ocとの離間距離を長さLとする。
θa=ATAN(r×SINθ/L)・・・式(2)
また、プーリユニット22が所定の回転角度θに操作されたときの操作力量低減部30の圧縮バネ39による付勢力Fは、圧縮バネ39のバネ定数K、上記長さL,Sおよび上記長さLのときの圧縮バネ39の力量Fnを用いて、次式(3)により算出することができる。
F=Fn-K(S-L)・・・式(3)
このとき、プーリユニット22には、軸体23の中心Obを通る円の接線方向に回転成分Ftが与えられる。この回転成分Ftは、付勢力Fに対して所定の角度θbを有した接線に沿った方向にプーリユニット22に加えられる回転力である。
Ft=F×cosθb・・・式(4)
なお、上記所定の角度θbは、上記回転角度θ,θaを用いて、次式(5)により算出することができる。
θb=90°-(θ+θa)・・・式(5)
このように、プーリユニット22は、操作力量低減部30の圧縮バネ39の付勢力Fに対して所定の角度θbを有し、軸体23の中心Obを通る円の接線に沿った回転方向に操作力量低減部30から回転成分Ftが与えられる。そのため、この回転成分Ftにより上記式(1)により算出された回転トルクMがプーリユニット22に与えられる。
なお、内視鏡1は、湾曲部12を湾曲操作する操作部材であるアングルレバー14の操作力量を軽減する構成として、図10および図12に示すように、操作力量低減部30に変えて、ここでの弾性部材である引張りバネ40を用いても良い。
次に、本発明の第2の実施の形態について説明する。
なお、以下の説明において、上述の第1の実施の形態に記載した共通の構成要素については、同じ符号を用いて、それら構成要素の詳細な説明を省略する。
なお、本実施の形態の内視鏡1は、以下に記載する種々の変形例の構成としてもよい。
本変形例は、ジョイスティックレバー50の操作角度に応じて操作力量低減部30から与えられる回転トルクを調整できるようにした一例である。
本変形例は、湾曲操作ワイヤ19が弛まないように、常に張力がかかった状態にする引張りバネ61の配置の一例である。
本変形例は、湾曲操作ワイヤ19が弛まないように、常に張力がかかった状態にする引張りバネ61の構成に関する一例である。
本変形例も、湾曲操作ワイヤ19が弛まないように、常に張力がかかった状態にする引張りバネ61の構成に関する一例である。
本変形例も、湾曲操作ワイヤ19が弛まないように、常に張力がかかった状態にする引張りバネ61の構成に関する一例である。
本変形例も、湾曲操作ワイヤ19が弛まないように、常に張力がかかった状態にする引張りバネ61の構成に関する一例である。
本変形例も、湾曲操作ワイヤ19が弛まないように、常に張力がかかった状態にする引張りバネ61の構成に関する一例である。
本変形例は、湾曲部12に設けられるジョイスティックレバー50の配置構成に関する一例である。
内視鏡1の参考例として、図29および図30に示すように、操作部3に第1の回転軸71および第2の回転軸72を設けて、これら第1および第2の回転軸71,72にアングルレバー14が選択的に着脱自在な構成としても良い。
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- 先端部分に湾曲部が設けられた挿入部と、
前記挿入部に連設された操作部と、
前記挿入部および前記操作部の内部に挿通配設され、前記湾曲部を牽引弛緩により湾曲させる複数の操作ワイヤと、
前記操作部に設けられ、前記湾曲部を湾曲操作する操作部材と、
前記操作部内に設けられ、前記操作部材の操作に連動して回転することで前記複数の操作ワイヤを牽引弛緩する回転部材と、
前記操作部材の操作に応じて、前記回転部材が回転する方向に回転トルクを与えて前記操作部材の操作力量を低減する操作力量低減部と、
を具備することを特徴とする内視鏡。 - 前記操作力量低減部は、前記操作部材が操作された変位に連動して、前記回転トルクが変化して、前記操作部材に必要な前記操作力量を相殺して低減することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の内視鏡。
- 前記回転トルクは、前記操作部材が操作された変位量が小さい場合は小さい回転トルクを、変位量が大きい場合は大きい回転トルクを与えて、前記操作部材に必要な前記操作力量を相殺して低減することを特徴とする請求項2に記載の内視鏡。
- 前記操作力量低減部は、前記回転部材の回転方向に前記回転トルクを与えるための弾性部材を備えていることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の内視鏡。
- 前記弾性部材は、前記回転部材の回転方向に前記回転トルクを与えるために前記回転部材を付勢する圧縮バネまたは引張りバネであることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の内視鏡。
- 前記圧縮バネまたは前記引張りバネは、前記湾曲部が直線状となる湾曲がかけられていない中立位置の状態において、前記回転部材に前記回転トルクを与えないように、前記回転部材の回動中心に向けて力を付勢するように配設されていることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の内視鏡。
- 前記複数の操作ワイヤには、弛緩された状態においても少なくとも前記湾曲部が直線状となる湾曲がかからない中立位置の状態のときに張力がかかった状態にする牽引部材が設けられていることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項6のいずれか1項に記載の内視鏡。
- 前記牽引部材は、前記複数の操作ワイヤの長手方向に対して、所定の角度を有した方向に前記複数の操作ワイヤを牽引することを特徴とする請求項7に記載の内視鏡。
- 前記牽引部材は、前記複数の操作ワイヤにスライド自在に接続されていることを特徴とする請求項7または請求項8に記載の内視鏡。
- 前記湾曲牽引部材は、前記複数のワイヤに固定接続されていることを特徴とする請求項7または請求項8に記載の内視鏡。
- 前記牽引部材は、前記複数の操作ワイヤを牽引する牽引バネであることを特徴とする請求項7から請求項10のいずれか1項に記載の内視鏡。
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