WO2016098203A1 - 内視鏡用照明装置および内視鏡 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an endoscope illumination device and an endoscope.
- a curved exit surface disposed on an outer peripheral surface of an insertion portion and a light diffusion effect disposed opposite to the exit surface
- a substantially semi-cylindrical light guide member having a diffusing surface and a base end surface to which illumination light is supplied from a light guide is used (for example, see Patent Document 1).
- Illumination light incident on the proximal end surface of the light guide member from the light guide is reflected outwardly in the radial direction of the insertion portion by the diffusion surface.
- the illumination light is diffused by the diffusion surface, so that the brightness unevenness and color unevenness included in the illumination light emitted from the light guide are made uniform.
- the illumination device of Patent Document 1 some of the illumination light that has entered the light guide member from the base end surface is directly emitted from the exit surface without passing through the diffusing surface, resulting in brightness unevenness and color unevenness. There is a problem that the subject is irradiated while remaining.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and provides an endoscope illumination device and an endoscope that can illuminate a subject with uniform illumination light having no brightness unevenness and color unevenness. For the purpose.
- an incident surface is disposed along a circumferential direction centered on a predetermined axis, and is provided on one end side of the predetermined axial direction, and is the most radial direction with respect to the predetermined axis
- An illumination optical system having an exit surface that is located outside and exits the illumination light incident from the entrance surface in a radial manner, and is disposed closer to the one end side than the entrance surface, and is substantially predetermined toward the entrance surface.
- a light emitting unit that emits the illumination light in the axial direction, and the illumination optical system is disposed in the middle of the optical path of the illumination light between the entrance surface and the exit surface, and transmits the illumination light. It is the illuminating device for endoscopes which has a diffusion surface to diffuse.
- the illumination light incident on the illumination optical system via the incident surface from the light emitting unit is emitted radially from the emission surface, thereby illuminating the subject positioned laterally with respect to the predetermined axis. can do.
- the illumination light is reliably diffused by being transmitted at least once through the diffusion surface disposed in the middle of the optical path between the entrance surface and the exit surface.
- the subject can be illuminated with uniform illumination light having no brightness unevenness and color unevenness.
- the exit surface of the illumination optical system may be inclined in such a direction that the distance from the predetermined axis gradually decreases from the one end side toward the other end side.
- shaft can be illuminated simultaneously with the side by the illumination light inject
- the inclination angle of the exit surface with respect to the predetermined axis to be 10 ° or more and 40 ° or less, the illumination light can be distributed in a good balance between the side and the front.
- the emission surface may have a right truncated cone shape centered on the predetermined axis.
- the diffusing surface is disposed to face the exit surface in the radial direction
- the illumination optical system is disposed on an optical path of the illumination light incident from the incident surface
- the incident surface may be a refracting surface that deflects the illumination light incident from the light emitting unit inward in the radial direction toward the reflecting surface.
- the incident angle of the illumination light on the diffusion surface can be reduced (close to 90 °), and the loss of the amount of illumination light on the diffusion surface can be reduced.
- the incident angle of the illumination light on the reflecting surface and the exit surface can be easily controlled according to the deflection angle of the illumination light by the refracting surface.
- the refracting surface is a Fresnel lens surface
- the refracting surface can be made thinner in a predetermined axial direction than when a spherical surface is used as the refracting surface.
- the converging surface is a Fresnel lens surface
- the converging surface can be made thinner in a predetermined axial direction than when a spherical surface is used as the converging surface.
- the converging surface has a light beam diameter of the illumination light on the diffusion surface that is greater than a light beam diameter of the illumination light on the converging surface and the exit surface on a plane including the predetermined axis.
- the illumination light may be converted into a convergent light beam having a convergent angle that also decreases.
- the reflection surface is inclined in a direction in which the distance from the predetermined axis gradually increases from the one end side to the other end side, and the inclination angle of the reflection surface with respect to the predetermined axis
- it may be 20 ° or more and 50 ° or less.
- an angle formed by the diffusing surface and the reflecting surface may be not less than 40 ° and not more than 60 °.
- the illumination optical system has a cross section including the predetermined axis, the incident surface located on the one end side, the reflecting surface located on the radially inner side, and the radially outer side.
- the illumination optical system has a cross section including the predetermined axis, the incident surface located on the one end side, the reflecting surface located on the radially inner side, and the radially outer side.
- a second optical member having a transmission surface that transmits the illumination light and the emission surface substantially parallel to the transmission surface.
- the imaging optical system according to any one of the above, wherein the predetermined axis is arranged around the imaging optical system so as to substantially coincide with the optical axis of the imaging optical system.
- An endoscope comprising a mirror illumination device.
- an endoscope 1 includes a long and thin insertion portion 2 that can be inserted into a body, an imaging optical system 3 provided at a distal end portion of the insertion portion 2, and an endoscope. And an illumination device 4.
- the imaging optical system 3 is located on the distal end surface of the insertion portion 2 and is positioned on the outer peripheral surface of the insertion portion 2 and the direct viewing observation window 3a for receiving light from the front side of the optical axis O ′. And a side-viewing observation window 3b that receives light from the side of O ′. Thereby, the imaging optical system 3 can observe both the front side and the side with respect to the optical axis O ′.
- Reference numeral 8 indicates a direct-viewing illumination device that mainly illuminates the front and front periphery of the optical axis O ′.
- the endoscope illumination device 4 is used for side viewing to illuminate the side of the insertion portion 2, and is provided around the imaging optical system 3 on the proximal end side of the side viewing observation window 3b. As shown in FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C, the endoscope illumination device 4 includes a plurality of light guides (light emitting units) 5 arranged along the longitudinal direction inside the insertion unit 2, and the plurality of the light guides. And an illumination optical system 6 for emitting illumination light L supplied from the light guide 5 radially from the side surface of the insertion portion 2.
- the light guides 5 are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction around a central axis O (described later) of the illumination optical system 6. Although three light guides 5 are shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the number of light guides 5 can be arbitrarily changed.
- the light guide 5 has an emission end surface 5a orthogonal to the longitudinal axis at the tip, and the emission end surface 5a is arranged orthogonal to the central axis O.
- An incident end surface (not shown) at the base end of the light guide 5 is connected to a light source device (not shown), and the illumination light L supplied from the light source device to the incident end surface is guided to the emission end surface 5a, and the emission It is injected in the axial direction from the end face 5a.
- the specific configuration of the light emitting unit is not limited to the light guide 5 and can be changed as appropriate.
- an LED may be used as the light emitting unit, and the light emitting surface of the LED may be disposed to face an incident surface 61a (described later) of the illumination optical system 6.
- the illumination optical system 6 has a substantially truncated cone shape as a whole, and its central axis O (hereinafter simply referred to as “axis O”) is light of the imaging optical system 3. It is provided around the imaging optical system 3 so as to substantially coincide with the axis O ′. As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the illumination optical system 6 may be partially cut away in the circumferential direction. In the space formed by the notches, other members built in the insertion portion 2, such as a channel for a treatment instrument, a light guide for an illumination device for direct viewing, and the like are arranged.
- the illumination optical system 6 includes a first optical member 61 having a substantially frustoconical cylinder shape and a second optical member 62 having a substantially frustoconical cylinder shape, and the first optical member 61, the second optical member 62, and the like.
- the first optical member 61 and the second optical member 62 are formed of a transparent medium having a high transmittance with respect to the illumination light L.
- the first optical member 61 located on the radially inner side includes an incident surface 61a composed of a base end surface orthogonal to the axis O, and a frustoconical inner peripheral surface whose diameter gradually increases from the base end side toward the front end side. And a transmission surface 61c composed of a frustoconical outer peripheral surface whose diameter is gradually reduced from the proximal end side toward the distal end side.
- the first optical member 61 includes an incident surface 61a positioned on the base end side, a reflecting surface 61b positioned on the radially inner side, and a transmitting surface 61c positioned on the radially outer side. And has a substantially wedge shape.
- the incident surface 61a is disposed to face the exit end surface 5a of the light guide 5 substantially in parallel, and the illumination light L is incident in the direction of the axis O from the exit end surface 5a to the incident surface 61a.
- the light is emitted in the direction perpendicular to the emission end face 5a, and the light intensity of substantially parallel light along the axis O is the highest. Therefore, this substantially parallel light will be described as illumination light L.
- the entire illumination light L incident in the direction of the axis O is refracted inward in the radial direction, and at the same time, a Fresnel lens surface that converts the illumination light L into a convergent light beam ( (Refractive surface, convergent surface) 7 is formed.
- the Fresnel lens surface 7 has a large number of grooves 7a arranged concentrically at a uniform pitch.
- the depth of the groove 7a gradually increases from the radially inner side to the radially outer side, whereby the illumination light L passing through the Fresnel lens surface 7 is converged.
- the Fresnel lens surface 7 has a convergent light beam having a convergence angle such that the light beam diameter of the illumination light L on the diffusion surface 62a (described later) and the exit surface 62b (described later) is smaller than the light beam diameter of the illumination light L on the incident surface 61a.
- the illumination light L is converted.
- the reflecting surface 61b is inclined with respect to the axis O in a direction in which the distance from the axis O gradually increases from the base end side toward the tip end side, and the illumination light L incident from the incident surface 61a has a radius toward the transmitting surface 61c. Reflects outward in the direction.
- the transmission surface 61c is inclined with respect to the axis O in such a direction that the distance from the axis O gradually decreases from the proximal end side toward the distal end side, and transmits the illumination light L reflected by the reflection surface 61b.
- the second optical member 62 located on the outer side in the radial direction has a diffusion surface 62a composed of a frustoconical inner surface whose diameter is gradually enlarged from the proximal end side toward the distal end side, and substantially parallel to the diffusion surface 62a. And an injection surface 62b formed of a peripheral surface. Accordingly, the second optical member 62 has a substantially parallelogram shape in a cross section including the axis O.
- the diffusion surface 62a is inclined at substantially the same angle as the transmission surface 61c, and is disposed to face the transmission surface 61c substantially in parallel.
- a lenticular lens is formed on the diffusion surface 62a.
- 3 and 4 show an example of the shape of the lenticular lens.
- the lenticular lens is formed by arranging a plurality of elongated semicylindrical convex lenses 621 a extending in an arc shape centering on the axis O in the axis O direction (left and right direction in the drawing).
- the semi-cylindrical convex surface of the convex lens 621a faces inward in the radial direction, and has a strong divergence effect on the illumination light L incident on the convex surface. Due to this diverging action, the illumination light L transmitted through the lenticular lens is diffused in various directions.
- the convex lenses 621a have the same curvature and are arranged at a uniform pitch, but the curvature and pitch of the convex lenses 621a may be non-uniform.
- the diffusing surface 62a can adopt any structure other than the lenticular lens as long as the diffusing surface 62a has a diffusing action on the illumination light L that passes through the diffusing surface 62a.
- the diffusion surface 62a may be a rough surface in which a fine uneven structure is formed in a frosted glass shape.
- the exit surface 62b is a smooth truncated cone surface substantially parallel to the diffusion surface 62a.
- the emission surface 62b emits the illumination light L that has been transmitted through the diffusion surface 62a and diffused in various directions, to the side and front of the axis O.
- the illumination light L emitted from the emission surface 62b can be evenly distributed to the side and the front, and the brightness of the illumination light L is made uniform from the front to the side. Can do.
- ⁇ is less than 10 °, the distribution amount of the illumination light L to the front becomes small and the front becomes dark, and when it exceeds 40 °, the distribution amount of the illumination light L to the side becomes small. The sides become darker.
- the incident angle of the illumination light L to the diffusion surface 62a becomes approximately 90 °, and the illumination light L is transmitted without being reflected by the diffusion surface 62a. Thereby, the loss of the light quantity of the illumination light L in the diffusion surface 62a can be reduced. Furthermore, the illumination light L emitted from the emission surface 62b can be evenly distributed to the side and the front, and the brightness of the illumination light L can be made uniform from the front to the side.
- ⁇ is less than 20 ° or exceeds 50 °, some of the illumination light L incident on the diffusion surface 62a is totally reflected without passing through the diffusion surface 62a. A loss of light amount occurs in the illumination light L.
- the distribution amount of the illumination light L to the side is smaller than the distribution amount of the illumination light L to the front or obliquely rear, and the side becomes dark.
- the incident angle of the illumination light L to the diffusion surface 62a becomes approximately 90 °, and the illumination light L is transmitted without being reflected by the diffusion surface 62a. Thereby, the loss of the light quantity of the illumination light L in the diffusion surface 62a can be reduced.
- ⁇ is less than 40 ° or exceeds 60 °, some of the illumination light L incident on the diffusion surface 62a is totally reflected without passing through the diffusion surface 62a. Light loss occurs.
- the illumination light L incident on the incident surface 61a of the first optical member 61 from the light source device via the light guide 5 in the direction of the axis O is converted into a convergent light beam by the incident surface 61a and at the same time radially inward. It is deflected and enters the reflecting surface 61b.
- the illumination light L reflected radially outward at the reflecting surface 61b is transmitted through the transmitting surface 61c at a substantially right angle, and subsequently diffused at the diffusing surface 62a.
- the illumination light L whose light beam diameter has been expanded by being diffused is emitted radially from the emission surface 62b arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the insertion portion 2 toward the side and the front of the insertion portion 2. Thereby, the side view and the front view of the endoscope 1 can be illuminated.
- the diffusion surface 62a is provided in the middle of the optical path from the entrance surface 61a through which the illumination light L passes to the exit surface 62b. Accordingly, the illumination light L is reliably diffused by the diffusion surface 62a at least once, and then emitted from the emission surface 62b. As a result, the light amount unevenness and the color unevenness included in the illumination light L emitted from the light guide 5 can be surely made uniform, and the subject can be illuminated using the illumination light L having uniform brightness and color. There is an advantage
- the optical members 61 and 62 can be reduced in size by reducing the beam diameter of the illumination light L in the illumination optical system 6 by the Fresnel lens surface 7 formed on the incident surface 61a. Further, the illumination light L can be converged and deflected by the spherical lens surface, but when the Fresnel lens surface 7 is used, the incident surface 61a is made to be different from the case where the spherical lens surface is used. There is an advantage that the thickness can be reduced in the direction of the axis O.
- the optical surface located on the exit surface 62b side of the diffusion surface 62a on the optical path of the illumination light L has a larger dimension in the axis O direction. It is necessary to have. Therefore, in order to reduce the size of the illumination optical system 6, it is preferable that the diffusion surface 62a is provided on the side closer to the emission surface 62b. However, the emission surface 62b needs to be smooth to prevent adhesion of dirt, and it is not preferable that the emission surface 62b be a diffusion surface 62a. According to the present embodiment, by setting the surface closest to the emission surface 62b as the diffusion surface 62a, there is an advantage that the dimension of the emission surface 62b in the axis O direction can be minimized.
- the exit surface 62b is a truncated cone surface, but instead, the exit surface 62b may be a polygonal truncated cone surface as shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, the emission surface 62b having five planes is shown, but the number of planes can be arbitrarily changed.
- the exit surface 62b is a polygonal frustum surface, it is preferable to provide the same number of light guides 5 as the number of planes of the exit surface 62b, and to arrange one light guide 5 corresponding to each plane. In this way, the brightness of the illumination light L can be made uniform in the circumferential direction around the axis O.
- the incident surface 61a has the Fresnel lens surface 7 that exhibits both the refracting function and the converging function with respect to the illumination light L, but the specific configuration of the incident surface 61a is as follows. It is not limited to this, and can be changed as appropriate according to the specifications required for the endoscope illumination device 4.
- the incident surface 61a may be formed of a spherical surface so as to have only a converging function, or may be configured of a flat surface inclined with respect to the axis O so as to have only a refractive action.
- the first optical member 61 has the reflecting surface 61b that reflects the illumination light L incident in the axis O direction from the incident surface 61a radially outward.
- it may have a refracting surface 61d that refracts the illumination light L incident in the direction of the axis O from the incident surface 61a radially outward.
- the inner peripheral surface of the second optical member 62 is the diffusing surface 62a.
- the outer peripheral surface of the first optical member 61 may be a diffusion surface
- the inner peripheral surface of the second optical member may be a transmission surface.
- the illumination light L is incident on the illumination optical system 6 from the light guide 5 in the direction of the axis O.
- the illumination light L is incident on the axis O in an oblique direction. May be.
- the first optical member 61 may be omitted, and the illuminating light L may be directly incident on the diffusing surface 62a from the exit end surface 5a with the diffusing surface 62a as the incident surface.
- the illumination optical system 6 is composed of a single unit continuous in the circumferential direction. Instead, the illumination optical system 6 is centered on the axis O. It may be divided into a plurality of units arranged in the circumferential direction.
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Description
本発明は、上述した事情に鑑みてなされたものであって、明るさムラおよび色ムラの無い均一な照明光によって被写体を照明することができる内視鏡用照明装置および内視鏡を提供することを目的とする。
本発明の第1の態様は、所定の軸を中心とする周方向に沿って配置され、前記所定の軸方向の一端側に設けられた入射面と、前記所定の軸に対して最も半径方向外側に位置し前記入射面から入射された照明光を放射状に射出する射出面とを有する照明光学系と、前記入射面よりも前記一端側に配置され、該入射面に向かって略前記所定の軸方向に前記照明光を射出する発光部とを備え、前記照明光学系が、前記入射面と前記射出面との間の前記照明光の光路の途中位置に配置され、前記照明光を透過および拡散させる拡散面を有する内視鏡用照明装置である。
この場合に、照明光学系内において、照明光は、入射面から射出面までの間の光路の途中位置に配置された拡散面を少なくとも1回は透過することによって、確実に拡散される。これにより、明るさムラおよび色ムラの無い均一な照明光によって被写体を照明することができる。
このようにすることで、射出面から射出された照明光によって側方と同時に、所定の軸の一端側(前方側)も照明することができる。この場合、所定の軸に対する射出面の傾斜角度を、10°以上40°以下とすることによって、照明光を側方と前方とに良好なバランスで分配することができる。
このようにすることで、所定の軸を中心とする照明光の対称性が良好となり、照明光の明るさをさらに均一にすることができる。
このようにすることで、発光部から入射面への照明光の入射角度の設計の自由度を向上することができる。また、光路の一部をオーバーラップさせることができるので、照明光学系の小型化にも有利である。
このようにすることで、照明光の拡散面への入射角度を小さく(90°に近く)し、拡散面における照明光の光量の損失を低減することができる。また、反射面および射出面への照明光の入射角度を屈折面による照明光の偏向角度に応じて容易に制御することができる。屈折面がフレネルレンズ面からなる場合には、屈折面として球面を使用する場合に比べて、屈折面を所定の軸方向に薄型化することができる。
このようにすることで、照明光学系を通過する照明光の光束径を小さくし、照明光学系を小型化することができる。収斂面がフレネルレンズ面からなる場合には、収斂面として球面を使用する場合に比べて、収斂面を所定の軸方向に薄型化することができる。
このようにすることで、拡散面における照明光の光束径を縮小し、拡散面を所定の軸方向に縮小することができる。
このようにすることで、反射面で反射された照明光の拡散面への入射角度が小さく(90°に近く)なり、拡散面における照明光の光量の損失を低減することができる。また、所定の軸に対する照明光の射出面からの射出角度を適切な範囲にすることができる。
このようにすることで、反射面で反射された照明光の拡散面への入射角度が小さく(90°に近く)なり、拡散面における照明光の光量の損失を低減することができる。
このようにすることで、所定の軸に沿う方向に照明光学系に入射された照明光によって側方および前方を照明することができ、所定の軸に対する径方向に縮小することができる。
本実施形態に係る内視鏡1は、図1に示されるように、体内に挿入可能な細長い挿入部2と、該挿入部2の先端部に設けられた撮像光学系3および内視鏡用照明装置4とを備えている。
透過面61cは、基端側から先端側へ向かって軸Oとの距離が漸次小さくなる向きで軸Oに対して傾斜し、反射面61bによって反射された照明光Lを透過させる。
拡散面62aは、透過面61cと略同一の角度で傾斜しており、透過面61cと略平行に対向して配置されている。
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光源装置からライトガイド5を介して第1の光学部材61の入射面61aに軸O方向に入射された照明光Lは、入射面61aによって収斂光束に変換されるのと同時に半径方向内方へ偏向されて反射面61bに入射する。反射面61bにおいて半径方向外方へ反射された照明光Lは、透過面61cを略直角に透過し、続いて拡散面62aにおいて拡散される。拡散されることによって光束径が拡大された照明光Lは、挿入部2の外周面に配置された射出面62bから挿入部2の側方および前方へ向かって放射状に射出される。これにより、内視鏡1の側方視野および前方視野を照明することができる。
射出面62bが多角錐台面である場合には、射出面62bの平面の数と同数のライトガイド5を備え、各平面に対応して1つずつライトガイド5を配置することが好ましい。このようにすることで、照明光Lの明るさを軸O回りの周方向に均一にすることができる。
例えば、入射面61aは、図7に示されるように、屈折作用および収斂作用を有さないように、軸Oに対して直交する平坦面から構成されていてもよい。図7において、α=15°、β=35°、γ=50°である。あるいは、入射面61aは、収斂作用のみを有するように球面から構成されていてもよく、屈折作用のみを有するように軸Oに対して傾斜した平坦面から構成されていてもよい。
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- 所定の軸を中心とする周方向に沿って配置され、前記所定の軸方向の一端側に設けられた入射面と、前記所定の軸に対して最も半径方向外側に位置し前記入射面から入射された照明光を放射状に射出する射出面とを有する照明光学系と、
前記入射面よりも前記一端側に配置され、該入射面に向かって略前記所定の軸方向に前記照明光を射出する発光部とを備え、
前記照明光学系が、前記入射面と前記射出面との間の前記照明光の光路の途中位置に配置され、前記照明光を透過および拡散させる拡散面を有する内視鏡用照明装置。 - 前記照明光学系の前記射出面が、前記一端側から他端側へ向かって前記所定の軸との距離が漸次小さくなる向きで傾斜している請求項1に記載の内視鏡用照明装置。
- 前記所定の軸に対する前記射出面の傾斜角度が、10°以上40°以下である請求項2に記載の内視鏡用照明装置。
- 前記射出面が、前記所定の軸を中心とする直円錐台形状を有する請求項1から請求項3のいずれかに記載の内視鏡用照明装置。
- 前記拡散面が、前記射出面に対して半径方向に対向して配置され、
前記照明光学系が、前記入射面から入射した前記照明光の光路上に配置され、前記照明光を前記拡散面に向かって半径方向外方へ反射する反射面を有する請求項1から請求項4のいずれかに記載の内視鏡用照明装置。 - 前記入射面が、前記発光部から入射された前記照明光を前記反射面に向かって前記半径方向内方へ偏向する屈折面である請求項5に記載の内視鏡用照明装置。
- 前記屈折面が、フレネルレンズ面からなる請求項6に記載の内視鏡用照明装置。
- 前記入射面が、前記所定の軸を含む平面上において、前記発光部から前記所定の軸に沿って平行に射出された前記照明光を収斂光束に変換する収斂面である請求項1から請求項7のいずれかに記載の内視鏡用照明装置。
- 前記収斂面が、フレネルレンズ面からなる請求項8に記載の内視鏡用照明装置。
- 前記収斂面は、前記所定の軸を含む平面上において、前記拡散面における前記照明光の光束径が前記収斂面における前記照明光の光束径よりも小さくなるような収斂角度を有する収斂光束に前記照明光を変換する請求項8または請求項9に記載の内視鏡用照明装置。
- 前記収斂面は、前記所定の軸を含む平面上において、前記拡散面における前記照明光の光束径が前記射出面における前記照明光の光束径よりも小さくなるような収斂角度を有する収斂光束に前記照明光を変換する請求項8から請求項10のいずれかに記載の内視鏡用照明装置。
- 前記反射面が、前記一端側から他端側へ向かって前記所定の軸との距離が漸次大きくなる向きで傾斜し、
前記所定の軸に対する前記反射面の傾斜角度が、20°以上50°以下である請求項5から請求項7のいずれかに記載の内視鏡用照明装置。 - 前記拡散面と前記反射面とが成す角度が、40°以上60°以下である請求項12に記載の内視鏡用照明装置。
- 前記照明光学系が、
前記所定の軸を含む断面において、前記一端側に位置する前記入射面と、前記半径方向内側に位置する前記反射面と、前記半径方向外側に位置し前記照明光を透過させる透過面とからなる略楔形状を有する第1の光学部材と、
該第1の光学部材の半径方向外側に配置され、前記所定の軸を含む断面において、前記透過面と対向配置される前記拡散面と、該拡散面に略平行な前記射出面とを有する第2の光学部材とを備える請求項5から請求項7のいずれかに記載の内視鏡用照明装置。 - 前記照明光学系が、
前記所定の軸を含む断面において、前記一端側に位置する前記入射面と、前記半径方向内側に位置する前記反射面と、前記半径方向外側に位置する前記拡散面とからなる略楔形状を有する第1の光学部材と、
該第1の光学部材の半径方向外側に配置され、前記所定の軸を含む断面において、前記拡散面と対向配置され前記照明光を透過させる透過面と、該透過面に略平行な前記射出面とを有する第2の光学部材とを備える請求項5から請求項7のいずれかに記載の内視鏡用照明装置。 - 撮像光学系と、
前記所定の軸が前記撮像光学系の光軸と略一致するように該撮像光学系の周囲に配置された請求項1から請求項15のいずれかに記載の内視鏡用照明装置とを備える内視鏡。
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