WO2017175472A1 - Mécanisme de raccordement et système endoscope - Google Patents

Mécanisme de raccordement et système endoscope Download PDF

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WO2017175472A1
WO2017175472A1 PCT/JP2017/004373 JP2017004373W WO2017175472A1 WO 2017175472 A1 WO2017175472 A1 WO 2017175472A1 JP 2017004373 W JP2017004373 W JP 2017004373W WO 2017175472 A1 WO2017175472 A1 WO 2017175472A1
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理沙 岩本
文博 太田
宏之 太田
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/04—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/06—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
    • G02B23/26—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes using light guides
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/64—Means for preventing incorrect coupling

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  • the present invention relates to a connector mechanism unit for connecting a plurality of connectors to an apparatus, and more particularly to an endoscope system provided with this connector mechanism.
  • endoscopes that can observe organs in a body cavity and the like by inserting an elongated insertion portion into the body cavity are widely used.
  • an electronic endoscope or the like When displaying an observation image of a body cavity organ or the like on a monitor, an electronic endoscope or the like in which a solid-state imaging device such as a charge coupled device (CCD) is disposed at the imaging unit at the distal end or rear end of the endoscope insertion unit. It is used.
  • a solid-state imaging device such as a charge coupled device (CCD)
  • the signal output from the image sensor provided in the electronic endoscope is converted into a video signal by an image processing device separate from the electronic endoscope, the external camera, etc., and output to the monitor.
  • the electronic endoscope configured separately and the image processing apparatus are connected via an endoscope connector.
  • connection configuration between the connector portion of the electronic endoscope and the image processing apparatus is described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-158425.
  • an optical connection plug that is an optical transmission plug, or the like
  • a technique is described in which each plug corresponding to each of the electrical connection jack and the optical connection jack of the image processing apparatus can be smoothly inserted.
  • one plug equipped with a light breakable transmission member such as an optical transmission fiber is an image. If the other plug is not connected to the housing in a state where it is connected to the housing of the processing apparatus, the transmission member may be disconnected due to the weight.
  • Such a configuration that defines the order of connection of a plurality of plugs to the image processing apparatus is not conventional, and a connector mechanism portion that prevents disconnection of a transmission member that is easily broken has been desired.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to provide a connector that defines the order in which a plurality of plugs are connected to the apparatus and prevents breakage of a transmission member that is easily broken. It is to provide a mechanism and an endoscope system.
  • a connector mechanism includes: a first receptacle to which a first plug is connected; a second receptacle to which a second plug is connected; and a connection path where the first plug is connected to the first receptacle.
  • a blocking portion disposed to prevent the first plug from being connected to the first receptacle, and the second plug being moved or rotated in a state where the second plug is connected to the second receptacle.
  • a retracting mechanism for retracting the blocking portion from the connection path of the first plug.
  • an endoscope system includes a first receptacle to which a first plug is connected, a second receptacle to which a second plug is connected, and the first plug is connected to the first receptacle.
  • a blocking portion disposed on the connection path and blocking the connection of the first plug to the first receptacle, and movement of the second plug in a state where the second plug is connected to the second receptacle.
  • a video processor provided with a connector mechanism including a retracting mechanism for retracting the blocking portion from the connection path of the first plug, and the first plug and the second plug
  • An endoscope having a provided scope connector.
  • the block diagram which shows the whole structure of the optical scanning type endoscope system of 1 aspect of this invention Same perspective view showing scope connector
  • Front view showing connector connection part The perspective view which shows the scope connector connected to a connector connection part similarly
  • the perspective view which shows the connector connection part of the state in which the 1st plug was connected to the 1st receptacle similarly
  • the perspective view which shows the scope connector of a 1st modification same as the above
  • the perspective view which shows the scope connector of a 3rd modification same as the above The perspective view which shows the connector connection part of a 3rd modification same as the above
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the optical scanning endoscope system of one aspect of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a scope connector
  • FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view mainly showing a connector connecting portion of the optical scanning video processor
  • FIG. 5 is a front view showing the connector connecting portion
  • FIG. 6 is a scope connector connected to the connector connecting portion
  • FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the connector connecting portion with the second plug connected to the second receptacle
  • FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the connector connecting portion with the second plug rotated
  • FIG. 9 is a front view showing the connector connecting portion with the second plug rotated
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the connector connecting portion with the first plug connected to the first receptacle.
  • an optical scanning endoscope apparatus 1 that is an endoscope system includes an optical scanning scope 2 that is an endoscope, and light as an optical scanning endoscope housing that is an image processing apparatus.
  • a scanning video processor 3 and a display unit 4 that is a monitor for displaying a two-dimensional image are included.
  • the optical scanning scope 2 includes an actuator 11 serving as a scanning unit at the distal end of the insertion unit, an illumination optical fiber 12 driven by the actuator 11, and a light receiving optical fiber 13 that transmits reflected light from the subject 100.
  • the drive signal wire 14 for transmitting a drive signal for driving the actuator 11, a first plug 15, and a second plug 16 are mainly included.
  • the actuator 11 has a piezoelectric element (not shown) that vibrates the tip of the illumination optical fiber 12 in two directions orthogonal to the axis of the illumination optical fiber 12.
  • a signal is applied to the piezoelectric element via the drive signal wire 14 and the tip of the illumination optical fiber 12 is vibrated according to the voltage value of the drive signal.
  • the actuator 11 vibrates the tip of the illumination optical fiber 12 so as to draw a spiral trajectory, for example, by applying a drive signal that vibrates in two directions to the piezoelectric element.
  • the laser light as the illumination light emitted from the tip of the illumination optical fiber 12 scans the surface of the subject 100 so as to draw a spiral trajectory.
  • the laser beam from the illumination optical fiber 12 is irradiated to the subject 100 via a lens (not shown) provided at the distal end portion of the insertion portion of the optical scanning scope 2.
  • the reflected light of the laser beam irradiated on the subject 100 enters the light receiving optical fiber 13 as signal light.
  • the illumination optical fiber 12 is detachably connected to the optical scanning video processor 3 through the first plug 15.
  • the illumination optical fiber 12 is composed of a single optical fiber.
  • the light receiving optical fiber 13 is detachably connected to the optical scanning video processor 3 through the second plug 16.
  • the light receiving optical fiber 13 is composed of a plurality of optical fiber bundles.
  • the optical scanning video processor 3 includes a connector connection unit 21 as a connector mechanism unit, a light source unit 22, a signal light detection unit 23, a drive signal generation unit 24, and a control unit 25. Yes.
  • the first plug 15 and the second plug 16 of the optical scanning scope 2 are detachably connected to the connector connecting portion 21.
  • the light source unit 22 is a red light source that respectively generates red, green, and blue laser light as illumination light incident on the proximal end of the illumination optical fiber via the first plug 15 connected to the connector connection unit 21. It has a green light source and a blue light source.
  • the illumination optical fiber 12 guides the laser light incident on the proximal end to the distal end, and irradiates the subject 100 with the laser light guided from the distal end through a lens (not shown).
  • the light source unit 22 adjusts the laser light generated in advance to an appropriate light amount in order to set the laser light applied to the subject 100 to an appropriate light amount (or intensity).
  • the signal light detection unit 23 detects the return light from the subject 100 transmitted by the light receiving optical fiber 13 as signal light through the second plug 16 connected to the connector connection unit 21.
  • the signal light incident on the distal end of the insertion portion of the optical scanning scope 2 is guided to the proximal end by the light receiving optical fiber 13 and connected to the connector connection unit 21.
  • the light enters through the two plugs 16.
  • the signal light detection unit 23 includes a photodetector having a photoelectric conversion function such as a photodiode (abbreviated as PD) that receives incident signal light.
  • a photodetector having a photoelectric conversion function such as a photodiode (abbreviated as PD) that receives incident signal light.
  • PD photodiode
  • the photodetector such as a PD converts the incident signal light into an electric signal having a level corresponding to the intensity of the signal light and outputs it to the control unit 25.
  • the drive signal generation unit 24 generates a drive signal that drives the actuator 11 that scans the illumination optical fiber 12.
  • the controller 25 controls the drive signal generator 24 in advance so as to generate a drive signal scanned by the laser light along the spiral trajectory.
  • control unit 25 controls the light source unit 22 to emit light from the red light source, the green light source, and the blue light source in synchronization with the scanning of the illumination optical fiber 12 by the actuator 11.
  • the red light source, the green light source, and the blue light source of the light source unit 22 emit light in a pulse manner at a predetermined timing along a spiral trajectory.
  • the control unit 25 stores in advance information on each position on the spiral locus at each timing at which the laser light is sequentially pulsed, for example, in a first memory 26 provided therein, and the signal light detection unit 23. Are sequentially stored in the second memory 27 in association with information on each position.
  • each electrical signal at each position becomes a pixel signal representing the intensity of each reflected light at the subject 100 at each position irradiated with the laser beam.
  • the control unit 25 converts the electrical signal at each position into a raster image signal and outputs it to the display unit 4 configured by a monitor or the like.
  • the display unit 4 performs color display as an endoscopic image based on the image signal generated based on the detection signal of the reflected light reflected by the subject 100 in the laser light generated by the light source unit 22.
  • the illumination optical fiber 12 is mounted, and the first plug 15 connected to the connector connecting portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3, the light receiving optical fiber 13, and the drive signal wire 14 are mounted.
  • the second plug 16 connected to the connector connection portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3 constitutes the scope connector 10.
  • a first branch cable 15 a is inserted to protect the optical fiber 12 for illumination through the inside, and from the second plug 16, the light receiving optical fiber 13 and the drive signal wire 14 are inserted into the inside.
  • the second branch cable 16a to be protected is extended.
  • the first branch cable 15a and the second branch cable 16a are branched from a single composite cable 17 by a branch member 18.
  • first plug 15 and the second plug 16 are connected to each other from the composite cable 17 by connecting the first branch cable 15a or the second branch cable 16a extending from the first plug 15 and the second branch cable 16 via the branch member 18, respectively. Branched.
  • first plug 15 and the second plug 16 have a substantially outer column shape.
  • first plug 15 is lighter than the second plug 16.
  • the second plug 16 is provided with a protruding portion 31 that constitutes one of the retracting mechanisms that protrude from a part of the outer periphery.
  • positioned in the 1st plug 15 and the 1st branch cable 15a is an optical fiber, it is a low rigidity (low intensity
  • the connector connecting portion 21 which is a connector mechanism portion of the optical scanning video processor 3 to which the first plug 15 and the second plug 16 of the optical scanning scope 2 are connected will be described below.
  • the front panel 5 of the optical scanning video processor 3 is formed with a connector opening 6 for connecting the first plug 15 and the second plug 16 of the optical scanning scope 2 as shown in FIGS.
  • a disc member 32 constituting one of the retraction mechanisms as a switching portion which is a movable member is rotatably disposed on the back side of the front panel 5 in the vicinity of the connector opening 6.
  • the disk member 32 is disposed in the connector connecting portion 21 and is formed on the outer diameter side, and a first opening 33 which is a hole serving as a first insertion passage through which the first plug 15 can be inserted, and a closing portion.
  • a hole center is formed in the center O of the board surface 32a (see FIG. 5), and the second opening 34 is a hole serving as a second insertion passage through which the second plug 16 can be inserted.
  • the second opening 34 has a key groove 35 formed in a rectangular convex shape in a part of the outer periphery.
  • the disk member 32 is rotatably held around the center O of the disk surface 32a by rotation holding members 36 and 37 constituting one of retraction mechanisms engaged with the upper and lower portions.
  • first receptacle 41 to which the first plug 15 is inserted and connected to the connector connecting portion 21 on the inner side of the disk member 32 and the second plug 16 are rotatably inserted and connected.
  • a second receptacle 42 is provided.
  • the disk member 32 is provided inside the optical scanning video processor 3 and is installed by the rotation holding members 36 and 37, so that the user cannot directly rotate the disk member 32. .
  • the disk member 32 is in a retracted position where the first opening 33 is hidden by the front panel 5 that is not exposed in the connector opening 6, and the disk surface 32 a that is a closed portion is on the connection path of the first plug 15. It is in a position.
  • the user fits the protrusion 31 into the key groove 35, inserts the second plug 16 into the second opening 34, and connects to the second receptacle 42.
  • the second plug 16 is rotated around the axis.
  • the user connects the second plug 16 from the position where the first opening 33 of the disk member 32 is retracted to the position on the connection path of the first plug 15 that coincides with the first receptacle 41.
  • the first plug 15 can be inserted into the first opening 33 and connected to the first receptacle 42 as shown in FIG.
  • the board surface 32a which is the closing portion, moves from the connector opening 6 provided on the front panel 5 of the optical scanning video processor 3 so that the first opening 33 is exposed, and the first plug 15 is connected to the first receptacle. 41 can be connected.
  • the first plug 15 and the second plug 16 of the scope connector 10 are connected to the connection surface of the first receptacle 42 when the disk surface 32a of the disk member 32 is not connected to the connector connection portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3.
  • the first plug 15 cannot be connected to the first receptacle 41.
  • the connector connecting portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3 can be connected only to the second plug 16 when the scope connector 10 is not connected, and the connection order of the plugs connecting the first plug 15 and the second plug 16 is the same. Physically defined.
  • a stopper for defining the rotational position of the disk member 32 may be separately provided at a position where the first opening 33 coincides with the first receptacle 41.
  • the optical scanning endoscope apparatus 1 corresponds to each of the first receptacle 41 and the second receptacle 42 of the connector connecting portion 21 which is the connector mechanism portion of the optical scanning video processor 3. If the first plug 15 or the second plug 16 of the scope connector 10 of the optical scanning scope 2 is connected, and the second plug 16 is not connected to the second receptacle 42 first, an optical transmission fiber Since the first plug 15 mounted with the illumination optical fiber 12 that is a light member that is light and easy to break and has a low rigidity (low strength) cannot be connected, the illumination optical fiber 12 is disconnected by the weight of the second plug 16. Can be prevented.
  • the optical scanning endoscope apparatus 1 defines the order in which a plurality of plugs of the optical scanning scope 2 are connected to the optical scanning video processor 3, and is a low-rigidity (low-strength) transmission member that easily breaks. It becomes the structure which can prevent a disconnection.
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a scope connector of the first modification
  • FIG. 12 is a front view showing a connector connecting portion of the first modification
  • FIG. 13 is a rotation of the second plug of the first modification. It is a front view which shows the connector connection part of a state.
  • the scope connector 10 is not limited to the two of the first plug 15 and the second plug 16, but a plurality of, for example, the first plug 15 and the second plug 16 as shown in FIG. It is good also as a structure with three plugs.
  • the third plug 19 is extended by a third branch cable 19a that is branched from the single composite cable 17 by the branch member 18.
  • the third plug 19 and the third branch cable 19a are also provided with a low-rigidity (low-strength) transmission member that is easy to break, such as an optical fiber or a thin wiring.
  • the connector connection 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3 has a third receptacle 43 symmetrical with respect to the first receptacle 41 at the center point indicated by the center O in the drawing of the second receptacle 42. It is provided in the position.
  • the third opening 38 is formed in the disk member 32 at a position symmetrical to the center point indicated by the center O in FIG. 12 of the second opening 34 with respect to the first opening 33.
  • the first opening 33 and the third opening of the disk member 32 are not exposed in the connector opening 6 provided in the front panel 5 of the optical scanning video processor 3. 5, only the second opening 34 of the disk member 32 is exposed.
  • the user aligns the protrusion 31 of the second plug 16 with the key groove 35 of the second opening 34, inserts the second plug 16 into the second opening 34, and connects to the second receptacle 42.
  • the second plug 16 is rotated clockwise about the axis, and the disk member 32 is interlocked and rotated clockwise.
  • the second plug 16 is rotated from the position where the first opening 33 and the third opening 38 of the disk member 32 are retracted to a position coinciding with the first receptacle 41 and the third receptacle 43.
  • the first plug 15 and the third plug 19 can be inserted into the first opening 33 and the third opening 38 and connected to the first receptacle 42 and the third receptacle 43.
  • the first plug 15, the second plug 16, and the third plug 19 of the scope connector 10 serve as a closed surface of the disk member 32 when not connected to the connector connection portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3.
  • 32 a becomes a blocking portion that blocks the entrance on the connection path of the first receptacle 42 and the third receptacle 43, and the first plug 15 and the third plug 19 cannot be connected to the first receptacle 41 and the third receptacle 43. ing.
  • the connector connecting portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3 can be connected only to the second plug 16 when the scope connector 10 is not connected, and after the second plug 16 is connected,
  • the connection order of the plugs that can connect the first plug 15 and the third plug 19 can be physically defined, and the same effects as described above can be obtained.
  • FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a scope connector of a second modification
  • FIG. 15 is a sectional view mainly showing a connector connecting portion of an optical scanning video processor of the second modification
  • FIG. 16 is a second modification
  • FIG. 17 is a front view showing the connector connection portion in a state where the second plug is connected to the second receptacle of the second modification
  • FIG. 18 is a second view of the second modification. It is a front view which shows the connector connection part of the state in which the plug was rotated.
  • the second plug 16 of the scope connector 10 constitutes one of flat tooth-like retraction mechanisms formed so as to protrude from the outer peripheral portion instead of the protruding portion 31.
  • a plug-side gear 51 is provided.
  • the connector connecting portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3 is a switching member that is a substantially disk-shaped movable member partially formed with a notch 53 as an opening.
  • a connector-side gear 52 that constitutes one of the retraction mechanisms as a part is disposed in a state of being pivotally supported by a rotation shaft 54.
  • the connector opening 6 provided in the front panel 5 of the optical scanning video processor 3 has a second opening. Only the opening 34 is exposed.
  • the entrance of the first receptacle 41 is hidden by the gear surface 55 of the connector-side gear 52, and the cutout 53 is in a retracted position.
  • the user rotates the second plug 16 around the clockwise axis here and connects it to the second receptacle 42.
  • the connector side gear 52 that meshes with the plug side gear 51 rotates counterclockwise in conjunction with the rotation of the second plug 16.
  • the user rotates the second plug 16 from the position where the notch 53 of the connector side gear 52 is retracted to the position where the first receptacle 41 is exposed, whereby the first plug 15 is moved to the first position.
  • the first receptacle 41 can be connected by being inserted into the opening 33.
  • the first opening 33 is exposed in the connector opening 6 provided in the front panel 5 of the optical scanning video processor 3, and the first plug 15 is connected to the first receptacle 41. You can connect.
  • the first plug 15 and the second plug 16 of the scope connector 10 are connected to the closing portion of the connector-side gear 52 when not connected to the connector connection portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3.
  • the gear surface 55 becomes a blocking portion that blocks the entrance of the first receptacle 42, so that the first plug 15 cannot be connected to the first receptacle 41.
  • the connector connecting portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3 can be connected only to the second plug 16 when the scope connector 10 is not connected, and after the second plug 16 is connected, It is possible to physically define the connection order of plugs that allow one plug 15 to be connected, and the same effects as described above can be obtained.
  • the scope connector 10 is not limited to the two of the first plug 15 and the second plug 16, and a plurality of, for example, the first plug 15 and the first plug 15 are used.
  • the third plug 19 may have three plugs.
  • FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a scope connector of a third modified example
  • FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a connector connecting part of the third modified example
  • FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the connector connection part of a state.
  • connection order when the first plug 15 and the second plug 16 are connected to the connector connection portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3 is physically defined.
  • the order of removing the first plug 15 and the second plug 16 from the connector connecting portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3 is also physically defined.
  • a configuration is provided in which a lock mechanism portion is provided to lock the second plug 16 so that it cannot be removed from the connector connection portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3 before the first plug 15. It has become.
  • the second plug 16 is added to the above-described protrusion 31 (hereinafter referred to as the first protrusion 31) so as to be arranged in the insertion axis direction which is the longitudinal axis direction on the outer peripheral portion.
  • the first protrusion 31 the protrusion 31
  • a second protrusion 39 that forms a convex locking mechanism is provided.
  • the first protrusion 31 is disposed on the distal end side of the second plug 16, and similarly to the above, the protrusion 31 is fitted into the key groove 35 of the second opening 34 formed in the disk member 32, The disc member 32 is rotated in conjunction with the rotation of the two plugs 16.
  • the second protrusion 39 is disposed on the proximal end side of the second plug 16 and, as shown in FIG. 20, engages with a lock groove 44 constituting a lock mechanism provided in the second receptacle 42, This is to prevent the second plug 16 from being removed from the second receptacle 42.
  • the lock groove 44 is a substantially L-shaped key groove formed along the outer peripheral portion of the second receptacle 42 in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction.
  • the second plug 16 is rotated to a position where the first opening 33 of the disk member 32 coincides with the first receptacle 41, and the first plug 15 is moved to the first plug 15.
  • the second protrusion 39 of the second plug 16 moves and is locked in a portion where the lock groove 44 of the second receptacle 42 is orthogonal to the insertion direction. The second plug 16 cannot be removed from the receptacle 42.
  • the first plug 15 can be attached to and detached from the first receptacle 41 when the first opening 33 is exposed in the connector opening 6 provided in the front panel 5 of the optical scanning video processor 3.
  • the second plug 16 cannot be pulled out from the second receptacle 42.
  • the connector connecting portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3 has a configuration in which the second plug 16 cannot be removed unless the first plug 15 is removed first.
  • the connection order of the plugs to be removed is physically defined.
  • the optical scanning endoscope apparatus 1 has the second plug 16 removed from the first receptacle 41 without first removing the first plug 15 from the first receptacle 41. Therefore, the illumination optical fiber 12, which is a transmission member having a low rigidity (low strength) that is easily broken lightly, such as an optical transmission fiber mounted on the first plug 15, is disconnected due to the weight of the second plug 16. This can be prevented.
  • the optical scanning endoscope apparatus 1 defines the order in which a plurality of plugs of the optical scanning scope 2 are connected to and removed from the optical scanning video processor 3, and has low rigidity (low strength) that is easy to break. It becomes the structure which can prevent the disconnection of a transmission member.
  • the configuration provided with the second protrusion 39 and the lock groove 44 constituting the lock mechanism portion of the present modification can be applied in addition to the configurations of the first and second modifications. It is.
  • FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing the connector connecting portion in a state where the second plug is connected to the second receptacle of the fourth modified example
  • FIG. 23 is a state where the second plug of the fourth modified example is slid. It is a perspective view which shows a connector connection part.
  • the disk member 32 is rotated so that the second plug 16 is rotated from the position where the first opening 33 of the disk member 32 is retracted to the position where the first receptacle 41 coincides.
  • the configuration has been described in which the first plug 15 can be attached to and detached from the first receptacle 42 by moving.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, as shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, the first plug 15 is a movable member. It is good also as a structure which slides the plate-shaped member 45 which comprises one of the evacuation mechanisms as a switching part.
  • the plate-like member 45 is provided with a second opening 34 in which the first opening 33 and the key groove 35 are formed in the same manner as described above.
  • the plate member 45 is provided so as to be slidable in the left-right direction by a rail (not shown) or the like.
  • the second receptacle 42 here has a long hole shape in the left-right direction so that the inserted second plug 16 can slide, and the substantially L-shaped lock groove 44 described in the third modification is the upper part. Is provided.
  • the second opening 34 of the plate-like member 45 is provided in the connector opening 6 (not shown here) provided in the front panel 5 of the optical scanning video processor 3. Only is exposed.
  • the first opening 33 of the plate-like member 45 is in a retracted position hidden by the front panel 5 that is not exposed in the connector opening 6.
  • the user fits the protrusion 31 in the key groove 35, inserts the second plug 16 into the second opening 34, and connects to the second receptacle 42.
  • the second plug 16 is inserted in the right direction. Slide and move the plate member 45 to the right.
  • the user slides the second plug 16 from the position where the first opening 33 of the plate-like member 45 is retracted to the position where it coincides with the first receptacle 41, and as shown in FIG. 15 can be inserted into the first opening 33 and connected to the first receptacle 42.
  • the first plug 15 and the second plug 16 of the scope connector 10 are closed when the plate-like member 45 is closed when not connected to the connector connection portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3.
  • the plate surface 45 a serving as a portion serves as a blocking portion that blocks the entrance on the connection path of the first receptacle 42, so that the first plug 15 cannot be connected to the first receptacle 41.
  • the connector connecting portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3 can be connected only to the second plug 16 when the scope connector 10 is not connected, and the connection order of the plugs connecting the first plug 15 and the second plug 16 is the same. Physically defined.
  • the second plug 16 is slid to a position where the first opening 33 of the plate-like member 45 coincides with the first receptacle 41, and the first plug 15 is moved relative to the first receptacle 42.
  • the second protrusion 39 of the second plug 16 moves and is locked at a portion where the lock groove 44 of the second receptacle 42 is orthogonal to the insertion direction. 2
  • the plug 16 cannot be removed.
  • the connector connecting portion 21 of the optical scanning video processor 3 has a configuration in which the second plug 16 cannot be removed unless the first plug 15 is removed first.
  • the connection order of the plugs to be removed is physically defined.
  • the optical scanning endoscope apparatus 1 is easy to break by defining the order in which the plurality of plugs of the optical scanning scope 2 are connected to and removed from the optical scanning video processor 3. It becomes the structure which can prevent the disconnection of the transmission member of low rigidity (low intensity
  • the optical scanning endoscope apparatus 1 can physically determine the connection and removal order of a plurality of connectors, so that the user cares about the connection order. There is an advantage that a psychological burden can be reduced, damage to the optical scanning scope 2 can be prevented, and occurrence of repair costs can be suppressed.

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Abstract

La présente invention décrit un mécanisme de raccordement (21) comprenant une première prise (41) à laquelle une première fiche (15) est raccordée, une seconde prise (42) à laquelle une seconde fiche (16) est raccordée, une pièce de blocage (32a), qui est située sur un trajet de raccordement par lequel la première fiche (15) est raccordée à la première prise (41), et qui bloque le raccordement à la première prise (41), et des mécanismes de rétraction (31, 32, 36, 37) destinés à rétracter la pièce de blocage (32a) du trajet de raccordement de la première fiche (15) en tandem avec le mouvement ou la rotation de la seconde fiche (16) lorsque la seconde fiche (16) se trouve dans un état de raccordement avec la seconde prise (42).
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