公开(公告)号：US20200154982A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-21

申请号：US16774155

申请日：2020-01-28

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi NIWA ,  Yoshimine KOBAYASHI

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/012 ,  A61B1/06

Abstract: An endoscope system includes: a first endoscope including a first endoscope connector; a second endoscope including a second endoscope connector; an external apparatus including an apparatus-side receptacle to which the first endoscope connector and the second endoscope connector are connectable; and a converter including a plug connectable to the apparatus-side receptacle, a first receptacle to which the first endoscope connector is connectable, and a second receptacle to which the second endoscope connector is connectable.

公开(公告)号：US20170215702A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15485463

申请日：2017-04-12

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi NIWA ,  Minoru SATO ,  Koji OMORI

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/005 ,  A61B1/06

CPC classification number: A61B1/00124 ,  A61B1/00018 ,  A61B1/0051 ,  A61B1/05 ,  A61B1/06 ,  G02B23/26

Abstract: An endoscope connector includes: a fitting portion that has a cylindrical shape, and electrically connects an endoscope for observation of a subject to an external apparatus, the external apparatus processing information of the observed subject; a planar part provided on at least a portion of the cylindrical shape of the fitting portion; and an electroconductive part that is provided to be electrically conductive on the planar part and performs communication with the external apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20180000323A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15709509

申请日：2017-09-20

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi NIWA ,  Minoru Sato

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B90/00

CPC classification number: A61B1/00126 ,  A61B1/00124 ,  A61B1/063 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B2090/0808 ,  G02B23/24

Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes: an endoscope connector; a first optical connector extended from a plug section; first insertion openings of a receptacle section into which the first optical connector is inserted; second insertion openings of the receptacle section into which a second optical connector is inserted; a wrong insertion preventing member that is partially located in the second insertion openings, and is moved, in conjunction with insertion of the first optical connector into the first insertion openings, to a retracted position at which the second optical connector is insertable into the second insertion openings; and a contact member that comes into contact with the wrong insertion preventing member when the first optical connector is inserted into the second insertion openings.

公开(公告)号：US20200322598A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16907417

申请日：2020-06-22

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi NIWA

IPC: H04N17/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/06

Abstract: An endoscope inspection system includes an endoscope inspection apparatus and a package that packages an endoscope. The endoscope inspection apparatus includes a communication connector and a processor. The processor drives an image pickup device circuit of the endoscope to receive a response signal, determines based on the response signal whether a status of an image pickup device circuit is good or poor, and notifies a result of determination. The package includes a first fixing shape portion that fixes the packaged endoscope connector and a first fitting shape portion fitted with the communication connector such that an endoscope-side communication terminal of the fixed endoscope connector is electrically connected to an inspection apparatus-side communication terminal of the communication connector.

公开(公告)号：US20170340190A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-30

申请号：US15678224

申请日：2017-08-16

Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiroshi NIWA ,  Minoru SATO ,  Koji OMORI

IPC: A61B1/00

CPC classification number: H01R13/6591 ,  A61B1/00124 ,  A61B1/00126 ,  A61B1/00128 ,  A61B1/0669 ,  G02B23/2476 ,  H01R13/652 ,  H01R13/7033 ,  H01R13/7036 ,  H01R13/7039 ,  H01R13/707 ,  H01R24/58 ,  H01R2201/12

Abstract: The present invention provides a receptacle connector including: a grounding portion configured to ground a connection object; and a ground connection terminal that is configured to be switchably held in a first state in which the ground connection terminal is electrically separated from the grounding portion, or in a second state in which the ground connection terminal is electrically brought into conduction with the grounding portion. The ground connection terminal is switched between the first state and the second state in operative association with interlining of the plug connector and the fitting portion. In the first state, the grounding terminal and the grounding portion are electrically separated. In the second state, the grounding terminal and the grounding portion are electrically brought into conduction with each other through the ground connection terminal.