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Endoscope light source apparatus
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1990-06-13
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Granted: 1991-01-08
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Expires: 2010-06-13
Abstract
Abstract An endoscope light source apparatus which can feed an illuminating light adapted to a scope provided with a frame sequential type imaging device, a scope provided with a color mosaic type imaging device and a fiber scope has a light source lamp which can emit the illuminating light. A filter which can transmit the illuminating light is interposed in the light path connecting the light source lamp with the entrance end surface of a light guide capable of feeding the illuminating light to the scope and is provided within a cassette which is inserted through an inserting aperture provided on a housing containing the light source apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuji Ikuno
- 👤 Toshiaki Nishikori
- 👤 Akihiko Miyazaki
- 👤 Kazunari Nakamura
- 👤 Fumiyuki Onoda
- 👤 Hiromasa Suzuki
- 👤 Takeaki Nakamura
- 👤 Yoshinao Oaki
- 👤 Atsushi Kidawara
- 👤 Masahide Kanno
- 👤 Hisao Yabe
- 👤 Shinichi Katoh
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B1/00; A61B1/04; A61B1/042; F; F21; F21V; F21V9/00; F21V9/40; G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/0001; G02B6/0005; G02B6/0006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
An endoscope light source apparatus for transmitting an illuminating light to an endoscope comprising: a light source emitting the illuminating light; an output surface for transmitting said illuminating light to the endoscope; a housing for enclosing said light source and for supporting said output surface, wherein said housing includes an inserting aperture disposed in a light path between said light source and said output surface for receiving an object therein; a cassette having a structure cooperative with said inserting aperture such that said cassette is removably insertable in said inserting aperture and in the light path between said light source and said output surface; a light transmitting means, disposed within said cassette and thus in the light path between the light source and the output surface, for sequentially transforming the illuminating light in the light path into a light beam having one of a plurality of different wavelengths, said light transmitting means comprising a rotatable rotary filter having a connecting part thereon, wherein said connecting part connects with a driving means located externally of said cassette for rotating said rotary filter.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
An endoscope light source apparatus for transmitting an illuminating light to an endoscope comprising: a light source emitting the illuminating light; an output surface for transmitting said illuminating light to the endoscope; a housing for enclosing said light source and for supporting said output surface, wherein said housing includes an inserting aperture disposed in a light path between said light source and said output surface for receiving an object therein; a cassette having a structure cooperative with said inserting aperture such that said cassette is removably insertable in said inserting aperture and in the light path between said light source and said output surface; a light transmitting means, disposed within said cassette and thus in the light path between the light source and the output surface, for sequentially transforming the illuminating light in the light path into a light beam having one of a plurality of different wavelengths, said light transmitting means comprising a rotatable rotary filter having a connecting part thereon, wherein said connecting part connects with a driving means located externally of said cassette for rotating said rotary filter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
98 words
An endoscope light source apparatus for feeding an illuminating light to an endoscope along a light path, comprising: a light source filter containing container provided with the light source apparatus feeding an illuminating light to the endoscope; light transmitting means removably insertable in said light path for limiting the transmitted light amount at least in one specific wavelength, said light transmitting means comprising a rotatable rotary filter having a connecting part thereon; a cassette containing said light transmitting means; wherein said connecting part connects with a driving means located externally of said cassette for rotating said rotary filter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
98 words
An endoscope light source apparatus for feeding an illuminating light to an endoscope along a light path, comprising: a light source filter containing container provided with the light source apparatus feeding an illuminating light to the endoscope; light transmitting means removably insertable in said light path for limiting the transmitted light amount at least in one specific wavelength, said light transmitting means comprising a rotatable rotary filter having a connecting part thereon; a cassette containing said light transmitting means; wherein said connecting part connects with a driving means located externally of said cassette for rotating said rotary filter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said rotary filter comprises a plurality of color separating filters for separating said illuminating light into three wavelength regions for forming color-picture images.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said driving means cooperates with said cassette for rotating said rotary filter to sequentially alternate said color separating filters in time series within said light path.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 4 further comprising transmitting means for transmitting rotational motion from said driving means to said rotary filter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
83 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said light transmitting means has at least two of a light reducing filter reducing the light amount over the entire wavelength region of said illuminating light, a transmitting part not limiting the wavelength region of the illuminating light and a wavelength limiting filter limiting the wavelength region of the illuminating light and is rotatable and said light reducing filter, transmitting part and wavelength limiting filter can stop in the light path.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said light reducing filter, transmitting part and wavelength limiting filter are removably provided on a turret disc.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said light transmitting means has at least two light reducing filters of different reduced light amounts.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said light transmitting means has at least two wavelength limiting filters limiting the wavelength region of the illuminating light.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said light transmitting means has at least two transmitting parts not limiting the wavelength region of the illuminating light.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
115 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said light transmitting means is provided with a first rotary filter having color separating filters separating in time series said illuminating light into three wavelength regions capable of forming color picture images and a second rotary filter having a wavelength limiting filter limiting the transmitted wavelength region of the illuminating light passing through the color separating filters of said first rotary filter and a transmitting part not limiting the transmitted wavelength regions of the color separating filters of said first rotary filter at least at the time of stopping and rotating as synchronized with the first rotary filter at the time of rotating.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
42 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said light transmitting means is further provided with a rotary filter having color separating filters separating in time series said illuminating light into three wavelength regions capable of forming color picture images.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said light transmitting means comprises a plurality of rotary filters, wherein at least one of said rotary filters has a plurality of color separating filters for separating said illuminating light into three wavelength regions for forming color picture images.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 13 wherein said light transmitting means comprises filter switching means for selectively inserting one of said plurality of rotary filters into the light path of said light source.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
46 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said cassette has a plurality of windows which can transmit the transmitted light of said light transmitting means and one window selected from the plurality of windows can be interposed in the light path.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
81 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 15 wherein said plurality of windows have at least two of a light reducing filter reducing the light amount of the entire wavelength region of the illuminating light, a transmitting part not limiting the wavelength region of the illuminating light and a wavelength limiting filter limiting the wavelength region of the illuminating light and said light reducing filter, transmitting part and wave length limiting filter can be selectively interposed in the light path.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said light transmitting means has at least two light reducing filters of different reduced light amounts.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said light transmitting means has at least two wavelength limiting filters limiting the wavelength region of the illuminating light.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said light transmitting means has at least two transmitting parts not limiting the wavelength region of the illuminating light.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
50 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said light source is provided with a light amount adjusting means whereby the light amount of the illuminating light emitted from said light source can be adjusted by sensing whether said cassette is inserted in the light path or not.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
53 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said driving means has a revolution number controlling means whereby the number of revolutions driving the rotary filter is read out of a memory means provided in said cassette and said rotary filter is driven on the basis of the read out data.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
36 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said light source apparatus has further an indicating means of sensing the kind of the rotary filter inserted in the light path and indicating said kind.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
39 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said light source apparatus has further an indicating means which can sense and indicate the insertion and pulling of said rotary filter in and out of the light path.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
47 words
An endoscope light source apparatus according to claim 13 wherein said rotary filters are rotatably provided within said cassette and further comprising driving means cooperating with said cassette for rotating said rotary filters to sequentially alternate said color separating filters in time series within said light path.
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