Housing watertight mechanism and endoscope

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9795278-B2
Application number	US-201615288283-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 7, 2016
Priority date	Aug 22, 2014
Publication date	Oct 24, 2017
Grant date	Oct 24, 2017

Abstract

A housing watertight mechanism includes, a case member, a lid member configured to be fixed to the case member, an annular elastic member interposed between a first edge portion and a second edge portion, and compressed in an attaching and detaching direction to fill a space between the first edge portion and the second edge portion when the lid member is fixed to the case member, a first portion formed in the elastic member, and a second portion formed in the elastic member, disposed on a side on which the space between the first edge portion and the second edge portion is broadened when the elastic member is compressed in the attaching and detaching direction, and having a larger size in the attaching and detaching direction than a size of the first portion in the attaching and detaching direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A housing watertight mechanism comprising:
a case member including a first edge portion defining a circumference of an opening portion;
a lid member disposed to cover the opening portion, the lid member including a second edge portion opposed to the first edge portion, and the lid member being configured to be fixed to the case member in a attaching and detaching direction inclined with respect to a direction passing through the opening portion;
an annular elastic member interposed between the first edge portion and the second edge portion, the annular elastic member being compressed in the attaching and detaching direction to fill a space between the first edge portion and the second edge portion when the lid member is fixed to the case member;
a first portion formed in the elastic member, the first portion being disposed on a side on which the space between the first edge portion and the second edge portion is narrowed when the elastic member is compressed in the attaching and detaching direction; and
a second portion formed in the elastic member, the second portion being disposed on a side on which the space between the first edge portion and the second edge portion is broadened when the elastic member is compressed in the attaching and detaching direction, and the second portion having a first hardness in an uncompressed state that is higher than a second hardness of the first portion in an uncompressed state.

2. The housing watertight mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the first portion is disposed on a side of a direction approaching the case member in the attaching and detaching direction, and the second portion is disposed on a side of a direction going away from the case member in the attaching and detaching direction.

3. An endoscope including the housing watertight mechanism according to claim 2 , comprising:
a cable member inserted through an inside of the case member and the lid member; and
a fixing portion fixing the cable member to the lid member such that the cable member is caused to extend along the attaching and detaching direction, and pressing the lid member on the case member.

4. The endoscope according to claim 3 , wherein
the second portion includes:
a main body portion extending in a direction crossing the attaching and detaching direction and running along the lid member; and
an inclined portion extending in the direction running along the lid member, and inclined with respect to the main body portion, and

the second portion has a size that is larger in a direction crossing the inclined portion than a size of the first portion in the attaching and detaching direction, and smaller than a size of the main body portion in the attaching and detaching direction.

Assignees

• Olympus Corp

Inventors

• Okada Takeshi

Classifications

• A61B1/06

  with illuminating arrangements · CPC title

• A61B1/00009

  of image signals during a use of endoscope · CPC title

• A61B1/04

  combined with photographic or television appliances · CPC title

• A61B1/00064 Primary

  Constructional details of the endoscope body · CPC title

• G03B17/08 Primary

  Waterproof bodies or housings · CPC title