Abstract: An electronic endoscope system has a video-scope, a video-processor, and a liquid supply apparatus. The video-scope has a liquid transmitting tube for spouting liquid from a tip of the video-scope, and is detachably and electrically connected to the video-processor. The liquid supply apparatus is electrically connectable to the video-processor, and has a container for storing liquid and a liquid supplier that supplies the liquid in the container to the liquid transmitting tube. A liquid jet performance member for spouting the liquid is provided on the video-scope. A liquid jet performance detector detects operational status of the liquid jet performance member, and a liquid jet performance transmitter feeds a control signal regarding the operational status of the liquid jet performance member to the liquid supply apparatus. The liquid supplier supplies the liquid in the container to the liquid transmitting tube in accordance with the control signal.

Abstract: An EMC core supporting structure for supporting one or more EMC cores inside a casing, which accommodates a printed circuit board, includes a plate member capable of shielding electro-magnetic waves. Preferably, the plate member expanding inside the casing to substantially cover the printed circuit board, and at least one side portion of the plate member is connected to an inner wall of the casing. A supporting portion that receives the EMC core(s) is formed on a surface of the plate member opposite to a surface facing the printed circuit board for mounting the at least one EMC core on the plate member.

Abstract: An EMC core supporting structure for supporting one or more EMC cores inside a casing, which accommodates a printed circuit board, includes a plate member capable of shielding electromagnetic waves. Preferably, the plate member expanding inside the casing to substantially cover the printed circuit board, and at least one side portion of the plate member is connected to an inner wall of the casing. A supporting portion that receives the EMC core (s) is formed on a surface of the plate member opposite to a surface facing the printed circuit board for mounting the at least one EMC core on the plate member.

Abstract: An electronic endoscope system has a video-scope, a video-processor, and a liquid supply apparatus. The video-scope has a liquid transmitting tube for spouting liquid from a tip of the video-scope, and is detachably and electrically connected to the video-processor. The liquid supply apparatus is electrically connectable to the video-processor, and has a container for storing liquid and a liquid supplier that supplies the liquid in the container to the liquid transmitting tube. A liquid jet performance member for spouting the liquid is provided on the video-scope. A liquid jet performance detector detects operational status of the liquid jet performance member, and a liquid jet performance transmitter feeds a control signal regarding the operational status of the liquid jet performance member to the liquid supply apparatus. The liquid supplier supplies the liquid in the container to the liquid transmitting tube in accordance with the control signal.

Abstract: An electronic endoscope system includes an electronic endoscope, and a video processor. The video processor transmits a clock signal to the electronic endoscope in order to generate a driving signal for driving a CCD provided therein. The clock signal transmitted from the video processor has a sinusoidal waveform, and the electronic endoscope has a circuit which generates the driving signal based on the clock signal transmitted from the video processor. The driving signal is a periodical signal having a rectangular waveform. Further, a signal transmission line, which transmits the driving signal from the circuit to the CCD, is inserted into and wound around a ferrite material.

Abstract: A light source apparatus for an endoscope having a light source for emitting a bundle of illuminating light rays which are to be supplied to a light guide of the endoscope. The apparatus includes at least a pair of light-blocking plates disposed in the bundle of illuminating light rays to face each other across the optical axis of the ray bundle, and a device for supporting the light-blocking plates such that the plates are rotatable about an axis extending therebetween at right angles to the optical axis. At least one of the light-blocking plates has such a cross-sectional configuration as viewed in the optical axis direction that the light-blocking plate is bent at an angle to the axis of rotation near the center of the illuminating optical path.

Abstract: A light source apparatus for an endoscope having a light source for supplying illuminating light to the endoscope. The light source apparatus includes a setting control device operable from the outside of the light source apparatus to make or change the setting of the light source apparatus. An operation mode changeover device is provided that is operable from the outside of the light source apparatus to change over a mode, wherein the setting can be made or changed by operating the setting control device, to a mode, wherein the setting cannot be made or changed, even if the setting control device is operated.

Abstract: A light source apparatus for an endoscope, which has a light source for supplying light for illuminating an object to the endoscope that is equipped with a photographing device. The light source apparatus comprises an exposure control device for controlling the quantity of exposure light applied to a photographic plane in the photographing device, a condition input device for inputting various conditions for setting an exposure index which is used to determine the exposure light quantity, and an exposure index setting device for calculating the exposure index from various conditions which are inputted through the condition input device and outputting it to the exposure control device.A light source apparatus for an endoscope, which has a light source for supplying light for illuminating an object to the endoscope that is equipped with a photographing device.

Abstract: A light source apparatus for an endoscope comprises a light source for supplying light to the endoscope for illuminating an object, a microcomputer for effecting operation control, and an erasable programmable read only memory for storing data that is used in the microcomputer. The read only memory may be replaced with a access memory that has a chip select terminal connected to a programmable input/output interface, which is connected to a system bus of the microcomputer, in such a manner that the random access memory will not be selected when all output ports of the interface are set to either a high or low level.

Abstract: A photographing light quantity controller for an endoscope, which is used to control the quantity of illuminating light when a photograph is to be taken through the endoscope. The photographing light quantity controller comprises a device for supplying light for illuminating an object to the endoscope, a device for detecting a quantity of light that is reflected from the object and for outputting a signal in accordance with the detected quantity of light, and a device for amplifying the signal, with the amplifying device having a plurality of amplification factors which can be selected as desired. A photographing light quantity control device is provided for controlling the quantity of illuminating light that is supplied to the endoscope when a photographing operation is conducted, on the basis of the output signal from the amplifying device.

Abstract: A light source apparatus for an endoscope, which has a light source for supplying light for illuminating an object to the endoscope that is equipped with a photographing device. The light source apparatus comprises an exposure control device for controlling the quantity of exposure light applied to a photographic plane in the photographing device, a condition input device for inputting plural various conditions for setting an exposure index which is used to determine the exposure light quantity, and an exposure index setting device for calculating the exposure index from various conditions which are inputted through the condition input device and outputting it to the exposure control device. The exposure index setting device may calculate an exposure index which is required to determine the exposure light quantity, and a device for storing data is used to set the exposure index, which is interchangeably provided with respect to the exposure index setting device.

Abstract: A photographing light quantity controller for an endoscope is used to control the quantity of illuminating light when a photograph is to be taken through the endoscope. The photographing light quantity controller comprises a light source for supplying light for illuminating an object to the endoscope, and a device for detecting an illuminating condition in an observation state before a photographing operation is initiated. A device is also provided for controlling the brightness of illuminating light that is supplied from the light source to the endoscope during the photographing operation on the basis of a signal that is detected by the device for detecting an illuminating condition in the observation state.

Abstract: A photographing light quantity controller for an endoscope, which is used to control the quantity of illuminating light when a photograph is to be taken through the endoscope. The photographing light quantity controller comprises a device for supplying light for illuminating an object to be viewed by the endoscope, a photoelectric conversion device for converting into an electric signal, a brightness level of exposure light that is applied to a photographic plane in a photographing device after being reflected from the object, and a device for integrating the output from the photoelectric conversion device and outputting the resulting integral value.

Abstract: A photographing light quantity controller for an endoscope, which is used to control the quantity of illuminating light when a photograph is to taken through the endoscope.

Abstract: The high frequency incising device includes a flexible tubular member secured to a manipulating unit. The tubular member has an open ended tip portion and a pair of longitudinal spaced openings in the wall of the tube. An electrically conductive wire extends through the flexible tube passing outwardly thereof through a forward one of the longitudinal openings and being anchored to the flexible tube at a rearward one of the longitudinal openings. Such anchoring is accomplished by bending the wire toward the tip portion of the tube. A second bend portion in the outwardly exposed wire is directed away from the tip portion such that the outwardly exposed wire takes on the shape of a fan or sector. An opposite end of the wire is connected to an electrically conductive pipe that is movably disposed in the manipulating unit and the tube. An end of the movable pipe that projects beyond the manipulating unit is connected to an anchoring device that is movable with respect to the manipulating unit.

Abstract: A transversal type automatic equalizer comprises a transversal filter having a plurality of taps separated by time delay intervals, said transversal filter receiving input signals from a transmission line, a plurality of potentiometers being connected to each of said taps to provide a tap weight and the outputs of the potentiometers being summed up to provide an equalized output signal, and said potentiometers being adjusted by an equalization arithmetic unit. The potentiometers and thereby the tap weights are adjusted according to the output of the arithmetic unit whereby an equalized output with a suppressed ripple characteristic is produced.

Abstract: A system for demodulating digital phase-modulated wave having signal elements of constant length by detecting in a detector the signal wave elements during every period of substantially the constant length, in which a combining circuit is further provided for estimating digital information content of the signal wave elements by the use of a combined output of detected results obtained by sequentially detecting, the information content of successive two of each signal wave element of the detected output of the detector, so that a demodulated output is obtained by selecting one of the outputs of the detector or the combining circuit.

Abstract: A system for detecting the signal quality of a phase-modulated wave, in which the phase positions of the signal elements of the digital phase-modulated wave are each detected with respect to a reference phase carrier by a phase detector for developing digital output signals composed of higher digits representing the ideal quantized phase positions of the phase-modulated wave signal elements and at least one lower digit representative of the direction of phase deviation of the signal elements from the ideal quantized phase positions so that the lower digit is taken out as signal quality information of the phase-modulated wave.

Abstract: A photographing light quantity controller for an endoscope, which is used to control the quantity of illuminating light when a photograph is to be taken through the endoscope. The photographing light quantity controller comprises a device for supplying light for illuminating an object to the endoscope, a device for detecting a quantity of light that is reflected from the object and for outputting a signal in accordance with the detected quantity of light, and a device for amplifying the signal, with the amplifying device having a plurality of amplification factors which can be selected as desired. A photographing light quantity control device is provided for controlling the quantity of illuminating light that is supplied to the endoscope when a photographing operation is conducted, on the basis of the output signal from the amplifying device.