Abstract: An electrical connector having an electrical plug (102) to be plugged into an electrical receptacle (130). The electrical plug (102) includes an electrically insulative plate-like substrate and a plurality of first electrical contacts (118) formed in parallel on at least a side surface at one end of the substrate for a predetermined length from the one end. The plug further includes a shielding part (126) formed of an electrical conductor which substantially shields all of the substrate in a position nearer an end other than the one end having the electrical contacts (118). The electrical receptacle includes an electrically insulative receiving member (138) forming at least part of a recess in which the substrate of the plug is inserted. A plurality of second electrical contacts (142) are arranged in the receiving member (138) so as to contact the plurality of contacts in the plug whenever the substrate of the plug is inserted into the recess.

Abstract: An endoscope apparatus comprising an electrical connector which is electrically connected to an electrical device such as a CCD in an organism inserting device such as an endoscope which has an inserting section inserted into a organism. The electrical connector is connected to an electrical connector receptacle such as a control unit after the organism inserting device has been disinfected and sterilized by disinfection liquid. Processing is first performed in which the liquid remaining in the vicinity of an electrical contact of the electrical connector is removed by a liquid removing mechanism and, thereafter, electrical operation occurs. Thus, generation of a short-circuiting accident is prevented.

Abstract: A TV camera of this invention is adapted to be attached to an eyepiece section of, for example, an endoscope. The camera has a camera body with an eyepiece section. A camera mount is attached to the front portion of the inside of the casing so that the camera body is mounted on the eyepiece section of the endoscope. A beam splitter is arranged behind the camera mount to allow light which has been incident into the camera body to be split into two beams of one and the other beam. An image pickup element block includes an image pickup element for receiving the light conducted in the light incident direction and an optical system for projecting the beam travelling in the beam-incident direction onto the receiving surface of the image pickup element where an image is formed. The element block is mounted on the rear side of the beam splitter such that it is detachable from the camera body.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus for an endoscope includes a TV camera which can be mounted on an eyepiece section of the endoscope, a VTR electrically connected thereto, and a manual switch formed on the TV camera to control the recording operation being performed by the VTR. When the TV camera is removed from the endoscope without the manual switch being turned, the recording operation of the VTR is stopped automatically by an ON/OFF switch.