IP Library Granted Patent US 12697017
Granted Patent B2
US 12697017 · App. 18/782,733 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Image pickup unit, endoscope, and manufacturing method of image pickup unit

Inventor: Kazuya Maeda (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
A61B1/051A61B1/00097A61B1/0011
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12697017
App. No.
18/782,733
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image pickup unit includes: an image pickup module including an image sensor and a wiring board; a frame within which the image pickup module is housed and fixed; and a motion sensor fixed to an inner surface of the frame.

Claims (42)

1 . An image pickup unit comprising:

an image pickup module including an image sensor and a wiring board;

a frame within which the image pickup module is housed and fixed; and

a motion sensor fixed to an inner surface of the frame;

wherein in one direction parallel to a light receiving surface of the image sensor, an outer dimension of the motion sensor is larger than an outer dimension of the wiring board, and

the wiring board comprises a first wiring board bonded to a rear surface of the image sensor and a second wiring board bonded to a rear surface of the first wiring board.

2 . The image pickup unit according to claim 1 , wherein the frame has a notch in a side surface to which the motion sensor is fixed.

3 . The image pickup unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a protection plate that is more rigid than the frame,

wherein the protection plate is disposed between the frame and the motion sensor.

4 . The image pickup unit according to claim 1 , wherein the frame includes a first member to which the motion sensor is fixed and a second member on which the image pickup module is placed.

5 . The image pickup unit according to claim 4 , wherein

the second member having a notch, and

the first member is plate-shaped and is fixed to the second member to cover the notch.

6 . An endoscope comprising:

an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a subject, and

the image pickup module according to claim 1 disposed in a distal end of the insertion section.

7 . The image pickup unit according to claim 1 , wherein the image sensor comprises a cover glass.

8 . The image pickup unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a sealing resin disposed within the frame.

9 . The image pickup unit according to claim 1 , wherein one or more of the first wiring board and the second wiring board being only connected to the motion sensor via the sealing resin.

10 . The image pickup unit according to claim 1 , wherein the frame has a rectangular cross-section in a direction perpendicular to a light receiving direction of the image pickup module.

11 . An image pickup unit comprising:

an image pickup module including an image sensor and a wiring board;

a frame within which the image pickup module is housed and fixed;

a motion sensor fixed to an inner surface of the frame; and

a protection plate that is more rigid than the frame,

wherein the protection plate is disposed between the frame and the motion sensor.

12 . The image pickup unit according to claim 11 , wherein

in one direction parallel to a light receiving surface of the image sensor, an outer dimension of the motion sensor is larger than an outer dimension of the wiring board, and

the wiring board comprises a first wiring board bonded to a rear surface of the image sensor and a second wiring board bonded to a rear surface of the first wiring board.

13 . The image pickup unit according to claim 11 , wherein the frame has a notch in a side surface to which the motion sensor is fixed.

14 . The image pickup unit according to claim 11 , wherein the frame includes a first member to which the motion sensor is fixed and a second member on which the image pickup module is placed.

15 . The image pickup unit according to claim 14 , wherein

the second member is a frame-shaped member having a notch, and

the first member is plate-shaped and is fixed to the second member to cover the notch.

16 . An endoscope comprising:

an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a subject, and

the image pickup module according to claim 11 disposed in a distal end of the insertion section.

17 . The image pickup unit according to claim 11 , wherein the image sensor comprises a cover glass.

18 . The image pickup unit according to claim 11 , further comprising a sealing resin disposed within the frame.

19 . The image pickup unit according to claim 11 , wherein one or more of the first wiring board and the second wiring board being only connected to the motion sensor via the sealing resin.

20 . The image pickup unit according to claim 11 , wherein the frame has a rectangular cross-section in a direction perpendicular to a light receiving direction of the image pickup module.