PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope in which a bending portion and a soft portion of the insertion section thereof are firmly and detachably joined to each other, and also to provide a method of manufacturing the same.SOLUTION: A proximal piece 20a of a bending portion 11 and a connection ring 29 of a soft portion 12 that is externally fitted to the proximal piece 20a are coupled together by a clip 200. The connection ring 29 is provided with a notch 217 axially extending from one end thereof. The proximal piece 20a is provided with a protrusion 201 formed integrally with the proximal piece 20a and inserted into the notch 217. The clip 200 is detachably mounted to the fitted proximal piece 20a and the connection ring 29, and axially engages each of the proximal piece 20a and the connection ring 29 with respect to an axial relative movement between the proximal piece 20a and the connection ring 29. The protrusion 201 engages each of the proximal piece 20a and the connection ring 29 in a rotational direction with respect to an axial relative rotation between the proximal piece 20a and the connection ring 29.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 26COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】挿入部の湾曲部と軟性部とが分離可能に強固に接合された内視鏡及びその製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】湾曲部11の基端駒20aと基端駒20aに外嵌する軟性部12の接続環29とはクリップ200によって互いに連結され、接続環29には、端から軸方向に延びる切り欠き217が設けられており、基端駒20aには、基端駒20aと一体に形成され且つ切り欠き217に挿し込まれた突起201が設けられており、クリップ200は、嵌合された基端駒20a及び接続環29に着脱可能に装着され、基端駒20aと接続環29との軸方向の相対移動に対して基端駒20a及び接続環29の各々と軸方向に係合し、突起201は、基端駒20aと接続環29との軸まわりの相対回転に対して基端駒20a及び接続環29の各々と回転方向に係合する。【選択図】図26
