PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light source device for an endoscope, which has both operation stability and safety without the risk of an electric shock even if an operator touches a heat sink when the operator opens an open/close door, inserts his or her hand through a lamp replacement window.SOLUTION: A pair of conductive slide pieces 14A, 14B which are energized by energizing means 19A, 19B to the side of the lamp replacement window 6 from inside a housing 2 and are abutted on the pair of heat sinks 5A, 5B at the same time are placed freely slidably in a direction of the energization performed by the energizing means 19A, 19B, and the opening/closing door 7 for opening/closing the lamp replacement window 6 includes a slide piece push means 22 for pushing the pair of conductive slide pieces 14A, 14B into the housing 2 from the lamp replacement window 6 side against energizing forces of the energizing means 19A, 19B.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】オペレータが開閉扉を開いてランプ交換窓から手を差し込んだとき、ヒートシンクに触れても感電の恐れがない安全性と動作安定性を備えた内視鏡用光源装置を提供すること。【解決手段】ハウジング2内からランプ交換窓6側に向かって付勢手段19A,19Bにより付勢されて一対のヒートシンク5A,5Bに対し同時に当接する導電性の一対の導電スライド片14A,14Bが、付勢手段19A,19Bによる付勢方向にスライド自在に配置されると共に、ランプ交換窓6を開閉する開閉扉7に、一対の導電スライド片14A,14Bを付勢手段19A,19Bの付勢力に抗してランプ交換窓6側からハウジング2内に押し込むスライド片押込手段22が設けられている。【選択図】 図1