PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope configured to be able to watertightly and airtightly fix the tip of a curved cover with sufficient fixing strength with ease and high workability in a short time.SOLUTION: An endoscope comprises: an insertion part 2 a tip hard member 20 constituting a tip part 11 a step part 20v at the outer periphery 20g of the tip hard member 20 a butting surface formed at at least either of the step part 20v and a base end 21k at a tip cover 21 a curved part 12 a cylindrical member 31 locked to a position on the base end side rather than the butting surface relative to the outer periphery 20g of the tip hard member 20 and a curved cover 30 which covers the outer periphery of the cylindrical member 31 and a curved piece 12k and where a tip portion 30a covers the tip 31s of the cylindrical member 31 and is butted to the butting surface. The tip section 30a is fixed by being sandwiched between the tip 31s and the butting surface and being squeezed.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】簡単かつ作業性良く、短時間にて湾曲カバーの先端を十分な固定強度にて水密気密に固定することができる構成を有する内視鏡を提供する。【解決手段】挿入部2と、先端部11を構成する先端硬質部材20と、先端硬質部材20の外周20gにおける段部20vと、先端カバー21における基端21kとの少なくとも一方に形成された突き当て面と、湾曲部12と、先端硬質部材20の外周20gに対し、突き当て面よりも基端側の位置に係止される筒状部材31と、筒状部材31及び湾曲駒12kの外周を被覆し、先端部位30aが、筒状部材31の先端31sを被覆するとともに突き当て面に突き当てられる湾曲カバー30と、を具備し、先端部位30aは、先端31sと突き当て面との間において挟み込まれているとともに潰されて固定されている。【選択図】図2
