PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope apparatus achieving higher picture quality with a thinner insertion part.SOLUTION: An endoscope apparatus comprises: an insertion part including a tip and a curving part provided continuously in a proximal side of the tip and curvable upward/downward a solid-state image capture element disposed at the tip a substrate disposed backward of the solid-state image capture element a first cable which is disposed in an upper side within the insertion part, connected to the upper surface of the substrate, electrically connected to the solid-state image capture element via the substrate, and transfers at least one of the driving signal and output signal of the solid-state image capture element and a second cable which is thinner than the first cable, disposed in a lower side within the insertion part, connected to the lower surface of the substrate, electrically connected to the solid-state image capture element via the substrate, and transfers at least the other of the driving signal and output signal of the solid-state image capture element.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】挿入部の細径化を実現するとともに、高画質化を実現する内視鏡装置を提供する。【解決手段】内視鏡装置は、先端部と、前記先端部の基端側に連続して設けられ、上下方向に湾曲可能な湾曲部とを有する挿入部と、前記先端部に配置される固体撮像素子と、前記固体撮像素子の後方側に配置される基板と、前記挿入部内で上側に配置され、前記基板の上面に接続し、前記基板を介して前記固体撮像素子と電気的に接続され、少なくとも前記固体撮像素子の駆動信号及び出力信号のいずれか一方を伝送する第1のケーブルと、前記第1のケーブルよりも細く、前記挿入部内で下側に配置され、前記基板の下面に接続し、前記基板を介して前記固体撮像素子と電気的に接続され、少なくとも前記固体撮像素子の駆動信号及び出力信号の他方を伝送する第2のケーブルと、を備えたことを特徴とする。【選択図】図2B
