PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope capable of appropriately preventing disconnection of an optical fiber even in bending without increasing an outer diameter.SOLUTION: An insertion part 2 includes a sheath tube 35 provided with a region A having a function as a bendable flexible part, an objective lens frame 21 brought into internal contact with the tip of the sheath tube 35, whose base end part is arranged on the inner peripheral side of the flexible part, an annular molded part 32 molded by the tips of a plurality of optical fibers 31 constituting a light guide 30, which is arranged around the objective lens frame 21, a second support part 42 arranged on the inner peripheral side of the flexible part, whose outer diameter is larger than the objective lens frame 21, and a connection part 43 which connects the objective lens frame 21 (first support part 41) and the second support part 42, and includes an opening 43b for guiding each of the optical fibers 31 to the inner peripheral side of the second support part 42.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】外径を太径化させることなく、湾曲時においても光ファイバの断線を的確に防止することができる内視鏡を提供する。【解決手段】曲げ可能な可撓部としての機能を有する領域Aを備えた外皮チューブ35と、外皮チューブ35の先端部に内接され、基端部が可撓部の内周側に配置された対物レンズ枠21と、ライトガイド30を構成する複数の光ファイバ31の先端部によって成形され、対物レンズ枠21の周りに配設された環状成形部32と、可撓部の内周側に配設され、対物レンズ枠21よりも外径が大きい第2の支持部42と、対物レンズ枠21(第1の支持部41)と第2の支持部42とを接続し、各光ファイバ31を第2の支持部42の内周側に導く開口部43bを有する連結部43と、を具備して挿入部2を構成する。【選択図】図2
