PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope, in which the signal line of a sensor may be broken by a mechanical load to be applied when a tube part is curved.SOLUTION: An endoscope comprises: a tube part to be flexibly curved at least one sensor part arranged in the tube part an intermediate part connected at one end with the sensor part and a signal line connected with the sensor part through said intermediate part by being connected with the other end of the intermediate part. The intermediate part is higher in rigidity than the signal line and lower in rigidity than the signal line.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】管部が湾曲したときに掛かる機械的負荷により、センサの信号線が断線する虞がある。【解決手段】内視鏡を、柔軟に曲がる管部と、管部内に配置される少なくとも1つのセンサ部と、一端がセンサ部と接続された中間部と、中間部の他端と接続されることにより、該中間部を介してセンサ部と接続される信号線とを備える構成とする。中間部は、信号線よりも剛性が高く且つセンサ部よりも剛性が低い。【選択図】図4
