PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope apparatus that imposes a light burden on a finger and is easy to operate.SOLUTION: An endoscope apparatus comprises: a long insertion unit a curvature unit provided in the insertion unit a curvature wire that is connected to the curvature unit and is inserted into the insertion unit a suspension frame 34 connected to the curvature wire 20 an operation lever 35 fixed on the suspension frame 34 a holding unit 38 for holding the operation lever 35 so that the operation lever 35 and suspension frame 34 are capable of swinging around a predetermined swing center C a contact surface 34a formed on the suspension frame 34 so as to form part of a spherical surface whose spherical center is the predetermined swing center C a stopper member 41 provided in contact with the contact surface 34a, the stopper member having a concave surface 42 following the contact surface 34a and a jet hole 43 opening on the concave surface 42 a gas supply unit for making gas be jetted from the jet hole 43 and a switching input member 49 for switching the presence/absence of a jet of gas by the gas supply unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】指への負担が少なく操作が簡単な内視鏡装置を提供する。【解決手段】長尺の挿入部と、挿入部に設けられた湾曲部と、湾曲部に接続され挿入部内に挿通された湾曲ワイヤと、湾曲ワイヤ20に連結された吊枠34と、吊枠34に固定された操作レバー35と、操作レバー35及び吊枠34が所定の搖動中心Cを中心として搖動可能となるように操作レバー35を保持する保持部38と、所定の搖動中心Cを球心とする球面の一部をなして吊枠34に形成された接触面34aと、接触面34aに倣う凹面42及び凹面42に開口する噴気孔43を有して接触面34aに接して設けられたストッパ部材41と、噴気孔43から気体を噴射させる気体供給部と、気体供給部による気体の噴射の有無を切り替える切替入力部材49とを備える。【選択図】図2
