PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope excellent in workability and having a distal frame formed of an insulating member which reliably prevents leakage current and static electricity from flowing to an imaging element.SOLUTION: An endoscope 1 comprises: an insertion section 2 having therein a distal curved piece 2mf serving as an elongated conductive member and a curved wire 2w an image capturing unit 20 contained in the distal side of the insertion section 2 and having a metallic object lens frame 24 and a CCD 28 to make light form an image a distal frame 10 arranged in the distal side of the insertion section 2 and formed from an insulating material having a small-diameter hole 15a to which the object lens frame 24 is secured and a circuit pattern 12 formed on an inner peripheral surface of the small-diameter hole 15a of the distal frame 10 and electrically connected to the distal curved piece 2mf.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】作業性に優れ、漏れ電流や静電気が撮像素子に流れることを確実に防止した絶縁部材で形成された先端枠を有する内視鏡を提供する。【解決手段】内視鏡1は、長尺で導電部材である先端湾曲駒2mf、湾曲ワイヤ2wを内部に備える挿入部2と、挿入部2の先端側に内蔵される、金属製の対物レンズ枠24および光が結像するCCD28を有する撮像ユニット20と、挿入部2の先端側に設けられ、対物レンズ枠24が固設される細径孔15aを有する絶縁材料で成形された先端枠10と、先端枠10の細径孔15aの内周面に形成されるとともに、先端湾曲駒2mfに電気的に接続される回路パターン12と、を具備している。【選択図】図2
