Patent ID: 8425405

Claim:
An electronic endoscope apparatus comprising: an image pickup apparatus which is mounted on a distal end portion of an insertion portion; an operation portion which is consecutively provided at the insertion portion and at least includes bending operation means for performing a bending operation of a bending portion provided at the insertion portion; an electrical cable which is extended from the operation portion and connected to an external device; a frame member incorporated in the operation portion and configured to establish electrical connection between a shield of the insertion portion and a shield of the electrical cable; and a rigid board arranged parallel to the frame member in the operation portion and including a relay circuit portion which comprises various electronic parts for exchanging signals with the external device and a solid-state image pickup device of the image pickup apparatus, wherein the bending operation means is provided on one side of the frame member and the rigid board is provided on the other side opposite to the one side of the frame member.