Patent ID: 7326176

Claim:
An endoscope angle portion comprising an angle portion structure including angle ring units each of which comprises pivoting joint portions extending from its both ends and has a shape that is notched obliquely in directions away from the pivoting joint portions, and wherein adjacent ones of the angle ring units is pivotally joined to form the angle portion structure, wherein a first angle ring unit of the angle ring units has a larger length dimension than that of a second angle ring unit of the angle ring units, and the first angle ring unit has a smaller notch width of a notched portion than that of the second angle ring unit, the first angle ring unit being nearer a base end of the endoscope angle portion than the second angle ring unit, wherein, third angle ring units of the angle ring units form an arc spanning approximately ¼th of a circle in a state in which the angle portion structure is bent to a maximum curvature of bending, the third angle ring units being nearest the base end of the endoscope angle portion and wherein an angle ring unit adjacent the distal one of the third angle ring units has a different length dimension from that of the distal one of the third angle ring units, and has a different notch width in a notched portion from that of the distal one of the third angle ring units.