Patent ID: 7285088

Claim:
An endoscope apparatus comprising: an endoscope in which a bending section capable of being bent is provided in an elongated insertion section thereof; control wires stretching out of said bending section; a drive unit, which has a drive source that generates a driving force, and is removably attached to said endoscope; a pulling apparatus, which is provided in said endoscope for performing bending operations of said bending section by pulling said control wires using said driving force applied; an installation device for installing said pulling apparatus in said drive unit; and a transmission device, which is installed in said drive unit and said pulling apparatus so as to be attached and removed at will, separate from said installation device, for transmitting said driving force from said drive source to said pulling apparatus; wherein said drive unit has a male component, said pulling apparatus has a female component, said transmission device is a connecting member which connects said male component and said female component, and said connecting member is a cylindrical body which is inserted inside said female component, and is externally fitted to said male component.