Patent ID: 7561352

Claim:
An eyepiece unit for endoscopes, with an eyepiece that has at least one lens system and is mounted in an eyepiece frame so that it can slide axially and can be fixed in the eyepiece frame in an individually adjustable adjustment position, and with a coupling element, which can be connected with an endoscope housing, for inserting the eyepiece frame, wherein the eyepiece frame is mounted in the coupling element so that it can slide perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the eyepiece unit and can be fixed in an individually adjustable adjustment position in the coupling element, characterized in that the eyepiece can be fixed in the eyepiece frame without screws by means of clamping and/or friction lock for adjustment in the longitudinal direction of the optical system and in that the eyepiece frame can be fixed in the coupling element without screws by means of clamping and/or friction lock for adjustment in the image plane.