Patent ID: 6929605

Claim:
A light-source device for an endoscope, comprising: a housing in which a lamp replacement opening is formed; a first lamp and a second lamp that are mounted inside of said housing; and a first movable lamp-mounting section that is transferable with respect to said housing, between a first lamp position and a second lamp position; and a second movable lamp-mounting section, to which said first and second lamps are mounted, which is attached to said first movable lamp-mounting section such that said second movable lamp-mounting section is transferable between a lighting position and a lamp replacing position with respect to said first movable lamp-mounting section; wherein said first lamp is optically connectable to a light guide cable, which transmits illumination light to said endoscope, when said second movable lamp-mounting section is positioned at said lighting position and when said first movable lamp-mounting section is positioned at said first lamp position, and said second lamp is optically connectable to said light guide cable when said second movable lamp-mounting section is positioned at said lighting position and when said first movable lamp-mounting section is positioned at said second lamp position, and further said first and second lamps are positioned outside of said housing when said second movable lamp-mounting section is pulled out to said lamp replacing position through said lamp replacement opening.