Patent 10058232 was granted and assigned to Olympus Group on August, 2018 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A transmission mechanism includes a mobile member, and an adjustment unit which is coupled to the mobile member and which changes in an adjustment amount in a longitudinal axis C direction. The transmission mechanism further includes a pulling and pressing member which is coupled to the raising stand and the adjustment unit. The transmission mechanism further includes a regulation portion which regulates the adjustment amount of the adjustment unit when a raising operation portion is operated and when a tension is applied to the adjustment unit.