# US 11,906,730 B2 · Lens protection device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,906,730 B2 - Document ID: US11906730B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/346,962 - Filed: 2021-06-14 - Published: 2022-01-27 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2020-07-24 - Assignees: Pegatron Corporation - Applicants: Pegatron Corporation - Inventors: Mao-Hsiang Huang; Pen-Uei Lu; Wei-Chih Hsu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906730B2 ## CPC - G02B 27/0006: {with means to keep optical surfaces clean, e.g. by preventing or removing dirt, stains, contamination, condensation (G02B1/18 takes precedence; cleaning in general B08B)} - G03B 11/043: {Protective lens closures or lens caps built into cameras} - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) ## Abstract A lens protection device includes a housing, a first and a second sliding cover. The housing includes an opening and a connecting portion. The first sliding cover includes a first cover plate, a first connecting shaft, and a first and a second magnet. One end of the first connecting shaft connects to the first cover plate and another end pivotally connects to the connecting portion. The first connecting shaft is rotated to move the first cover plate. The first and the second magnet are disposed at a front and a rear end of the first cover plate, respectively. The second sliding cover includes a second cover plate and a second connecting shaft. One end of the second connecting shaft connects to the second cover plate, and another end pivotally connects to the connecting portion. The second connecting shaft is rotated to move the second cover plate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A lens protection device, comprising: a housing comprising an opening and at least one connecting portion; a first sliding cover comprising: a first cover plate; a first connecting shaft, wherein one end of the first connecting shaft is connected to the first cover plate, another end of the first connecting shaft is pivotally connected to the connecting portion, and the first connecting shaft is rotated to move the first cover plate; a first magnet disposed at a front end of the first cover plate; and a second magnet disposed at a rear end of the first cover plate; and a second sliding cover comprising: a second cover plate, a rear end of the second cover plate corresponding to the rear end of the first cover plate; and a second connecting shaft, wherein one end of the second connecting shaft is connected to the second cover plate, another end of the second connecting shaft is pivotally connected to the connecting portion, the second connecting shaft is rotated to move the second cover plate, when the first cover plate is moved in a first direction, the first magnet and a front end of the second cover plate are attracted to each other, so that the second cover plate is moved in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and the first cover plate and the second cover plate are in a closed position to shield the opening, and when the first cover plate is moved in the second direction, the second magnet and the rear end of the second cover plate are attracted to each other, so that the second cover plate is moved in the first direction and toward the rear end of the first cover plate, and the first cover plate and the second cover plate are in an opened position to expose the opening. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The lens protection device according to claim 1, wherein the second cover plate is a magnetic cover plate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The lens protection device according to claim 2, wherein the front end of the second cover plate comprises a third magnet, and the rear end of the second cover plate comprises a fourth magnet. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The lens protection device according to claim 2, the second cover plate is made of a material attracted to the first magnet and the second magnet. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The lens protection device according to claim 1, wherein the housing has an arcuate surface, the opening is located at the arcuate surface, and the first cover plate and the second cover plate each are an arcuate structure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The lens protection device according to claim 5, wherein the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft are jointly pivotally connected to an axis position of the connecting portion, a length of the first connecting shaft is the same as a length of the second connecting shaft, and the first cover plate and the second cover plate form an unclosed circle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The lens protection device according to claim 6, wherein the first sliding cover is located above the second sliding cover, and when the first cover plate and the second cover plate are in the closed position or the opened position, an included angle between the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft is greater than or less than 180 degrees. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The lens protection device according to claim 7, wherein when the first cover plate is moved in the second direction, attraction of the first magnet to the front end of the second cover plate decreases, and the second cover plate is slid by gravity to a balanced position. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The lens protection device according to claim 8, wherein when attraction of the second magnet to the rear end of the second cover plate increases, the second cover plate is directed from the balanced position to the opened position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The lens protection device according to claim 7, wherein when the first cover plate is moved in the first direction, attraction of the second magnet to the rear end of the second cover plate decreases, and the second cover plate is slid by gravity to a balanced position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The lens protection device according to claim 10, wherein when attraction of the first magnet to the front end of the second cover plate increases, the second cover plate is directed from the balanced position to the closed position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The lens protection device according to claim 1, wherein the first cover plate comprises a force application portion located at the front end of the first cover plate and protruding from the opening, and when the first cover plate is in the opened position, the force application portion is stopped at a periphery of the opening. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The lens protection device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion comprises a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion located on two opposite sides of the second connecting shaft, respectively, when the second connecting shaft is stopped at the first limiting portion, the second cover plate is in the closed position, and when the second connecting shaft is stopped at the second limiting portion, the second cover plate is in the opened position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The lens protection device according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion comprises a third limiting portion and a fourth limiting portion located on two opposite sides of the first connecting shaft, respectively, when the first connecting shaft is stopped at the third limiting portion, the first cover plate is in the closed position, and when the first connecting shaft is stopped at the fourth limiting portion, the first cover plate is in the opened position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The lens protection device according to claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises a mounting base disposed inside the housing, one end of the mounting base extends to form the connecting portion, and the mounting base comprises a lens mounting portion facing the opening.