A PROTECTING APPARATUS FOR SMALL IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICES

摘要

Disclosed herein is a camera protection apparatus for preventing foreign matters from entering a camera. The protection apparatus includes a shield frame being installed frontward of the camera lens and having a sliding space for opening front side of the lens. A blade is slidably installed in the sliding space to open and close front side of the lens. The blade is formed with a protrusion. A rotary lever is rotatably coupled with the shield frame. The rotary lever has a central opening formed at the rotational center thereof for opening front side of the lens. The rotary lever has a cam groove formed so as to be engaged with the protrusion such that rotation of the rotary lever causes the protrusion to move to open and close the blade. The camera protection apparatus exposes the camera when it is to be used, and otherwise to close the camera opening. Thus, foreign matters can be prevented from entering the camera.