Patent ID: 8746900

Claim:
A projector, comprising: a projection lens; a front panel, said front panel comprising: an opening part configured to allow the projection lens to be exposed from the opening part; and a slide plate unit; a lens cover that moves over said front panel, from a fully-open state in which the projection lens is exposed to a fully closed state in which said lens cover covers the projection lens; a slide mechanism unit configured to bias the lens cover to move to the fully-open state or to the fully-closed state; and a first pin part located at one extremity of said lens cover, said first pin part protruding towards said front panel, wherein said slide plate unit is in contact with said first pin part in the fully-open state or in the fully-closed state; and further comprising: a second pin part located at an other extremity of said lens cover, said second pin part protruding towards said front panel, wherein said front panel further comprises: a protrusion portion which is arranged between said slide plate unit and said opening part; and a guide portion, wherein said protrusion portion is in contact with said second pin part in the fully-open state, and wherein said guide portion is in contact with said second pin part in the fully-closed state.