Imaging device and method of manufacturing imaging device
AssigneeSony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
InventorsJunichi Tokunaga, Yuuji Kishigami, Noboru Kawabata, Yoshihiro Nabe
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Abstract
To improve strength of an imaging module with an adjusted optical axis. An imaging device includes an imaging module and a holding unit. The imaging module provided in the imaging device includes an imaging element that images incident light introduced from an upper surface of a housing. The holding unit provided in the imaging device surrounds and holds a side surface of the imaging module, the side surface being adjacent to the upper surface of the housing. The holding unit surrounds and holds the side surface of the imaging module, thereby protecting the imaging module.
Claims7
An imaging device, comprising:
- a lens barrel;
- a housing;
- an imaging module with an imaging element configured to image incident light introduced from an upper surface of the housing, wherein the housing holds the lens barrel and the imaging element;
- and
- a holding unit configured to surround and hold a side surface of the imaging module, wherein
- the side surface is adjacent to the upper surface of the housing,
- the holding unit includes a first leg piece at an upper end of the holding unit and a second leg piece at a lower end of the holding unit, and
- the first leg piece and the second leg piece are in contact with the housing to fix the holding unit in the housing.
A method of manufacturing an imaging device, the method comprising:
- attaching an imaging module with an imaging element that is configured to image incident light introduced from an upper surface of a housing, wherein the housing holds a lens barrel and the imaging element;
- and
- arranging a holding unit that is configured to surround and hold a side surface of the imaging module, wherein
- the side surface is adjacent to the upper surface of the housing,
- the holding unit includes a first leg piece at an upper end of the holding unit and a second leg piece at a lower end of the holding unit, and
- the first leg piece and the second leg piece are in contact with the housing to fix the holding unit in the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.