# US 2018/0324337 A1 · Camera module and manufacturing method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324337 A1 - Document ID: US20180324337A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/771,185 - Filed: 2016-06-30 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-10-28 - Assignees: KYOCERA Corporation - Applicants: KYOCERA Corporation - Inventors: Atsushi YOSHIKAWA; Shota IWANO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324337A1 ## CPC - H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof - G02B 7/02: for lenses {(supports for magnifying lenses G02B25/002)} - G02B 7/021: {for more than one lens} - G03B 17/02: Bodies - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - G02B 7/04: with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - 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 camera module includes a lens unit containing a lens, a holding member provided with an image sensor and an engaging member of cured resin. At least a part of the engaging member includes a surface that intersects with a direction of an optical axis of the lens and the lens unit and the holding member are engaged with each other on the surface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A camera module comprising a lens unit containing a lens, a holding member provided with an image sensor and an engaging member of cured resin, wherein at least a part of the engaging member includes a surface that intersects with a direction of an optical axis of the lens, and on the surface, the lens unit and the holding member are engaged with each other. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the lens unit is provided with a first engaging part and the holding member is provided with a second engaging part, and the engaging member engages the first engaging part and second engaging part with each other in the direction of the optical axis of the lens. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The camera module according to claim 2, wherein the second engaging part is a through hole, the first engaging part is a hole, the engaging member communicates the through hole with the hole, and at least a part of an inner peripheral surface of the hole has a shape that can be sandwiched by the engaging member in the direction of the optical axis of the lens. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The camera module according to claim 3, wherein the lens unit includes a plurality of the holes, and further includes a groove that connects the holes, and wherein the groove is provided at least on a part of a circumference of the optical axis of the lens. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The camera module according to claim 3, wherein the holding member has a notch that communicates an end of the holding member with the through hole. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the lens unit includes a boss that projects to a side that faces the holding member, and at least a part of the boss is in contact with the engaging member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The camera module according to claim 6, wherein the lens unit includes a plurality of the bosses, and further includes a rib that connects the bosses, and wherein the rib is provided at least on a part of the circumference of the optical axis of the lens. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein a normal line on at least a part of a surface of the engaging member in contact with the holding member has a component that directs toward a side of the lens unit and is in parallel with the optical axis of the lens. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, further comprising a spacer between the lens unit and the holding member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the engaging member is a resin rivet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the engaging member is a resin screw. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the cured resin is a photo-curable resin. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The camera module according to claim 1, wherein the cured resin is a thermosetting resin. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The camera module according to claim 13, wherein the thermosetting resin cures at temperatures lower than a melting point of the lens unit and of the holding member. ### Claim 15 A camera module manufacturing method comprising steps of: filling a resin with a lens unit containing a lens and a holding member provided with an image sensor aligned with each other in a direction of an optical axis of the lens; and curing the resin to produce an engaging member of cured resin, wherein at least a part of the engaging member has a surface that intersects with a direction of the optical axis of the lens, and on the surface, the lens unit and the holding member are engaged with each other. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The camera module manufacturing method according to claim 15, further comprising a step of aligning the lens unit and the holding member with each other such that the optical axis of the lens and a perpendicular line passing through a center of a light receiving surface of the image sensor coincide with each other, and an image forming position of the lens 21 coincides with the light receiving surface of the image sensor 31. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The camera module manufacturing method according to claim 15, wherein, in the step of producing the engaging member, the resin is cured by light, and after that, the resin is further cured by heating. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The camera module manufacturing method according to claim 16, wherein, in the step of producing the engaging member, the resin is cured by light, and after that, the resin is further cured by heating. ### Claim 19 (depends on 4) The camera module according to claim 4, wherein the holding member has a notch that communicates an end of the holding member with the through hole.