Patent ID: 11960139
Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A camera module, comprising:
a supporting component that includes an opening through which light from a lens passes, wherein the lens collects the light;
an imaging element configured to perform photoelectric conversion of the light;
an optical component configured to cover the opening, wherein
the supporting component is configured to support the optical component between the lens and the imaging element, and
the optical component is supported on a first side of the supporting component which is closer to the imaging element than a second side of the supporting component; and

a sloped portion around the opening, wherein
the sloped portion is inclined in a thickness direction of the supporting component,
a slope of the sloped portion faces the lens,
a portion of the lens is placed closer to a first face of the supporting component beyond a second face of the supporting component,
the portion of the lens faces the supporting component,
the optical component is placed on the first face,
the second face is opposite to the first face,
the sloped portion further includes a reflection control structure which is configured to control a reflection of the light coming from the lens,
the sloped portion further includes a stair shape as the reflection control structure,
an inclination angle of the sloped portion with respect to an optical axis of the lens is greater than an angle of the light with respect to the optical axis,
the light come from the lens, and
the light is incident on a tip of the sloped portion.