Patent ID: 7590341
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: G02B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera module comprising: a lens portion comprising at least one lens; an imaging element having a light-receiving surface that is substantially perpendicular to an optical axis direction of the lens; a fixed portion provided on an outer peripheral side of the lens portion; a first elastic body that is provided on a side opposite to the imaging element side with respect to the lens and couples the lens portion and the fixed portion; and a second elastic body that is provided on the imaging element side with respect to the lens and couples the lens portion and the fixed portion, wherein the first elastic body and the second elastic body have the same shape, the first elastic body and the second elastic body are arranged so as to oppose each other while sharing a common central axis, and the second elastic body is oriented with respect to said common central axis differently from an orientation of the first elastic body with respect to said common central axis.