Patent ID: 7414799

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a camera module comprising: a body holder including a barrel portion, and a lens holder supporting a light receiving lens and including an engaging-groove formed in its end surface, the method comprising steps of: screwing the lens holder into the barrel portion of the body holder by engaging a hook provided in a screwing piece with the engaging-groove of the lens holder, wherein the lens holder is received in the barrel portion and is in threaded engagement with the barrel portion; performing a focus adjustment by engaging a hook of an adjusting piece with the engaging-groove of the lens holder at a reference position, and rotating the lens holder in a positive rotation direction by using the adjusting piece to adjust a position of the light receiving lens to a focus position, wherein when the lens holder is screwed into the barrel portion by using the screwing piece, a screwing position of the lens holder is controlled so that a position of the engaging groove of the lens holder coincides with the reference position of the adjusting piece, when the lens holder is screwed into the barrel portion, interposing a spacer between an end surface of a stopper portion provided on an inner periphery of the barrel portion and an end surface of the lens holder; stopping an operation of screwing the lens holder when torque used to turn the lens holder by using the screwing piece reaches a predetermined torque value; detecting presence or absence of the spacer by detecting a position, at which the lens holder is mounted in the barrel portion, at a moment when the operation of screwing the lens holder is stopped; and after the presence or the absence of the spacer is detected, turning the screwing piece in a negative rotation direction to adjust the position of the engaging groove of the lens holder to the reference position of the adjusting piece.