Patent ID: 8553131

Claim:
A camera module, comprising: an imager mounted on a base substrate, the imager having a planar photo sensor array; a plurality of mounting apertures disposed about the imager and extending through the base substrate; a lens supporting mount, including: a base having a plurality of mounting posts spaced for suspended receipt within the mounting apertures; and a lens disposed proximate to the upper side of the base, wherein the lens is mounted to project an image along a lens optical axis for disposition on the planar photo sensor array; and adhesive disposed about the mounting posts and affixing the mounting posts within the mounting apertures, wherein the lens optical axis is disposed in a desired alignment with the photo sensor array and a focal plane of the lens is disposed on the planar photo sensor array, wherein the mounting posts and the mounting apertures have identical spacing, and wherein the mounting posts have a cross-dimension that is less than a corresponding cross-dimension of the mounting apertures.