Patent ID: 8025950

Claim:
A sensor-securing apparatus comprising: a metal frame having a sensor-mount region; and an image sensor that is fixed to the sensor-mount region and generates heat in an operation, wherein the frame includes: a mount surface in which the sensor-mount region is defined; a projection protruding from the mount surface; a heat-receiving surface that is formed at the distal end of the projection and contacts with the image sensor; a first adhesive-applying hole opening in the heat-receiving surface and facing a center part of the image sensor; and a plurality of second adhesive-applying holes opening in the mount surface around the projection, the second adhesive-applying holes smaller than the first adhesive-applying hole and distant from the first adhesive-applying hole; and thermally conductive adhesive is filled in each of the first adhesive-applying hole and the second adhesive-applying holes, to secure the image sensor to the frame.