Patent ID: 8565592

Claim:
A camera module comprising: an image capture device including an top image capture surface; a rotatable sleeve including an outer surface, an upper outer perimeter, and a lower outer perimeter, wherein the upper outer perimeter is greater than the lower out perimeter, the outer surface, the upper outer perimeter, and the lower outer perimeter forming a tapered portion of the rotatable sleeve; a lens assembly extending perpendicularly with respect to said top image capture surface of said image capture device, wherein said lens assembly is inserted into said rotatable sleeve forming a lens unit; a housing including a mounting portion coupled to said image capture device and a receiver portion including an opening to receive said lens unit; and a tapered biasing member, said tapered biasing member comprising an outer surface, an inner surface, an upper inside perimeter, and a lower inside perimeter, wherein said upper inside perimeter is greater than said lower inside perimeter; wherein said tapered biasing member is disposed between said lens unit and said housing, said tapered portion of said rotatable sleeve slidably contacting said tapered biasing member, said housing coupled to said outer surface of said tapered biasing member, wherein said tapered biasing member is stretched outwardly based on a rotation of said tapered portion of rotatable sleeve, said outwardly stretching causing an inward restoring force to be exerted between said tapered biasing member and said tapered portion of said rotatable sleeve.