Patent ID: 7880127

Claim:
An imaging device comprising: a housing; an image sensor assembly including a header and an image sensor mounted to the header, wherein the header is coupled to the housing; means for aligning the image sensor with respect to the header, wherein the image sensor alignment means comprises a recessed mounting surface formed in the header for accommodating a body of the image sensor such that the image sensor is at least partially retained within the recess; and means for aligning the header with respect to the housing of the imaging device, wherein the header alignment means comprises a recess defined in the header that is sized to accommodate a protrusion formed on the housing, wherein the header alignment means is configured to limit translation and rotation of the header with respect to the housing; wherein a distance separating the image sensor alignment means and the header alignment means is pre-determined such that a distance between the image sensor and the housing of the imaging device is pre-determined.