Patent ID: 8308379

Claim:
A camera module comprising: a housing including an image capture device receiving portion and a lens unit receiving portion, said image capture device receiving portion including a plurality of discrete support members, each of said plurality of said discrete support members having a bottom surface; a lens unit coupled to said lens unit receiving portion of said housing; and an image capture device including a single flat top surface and a bottom surface, said single flat top surface including an image sensor array, said single flat top surface of said image capture device contacting said bottom surfaces of said discrete support members, wherein said image capture device receiving portion of said housing further includes a side wall, said side wall including a bottom surface, said bottom surface of said side wall and said single flat top surface of said image capture device define a gap between said bottom surface of said side wall and said single flat top surface of said image capture device, and further comprising an adhesive disposed in said gap, said adhesive fixing said bottom surface of said side wall to said single flat top surface of said image capture device.