Patent ID: 7388616

Claim:
An attachment structure for attaching a camera module to a housing, said camera module having an image capturing element portion mounted on a substrate and a lens portion provided on said image capturing element portion, said attachment structure of said camera module comprising: an elastic member which is elastically deformed in a thickness direction, arranged below said substrate and between said substrate and said housing; and a plurality of latches provided on said housing; wherein said camera module engages with said latch, movement of said elastic member in the restoring direction is restricted, a cover member which covers the image capturing element portion is provided said cover member having an opening, each of said latches comprises a second elastic member standing at a periphery of an attachment area of said housing to which the camera module is attached, and a prong portion which can engage with a latching surface of said cover member, said prong portion being provided on said second elastic member and projecting towards said latching surface, the plurality of second elastic members are elastically deformed, the camera module is allowed to pass through a space between the second elastic members, and attachment of the camera module to the attachment area of the housing is permitted.