Patent ID: 7616250

Claim:
An image capturing device, comprising: a support substrate; a light receiving element provided on the support substrate, the light receiving element having a light receiving surface; a spacer provided on the light receiving element; a plate-like transparent member provided over the light receiving surface of the light receiving element through the spacer, the plate-like transparent member including a first principal plane positioned on a side toward the light receiving element, a second principal plane opposite the first principal plane, and a peripheral side surface extending between the first principal plane and the second principal plane, the first principal plane being greater in area than the second principal plane, the peripheral side surface being inclined at an acute angle to the first principal plane; a light blocking resin provided on the peripheral side surface of the plate-like transparent member, a peripheral part of the light-receiving element, a peripheral part of the spacer, and the support substrate; and a lens member provided on the light receiving surface of the light receiving element in a space defined by the spacer, the light receiving element and the plate-like transparent member, wherein the plate-like transparent member is provided so as to be in direct contact with the lens member.