Patent ID: 7567754

Claim:
An imaging module which is provided with an image sensor having a light receiving portion, and a lens, and guides a light entered into said lens to said light receiving portion, the imaging module comprising: a container whose side surface is cylindrical in shape, said image sensor being arranged at the bottom of said container; a lens support material for supporting said lens, the lens support material being put so as to slide on the side surface of said container; a connecting material for connecting between said container and said lens support material over circumferences of both side surfaces; a fluid which is filled in a space formed by said container and said lens support material; and a controller for controlling a volume of said fluid in said space, wherein a position of said lens with respect to said light receiving portion is controlled by controlling the volume of said fluid, and wherein said connecting material has elasticity, such that the volume of said space can be varied by an expansion or contraction of said connecting material in response to a change in quantity of said fluid in said space.