Patent ID: 7515203

Claim:
An image capture apparatus including a solid state imaging device which converts an image focused by a taking lens into electronic signals, comprising: a mounting board on which said solid state imaging device is mounted, and having a thickness which is greater than a thickness of said solid state imaging device; and a container portion formed in said mounting board, for containing said solid state imaging device within said thickness of said mounting board, wherein the container portion comprises an attachment opening which penetrates the mounting board, wherein a side surface of the solid state imaging device comprises a first tapered surface which is narrowed from a bottom surface to a top surface with a first inclination angle measured from the bottom surface of the solid state imaging device in a counterclockwise direction, wherein an internal surface of the attachment opening comprises a second tapered surface which is narrowed from a lower end of the attachment opening to an upper end thereof with a second inclination angle larger than the first inclination angle, measured from the lower end of the attachment opening in the counterclockwise direction, and wherein the solid state imaging device is inserted into the attachment opening from the lower end thereof.