Patent ID: 8130315

Claim:
A solid image capture device, comprising: a solid image capture element; a wiring board to which the solid image capture element is mounted, the wiring board including wiring for electrical connection with the solid image capture element; a transparent lid section provided over the solid image capture element to cover a light receiving section of the solid image capture element with a gap being left between the transparent lid section and the light receiving section; a lens directing external light to the light receiving section of the solid image capture element; a lens barrel accommodating the lens; and a holder securing the lens barrel onto the transparent lid section, wherein the holder presses the lens barrel when the holder is in engagement with an external section of the transparent lid section, to secure the lens barrel onto the transparent lid section; the holder is provided on the wiring board to encase therein the solid image capture element; and the holder is detachably secured to the wiring board and applies pressure to side faces of the transparent lid section in a direction normal to the side faces, to tightly hold the transparent lid section, and the holder includes: contact sections each provided for a different one of the side faces of the transparent lid section to come into contact with that side face; lock sections detachably secured to the wiring board to pivotally support the contact sections; and a frame securing the contact sections when fit around the contact sections.