Abstract: Disclosed is a camera module with a hinge spring which can stably support a lens barrel which is driven in a vertical direction for automatic focusing and which is made of lightweight resin, the camera module including a cylindrical lens barrel with lenses disposed therein for collecting images of external objects, a housing encasing the lens barrel in a manner such that the lens barrel vertically moves in an optical axis direction of the lenses, an automatic focusing actuator installed in the housing to cause linear motion of the lens barrel in the optical axis direction, and a ring-shaped hinge spring extrusion-molded using resin having elasticity to support an upper portion of the lens barrel and guide the linear motion of the lens barrel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a camera module with a hinge spring which can stably support a lens barrel which is driven in a vertical direction for automatic focusing and which is made of lightweight resin, the camera module including a cylindrical lens barrel with lenses disposed therein for collecting images of external objects, a housing encasing the lens barrel in a manner such that the lens barrel vertically moves in an optical axis direction of the lenses, an automatic focusing actuator installed in the housing to cause linear motion of the lens barrel in the optical axis direction, and a ring-shaped hinge spring extrusion-molded using resin having elasticity to support an upper portion of the lens barrel and guide the linear motion of the lens barrel.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a first connector arranged on a wiring board, a second connector including an optical lens and being engageable with the first connector, and a photoelectric conversion module on which light is incident from the optical lens, the photoelectric conversion module being fixedly held when the photoelectric conversion module is clamped by the first and second connectors in a state where the first and second connectors are in engagement and coupled relatively to each other.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a substrate mounting an electronic component, a shielding case molded with conductive resin and connected to the substrate, and a conductive coating formed on the surface of the shielding case. Since the shielding case is molded from the conductive resin, it is possible to mold the case into any shapes and provide smaller and lighter cases than the metal ones.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a first connector arranged on a wiring board, a second connector including an optical lens and being engageable with the first connector, and a photoelectric conversion module on which light is incident from the optical lens, the photoelectric conversion module being fixedly held when the photoelectric conversion module is clamped by the first and second connectors in a state where the first and second connectors are in engagement and coupled relatively to each other.