Camera module
A camera module is composed from a lens unit including at least one lens, a barrel provided with the lens and having a barrel opening, and a lens holder for holding the barrel; and an image pickup device portion provided under the lens unit and having an image pickup device housing space in which an image pickup device is hermetically provided. The barrel opening of the barrel has an annular edge which serves as a diaphragm, and the annular edge of the barrel opening has a lower annular corner portion which is located on the side of the lens, wherein the lower annular corner portion of the annular edge is formed so as to have a rounded cross-sectional shape and staining is formed on the lower annular corner portion.
1. A camera module comprising:
a lens unit including at least one lens, a barrel provided with the at least one lens and having a barrel opening, and a lens holder for holding the barrel; and
an image pickup device portion provided under the lens unit and having an image pickup device housing space in which an image pickup device is hermetically provided; wherein the barrel opening of the barrel has an annular edge which serves as a diaphragm, and the annular edge of the barrel opening has a lower annular corner portion which is located on the side of the lens, wherein the lower annular corner portion of the annular edge is formed so as to have a rounded cross-sectional shape and satining is formed on the lower annular corner portion.
2. The camera module of claim 1 wherein the barrel opening of the barrel has an outside opening portion which is formed into a conical shape having an inclined surface diverging from the annular edge thereof toward the outside of the barrel, and at least one annular step portion is formed on the inclined surface of the outside opening portion of the barrel opening, wherein the step portion is formed so as to have a rounded cross-sectional shape and satining is formed thereon.
3. The camera module of claim 1 wherein the camera module has a light path which extends from the lens unit to the image pickup device portion, the light path being defined or surrounded by inner peripheral surfaces of the barrel and the image pickup device portion, wherein at least one step portion is formed on the inner peripheral surfaces so as to protrude toward the light path, and the step portion is formed so as to have a rounded cross-sectional shape and satining is formed thereon.
4. The camera module of claim 1 wherein the rounded cross-sectional shape is a roughly arc-shape of about 90 degree.