Patent ID: 7792397
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
1. A holding member for holding three or more circuit boards with a predetermined distance between the circuit boards and providing an optical communication path between the circuit boards, comprising: a body; and an optical waveguide penetrating the body, wherein the body comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including an insert bore which receives the second portion of the other holding member, the insert bore extends from an end face of the first portion along the penetrating direction of the optical waveguide, a configuration of the insert bore substantially conforms to a configuration of the second portion, and by inserting the second portion of the other holding member into the insert bore of the holding member through an opening formed in the circuit board, being adapted for connecting any of the holding members to any of the holding members while holding the circuit board, an end face of the optical waveguide of the holding member is optically connected to an end face of the optical waveguide of the other holding member.