Patent ID: 8083418
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: G02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector holder that fixes onto a substrate on which an optical terminal has been provided an optical connector that is assembled onto a distal end of an optical fiber whose optical axis direction is different from an optical axis direction of the optical terminal such that the optical fiber and the optical terminal are optically connected, wherein: there are provided a holding portion that houses the optical connector, and a lid portion that is mounted on the holding portions; a holder base portion is provided between the substrate and the holding portion, and the optical connector is fixed to the holder base portion; positioning pins or pinholes are formed on the holder base portion, and the optical connector is fixed as a result of the positioning pins being engaged in pin holes or pinholes being engaged in the positioning pins in the optical connector; and a light path is formed in the holder base portion, the light path allows light traveling from the optical fiber towards the optical terminal to pass therethrough, and the light path allows light traveling from the optical terminal towards the optical fiber to pass therethrough.