Patent ID: 8317411

Claim:
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: the connector holder comprises a holding portion that houses the optical connector, a lid portion that is mounted on the holding portion, and a holder base portion that is provided between the substrate and the holding portion in which the optical connector is fixed to the holder base portion; positioning pins or pin holes are formed on the holder base portion, and the optical connector is fixed as a result of the positioning pins being engaged in the pin holes or the pin holes being engaged in the positioning pins in the optical connector; and the lid portion has a lid portion body and an engaging claw portion that is formed on an end portion of the lid portion body and fixes the lid portion.