Wire harness

The wire harness design improves assembly by stacking modules with facing connectors, facilitating easier installation and reducing weight, thus addressing the challenge of complex assembly in existing technologies.

JP7768953B2Active Publication Date: 2025-11-12YAZAKI CORP
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Application Number
JP2023194001
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-11-14
Publication Date
2025-11-12
Estimated Expiration
2043-11-14

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing wire harnesses are difficult to assemble into vehicles, requiring improvements in ease of installation.

Method used

A wire harness design comprising a first stacked module with a flexible flat wiring material and connectors, and a second stacked module with conductive wiring materials and connectors, where the second module is stacked along the stacking direction with connectors facing each other, allowing for easier assembly by facilitating connection to vehicle-mounted control devices.

Benefits of technology

The design enhances the ease of assembly and installation of the wire harness into vehicles, reducing manufacturing steps and weight, while maintaining performance and stability, and allowing for efficient connection to control devices.

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Abstract

To provide a wiring harness that can improve assemblability to a vehicle.SOLUTION: A wiring harness WH comprises: a first stacking module 10 having a flat wiring material 11 having flexibility and a first connector 12 to be provided at the flat wiring 11; and a second stacking module 20 having a plurality of wiring materials 21 having conductivity and a second connector 22 provided at the plurality of wiring materials 21. The second stacking module 20 is stacked on the first stacking module 10 in a lamination direction X crossing an extension direction Y of the flat wiring material 11, with the second connector 22 and the first connector 12 facing one side in the lamination direction X.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
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Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a wire harness. [Background technology]

[0002] As an example of a conventional technology relating to wire harnesses, Patent Document 1 discloses a wire harness comprising a flexible flat wiring material, a protector that protects the flat wiring material, and a fixing member that fixes the protector to a mounting portion of a vehicle. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2012-055105 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the wire harness described in Patent Document 1 above has room for further improvement, for example, in terms of improving the ease of assembly into a vehicle.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a wire harness that can be easily installed in a vehicle. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the wire harness of the present invention comprises a first stacked module having a flexible flat wiring material and a first connector provided on the flat wiring material, and a second stacked module having a plurality of conductive wiring materials and a second connector provided on the plurality of wiring materials, and the second stacked module is stacked along the stacking direction with respect to the first stacked module, with the second connector and the first connector facing each other on one side of the stacking direction that intersects the extension direction of the flat wiring material. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] In the wire harness according to the present invention, the second stacked module can be stacked on the first stacked module along the stacking direction with the second connector and the first connector facing one side of the stacking direction, thereby improving the ease of assembly of the wire harness into a vehicle. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an exemplary perspective view of a vehicle to which a wire harness according to an embodiment is applied. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an exemplary perspective view of the wire harness according to the embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of the wire harness according to the embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an exemplary perspective view showing a connection structure between a first connector and a second connector of a wire harness according to the embodiment and a connector on a control device side. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is an exemplary schematic exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the second connector of the wire harness according to the embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is an exemplary cross-sectional view showing a connection structure between a first connector and a second connector of a wire harness according to an embodiment and a connector on a control device side. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of the second connector on the other side in the extending direction of the wire harness according to the embodiment. [Figure 8] 8 is an exemplary perspective view of the second connector of FIG. 7. FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of a second connector on one side in the extending direction of the wire harness according to the embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. Furthermore, the components in the following embodiments include those that are easily replaceable by those skilled in the art, or those that are substantially identical. Note that in this specification, ordinal numbers are used only to distinguish between parts, members, portions, positions, directions, etc., and do not indicate order or priority.

[0010] [Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle 100 to which a wire harness WH according to an embodiment is applied. The wire harness WH according to this embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is applied to the vehicle 100, connects devices mounted on the vehicle 100, and is used for power supply and signal communication. The wire harness WH according to this embodiment is provided, for example, in a dash panel 120 of the vehicle 100, and is also installed inside an instrument panel (not shown) of the vehicle 100. The dash panel 120 is a partition wall that separates an engine room 130 of the vehicle 100 from a vehicle interior (cabin), and constitutes a structural member (framework member) of the vehicle 100.

[0011] In this embodiment, dash panel 120 includes, for example, dash panel main body 125 made of metal and vehicle body panel 110 made of resin. In this embodiment, dash panel main body 125 is integrally molded with peripheral panels 115 of engine compartment 130, etc. This increases the rigidity and strength of dash panel 120, and ultimately allows vehicle body panel 110 to be made of a resin molded product. That is, in this embodiment, vehicle body panel 110 is formed as a separate part from dash panel main body 125. Vehicle body panel 110 is installed in, for example, recess 121 formed in dash panel main body 125, and forms part of dash panel 120 together with dash panel main body 125.

[0012] In the following description, of the first, second, and third directions that intersect with one another, the first direction will be referred to as the "stacking direction X," the second direction will be referred to as the "extension direction Y," and the third direction will be referred to as the "width direction Z." Here, the stacking direction X, the extension direction Y, and the width direction Z are approximately perpendicular to one another. The stacking direction X typically corresponds to the stacking direction of the first stack module 10 and the second stack module 20 of the wire harness WH, and is aligned with the vehicle longitudinal direction. The extension direction Y typically corresponds to the longitudinal direction (extension direction) of the flat wiring material 11 of the wire harness WH, and is aligned with the vehicle width direction. The width direction Z typically corresponds to the lateral direction of the flat wiring material 11 of the wire harness WH, and is aligned with the vehicle height direction. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, each direction will be described as a direction in a state in which the wire harness WH is assembled to the vehicle 100.

[0013] Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the wire harness WH, and Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the wire harness WH. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the wire harness WH of this embodiment includes, for example, a first stacked module 10 and a second stacked module 20. The first stacked module 10 includes a flat wiring material 11 extending along the extension direction Y and a plurality of first connectors 12 provided on a surface 11a of the flat wiring material 11. Here, the first stacked module 10 is connected to a first ECU 40A (see Fig. 1) of the control device 40 via the first connector 12 provided at an end 10b on one side in the extension direction Y, and is connected to a second ECU 40E of the control device 40 via another first connector 12 provided at an end 10b on the other side in the extension direction Y.

[0014] The first ECU 40A and the second ECU 40E here are typically, but not limited to, zone ECUs that comprehensively control devices in a peripheral area (zone) of the dash panel 120. Between the first ECU 40A and the second ECU 40E, a plurality of devices 40B to 40D, such as other ECUs of the control device 40, are provided. The device 40B is electrically connected to the flat wiring material 11 via a first connector 12 provided in the center of the first stack module 10 in the extension direction Y, and the device 40D is electrically connected to the flat wiring material 11 via another first connector 12 provided in the center of the first stack module 10 in the extension direction Y.

[0015] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the flat wiring material 11 is a wiring material that constitutes the wire harness WH, and is composed of, for example, FPC (Flexible Printed Circuits) or FFC (Flexible Flat Cable). The flat wiring material 11 is a thin, flexible, flat wiring material. The flat wiring material 11 is formed as a whole in the shape of a rectangular plate that is horizontally elongated in the extension direction Y. The flat wiring material 11 is composed of, for example, a base film, a wiring pattern, and a coverlay.

[0016] The base film is a substrate that has excellent flexibility and determines the overall shape of the flat wiring material 11. The base film is formed, for example, from a polyimide resin that has excellent heat resistance. The wiring pattern is laminated on the surface (mounting surface) of the base film and constitutes a plurality of conductor circuit portions (pattern layers). The wiring pattern is formed, for example, from a conductive material such as copper foil, and is printed on the surface of the base film as a printed circuit body. The coverlay is laminated over the entire surface of the base film via an adhesive (not shown), and functions as a protective layer that protects the conductor circuit portions of the wiring pattern, etc.

[0017] Furthermore, the flat wiring material 11 has, for example, four first connectors 12. Here, the flat wiring material 11 is provided with one first connector 12 at each of the end portions 11b on both sides in the extension direction Y, and two first connectors 12 at one end portion in the width direction Z. These first connectors 12 are connected to the control device 40 via the connector 41 (see FIG. 4) on the control device 40 side described above.

[0018] Furthermore, the multiple first connectors 12 are electrically connected to the wiring pattern of the flat wiring material 11. The multiple conductor circuit portions formed by the wiring pattern can function as any of circuits such as a signal circuit, a signal GND circuit, or a power earth circuit. The signal circuit is, for example, a circuit that transmits communication signals between on-board devices such as the control device 40 and various electronic devices in the vehicle 100. The signal GND circuit is a circuit that is associated with the signal circuit, provides electrical continuity between on-board devices, and matches the potential that serves as the reference for circuit operation between the on-board devices. The power earth circuit is a circuit that grounds the power supply system of the on-board devices.

[0019] The second stack module 20 is a wiring module stacked on the first stack module 10. The second stack module 20 includes a plurality of electrically conductive wiring materials 21 and a plurality of second connectors 22 provided at the ends of the plurality of wiring materials 21. Here, the second stack module 20 has, for example, four second connectors 22, and is stacked on the surface 11a of the flat wiring material 11. The second stack module 20 is connected to the first ECU 40A (see FIG. 1) of the control device 40 described above via the second connectors 22 provided at one end 10b in the extension direction Y, and is connected to the second ECU 40E of the control device 40 via another second connector 22 provided at the other end 10b in the extension direction Y.

[0020] Of the multiple devices 40B to 40D arranged between the first ECU 40A and the second ECU 40E, for example, device 40C is electrically connected to multiple wiring materials 21 via a second connector 22 provided in the center of the extension direction Y of the second stacked module 20, and device 40D is electrically connected to multiple wiring materials 21 via another second connector 22 provided in the center of the extension direction Y of the second stacked module 20.

[0021] The multiple wiring materials 21 are, for example, special electric wires that transmit signals or power that are difficult to transmit properly using the flat wiring material 11, and are composed of, for example, high-speed communication lines that transmit high-speed communication signals, power lines (thick electric wires) that transmit large-current power, etc. In other words, the multiple wiring materials 21 are composed of wiring materials 21 that, if placed inside the flat wiring material 11, cannot ensure the performance (shielding performance) of high-speed communication lines, or wiring materials 21 that would become too large like thick electric wires. Each of the multiple wiring materials 21 is composed of a linear conductor portion (see Figure 6) and an insulating coating that covers the outside of the conductor portion. In the case of high-speed communication lines, for example, the multiple wiring materials 21 are composed of shielded electric wires in which the outside of the insulating coating is further covered with a shield such as a braid.

[0022] Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the connection structure between the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 of the wire harness WH and the connectors 41, 42 on the control device 40 side, and Fig. 5 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the second connector 22 of the wire harness WH. As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, in this embodiment, the multiple wiring materials 21 are arranged in a plane along the surface 11a of the flat wiring material 11. The second stacked module 20 is configured in a flat shape having a constant width in the width direction Z while being thinned along the stacking direction X by the multiple wiring materials 21 arranged along the width direction Z.

[0023] Here, in this embodiment, the second stacked module 20 is stacked on the first stacked module 10 along the stacking direction X with the second connector 22 and the first connector 12 facing one side of each other in the stacking direction X. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 face the interior side of the vehicle (the control device 40 side) opposite the vehicle body panel 110 in the stacking direction X. The first connector 12 is connectable to a connector 41 on the side of the control device 40, such as the first ECU 40A, and the second connector 22 is connectable to a connector 42 on the side of the control device 40, such as the first ECU 40A. In this way, the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 are arranged in a standby state with respect to the control device 40, such as the first ECU 40A.

[0024] In this embodiment, the first stacked module 10 is provided with an opening 11g (see FIG. 5) that penetrates the flat wiring material 11 along the stacking direction X. The openings 11g are provided, for example, in pairs at both ends of the flat wiring material 11 in the width direction Z. The second connector 22 protrudes toward the other side of the stacking direction X and has a pair of legs 22a that are inserted into each of the openings 11g of the flat wiring material 11. The second connector 22 is positioned relative to the flat wiring material 11 by engagement between the pair of legs 22a and the pair of openings 11g. The second connector 22 is installed with the legs 22a abutting against the vehicle body panel 110 (see FIG. 6) through the openings 11g.

[0025] 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a connection structure between the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 of the wire harness WH and the connectors 41, 42 on the control device 40 side. As shown in Fig. 6, in this embodiment, the first stacked module 10 is disposed on the vehicle body panel 110 side with respect to the second stacked module 20, and the second stacked module 20 is stacked on the surface 11a of the flat wiring material 11 opposite to the vehicle body panel 110 in the stacking direction X. In other words, the second stacked module 20 is disposed on the vehicle interior side (control device 40 side) with respect to the first stacked module 10, and the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 face the vehicle interior side (control device 40 side) opposite to the vehicle body panel 110.

[0026] Here, in this embodiment, the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 are fitted with the above-mentioned connectors 41, 42 on the control device 40 side in response to the control device 40 being fastened to the vehicle body panel 110 by the fastening member 50. Specifically, in this embodiment, the fastening member 50 includes a bolt 51 and a nut 52, and the control device 40 is provided with a flange having a through hole formed therein through which the bolt 51 is inserted along the stacking direction X. The bolt 51 is attached, for example, with the head 51a engaged with the outer surface of the vehicle body panel 110 (the surface opposite to the first stacked module 10) and the shaft 51b penetrating the vehicle body panel 110.

[0027] The bolts 51 protrude from the vehicle body panel 110 toward one side in the stacking direction X (toward the control device 40), and are fastened to the nuts 52 while being inserted into through holes formed in the flanges of the control device 40. This allows the bolts 51 to function as assist bolts when the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 are fitted together with the connectors 41, 42 on the control device 40 side, thereby making it easier or smoother to fit the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 with the connectors 41, 42 on the control device 40 side. The fastening members 50 and flanges are provided in pairs on both sides in the width direction Z, for example, with the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 sandwiched therebetween.

[0028] Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the second connector 22 on the other side in the extending direction Y of the wire harness WH, and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the second connector 22 of Fig. 7. As shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the second connector 22 includes, for example, a housing 22A, an undercover 22B, and a plurality of connector terminals 23, 24. The housing 22A covers the plurality of wiring materials 21 and the plurality of connector terminals 23, 24 from one side in the stacking direction X, and the undercover 22B covers the plurality of wiring materials 21 and the plurality of connector terminals 23, 24 from the other side in the stacking direction X. The housing 22A and the undercover 22B are formed of, for example, an insulating synthetic resin or the like.

[0029] The multiple connector terminals 23, 24 are electrically connected to terminals of the connector 42 on the control device 40 side. The connector terminals 23, 24 are configured to include, for example, an electrical connection portion electrically connected to the terminal of the connector 42 on the control device 40 side, and an electric wire connection portion electrically connected to a conductor portion at the end of the wiring material 21. The connector terminal 23 is, for example, a connector terminal of the LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) standard, and the connector terminal 24 is a connector terminal of a different standard from the connector terminal 23.

[0030] The housing 22A includes, for example, an upper wall portion 22b, a pair of side wall portions 22c, and a pair of end wall portions 22d. The upper wall portion 22b, the pair of side wall portions 22c, and the pair of end wall portions 22d are structures for partitioning insertion spaces 22e, 22f of the housing 22A. The insertion spaces 22e, 22f are spaces into which the above-mentioned connector terminals 23, 24 are inserted along the stacking direction X. The insertion spaces 22e, 22f penetrate the upper wall portion 22b along the stacking direction X and are aligned along the width direction Z. The multiple connector terminals 23, 24 are held in a state where they are separated from each other in the width direction Z by the housing 22A.

[0031] The undercover 22B includes, for example, a lower wall portion 22g and a pair of end wall portions 22h. The undercover 22B covers the wiring materials 21 and the connector terminals 23, 24 from the other side in the stacking direction X and from both sides in the width direction Z by the lower wall portion 22g and the pair of end wall portions 22h, and is open on both sides in the extension direction Y. The lower wall portion 22g is provided with a recess 22i that holds the wiring materials 21 and the connector terminals 23, 24. The recess 22i is recessed in two steps along the outer shapes of the wiring materials 21 and the connector terminals 23, 24. The pair of end wall portions 22h are provided with locking holes 22j that lock claws provided on the inner surfaces of the pair of end wall portions 22d of the housing 22A. The undercover 22B is integrated with the housing 22A by a so-called snap fit, where the locking holes 22j lock into the claws.

[0032] FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the second connector 22 on one side in the extending direction Y of the wire harness WH. As shown in FIG. 9, in this embodiment, the undercover 22B is open on both sides in the extending direction Y. Therefore, the multiple wiring materials 21 can be pulled out from either side of the undercover 22B in the extending direction Y, and thus the undercover 22B can be shared by the second connector 22 on the other side in the extending direction Y of the above-mentioned wire harness WH in which the multiple wiring materials 21 are pulled out in different directions, and the second connector 22 on one side in the extending direction Y. Note that, for convenience, the housing 22A of the second connector 22 is omitted in FIG. 9.

[0033] As described above, the second stacked module 20 of the present embodiment is configured to include a plurality of wiring materials 21 and the second connector 22. With this configuration, for example, wiring materials 21 and the like that cannot ensure performance (shielding performance) like high-speed communication lines when placed inside the flat wiring material 11 can be bundled together with the second connector 22, and as a result, the connection work to the control device 40 can be performed more easily, smoothly, or quickly compared to the conventional structure in which a plurality of high-speed communication lines are individually connected to the control device 40.

[0034] Moreover, the wire harness WH of this embodiment is configured to include a flat wiring material 11. Therefore, the wire harness WH configured with the flat wiring material 11 is lighter than a wire harness in which various general electric wires are bundled. Here, when the above-mentioned wire harness WH is installed in the vehicle 100, it is assumed that the length of the wire harness WH will be about 1000 mm. If a wire harness WH of such a length were configured entirely of electric wires, there is a risk that the overall weight of the wire harness WH would increase. In this regard, according to this embodiment, since the wire harness WH is configured to include the flat wiring material 11, it is possible to accommodate an increase in the size of the wire harness WH while suppressing an increase in the overall weight of the wire harness WH.

[0035] Furthermore, wire harnesses in which various types of electric wires are bundled are generally manufactured manually by workers. In contrast, the flat wiring material 11 can be manufactured by automation, and therefore, by constructing the wire harness WH from the flat wiring material 11, the number of steps required to manufacture the wire harness WH can be reduced. Furthermore, large wire harnesses in which various types of electric wires are bundled are generally difficult to transport due to their weight. In contrast, according to this embodiment, the flat wiring material 11 has the advantage of shortening the number of days required to manufacture the wire harness WH itself or the vehicle 100 that uses the wire harness WH, and making it less likely that the manufacturing location will be limited.

[0036] As described above, the wire harness WH of this embodiment includes the first stack module 10 having the flexible flat wiring material 11 and the first connector 12 provided on the flat wiring material 11, and the second stack module 20 having the plurality of conductive wiring materials 21 and the second connectors 22 provided on the plurality of wiring materials 21. The second stack module 20 is stacked on the first stack module 10 along the stacking direction X with the second connector 22 and the first connector 12 facing each other on one side of the stacking direction X intersecting with the extension direction Y of the flat wiring material 11. With this configuration, the wire harness WH can be arranged, for example, by stacking the second stack module 20 on the first stack module 10 along the stacking direction X with the second connector 22 and the first connector 12 facing each other on one side of the stacking direction X. As a result, the wire harness WH can be easily installed on the vehicle 100.

[0037] In the wire harness WH of this embodiment, the wiring materials 21 are composed of communication lines for transmitting signals or power lines for transmitting power, and are arranged side by side in a plane. With this configuration, the wire harness WH can have, for example, a flat second stack module 20 including the wiring materials 21 and the second connector 22, and thus the entire wire harness WH including the second stack module 20 and the first stack module 10 can be made thinner.

[0038] Furthermore, in the wire harness WH of this embodiment, the first laminate module 10 is disposed on the vehicle body panel 110 side of the vehicle 100 relative to the second laminate module 20, and the second laminate module 20 is laminated on the surface 11a of the flat wiring material 11 opposite the vehicle body panel 110 in the lamination direction X. With this configuration, the wire harness WH can laminate the first laminate module 10 and the second laminate module 20 more easily, more smoothly, or more stably than, for example, when the second laminate module 20 is disposed on the vehicle body panel 110 side.

[0039] Furthermore, in the wire harness WH of this embodiment, the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 are connectable to a control device 40 mounted on the vehicle 100, and the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 are fitted to the connectors 41, 42 on the control device 40 side, respectively, in response to fastening of the control device 40 to a body panel 110 by fastening members 50. With this configuration, in the wire harness WH, for example, the fastening members 50 function as assist bolts when the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 are fitted together with the connectors 41, 42 on the control device side, thereby making it easier or smoother to fit the first connector 12 and the second connector 22 to the connectors 41, 42 on the control device side.

[0040] In the wire harness WH of this embodiment, the flat wiring material 11 has an opening 11g penetrating along the stacking direction X, and the second connector 22 has a leg 22a that protrudes along the stacking direction X and abuts against the vehicle body panel 110 through the opening 11g. With this configuration, the wire harness WH can position the second connector 22 with respect to the flat wiring material 11 by, for example, engaging the opening 11g with the leg 22a, and can suppress an effect (damage) on the flat wiring material 11 that occurs when the second connector 22 is fitted to the connector 42 on the control device 40 side.

[0041] In the wire harness WH of this embodiment, the second connector 22 includes a housing 22A that covers the plurality of wiring materials 21 from one side in the stacking direction X, and an undercover 22B that covers the plurality of wiring materials 21 from the other side in the stacking direction X and is open on both sides in the extension direction Y. With this configuration, the wire harness WH can, for example, pull out the plurality of wiring materials 21 from either side in the extension direction Y using the undercover 22B, and thus can share components with a plurality of specifications in which the pulling directions of the plurality of wiring materials 21 are different.

[0042] In this embodiment, the first laminate module 10 is disposed on the vehicle body panel 110 side, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the second laminate module 20 may be disposed on the vehicle body panel 110 side, and the flat wiring material 11 of the first laminate module 10 may be laminated on the plurality of wiring materials 21 of the second laminate module 20. In addition, in this embodiment, the wire harness WH is attached to the resin body panel 110, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the wire harness WH may be attached to a metal dash panel main body 125 or a panel other than the dash panel 120 (door panel, roof panel, floor panel, etc.).

[0043] While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The above embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, combinations, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Furthermore, the specifications of each configuration, shape, and the like (structure, type, direction, format, size, length, width, thickness, height, number, arrangement, position, material, etc.) can be modified as appropriate. [Explanation of symbols]

[0044] 10 First stacked module 11 Flat wiring material 11a surface 11g opening 12 First connector 20 Second stacked module 21 Routing material 22 Second connector 22A Housing 22a Legs 22B Undercover 40 Control device 41, 42 Connectors 50 Fastening members 100 vehicles 110 Body Panel WH Wire Harness X stacking direction Y extension direction

Claims

1. a first stack module including a flexible flat wiring material and a first connector provided on the flat wiring material; a second stacked module including a plurality of electrically conductive wiring materials and a second connector provided on the plurality of wiring materials; The second stacked module is stacked on the first stacked module along the stacking direction with the second connector and the first connector facing each other on one side of the stacking direction that intersects with the extending direction of the flat wiring material. Wire harness.

2. The plurality of wiring materials are composed of communication lines for transmitting signals or power lines for transmitting power, and are arranged side by side in a plane. The wire harness according to claim 1 .

3. the first stacked module is disposed closer to a vehicle body panel than the second stacked module; The second laminated module is laminated on a surface of the flat wiring material opposite to the vehicle body panel in the lamination direction. The wire harness according to claim 1 or 2.

4. the first connector and the second connector are connectable to a control device mounted on a vehicle, the first connector and the second connector are fitted with the connector of the control device side in response to fastening of the control device to the vehicle body panel by fastening members; The wire harness according to claim 3 .

5. The flat wiring material has an opening penetrating along the stacking direction, the second connector has a leg portion that protrudes along the stacking direction and abuts against the vehicle body panel through the opening. The wire harness according to claim 4.

6. The second connector is configured to include a housing that covers the plurality of wiring materials from one side in the stacking direction, and an undercover that covers the plurality of wiring materials from the other side in the stacking direction and has both sides open in the extension direction. The wire harness according to claim 1 or 2.

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