A vehicle power supply control device includes a plurality of area power supply slaves connected with respective different device groups configured with a plurality of different devices installed in a vehicle, and controlling power supplied to the devices in the connected device groups, a plurality of area power supply masters that are connected with respective different area power supply slaves and control power supplied to the connected area power supply slaves, and a vehicle power supply master connected with the area power supply masters and a battery of the vehicle and controlling power supplied to the area power supply masters from the battery.

A conductive path (1) used in a wire harness includes a conductor (2) and an insulator (3). The conductive path (1) includes parts corresponding to route restriction sections (A, B) where route restriction is required, and parts corresponding to sections other than the route restriction sections (A, B), that is, different sections (C, D, E). The insulator (3) includes an extrusion-molded insulator main body (4) and multiple thick parts (6) post-attached to an outer surface (5) of the insulator main body (4). The thick parts (6) are disposed and formed at positions corresponding to the route restriction sections (A, B).

The present disclosure relates to an electrical connection arrangement for connecting freely configurable electrical components in a vehicle. The electrical connection arrangement includes a plurality of electrical plug connectors which are connected to each other by a plurality of electrical connection lines of an electrical wiring harness according to a first adjacency criterion, wherein a configuration code according to a second adjacency criterion is assigned to each of the plurality of connectors, where the configuration codes of the connectors indicate a specific configuration of the freely configurable electrical components of the vehicle; and where the plurality of electrical connectors is divided into a plurality of production modules based on a combination of the first adjacency criterion and the second adjacency criterion.

A multifunctional cable is particularly suitable for the automotive industry. The multifunctional cable has a plurality of functional elements. A core in the form of a sheathed line contains at least one inner functional element. At least one outer functional element is wound around the sheathed line core.

A wire harness is arranged in a routing path of a vehicle, and has a first electric wire and a second electric wire connected to the first electric wire. The first electric wire has a first conductor made of a single core conductor, and the second electric wire has a second conductor made of a stranded wire. The first electric wire has at least one bent portion in the routing path. The first electric wire is connected to both sides of the second electric wire, and is arranged under a floor constituting a passenger compartment of a vehicle body in the vehicle.

A plastic panel forming part of a motor vehicle is disclosed having a number of embedded conductors for electrically connecting together an electrical connector and an electrical unit. Parts of the electrical connector and the electrical unit are formed as integral parts of the plastic panel. The electrical connector includes terminals connected to the electrical conductors for co-operation with terminals formed as part of a plug used to connect the conductors to other electrical circuits of the motor vehicle. In one embodiment the electrical unit is in the form of a fuse box having electrical terminals held in position by the plastic panel and in pairs for cooperation with a respective fuse.

A lighter and more space-saving wire harness that has a function of retaining the shape of part of electric wires and an electromagnetic shield function. The wire harness includes a plurality of spliced and sheathed electric wires and a conductive shielding member. Each of the spliced and sheathed electric wires has a spliced core wire and an insulating sheath that covers the spliced core wire. The spliced core wire includes a first core wire that is a single conductive wire, and a second core wire that is a bundle of a plurality of conductive wires that are thinner and shorter than the first core wire, the second core wire being connected to an end portion of the first core wire. The shielding member is formed in a flexible tubular shape, and collectively covers the plurality of spliced and sheathed electric wires.

A fuel cell vehicle has both left-hand drive specifications and right-hand drive specifications. A first converter is placed at a same position whichever of the left-hand drive specifications or the right-hand drive specifications are applied. A second converter is placed on a selected one of the left-hand side and the right-hand side of the center line of the fuel cell vehicle for the left-hand drive specifications, while, for the right-hand drive specifications, placed on the other side of the center line of the fuel cell vehicle opposite to the selected one side for the left-hand drive specifications. A first wire harness to be used as the wire harness for the left-hand drive specifications and a second wire harness to be used as the wire harness for the right-hand drive specifications are equal in length to each other.

Provided is an electrical connection cassette with which it is possible to freely expand a device and add functions in accordance with the size of free space. An electrical connection cassette is provided with: a circuit board; and first connection terminals and second connection terminals mounted on the circuit board and having terminal shapes that can be engaged with each other. In a state with a terminal connection direction oriented in a predetermined direction with respect to the circuit board, the first connection terminals are disposed on the side of one main surface of the circuit board, and in a state with a terminal connection direction oriented in a direction parallel to the predetermined direction, the second connection terminals are disposed near the other main surface of the circuit board.

A method of manufacturing a wiring harness assembly includes the steps of forming a plurality of electrically conductive wires encased within a substrate formed of a dielectric material, forming an opening in the substrate located and sized such that a section of the plurality of electrically conductive wires is exposed within the opening, disposing a support segment within the opening, securing a connector segment including a plurality of terminals to the support segment, and placing the plurality of terminals in mechanical and electrical contact with the plurality of electrically conductive wires.