A wiring member includes: a plurality of wire-like transmission members; and a sheet to which the plurality of wire-like transmission members are fixed, wherein an intersection region portion where the plurality of wire-like transmission members are disposed on the sheet to intersect with each other is provided, and the intersection region portion includes a bending position.

Technology capable of reducing the number of tubular protective members in a wiring member is provided. The wiring member includes: multiple electric wires that branch into multiple branch lines from a main line at a branch position; a connection component provided at an end portion of a target branch line among the branch lines; and a resin molded body that includes a main body portion and an extending portion. The main body portion covers all of the electric wires at the branch position, and the extending portion extends from the main body portion and covers a portion of the target branch line that is between the main body portion and the connection component.

A shielded electrical cable includes at least two spaced-apart conductors extending side-by-side along a longitudinal cable direction. An insulation electrically insulates the conductors from each other. A cable shield, together with the conductors, extends along the longitudinal cable direction and annularly surrounds the conductors, as seen in cross section. An electrical device is disposed between the conductors and the cable shield. The electrical device is surrounded by the cable shield and disposed on the conductors such that the electrical device is in electrical contact with each of the conductors.

A cable includes a first copper conductor and a second copper conductor, and an insulation layer. The insulation layer is formed from a first polymer material, and is a single layer surrounding the first copper conductor and the second copper conductor. A discontinuity formed from a second polymer material is located within the insulation layer, between the first copper conductor and the second copper conductor. The discontinuity provides a weakness within the insulation layer. A jacket surrounds the insulation layer and is made of a third polymer material. A fiber optic ribbon may be located in the cable.

A multi-conductor bus with radially arranged conductor wires on which addressable bead devices that may incorporate light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or other surface mount devices (SMDs) can be easily mounted. The radial bus is designed to provide an improved range of flexibility and motion while allowing for easy addition of bead devices along its length that utilize self-addressing bus protocols such as cascading device protocols. The design of the flexible, interruptible radial bus facilitates the use of pass-through and interrupted paths along the bus that simplifies the installation of addressable devices along the bus such as the bus-mounted bead devices disclosed herein.

An electrical switch device for a human-powered vehicle comprises an electrical switch unit and a connecting part. The electrical switch unit is configured to generate a signal in response to a user input. The connecting part is provided on the electrical switch unit so as to electrically connect an additional electrical switch device to the electrical switch device. The electrical switch device is configured to selectively transmit the signal from the electrical switch unit and an additional signal from the additional electrical switch device to an operating device configured to operate the electric component.

Technologies for fibers with nanotechnology is disclosed. In the illustrative embodiment, a preform is 3D printed with one or more sacrificial cores and one or more hollow channels. The preform is drawn into a fiber, and one or more metal core(s) is inserted into the hollow channel during the fiber draw. The fiber is then heated, breaking up the sacrificial cores into balls through capillary action. The fiber can be etched, exposing the balls made up of the sacrificial cores. The balls can be selectively etched, exposing the metal core(s) of the fiber. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

Electrified vehicle charging equipment includes a charging cable having a cable body including insulated conductors surrounded by a sheath, the cable body including alternating first and second regions, the first regions containing a bistable resilient strip having a first extended stable state and a second curved stable state, the bistable resilient strip resisting an external force to move the first regions away from the first or second stable states and to move the first regions toward one of the first and second stable states when the first regions are not in the first or second stable states, a first plug connected to a first end of the cable body and configured to connect the plurality of insulated conductors to an electrified vehicle, and a second plug connected to a second end of the cable body and configured to connect the plurality of insulated conductors to a charging source.

Active cables and communication methods can provide data path redundancy with power sharing. In one illustrative cable implementation, the cable includes a first connector with contacts to supply power to circuitry in the first connector; a second connector with contacts to supply power to a component of the circuitry in the first connector via a first connection that prevents reverse current flow; and a third connector with contacts to supply power to the same component via a second connection that prevents reverse current flow. An illustrative method implementation includes: using contacts of a first connector to supply power to circuitry in the first connector; and using contacts in each of multiple redundant connectors to supply power to a component of said circuitry in the first connector via a corresponding diodic or switched connection that prevents reverse current flow.

A wire harness includes a multi-core cable including a group of cables composed of a plurality of cables, and a sheath provided around the group of cables, and a resin mold covering the group of cables at a cable branching portion where the group of cables exposed from an end of the sheath of the multi-core cable are branched. An outermost layer of each cable constituting the group of cables includes polyolefin or thermoplastic polyurethane. When the sheath includes polyolefins, the group of cables includes at least one cable including an outermost layer including thermoplastic polyurethane. When the sheath includes thermoplastic polyurethane, the group of cables includes at least one cable having an outermost layer comprising polyolefin. The resin mold includes a resin composition of a polymer alloy of a first polymer including at least one of polyamide polymer, polyester polymer, and thermoplastic polyurethane and a second polymer including polyolefin.