Patent ID: 9739967
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G02B,H01B,H02G

Claim:
1. A wiring member comprising: a first module having a first communication unit which is electrically connected to a first host apparatus; plural second modules having respective second communication units which are electrically connected to a second host apparatus; a cable module having plural cables which connect the first communication unit to the second communication units; and a branching module which is disposed at a prescribed position in the cable module, which has a first cable insertion portion in which the plurality of cables are inserted in a bundled form and a second cable insertion portion in which the plurality of cables are inserted separately, and which is configured to be fixed to at least one of the plurality of cables in a first state and is configured to be movable relative to the plurality of cables in a second state, wherein: one end portions of the plurality of cables are connected to the first module in the bundled form and the other end portions of the plurality of cables are connected to the respective second modules separately, wherein the branching module further comprises an elastic member, and the branching module is fixed to at least one of the plurality of cables by an elastic force of the elastic member, wherein: