Patent ID: 8688323
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A wire harness for communicably connecting a plurality of electronic devices which are mounted in a vehicle and an electronic control unit which controls the electronic devices, the wire harness comprising: a standard connection circuit part which connects the electronic control unit and a standard electronic device which is mounted in the vehicle among the plurality of electronic devices; and non-standard connection circuit part which connects the electronic control unit and non-standard electronic devices which are mounted in the vehicle among the plurality of electronic devices, wherein the non-standard connection circuit part includes a communication connector which is provided to be connectable to one or more of the non-standard electronic devices, and a connection circuit which connects the communication connector to the electronic control unit, and the communication connector is configured to perform multiplex communication which multiplexes communication of the one or more of the non-standard electronic devices which are connected to the communication connector and the electronic control unit, with the electronic control unit via the connection circuit, and the multiplexed communications are received by the electronic control unit via one transmission line.