Patent ID: 8488928

Claim:
An opto-electro hybrid harness comprising: an opto-electric hybrid cable segment that includes an optical fiber and a signal wire for carrying an electrical signal; a first electric cable that includes a first electronic wire and a first feeder line, the opto-electric hybrid cable segment including a second feeder line; a second electric cable that includes a second electronic wire and a third feeder line; a first relay segment adapted to connect one end of the opto-electric hybrid cable segment and one end of the first electric cable, the first relay segment having a first board, and an EO conversion device mounted on the first board and adapted to convert an electrical signal to an optical signal; a second relay segment adapted to connect the other end of the opto-electric hybrid cable segment and one end of a second electric cable, the second relay segment having a second board, and an OE conversion device mounted on the second board and adapted to convert an optical signal to an electrical signal; a first connector which is an electrical connector attached to the other end of the first electric cable; and a second connector which is an electrical connector attached to the other end of the second electric cable, one end of the first feeder line is connected to the first connector, and the other end of the first feeder line is connected to the second connector either directly or via another wiring member such that the first feeder line supplies electric power from the second connector to the first connector, one end of the second feeder line is connected to a circuit on the first board that leads to the EO conversion device and the other end of the second feeder line is connected to the second connector either directly or via another wiring member such that the second feeder line supplies electric power from the second connector to the first board, one end of the third feeder line is connected to a circuit on the second board that leads to the OE conversion device, and the other end of the third feeder line is connected to the second connector such that the third feeder line supplies electric power from the second connector to the second board; wherein one end of the optical fiber is optically connected to the EO conversion device, and the other end of the optical fiber is optically connected to the OE conversion device; the first electronic wire is adapted to carry an electrical signal to the EO conversion device, one end thereof is connected via a circuit on the first board to the EO conversion device, and the other end thereof is connected to the first connector; the second electronic wire is adapted to carry an electrical signal from the OE conversion device, one end thereof is connected via a circuit on the second board to the OE conversion device, and the other end thereof is connected to the second connector; and the signal wire is electrically connected to the first connector and to the second connector either directly or via another wiring member.