Patent ID: 7406763

Claim:
A method of producing at least one multiconductor cable that comprises a plurality of wires having an intermediate portion and transforming portions located between each of the ends of the cable and the ends of the intermediate portion, the method comprising the steps of: (a) preparing an arranging tool having a flat arranging surface provided with at least one wire-holding-groove-forming portion having a plurality of wire-holding grooves arranged in a flat array on the flat arranging surface with different lengths from a minimum length of Lsa to a maximum length of Lma, the lengths being varied successively; the at least one wire-holding-groove-forming portion being provided with an intermediate-portion arranging section having grooves with different lengths varying successively and transforming-portion-arranging sections having grooves parallel with one another and locating at both ends of the intermediate-portion-arranging section; (b) placing a plurality of wires into the wire-holding grooves; (c) attaching an adhesive tape or a member having a similar function to the transforming portions of the wires so that the arranged state can be maintained; (d) removing the wires from the arranging tool with maintaining the arranged state; (e) forming a terminal structure in which the plurality of wires are arranged in a specific pitch for electrical connection at both ends of the wires; and (f) bundling the intermediate portions of the wires together.