US 12,242,106 B2
Vehicle wiring system and method of constructing vehicle wiring system
Yuto Ueno, Osaka (JP); Susumu Takeshima, Osaka (JP); and Yuta Miyagawa, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka (JP)
Appl. No. 17/911,672
Filed by Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka (JP)
PCT Filed Mar. 18, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/010978
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/220655, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-078328 (JP), filed on Apr. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0175662 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G02B 6/12 (2006.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 6/12004 (2013.01) [B60R 16/0231 (2013.01); G02B 6/262 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12085 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12147 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
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1. A vehicle wiring system comprising:
a plurality of functional circuits to be mounted in a vehicle;
an optical transmission line wired between the functional circuits and configured to transmit an optical signal of the functional circuits;
an optical coupler disposed in a partial section of the optical transmission line and constituting a part of the optical transmission line; and
a structural member constituting a part of the vehicle and being at least partially transparent,
wherein the optical coupler includes an optical waveguide passing through the structural member.