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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2025
Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Yokkaichi, JP;
Miyu Mizutani, Yokkaichi, JP;
Mitsuhiro Shimamura, Yokkaichi, JP;
Takashi Kambe, Yokkaichi, JP;
Go Ueno, Yokkaichi, JP;
Hiroki Uno, Yokkaichi, JP;
SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., Mie, JP;
Abstract
A wire harness including: a plurality of electric wires that is configured to be routed from a vehicle body to a sliding door that opens and closes relative to the vehicle body; and a light emitter that is connected to the plurality of electric wires and that is configured such that an orientation of the light emitter changes according to whether the sliding door is open or closed, the light emitter being configured to: illuminate a floor inside a vehicle compartment in a vicinity of the sliding door when the sliding door is in a fully closed state, and illuminate an area outside the vehicle compartment in the vicinity of the sliding door when the sliding door is a fully open state.