WIRING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WIRING MEMBER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wiring member which is suitable to be used under a situation where rigidity in both the width and height directions is required.SOLUTION: A wiring member 1 includes a plurality of conduction paths 10. Each of the conduction paths includes a conductive portion 11 which has conductivity and extends in a longitudinal direction, and a connection portion 12 which is provided on at least one end of the conductive portion 11 in the longitudinal direction and is configured to be connected to a mating conductor. The plurality of conduction paths is disposed in parallel to each other in a width direction so that an insulator 19 is arranged between adjacent conductive portions 11. Each of the conductive portions 11 has a layer-stacked structure in which a conductive plate-like member 18 is folded and overlapped at least one time along folding lines 18a, 18b, and 18c extending in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, it is possible for each of the conductive portions 11 to obtain a high rigidity with respect to the width direction and the height direction. All positions of the plurality of connection portions 12 in the height direction are the same.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】幅方向及び高さ方向の双方の剛性が要求される状況下における使用に適した配索材を提供すること。【解決手段】それぞれが、長手方向に延びる導電性の導体部１１と、導体部１１における長手方向の少なくとも一方の端部に設けられると共に相手方導体と接続される接続部１２と、を有する複数の導電路１０が、隣接する導体部１１間に絶縁体１９が介在するように、幅方向に並んで配置されて、配索材１が構成される。各導体部１１は、導電性の平板状材料１８を、長手方向に延びる折り曲げ線１８ａ，１８ｂ，１８ｃに沿って少なくとも１回折り重ねた積層構造を有する。このため、各導体部１１は、幅方向及び高さ方向の双方について剛性が高くなる。複数の接続部１２における高さ方向の位置が全て同一である。【選択図】図２