Electrical connector and cable connection module

Abstract

An electrical connector, a cable swivel device, a cable bending device, and a cable connection module are disclosed. The electrical connector includes a first electrical connection unit and a cable connection module. The first electrical connection unit includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end is electrically connected to a cable and can be inserted into a corresponding second electrical connection unit to electrically connect the cable to the second electrical connection unit. The first electrical connection unit is one of an electronic plug and socket, and the second electrical connection unit is the other. A cable outlet extends outward from the second end. The cable connection module is adjacent to the second end and can be rotated by a first rotation angle along a plane perpendicular to the cable outlet direction or along a plane parallel to the cable outlet direction. The cable extends out of the first electrical connection unit from the second end and passes through the cable connection module.

Claims

1. An electrical connector, comprising: a first electrical connection unit including a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end being electrically connected to a cable and being insertable into a corresponding second electrical connection unit to electrically connect the cable to the second electrical connection unit, wherein the first electrical connection unit is one of an electronic plug and a socket, the second electrical connection unit is the other of the electronic plug and the socket, and a cable outlet direction extends outward from the second end; a cable connection module adjacent to the second end, comprising: a cable rotating device disposed at the second end, rotatable by a first rotation angle along a plane perpendicular to the cable outlet direction; and a cable bending device pivotally connected to the opposite side of the cable rotating device relative to the second end, rotatable by a first rotation angle along a plane parallel to the cable outlet direction and fixed therein, the cable extending from the second end of the first electrical connection unit, passing through the cable rotating device, and then passing through the cable bending device, the portion of the cable passing through the cable bending device being able to form the first rotation angle with the cable outlet direction.

2. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cable connection module includes a cable bending device pivotally connected to the second end, rotatable by a first rotation angle along a plane parallel to the outgoing direction and fixed therein, the cable extending from the second end into the first electrical connection unit and passing through the cable bending device, the portion of the cable passing through the cable bending device being able to form the first rotation angle with the outgoing direction.

3. The electrical connector as described in claim 2, wherein a limiting device is provided at the connection between the cable rotating device and the cable bending device, the limiting device allowing the cable bending device to be fixed after rotating by the first rotation angle.

4. The electrical connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein the limiting device comprises: a plurality of recesses disposed along a circumferential direction on the side opposite to the second end of the cable rotating device; and a protrusion disposed on the side where the cable bending device is connected to the cable rotating device and detachably engaging with the recesses.

5. A cable connection module for use with a first electrical connection unit, the first electrical connection unit comprising a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end being connected to a cable and being insertable into a corresponding second electrical connection unit to electrically connect the cable to the second electrical connection unit, wherein the first electrical connection unit is one of an electronic plug and a socket, the second electrical connection unit is the other of the electronic plug and the socket, and a cable outlet direction extends outward from the second end, the cable connection module comprising: a cable rotating device disposed at the second end, capable of rotating by a first rotation angle along a plane perpendicular to the cable outlet direction; A cable bending device is pivotally connected to the cable rotating device on the opposite side of the second end. It can rotate by a first rotation angle along a plane parallel to the outgoing direction and be fixed. The cable extends out of the first electrical connection unit from the second end, passes through the cable rotating device, and then passes through the cable bending device. The portion of the cable passing through the cable bending device can be angled with the outgoing direction at the first rotation angle.

6. The cable connection module as described in claim 5, wherein a limiting device is provided at the connection between the cable rotating device and the cable bending device, the limiting device being able to fix the cable bending device after rotating by the first rotation angle.

7. The cable connection module as claimed in claim 6, wherein the limiting device comprises: a plurality of recesses disposed along a circumferential direction on the side opposite to the second end of the cable rotating device; and a protrusion disposed on the side where the cable bending device is connected to the cable rotating device and detachably engaging with the recesses.

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