Cable support, cable management arrangement, and charging station for charging electric vehicles

Abstract

A cable support (1) for a charging cable (21) for charging electric vehicles comprises an elongated member (2) having an elongated shape and extending between a first end (3) and a second end (4), a joint assembly (7) provided at the second end (4) of the elongated member (2), and a support part (8) comprising a channel (9) formed inside the support part (8) designed to receive the charging cable (21), which support part (8) is mounted to the elongated member (2) via the joint assembly (7). The elongated member (2) comprises a resilient portion (6) provided between the mounting portion (5) and the second end (4) of the elongated member (2). The resilient portion (6) is designed to enable displacing of the second end (4) of the elongated member (2) in relation to the mounting portion (5) from a neutral position of the elongated member (2), when an external force is applied to the elongated member (2), and to return the elongated member (2) to the neutral position, when the external force is no longer applied to the elongated member (2). The joint assembly (7) is designed to enable rotating of the support part (8) about a rotational axis (10) of the elongated member (2) at the second end (4) and tilting of the support part (8) about a tilting axis (11) perpendicular to the rotational axis (10) in relation to the elongated member (2).

Description

[0001] CABLE SUPPORT, CABLE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT, AND CHARGING STATION FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLES

[0002] FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0003] The present disclosure relates to charging of electric vehicles, and particularly to a cable support and a cable management arrangement for charging electric vehicles, and a charging station.

[0004] BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0005] Electric vehicles require regular charging at charging stations by coupling a plug of a charging cable to a respective socket on the vehicle. As the position of the charging socket on the electric vehicle varies, there charging cable has to have a sufficient length to enable it to be coupled to the electric vehicle. In other words, the charging cable needs to have a sufficient length to reach the charging socket on any given position of the electric vehicle.

[0006] However, the length of the charging cable poses its own problems, as it is not desirable to have the charging cable laying on the ground, because this makes it susceptible to damage, for example by being run over by vehicles or people tripping on the cable, the cable may collect dirt and be difficult and unpleasant to handle. Additionally, especially in winter conditions, there is a prominent risk of the cable freezing stuck with ice and or snow surrounding the charging station.

[0007] On the other hand, the charging cables configured for higher charging powers, such as charging cables used for charging buses, trucks and the like, are thick, heavy, and relatively rigid, and the charging stations are often provided between two charging spaces or lanes, where the space for winding excessive lengths of cable are very limited. Also, in order to keep the high power, such as 200kW or move, DC charging cable somewhat manoeuvrable by a person, the current conductors of the cables are chosen to be relatively small by crosscut (mm2), this leads to the fact that the cable should be a short as possible to reduce the losses within the cable. The high losses of the cable also usually necessitates cooling of the cables for example via liquid cooling tubes within the cable, which may make the charging cable even heavier and more difficult to handle.

[0008] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0009] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a new cable support, a cable management arrangement, and charging station for charging electric vehicles.

[0010] The object of the disclosure is achieved by a cable support, a cable management arrangement, and charging station for charging electric vehicles, which are characterized by what is stated in the independent claims. Some embodiments of the disclosure are disclosed in the dependent claims.

[0011] The disclosure is based on the idea of supporting a charging cable by a cable support, which has an elongated part, which is bendable in relation to its mounting point, and a support part connected to the elongated part for receiving the charging cable, which support part can tilt in relation to the elongated part.

[0012] An advantage of cable management arrangement of the disclosure is that it supports the charging connector to an optimal position when connected to an electric vehicle and prevent the cable from falling to ground both when the cable is used to charge an electric vehicle and when the charging connector is returned to its holder. It also keeps a cable, which has a looped or spiralled structure, in its natural shape or close to its natural shape in all typical use positions. This makes handling of the charging connector and charging cable easier and prevents the charging cable from being damaged or for instance being frozen to the ground.

[0013] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] In the following the disclosure will be described in greater detail by means of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0015] Figure 1 illustrates schematically a cable management arrangement and a cable support according to an embodiment in a first use position; Figure 2 illustrates schematically a cable management arrangement and a cable support according to an embodiment in a second use position;

[0016] Figure 3 illustrates schematically a cable management arrangement and a cable support according to an embodiment in a third use position;

[0017] Figure 4 illustrates schematically a cable management arrangement and a cable support according to an embodiment a first use position;

[0018] Figure 5 illustrates schematically a detail of a cable support according to a first embodiment;

[0019] Figure 6 illustrates schematically detail of a cable support according to a second embodiment;

[0020] Figure 7 illustrates schematically a cable support;

[0021] Figure 8 illustrates schematically a cable management arrangement; and

[0022] Figure 9 illustrates schematically a detail of a cable support according to a third embodiment.

[0023] The figures are for illustrative purposes only and are not shown in scale.

[0024] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0025] The disclosure relates to charging stations for charging electric vehicle, and more particularly to cable support and a cable management arrangement for supporting a charging cable and a charging connector attached to the charging cable.

[0026] Figure 1 illustrates schematically a cable management arrangement and a cable support according to an embodiment in a first use position, Figure 2 illustrates schematically a cable management arrangement and a cable support according to an embodiment in a second use position, and Figure 3 illustrates schematically a cable management arrangement and a cable support according to an embodiment in a third use position. Figure 4 also illustrates schematically a cable management arrangement and a cable support according to an embodiment a first use position.

[0027] Figure 5 illustrates schematically a detail of a cable support according to a first embodiment, Figure 6 illustrates schematically detail of a cable support according to a second embodiment, and Figure 9 illustrates schematically a detail of a cable support according to a third embodiment.

[0028] Figure 7 illustrates schematically a cable support, and Figure 8 illustrates schematically a cable management arrangement.

[0029] According to an aspect, a cable support 1 for a charging cable 21 for charging electric vehicles, such as a cable support of Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and / or 7, comprises an elongated member 2, a joint assembly 7, and a support part 8. The support part 8 is mounted to the elongated member 2 via the joint assembly 7.

[0030] The elongated member 2 has an elongated shape and extends between a first end 3 and a second end 4. According to an embodiment, the support part 8 may be mounted to the elongated member 2 at the second end 4.

[0031] The elongated member 2 comprises a mounting portion 5 provided at the first end 3 of the elongated member 2. The first end 3 comprises the end of the elongated member 2, at which the elongated member 2 is designed to be mounted to a fixed structure 23. According to an embodiment, the first end 3 is the lower end of the elongated member 2. In other words, the elongated member 2 may be designed to extend upwards from the first end 3 at least in a first use position of the cable support 1, and preferably in most use positions of the cable support 1. The mounting portion 5 comprises at least the part of the elongated member 2, at which the elongated member 2, and thus the cable support 1, is designed to be mounted to the fixed structure 23. According to an embodiment, the mounting portion 5 comprises at least the part of the elongated member 2, at which the elongated member 2, and thus the cable support 1, is designed to be mounted to the fixed structure 23.

[0032] The elongated member 2 further comprises a resilient portion 6. The resilient portion 6 is provided, at least, between the mounting portion 5 and the second end 4 of the elongated member 2. According to an embodiment, the resilient portion 6 may be provided adjacent to the mounting portion 5 of the elongated member 2. According to an embodiment, the resilient portion 6 may only extend along a part of the length of the elongated member 2 between the mounting portion 5 and the second end 4, as illustrated in Figures 1 - 4. In other words, according to such an embodiment, the resilient member 6 doesn't extend all the way up to the second end 4. According to another embodiment, the resilient portion 6 may extend along the entire length of the elongated member 2 from the mounting portion 5 to the second end 4.

[0033] The resilient portion 6 is designed to enable displacing of the second end 4 of the elongated member 2 in relation to the mounting portion 5 from a neutral position of the elongated member 2. More particularly, the resilient portion 6 is designed to enable displacing of the second end 4 in relation to the mounting portion 5, when an external force is applied to the cable support 1, and thus to the elongated member 2. The resilient portion 6 is further designed to return the elongated member 2 to the neutral position, when the external force is no longer applied to the cable support 1 and / or the elongated member 2.

[0034] The neutral position of the elongated member 2, thus, refers to a position of the elongated member 2, when no external force, in other words no force other than those applied to it by the parts of the cable support 1, the charging cable 21, and parts connected to the cable support 1 and / or the charging cable 21. Similarly, the neutral position of the cable support 1 refers to a position of the cable support and its parts, when no external force, in other words no force other than those applied to the cable support 1 by the parts of the cable support 1, the charging cable 21, and parts connected to the cable support 1 and / or the charging cable 21. Thus, in the neutral position of the cable support 1, also the elongated member 2 is in the neutral position of the elongated member 2. This is the same position as the position of the cable support 1 and the elongated member 2 in the first use position of the cable support 1 and the cable management arrangement 20, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 4.

[0035] In this disclosure, all the positions of the elongated member 2, the cable support 1, and the cable management arrangement 20, which are different from the neutral position and in which at least one part of the cable support 1 is displaced from its neutral position, are called displaced positions. This displacement may be caused by applying an external force to the cable support 1. Figures 2 and 3 illustrate two examples of such displaced positions. According to an embodiment, the second end 4 is provided, in the neutral position of the elongated member 2, above the first end 3 in a vertical direction 12. In the neutral position, the elongated member 2 may thus extend upwards from the mounting point 31, in other words from the point where the elongated member 2 is mounted to the fixed structure 23, towards the second end 4, whereby the second end 4 holds a higher position in the vertical direction 12 than the mounting point 31. According to an embodiment, the elongated member 2 holds in the neutral position on orientation, which is, at least substantially, vertical. In other words, a longitudinal direction 18 of the elongated member 2 may be parallel or substantially parallel to the vertical direction 12 in the neutral position.

[0036] According to an embodiment, the resilient portion 6 being designed to enable displacing of the second end 4 of the elongated member 2 in relation to the mounting portion 5 from a neutral position of the elongated member 2 may refer the resilient portion 6 to be capable to bend or deform in some other way in such a manner that the second end 4 of the elongated member 2 may be moved at the same time when the mounting portion 5 is kept in a fixed position at the mounting point 31. The resilient portion 6 being further designed to return the elongated member 2 to the neutral position, when the external force is no longer applied to the elongated member 2, refers to the bend or other type of deforming of the resilient portion 6 being reversible, such that the resilient portion 6 returns and also bring the rest of the elongated member 2 back to the neutral position, when no external force is applied to it anymore.

[0037] According to an embodiment, the resilient portion 6 may comprise a spring assembly. According to an embodiment, the reversible deformation of the resilient portion 6 may be enabled, in addition to the spring assembly or instead of the spring assembly, by forming the resilient portion 6 from a reversibly flexible material and / or structure.

[0038] According to an embodiment, the mounting portion 5 of the elongated member 2 may comprise a material and structure, which may be same or similar as the material and structure of the resilient portion 6, as illustrated in Figures 1, 2, and 3. The support part 8 comprises a channel 9 formed in the support part 8 designed to receive the charging cable 21, or more particularly a portion of the charging cable 21. In other words, the channel 9 may be formed in the support part 8 and designed to receive a portion of the charging cable 21 in the longitudinal direction of the charging cable 21.

[0039] According to an embodiment, the channel 9 may extend from one end of the support part 8 to the other end of the support part 8 in such manner that it enables placing a portion of the length of the charging cable 21 in the channel 9 and, thus, in the support part 8. According to another embodiment, the channel 9 may exit the support part 8 from one end of the support part 8 and one side of the support part 8, or it may extend in the support part 8 in some other manner.

[0040] According to an embodiment, the channel 9 may be formed inside the support part 8. In other words, the support part 8 may be formed to surround the channel 9 along the entire perimeter of the channel 9.

[0041] According to an embodiment, the channel 9 may open to one side of the support part 8 in such a way that it enables sliding the charging cable 21 into the channel 9 from the side to which it opens. According to an embodiment, the channel 9 may be designed to only cover, in other words extend along, a part of the perimeter of the charging cable 21. In other words, the channel 9 may have a cross-section having a U-shape or a section of a circle, such as illustrated in Figure 9. In embodiments, where the cross-section of the channel 9 is designed to only extend along a part of the perimeter of the charging cable 21, in other words in case the cross-section of the channel 9 does not form a full circle, one or more clamping members 32 may be provided to secure the charging cable 21 to the support part 8, for instance as illustrated in Figure 9.

[0042] According to an embodiment, the channel 9 may have a curved shape. In other words, the channel 9 may be curved in the longitudinal direction 19 of the channel 9, as illustrated in Figures 5, 6, and 9. According to an embodiment, the channel 9 may be curved to conform to a slightly curved, for instance looped or spiralled, shape of the charging cable 21. According to an embodiment, the channel may have a curved tubular shape. In other words, the channel 9 may have a tubular shape enabling receiving a portion of the charging cable 21 inside the channel 9, such as illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, and the channel may be curved in the longitudinal direction 19 of the channel 9.

[0043] According to an embodiment, the support part 8 may be formed of two or more parts, for instance halves cut in a longitudinal direction of the channel 9, which may be provided around the charging cable 21, whereby the charging cable 21 may be provided in the support part 8 by mounting the parts to each other around it, either entirely inside the support part 8 or partly in the support part 8, depending on the embodiment.

[0044] The joint assembly 7 is provided at the second end 4 of the elongated member 2. According to an embodiment, the support part 8 may, thus, be provided at the second end 4 of the elongated member 2.

[0045] The joint assembly 7 is designed to enable rotating of the support part 8 about a rotational axis 10 of the elongated member 2 at the second end 4 and tilting of the support part 8 about a tilting axis 11 perpendicular to the rotational axis 10 in relation to the elongated member 2. In other words, the joint assembly 7 enables turning of the support part 8 in relation to the elongated member 2 about two axis, the rotational axis 10 and the tilting axis 11, perpendicular to each other.

[0046] According to an embodiment, the joint assembly 7 comprises two joints spaced from each other. According to an embodiment, the two joints of the joint assembly 7 are spaced from each other such that a first joint 16 defines the rotational axis 10 and enables the rotating of the support part 8 about the rotational axis 10 in relation to the elongated member 2, and the second joint 17 defines the tilting axis 11 and enables the tilting of the support part 8 about the tilting axis 11 in relation to the elongated member 2.

[0047] According to an embodiment, the first joint 16 may enable the support part 8 to rotate 360 degrees about the rotational axis 10 in relation to the elongated member 2. According to another embodiment, the first joint 16 may enable the support part 8 to rotate 180 degrees, or some other predetermined angle, about the rotational axis 10 in relation to the elongated member 2. According to an embodiment, such as the embodiment of Figure 5 or 6, the rotational axis 10 is provided at an angle in relation to a longitudinal direction 18 of the elongated member 2, as best illustrated in the different embodiments of Figures 5 and 6. According to an embodiment, the angle may be inclined towards the charging station 28 in the neutral position of the cable support 1, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 4, and to an opposite direction in at least one displaced position of the cable support 1, as illustrated in Figure 3. This may support the rotation of the support part 8 about the rotational axis 10, when the first cable end 25 is pulled towards an electric vehicle 24, as explained in more detail in connection with the cable management arrangement 20. This may enable a natural movement of especially charging cables 21 having a looped structure.

[0048] According to an embodiment, the tilting axis 11 may extend in a direction perpendicular to both the longitudinal direction 18 of the elongated member 2 and a longitudinal direction 19 of the channel 9. Thereby, the joint assembly 7 may enable the support part 8 to tilt in relation to the elongated member 2 in the direction of the longitudinal direction 19 of the channel 9. The longitudinal direction 19 of the channel 9 refers to the direction, in which the charging cable 21 is designed to extend inside the channel 9. According to an embodiment, the tilting of the support part 8 in relation to the elongated member 2 is limited to a predetermined tilting angle 29 by the structure of the joint assembly 7, as best illustrated in Figure 9. In other words, the second joint 18 may be designed to limit, for instance structurally, the range of tilting of the support part 8 about the tilting axis 11 in relation to the elongated member 2 to the predetermined tilting angle 29. This structural limiting may be implemented for instance by providing specific stoppers preventing further tilting of the support part 8, or by utilizing parts or shapes of the support part 8, joint assembly 7 or elongated member 2 provided for some other purpose.

[0049] According to an embodiment, the elongated member 2 may further comprise a rigid portion 13. The rigid portion 13 refers to a portion of the elongated member 2, which itself is not bendable by an external force present in normal use of a cable management arrangement 20, such as a force applied by a driver or other operator pulling the charging cable 21. According to an embodiment, the rigid portion 13 is provided adjacent to the second end 4 of the elongated member 2. According to an embodiment, the rigid portion 13 is provided adjacent to the resilient portion 6 of the elongated member 2. According to an embodiment, the rigid portion 13 may extend from the resilient portion 6 to the joint assembly 7.

[0050] According to an embodiment, a holder 14 for a charging connector 22 of the charging cable 21 may be mounted to the rigid portion 13 for receiving the charging connector 22, when the charging cable 21 is not used for charging the electric vehicle 24. According to an embodiment, the holder 14 may comprises locking means for locking the charging connector 22 to the holder 14. According to a further embodiment, the holder 14 may be provided with a detector arranged to detect whether the charging connector 22 is provided or locked in the holder 14.

[0051] According to an aspect, a cable management arrangement 20 for charging electric vehicles 24, such as a cable management of Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and / or 8, comprises a cable support 1 according to an embodiment or combination of embodiments disclosed in this description and / or accompanying claims or figures, and a charging cable 21. The charging cable 21 has an elongated shape comprising a first cable end 25 provided with a charging connector 22 for charging an electric vehicle 24 and a second cable end 26 connected to a power source 27. The charging cable 21 may, thus, be designed to transmit electric power from the power source 27 to the electric vehicle 24. More particularly, electric power may be transmitted from the power source 27 to the electric vehicle 24 via the charging connector 22.

[0052] Depending on the embodiment, the power source 27 may be provided in the charging station 28 or outside the charging station 28, for instance in a separate enclosure (not shown). According to some embodiments, the power source 27 may comprise an AC-DC converter or a DC-DC converter. According to an embodiment, the power source 27 may be a direct current power source. According to an embodiment, the power source 27 may be a power source configured to provide charging powers of 100 kW or above, preferably 150 kW or above, more preferably 200 kW or above, and most preferably for 350 kW or above. In the cable management arrangement 20, a portion of the charging cable 21 is received in the channel 9 and mounted to the support part 8 of the cable support 1. Thereby pulling of the first cable end 25 and the charging connector 22 applies an external force on the cable support 1 and on the elongated member 2 of the cable support 1 thereby displacing the second end 4 of the elongated member 2. According to an embodiment, the charging cable 21 may be mounted to the support part 8 of the cable support 1 in an immobile manner, in other words in way that prevents the charging cable 21 from moving in relation to the support part 8.

[0053] According to an embodiment, pulling of the first cable end 25 and the charging connector 22 further causes at least one of tilting and rotation of the support part 8 in relation to the elongated member 2 depending on the direction and magnitude of the pulling force applied. In other words, the external force provided by pulling of the first cable end 25 and the charging connector 22 may also apply the force to the joint assembly 7, thereby displacing the support part 8 from the neutral position.

[0054] According to an embodiment, in the neutral position of the cable support 1, the first joint 16 is in a position, where the end of the support part 8 connected to the first cable end 25 is directed towards the fixed structure 23 and / or the charging station 28, and the end of the support part 8 connected to the second cable end 26 is directed away from the fixed structure 23 and / or the charging station 28, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 4. In other words, the charging cable 21, when provided in the cable support 1, may be designed to be in a looped position. The charging cable 21 may typically be inclined towards this kind of a looped position due to the internal structure of some charging cables 21. According to an embodiment, pulling of the first cable end 25 and the charging connector 22 may then cause the support part 8 to rotate about the rotational axis 10, as illustrated in Figure 2. When the first cable end 25 is pulled further, the support part 8 may rotate 180 degrees from the neutral position, whereby the end of the support part 8 connected to the second cable end 26 is directed towards the fixed structure 23 and / or the charging station 28, and the end of the support part 8 connected to the first cable end 25 is directed away from the fixed structure 23 and / or the charging station 28, as illustrated in Figure 3.

[0055] According to an embodiment, the cable management arrangement 20 comprises a charging station 28. According to an embodiment, the charging cable 21 may be connected to the charging station 28 at the second cable end 26.

[0056] According to an embodiment, the cable management arrangement 20 may be designed to return the cable support 1 from a displaced position to the neutral position in at least one of the vertical or the rotational direction, when the external force is no longer applied to the cable support 1. According to an embodiment, the cable management arrangement 20 may be designed to return the cable support 1 from a displaced position to the neutral position in both the vertical and the rotational direction.

[0057] The resilient portion 6 of the elongated member 2 may be designed to return the elongated member 2, and thereby the cable support 1, to the neutral position in the vertical direction, when no external force is applied to the cable support 1, as described in this disclosure. This may be implemented for instance by a spring force or other resilient characteristics of the resilient portion 6.

[0058] According to an embodiment, at least one of the charging cable 21 and the joint assembly 7 may be designed to return the cable support 1 to the neutral position in the rotational direction, when external force is no longer applied to the cable support 1. According to an embodiment, this may be implemented, at least partly, by the tendency of the charging cable 21 to return to a looped position. According to an embodiment, this may be implemented, at least partly, by structurally biasing the joint assembly 7 to the neutral position, for instance by a spring force or other resilient characteristics of the joint assembly 7 and / or balancing of the joint assembly 7.

[0059] According to an embodiment, the cable management arrangement 20 may comprise a charging station 28, and the fixed structure 23, to which the elongated member 2 is mounted on via the mounting portion 5 provided at the first end 3 of the elongated member 2, may comprise the charging station 28. According to an embodiment, the cable management arrangement 20 may comprise a charging station 28, and the fixed structure 23, to which the elongated member 2 is mounted on via the mounting portion 5 provided at the first end 3 of the elongated member 2, may comprise the ground 30 surrounding the charging station 28. In such embodiments, the cable support 1 may, thus, be mounted to a mounting point 31 spaced from the charging station 28.

[0060] According to an embodiment, the charging cable 21 may comprise a liquid- cooled charging cable.

[0061] According to an embodiment, the charging cable 21 comprises a looped structure. This refers to the charging cable 21 being inclined and / or having the tendency to keep a looped position and / or return to a looped position, when no external force is applied to the charging cable 21.

[0062] According to an aspect, a charging station 28 for electric vehicles 24 comprises at least one of a cable support 1 according to an embodiment or combination of embodiments disclosed in this description and / or accompanying claims or figures, or a cable management arrangement 20 according to an embodiment or combination of embodiments disclosed in this description and / or accompanying claims or figures for a charging cable 21 connected to the charging station 28.

[0063] According to an embodiment, the charging station 28 comprises at least two cable supports 1 according to an embodiment or combination of embodiments disclosed in this description and / or accompanying claims or figures, and / or at least two cable management arrangements 20 according to an embodiment or combination of embodiments disclosed in this description and / or accompanying claims or figures for charging cables 21 connected to the charging station 28.

Claims

1. CLAIMS1. A cable support for a charging cable for charging electric vehicles, wherein the cable support comprises an elongated member having an elongated shape and extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the elongated member comprises a mounting portion provided at the first end of the elongated member, at which the elongated member is designed to be mounted to a fixed structure, and a resilient portion provided between the mounting portion and the second end of the elongated member, which resilient portion is designed to enable displacing of the second end of the elongated member in relation to the mounting portion from a neutral position of the elongated member, when an external force is applied to the elongated member, and to return the elongated member to the neutral position, when the external force is no longer applied to the elongated member; and wherein the cable support further comprises a joint assembly provided at the second end of the elongated member; and a support part comprising a channel formed in the support part designed to receive the charging cable, which support part is mounted to the elongated member via the joint assembly; wherein the joint assembly is designed to enable rotating of the support part about a rotational axis of the elongated member at the second end and tilting of the support part about a tilting axis perpendicular to the rotational axis in relation to the elongated member.

2. A cable support according to claim 1, wherein the second end is provided, in the neutral position of the elongated member, above the first end in a vertical direction.

3. A cable support according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the channel formed inside the support part has a curved shape.

4. A cable support according to any one of claims 1 - 3, wherein the joint assembly comprises two joints spaced from each other, such that a first joint defines the rotational axis and enables the rotating of the support part about the rotational axis in relation to the elongated member, and the second joint defines the tilting axis and enables the tilting of the support part about the tilting axis in relation to the elongated member.

5. A cable support according to any one of claims 1 - 4, wherein the rotational axis is provided at an angle in relation to a longitudinal direction of the elongated member.

6. A cable support according to any one of claims 1 - 5, wherein the tilting axis extends in a direction perpendicular to both the longitudinal direction of the elongated member and a longitudinal direction of the channel, whereby the joint assembly enables the support part to tilt in relation to the elongated member in the direction of the longitudinal direction of the channel.

7. A cable support according to claim 6, wherein the tilting of the support part in relation to the elongated member is limited to a predetermined tilting angle by the structure of the joint assembly.

8. A cable support according to any one of claims 1 - 7, wherein the resilient portion is provided adjacent to the mounting portion of the elongated member.

9. A cable support according to any one of claims 1 - 8, wherein the resilient portion comprises a spring assembly.

10. A cable support according to any one of claims 1 - 9, wherein the elongated member further comprises a rigid portion.

11. A cable support according to claim 10, wherein the rigid portion is provided adjacent to the second end of the elongated member.

12. A cable support according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the rigid portion is provided adjacent to the resilient portion of the elongated member.

13. A cable support according to any one of claims 10 - 12, wherein a holder for a charging connector of the charging cable is mounted to the rigid portion for receiving the charging connector, when the charging cable is not used for charging the electric vehicle.

14. A cable support according to claim 13, wherein the holder comprises locking means for locking the charging connector to the holder.

15. A cable support according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the holder is provided with a detector arranged to detect whether the charging connector is provided or locked in the holder.

16. A cable management arrangement for charging electric vehicles, wherein the cable management arrangement comprises a cable support according to any one of claims 1 - 15 and a charging cable, wherein the charging cable has an elongated shape comprising a first cable end provided with a charging connector for charging an electric vehicle and a second cable end connected to a power source, wherein a portion of the charging cable is received in the channel and mounted to the support part of the cable support, whereby pulling of the first cable end and the charging connector applies an external force on the elongated member of the cable support thereby displacing the second end of the elongated member.

17. A cable management arrangement according to claim 16, wherein pulling of the first cable end and the charging connector further causes at least one of tilting and rotation of the support part in relation to the elongated member depending on the direction and magnitude of the pulling force applied.

18. A cable management arrangement according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the cable management arrangement comprises a charging station, wherein the charging cable is connected to the charging station at the second cable end.

19. A cable management arrangement according to any one of claims 16 - 18, wherein the cable management arrangement is designed to return the cable support from a displaced position to the neutral position in both the vertical and the rotational direction, when the external force is no longer applied to the cable support.

20. A cable management arrangement according to any one of claims 16 - 19, wherein the cable management arrangement comprises a charging station, and wherein the fixed structure, to which the elongated member is mounted on via the mounting portion provided at the first end of the elongated member, comprises the charging station.

21. A cable management arrangement according to any one of claims 16 - 19, wherein the cable management arrangement comprises a charging station, and the fixed structure, to which the elongated member is mounted on via the mounting portion provided at the first end of the elongated member, comprises the ground surrounding the charging station.

22. A cable management arrangement according to any one of claims 16 - 21, wherein the charging cable comprises a liquid-cooled charging cable.

23. A cable management arrangement according to any one of claims 16 - 22, wherein the charging cable comprises a looped structure.

24. A charging station for electric vehicles, wherein the charging station comprises at least one of a cable support according to any one of claims 1 - 15, or a cable management arrangement according to any one of claims 16 - 23 for a charging cable connected to the charging station.

25. A charging station according to claim 24, wherein the charging station comprises at least two cable supports according to any one of claims 1 - 15, and / or at least two cable management arrangements according to any one of claims 16 - 23 for charging cables connected to the charging station.

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