Cable connecting device and connecting device with such cable processing equipment

The invention relates to a cable connecting device for a connection apparatus for variably connecting cables, comprising a connection module, the cable connecting elements for releasably connecting two cables, and having a module carrier which can be detachably connected and releasably fixed on a holding device of the connecting device with the connecting module. Moreover, the invention relates to a connection device having such a cable connector. In order to develop the connecting device and the cable connection means such that the assembly thereof is simplified, wherein the connection module is reliably held on the module support, it is proposed according to the invention is that the connector module used in a mounting direction into a receiving slot of the module carrier and latched in a latched position with the module carrier.