Patent ID: 8858272

Claim:
A high current contact comprising a contact pin ( 10 ), which has at least one contact opening ( 15 ), and a contact terminal ( 20 ), which has at least one contact limb ( 24 ), wherein the at least one contact limb ( 24 ) of the contact terminal ( 20 ) is connected to a corresponding contact opening ( 15 ) of the contact pin ( 10 ) on at least one joint region ( 14 ) to produce an electrical contact and to receive mechanical forces, characterized in that producing the electrical contact between the contact pin ( 10 ) and the contact terminal ( 20 ) is largely separate from the receiving of mechanical forces, wherein the electrical contact between said contact pin ( 10 ) and said contact terminal ( 20 ) is produced by a first connection type ( 7 ) and the mechanical forces are received by a second connection part ( 5 ), characterized in that the electrical contact between the contact pin ( 10 ) and the contact terminal ( 20 ) is produced by a pressure contact ( 7 ) between the at least one contact opening ( 15 ) of said contact pin ( 10 ) and the at least one contact limb ( 24 ) of said contact terminal ( 20 ), wherein the pressure contact ( 7 ) is produced by plastic deformations of at least one of the contact opening ( 15 ) and of the contact limb ( 24 ).