Patent ID: 8282426

Claim:
An electrical contact ( 10 ) for an electronic control unit ( 50 ), comprising: a number of contact pins ( 56 ) for electrical connection provided thereon, the electrical contact ( 10 ) including at least one electrical cable ( 14 ) and which has a connector part ( 12 ) comprising a connector lug ( 28 ), wherein the connector part ( 12 ) is accommodated in an interference fit ( 44 ) in a receiving chamber ( 40 ) of a housing part ( 36 ) that includes at least one contact strip ( 64 ), wherein the connector part ( 12 ) has a first plane ( 32 ) and a second plane ( 34 ) that are offset relative to each other by a plane offset ( 26 ), wherein in the first plane 932 ), the electrical cable ( 14 ) is connected to the connector part ( 12 ), wherein the connector lug ( 28 ) extends in the second plane ( 34 ), and wherein the connector lug ( 28 ) in the interference fit ( 44 ) of the connector part ( 12 ) extends in an overhang ( 48 ) above openings ( 60 ) provided in the contact strip ( 64 ) for receiving the contact pins ( 56 ) of the electronic control unit ( 50 ) and guiding the contact pins ( 56 ) into engagement with the connector lugs ( 28 ), and wherein the overhang ( 48 ) is oriented perpendicular with respect to end faces of the contact pins ( 56 ) of the electronic control unit ( 50 ).