Electrical socket contact for high current applications

摘要

An electrical socket contact for high-current applications includes a cage-like receptacle housing having two lateral plates on opposite sides. The lateral plates forming an interspace therebetween for holding a complementary plug contact. The socket contact further includes a contact plate insert arranged within the interspace of the lateral plates of the housing. The contact plate insert has a contact plate body extending parallel to the lateral plates of the housing. The contact plate body has a base and first and second contact plates. Each contact plate has first and second ends. The first ends of the contact plates are connected to the base of the contact plate body and the second ends of the contact plates each has a contact zone projecting away from the base of the contact plate body.