Contact assembly for high-current applications

Contact assembly for high-current applications, comprising:

• an electric circuit board (3);
• a non-flexible conductor rod (1) protruding in a longitudinal direction, the conductor rod (1) transmitting an electric current of more than 30 Ampere between the circuit board (3) and an electric device;
• and
• a receiving member (2), the receiving member (2) being fixed to the circuit board (3);
• wherein the receiving member (2) holds the conductor rod (1) and transmits the current between the conductor rod (1) and the circuit board (3);
• characterized in that,
• the receiving member (2) comprises a plurality of elastically deformable tongues (5), the tongues (5) being arranged circumferentially about the conductor rod (1) and providing for a mechanical support as well as an electric contact between the conductor rod (1) and the receiving member (2),
• wherein the receiving member (2) comprises a base ring (4) bent circumferentially about the longitudinal direction (L) of the conductor rod (1), the plurality of elastically deformable tongues (5) protruding from one side of the base ring (4), each of the elastically loaded tongues (5) comprises a first end (6) which is positioned at a radial distance from the conductor rod (1), and a plurality of contact tabs (8) protruding from an opposite side of the base ring (4), the contact tabs (8) being fixedly connected to the circuit board (2), and each of the elastically loaded tongues (5) bent inclined with respect to a central axis of the receiving member (2).