CHARGING CONNECTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE

The present invention relates to an electric vehicle charging connector (10) comprising contact elements (26). The contact elements (26) are electrically connected to a cable (22), wherein the contact elements (26) comprise a block portion (34) and at least one contact finger (38) extending from the block portion (34), wherein the electric charging connector (10) further comprises a cooling tube (42) for forced cooling, comprising a liquid coolant for cooling at least the contact element (26). The cooling tube (42) being fluidically connected to an internal cooling channel (30) of the contact element (26), wherein the cooling channel (30) extending from the block portion (34) into the contact finger (38), so that both parts are cooled by the cooling fluid.