4 Basic Components of Automobile Connectors(Ⅰ)

1. Contact is complete the core part help automotive connectors make electrical connection operation. Usually by the positive and negative contacts to form the pair and complete the electrical connection by positive and negative mating contacts.

   
   

The positive contact of rigid parts, which shape is cylindrical (round pins), square column (square pin) or flat shape (inserts). Positive contacts generally made of brass, phosphor bronze. Negative contact, also is the jack, there are many structural types of jack, a cylindrical type (split groove, necking), tuning fork, cantilever type (vertical slot), folding type (longitudinal slot, 9-shaped), box-shaped (square socket) and hyperboloid wire spring jack and so on.

2. Housing, also known as shell , is a automotive connector housing, which provides mechanical protection for the built-in insulation mounting plates and pins, and ensure plug and socket aligned, and then secure the connector to the device. To be continued...