Patent ID: 6932615

Claim:
A coaxial connector with an RF switch, including a housing ( 10 ) having a hole ( 13 ) through which a central conductor (P) of a coaxial plug is inserted, an external conductor ( 17 ) installed around the outside of the housing ( 10 ), and a switching mechanism ( 20 ) having a fixed terminal ( 21 ) fixed to the housing ( 10 ) and a movable terminal ( 25 ) elastically installed below the hole ( 13 ) of the housing ( 10 ), the movable terminal ( 25 ) being configured such that it is brought into contact with the fixed terminal ( 21 ) when a force from the central conductor (P) of the coaxial plug is not exerted thereon and it is separated from the fixed terminal ( 21 ) to allow a signal circuit to be switched when it is pressed by the central conductor (P) of the coaxial plug, wherein: the housing ( 10 ) is composed of upper and lower housings ( 11 , 12 ) which are assembled with each other, the upper housing ( 11 ) comprises an upper insulating body ( 14 ) with the hole ( 13 ) formed in along a central axis of the housing and a skirt portion ( 16 ) extending downward along a longitudinal direction from a lower end of the upper insulating body ( 14 ) to define a space ( 15 ) therein, and the lower housing ( 12 ) comprises a base ( 18 ) and a sidewall ( 19 ) which extends upwardly from the base ( 18 ) to define an annular sidewall surrounding the space ( 15 ) together with the skirt portion ( 16 ) of the upper housing ( 11 ); and the fixed terminal ( 21 ) is insert molded and installed in the skirt portion ( 16 ) such that an upper tip end thereof is exposed to the space ( 15 ) when the upper housing ( 11 ) is injection molded in a mold, and the movable terminal ( 25 ) is insert molded and installed in the sidewall ( 19 ) when the lower housing ( 12 ) is injection molded in a mold.