Patent ID: 8496491

Claim:
A connector unit, comprising: a male connector including a first plug terminal, a second plug terminal, a first switch terminal, and a second switch terminal; and a female connector including a first jack terminal, a second jack terminal, a first contact unit, and a second contact unit, wherein the first jack terminal is connected to the first contact unit; the second jack terminal is connected to the second contact unit; each of the first contact unit and the second contact unit includes a lower contact and an upper contact; the upper contact is connected to an end of an elastic sloping part made of a metal material; the first switch terminal is configured to press the sloping part and cause the upper contact and the lower contact of the first contact unit to electrically contact each other; and the second switch terminal is configured to press the sloping part and cause the upper contact and the lower contact of the second contact unit to electrically contact each other, when the male connector is relatively rotated to the female connector.