Patent ID: 8216000

Claim:
An audio jack connector adapted for receiving a plug, comprising: an insulating housing having a base, the base having a socket extending along the insertion direction of the plug for receiving the plug therein, a first terminal groove and a second terminal groove being opened at one side of the socket, the second terminal groove being located between the socket and the first terminal groove and being connected with the socket by means of a first connecting passage; a plurality of signal terminals disposed in the insulating housing to electrically connect with the plug; a stationary switch terminal having a first fixing slice fastened in the second terminal groove, a first connecting arm being bent and then extending from an end edge of the first fixing slice to apart face the first fixing slice, a free end of the first connecting arm being provided with a first contacting end projecting in the first connecting passage, an opening being opened in the first fixing slice and substantially facing to the first contacting end; and a resilient switch terminal having a second fixing slice fastened in the first terminal groove, one end edge of the second fixing slice being bent and then extending to form a second connecting arm received in the first connecting passage, a free end of the second connecting arm being arched towards the socket of the insulating housing to form a second contacting end contacting the first contacting end and projecting into the socket through the first connecting passage, the second contacting end being received in the opening when the second contacting end is biased by the inserted plug to be disconnected from the first contacting end of the stationary switch terminal.