Patent ID: 7080997

Claim:
A coaxial connector having a switch, comprising: an insulating housing, which has an opening and a hollow portion to receive a counter pin; a switching mechanism, which is comprised of a pair of switching means, which is disposed in said insulating housing and can work as a center conductor according to the operation with said counter pin; and an outer conductor, which is provided so as to surround an outer perimeter of said insulating housing, wherein said pair of switching means is comprised of a switching spring and a connecting plate, which extend as a whole along the direction of inserting/removing said counter pin into/from said opening and said hollow portion and have shapes so as to face each other in said hollow portion, said switching spring is comprised of: a securing section for securing to said insulating housing; and a generally S-shaped elastic arm, which is comprised of a generally U-shaped first elastic arm that extends from said securing section into said hollow portion, and a generally inverted-U-shaped second elastic arm that extends from said first elastic arm, and said second elastic arm has: a contact section for contacting with said connecting plate when said counter pin is not inserted into said hollow portion; and another contact section for contacting with said counter pin when said counter pin is inserted in said hollow portion.