Patent ID: 7198504

Claim:
A vertical type audio jack connector comprising an insulative housing ( 1 ), a plurality of terminals ( 20 – 26 ), an LED (Light Emitting Diode) ( 3 ) and a shielding case ( 4 ), wherein said insulative housing ( 1 ) comprises an upper seat body ( 11 ) and lower cover body ( 12 ), the upper seat body ( 11 ) has a rectangular portion ( 110 ) and a circular mating portion ( 120 ) extending from a side of the rectangular portion ( 110 ), the mating portion ( 120 ) has an insertion hole ( 112 ) passing through to an interior channel of the rectangular portion ( 110 ), on a left, right and top of the mating portions each having a notch ( 113 – 115 ) communicating with the insertion hole ( 112 ), on a rear of the upper seat body ( 11 ) and the lower cover body ( 12 ) having a plurality of grooves ( 121 – 125 ) and slide slots ( 129 – 130 ) for disposing said terminals ( 20 – 26 ), and in an interior of said insulative housing ( 1 ) having a first, a second and a third chamber ( 116 – 118 ), the third chamber ( 118 ) being provided for disposing said LED ( 3 ), wherein a plurality of grooves ( 121 – 125 ) disposed on a left, right and top of the upper seat body ( 11 ) are connected with the corresponding notches ( 113 – 115 ) of the mating portion ( 120 ), so as to enable said terminals ( 20 – 26 ) to be contacted with a mating plug ( 5 or 6 ); wherein the first chamber ( 116 ) and the second chamber ( 117 ) are communicated with an interior channel of the rectangular portion ( 110 ), the first chamber ( 116 ) and the third chamber ( 118 ) are separated by a partition board ( 119 ) which has a tapered opening ( 120 ) for the LED ( 3 ) to operate a light transmission, and a rear of the third chamber ( 118 ) is an open space; wherein said lower cover portion ( 12 ) has a base portion ( 127 ) and a convex rib portion ( 128 ), the convex rib portion ( 128 ) is clasped within the third chamber ( 118 ) and abutting against said LED ( 3 ) to hold the LED ( 3 ) in place, wherein said mating plug is selectively inserted into said insertion hole ( 112 ), said mating plug is selected from a group of plugs consisting of an audio plug ( 5 ) and an optical fiber plug ( 6 ); wherein said LED ( 3 ) is provided for contacting with the optical fiber plug ( 6 ) to achieve high frequency signal transmission; first, second, third, fourth, and fifth terminal of said plurality of terminals ( 20 – 24 ) are provided for contacting with the audio plug ( 5 ) in said audio jack connector to achieve signal connection, whereby said audio jack connector provides electrical connections for two different types of plug connectors, wherein a sixth terminal ( 25 ) and a seventh terminal ( 26 ) of the plurality of terminals form a set of switch terminals.