Patent ID: 8092229

Claim:
A relay connector in which a core conductor of a coaxial connector is electrically connected to a terminal electrode which is provided at an end of a surface of a board, and a shell GND of the coaxial connector is electrically connected to a GND electrode which is provided at an end of a back surface of the board, the shell GND having a substantially columnar outer shape, the relay connector comprising: a conductive first block having a first surface and a second surface being opposite to the first surface, the first block formed with a through hole, the coaxial connector being provided in the through hole, a part of the shell GND being provided in the through hole, the core conductor of the coaxial connector being projected from the first surface of the first block; a conductive second block provided with a board rest part on which the board is to be placed, the second block operable to relatively move with respect to the first block and being electrically connected to the first block; a third block; a shaft extending in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the coaxial connector and passing through the second block, the shaft one end of which is fixed to the first block and the other end of which is fixed to the third block; an elastic member provided between the first block and the third block; a connecting member operable to relatively move with respect to the first block in a direction parallel to the shaft and fixed to the second block; and an operating member fixed to the connecting member and provided at an opposite side to the second block with respect to the first block, wherein when the operating member is pressed to move toward the first block, the second block moves in a direction of separating from the first block against an elastic force of the elastic member so that the board rest part relatively moves in a direction of separating from the core conductor, whereby a distance between the core conductor and the board rest part is enlarged for enabling the board to be inserted between the core conductor and the board rest part, and when a pressure on the operating member is released, the second block moves to approach the first block with an elastic force of the elastic member, whereby the board, inserted between the core conductor and the board rest part, is clamped between the core conductor and the board rest part.