Patent ID: 7435118

Claim:
An antenna switch comprising: an insulative body including a transverse slot and a longitudinal slot communicating with each other; a guide element moveable with respect to the insulative body along a longitudinal direction, the guide element including a longitudinal part received within the longitudinal slot and a transverse part, the transverse part defining a mating surface exposed to the transverse slot; a conductive element attached to the guide element, the conductive element including two conductive pieces disposed on the mating surface of the transverse part, the two conductive pieces being parallel and laterally offset with each other; a multiply of signal terminals arranged in a row and secured to the insulative body, the signal terminals including contact portions disposed in a linear line being parallel to the two conductive pieces, said contact portions of the signal terminals extending to the mating surface of the guide element; an actuator for driving the guide element together with the conductive element to be moveable longitudinally such that when the guide element is driven to be at a first position, some of the signal terminals are in direct contact with one of the conductive pieces whereby a signal route is connected with an internal antenna; and when the guide element is driven to be at a second position, the other signal terminals are in direct contact with the other conductive piece whereby a signal route is connected with an external antenna.