Electrical connector with shell and status switch.

摘要

The invention relates to a female electrical connector (1) comprising a contact volume (28) for receiving a jack (29), a shell (3) for securing the position of the connector (1) relative to a substrate (13) and a status switch (S), which is adapted to be operated by inserting the jack (29) into the contact volume (28). In order to provide for a smaller connector (1), the present invention provides that the switch (S) is at least partially integrated into the shell (3).