Coaxial cable connector with normally closed switch

摘要

A connector for a coaxial cable that includes a body molded of an insulating material having a tubular portion projecting outwardly from a surface of the body. The body and tubular portion having a common internal cavity with an aperture at a distal tip of the tubular portion, a hollow passageway within the tubular portion connected to the aperture, and a housing space located within the body and contiguously connecting to the hollow passageway. A common terminal made of conductive material is fitted within the internal cavity of the body, and has a first contact piece at one end and a soldering terminal at an other end. A receiving terminal made of conductive material is also fitted within the internal cavity and has a second contact piece at one end and a soldering terminal at an other end. The first and second contact pieces are configured to form an electrical switch, and the connector is adapted to connect a male connector of a coaxial cable to an outer side of the tubular sleeve portion so that a male center contact of the male connector is inserted into the aperture of the tubular portion so as to form an electrically conductive contact with the common terminal and causes the switch to assume an open orientation.