Patent ID: 7106154

Claim:
An electromagnetic relay comprising: a base including a first receptacle, a second receptacle and an electrically insulating partition wall defining said first and second receptacles on mutually opposite sides of said partition wall, said partition wall including a major part and an auxiliary part extending from said major part, said major part being provided with a local opening through which said first and second receptacles communicate with each other; an electromagnet assembly incorporated in said base to be received in said first receptacle of said base and including an electromagnet and an armature driven by said electromagnet, said armature including an extending portion extending in a direction toward said second receptacle of said base through said local opening of said major part of said partition wall, with said auxiliary part of said partition wall being disposed between said electromagnet and said extending portion of said armature; a contact section incorporated in said base to be received in said second receptacle of said base, said contact section being separated from said electromagnet assembly at a predetermined insulation distance; and an actuating member arranged between said electromagnet assembly and said contact section and shiftable under an action of said electromagnet assembly to make said contact section open or close, said actuating member being attached to said armature of said electromagnet assembly and including an envelope part to receive and enclose at least a part of said extending portion of said armature, wherein, during an opening condition of said contact section, said envelope part of said actuating member is in contact with, and supported by, said auxiliary part of said partition wall of said base.