Patent ID: 7283026

Claim:
An electromagnetic relay comprising: a base; an electromagnet fitted to said base; and a contact section fitted to said base and operable to open or close with an operation of said electromagnet; wherein said electromagnet includes: a bobbin; a coil having a center axis and wound and supported on said bobbin; an iron core incorporated into said bobbin and disposed along said center axis of said coil; and a yoke extending from said iron core to an outside of said bobbin and said coil; wherein said base includes: a retaining face firstly contacting with at least one of said yoke and said bobbin, in an action of fitting said electromagnet to said base, and retaining said electromagnet at a predetermined height on said base as seen in a direction of said center axis of said coil; and a guide face slidably engaged with said at least one of said yoke and said bobbin, by shifting said at least one of said yoke and said bobbin along said retaining face, and guiding said electromagnet in a fitting direction intersecting with said center axis; said retaining face and said guide face cooperating with each other to fixedly support said electromagnet at a predetermined fitting position on said base.