Patent ID: 8686817

Claim:
An electromagnetic relay, comprising: a plurality of electromagnet parts, each including an electromagnetic coil; a plurality of actuating parts, each associated with a corresponding electromagnetic part and actuated in response to a magnetic action of the corresponding electromagnet part; a single card, actuated based on actuation of the actuating parts, having a plurality of engaging portions, each associated with a corresponding actuating part and adapted to engage with the corresponding actuating part; a base holding the electromagnetic parts and the card; and a plurality of contact parts, each of which includes a fixed plate having a first end fixed to the base and a second end opposite the first end, a fixed plate contact attached to the second end of the fixed plate, a movable spring having a first end fixed to the base and a second end opposite the first end, with a longitudinal axis between the first and second ends, and a movable spring contact attached to the second end of the movable spring, the longitudinal axis of the movable spring passing through the movable spring contact; and at least one connecting portion extending between and electrically connecting movable springs of two adjacent contact parts, wherein the card includes a single pressing portion adapted to press only a portion of each of the movable springs of the adjacent contact parts inside an area between the longitudinal axis of each of the movable springs of the adjacent contact parts.