Patent ID: 7915984

Claim:
A solenoid switch comprising: a solenoid coil having a longitudinal axis; a fixed core surrounded by the solenoid coil; an annular magnetic plate that is disposed on one side of the solenoid coil in an axial direction of the solenoid coil, the magnetic plate having a through-hole formed through a radial center thereof; a movable core that is movable in the axial direction of the solenoid coil toward and away from the fixed core through the through-hole of the magnetic plate; a resin-made contact cover that is arranged with the magnetic plate interposed between the contact cover and the solenoid coil in the axial direction of the solenoid coil; first and second terminals that are fixed to the contact cover and protrude outside of the contact cover so as to be connected to an electric circuit; first and second fixed contacts that are received in the contact cover and respectively electrically connected to the first and second terminals; a movable contact that is received in the contact cover and configured to be moved along with the movable core to electrically connect and disconnect the first and second fixed contacts; and a resistor that is electrically connected between the first and second terminals to limit current flowing through the electric circuit when the first and second fixed contacts are electrically disconnected, the resistor being received in the contact cover and interposed between the magnetic plate and the first and second fixed contacts in the axial direction of the solenoid coil.