Patent ID: 8552823

Claim:
An electromagnetic relay comprising: a fixed iron core; a movable iron core that is disposed opposing to the fixed iron core and can contact-with or separate-from the fixed iron core along an axial direction; a coil that surrounds the fixed iron core and the movable iron core and generates a magnetic force when energized to make the movable iron core attracted by the fixed iron core; a movable contact coupled with the movable iron core; a fixed contact that is disposed opposing to the movable contact and can be contacted-with or distanced-from the movable contact along with a movement of the movable iron core: and a reset spring that is interposed between the fixed iron core and the movable iron core and separates the movable iron core from the fixed iron core when the coil is de-energized, wherein the movable iron core includes a base body to which an expanding force of the reset spring is applied and a movable member that is provided independently from the base body, and the movable member is configured to be moved to the fixed iron core integrally with the base body in the axial direction when the coil is energized, and to move in the axial direction to slide independently from the base body when the coil is de-energized.