Patent ID: 7696846

Claim:
An electromagnetic switching device, comprising: a housing a drive solenoid; a yoke; an armature; and at least one contact, the drive solenoid, the yoke, the armature and the at least one contact being mounted in the housing, the drive solenoid, the yoke and the armature being inductively intercoupled, so that, when an inrush current is applied to the drive solenoid, the armature is displaceable into a pickup position, the displacement of the armature into the pickup position allowing the contact to be directly or indirectly actuated, the yoke containing pulverulent magnetic material, wherein the drive solenoid and the yoke are cast with each other by way of a permanently elastic casting compound to form a block, the housing comprises an upper housing part and a lower housing part, detachably connected to each other, wherein the lower housing part includes, at least partly, a casting material and wherein the drive solenoid and the yoke are connected to the casting material by way of the permanently elastic casting material and fastening elements for connecting the upper housing part to the lower housing part to each other are arranged in the casting material.