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in the following , explanation will be made in detail about embodiments of the invention with reference to the attached drawings . fig1 a and 1b are views schematically showing a structure of an electromagnet device according to a first embodiment of the invention . fig1 a is a front view in which the electromagnet device is viewed from the direction orthogonal to both of the direction of driving a movable core and the direction of arranging legs forming each of the movable and a stationary core . fig1 b is a view showing the section 1 b in fig1 a with the section 1 b being enlarged . fig2 is a perspective view showing the stationary core in the electromagnet device shown in fig1 a and 1b . the electromagnet device 1 shown in fig1 a and 1b is , like the electromagnet device shown in fig5 a and 5b , formed of a stationary core 10 , a movable core 20 , an operating coil 30 and a shading coil 40 . each of the stationary core 10 and the movable core 20 is an e - shaped core formed with approximately e - shaped flat rolled silicon steel sheets laminated and secured by rivets 19 . the e - shaped stationary core 10 has a central leg 11 and a pair of outside legs 12 arranged so that the central leg 11 is located between the pair of outside legs 12 , thereby forming the e - shape . the e - shaped movable core 20 has a central leg 21 and a pair of outside legs 22 arranged so that the central leg 21 is located between the pair of outside legs 22 , thereby forming the e - shape . the stationary core 10 and the movable core 20 are arranged so that a magnetic pole face 12 a of the outside leg 12 at each end of the stationary core 10 and a magnetic pole face 22 a of the outside leg 22 at each end of the movable core 20 face each other and are supported with relative movement between them . therefore , it is possible that the magnetic pole faces 12 a and 22 a are made butted against each other and made separated from each other . the operating coil 30 is wound around the central leg 11 of the stationary core 10 . by turning on and off energization of the operating coil 30 , the movable core 20 is made butted against and separated from the stationary core 10 . as shown in fig1 b , each of the outside legs 12 has a first groove 15 on its magnetic pole face 12 a at a position on the side slightly near the central leg 11 . the first groove 15 is formed with the magnetic pole face 12 a made dented almost perpendicularly thereto . the first groove 15 linearly extends in the direction of the thickness of the stationary core 10 ( in the direction orthogonal to the paper in fig1 b ). the cross - sectional shape of the first groove 15 viewed from its longitudinal direction is formed in approximately rectangular . around the middle of each of the sidewalls of the first groove 15 in the direction of its depth , a groove 15 a is formed into which a part of a first linear section 40 a of the shading coil 40 is pressed . the shading coil 40 is subjected to plastic deformation by squeezing explained later . the groove 15 a also extends in the direction of the thickness of the stationary core 10 in parallel with the first groove 15 . each of the outside legs 12 has a second groove 17 formed on an outside face 12 b at a position slightly below its upper end with the outside face 12 b dented almost horizontally . like in the first groove 1 , a part of a second linear section 40 b forming the shading coil 40 is pressed into the second groove 17 . here , likewise , the shading coil 40 is subjected to plastic deformation . the second groove 17 extends linearly in the direction of the thickness of the stationary core 10 . the first groove 15 and the second groove 17 are almost in parallel with each other . moreover , the height of the bottom of the first groove 15 and the height of the lower face of the second groove 17 are almost equal . the stationary core 10 of the invention has no protrusion on the outside face 12 b of each outside leg 12 , unlike the protrusion 113 provided on the stationary core 110 of the electromagnet device 101 in fig5 a and 5b . in the embodiment , the outside face 12 b of each of the outside legs 12 is formed substantially flat except the second groove 17 . furthermore , as shown in fig2 , the stationary core 10 has a through hole 10 a formed so as to penetrate the stationary core 10 in its thickness direction . the through hole 10 a is disposed at the end of the central leg 11 on the side opposite to the movable core 20 . into the through hole 10 a , a supporting plate 91 is inserted . an elastic body 92 of an elastic material such as rubber is attached to the top end of the supporting plate 91 protruding from the through hole 10 a . moreover , on the bottom surface of a frame ( not shown ) in which the stationary core 10 is contained , a cushion sheet 95 is laid . by the elastic body 92 and the cushion sheet 95 , the stationary core 10 is elastically supported on the frame in a so - called floating state . the shading coil 40 is integrally formed by stamping out an approximately ellipsoidal frame from a metal plate of aluminum base alloy , for example . the shading coil 40 has , as shown in fig2 , the first linear section 40 a and the second linear section 40 b almost in parallel with each other and semicircular sections 40 c and 40 d facing each other . according to a further embodiment shown in fig6 , a protrusion 17 b is formed on a bottom 12 c of the second groove 17 . in this embodiment , the shading coil 40 is more securely form - locked in the second groove 17 due to the protrusion 17 b . next , an explanation will be made about an example of a method of attaching the shading coil 40 to each of the outside legs 12 of the stationary core 10 . fig3 a to 3c are views illustrating a method of attaching a shading coil to a magnetic pole . here , fig3 a is a cross sectional view showing a dimensional relation between a shading coil and first and second grooves formed in an outside leg of a stationary core for attaching the shading coil thereto . fig3 b is a cross sectional view showing the step of pressing each of the first linear section of the shading coil inserted in the first grooves and the second linear section positioned on the side of the second groove by a squeezing tool . fig3 c is a cross sectional view showing a state in which the shading coil has been attached to the outside leg of the stationary core . as shown in fig3 a , the first groove 15 is formed so that its width w 1 becomes substantially equal to the width w of each of the first linear section 40 a and the second linear section 40 b of the shading coil 40 except for a clearance provided for allowing the shading coil 40 to be inserted into the first groove 15 . moreover , the first groove 15 is formed so that its depth d 1 becomes larger than the thickness t of each of the first linear section 40 a and the second linear section 40 b . in addition , the second groove 17 is formed so that its width w 2 on the outside face 12 b of the outside leg 12 is approximately equal to the thickness t of each of the first linear section 40 a and the second linear section 40 b but its width inside the outside leg 12 increases toward its bottom . furthermore , the second groove 17 is formed so that its depth d 2 is made smaller than the width w of each of the linear section 40 a and the second linear section 40 b . first , as shown in fig3 b , the first linear section 40 a of the shading coil 40 is inserted into the first groove 15 to make the second linear section 40 b position on the side of the second groove 17 . next to this , the first linear section 40 a is pressed from above by a squeezing tool t 1 and the second linear section 40 b is pressed from the side toward the second groove 17 by another squeezing tool t 2 . then , as shown in fig3 c , the first linear section 40 a is made dented on its upper face by the squeezing tool t 1 , thereby being subjected to plastic deformation on its side faces so as to be pressed into the groove 15 a on each of the sidewalls of the first groove 15 . this can prevent the shading coil 40 from coming off . moreover , the second linear section 40 b is pressed into the second groove 17 . thus , its side face is made dented by the squeezing tool t 2 , and its end section inside the second groove 17 is subjected to plastic deformation upward and downward ( upward and downward in the figure ) to be pressed into the inside of the second groove 17 in which the width of the second groove 17 is made widened toward the bottom . each of the semicircular sections 40 c , 40 d of the shading coil 40 is deformed so as to extend outward ( in the direction of the thickness of the core ) from the outside leg 12 to the extent that the second linear section 40 b is pressed into sideward . as explained in the foregoing , it is unnecessary for the stationary core 10 of the electromagnet device 1 according to the invention to provide a part irrelevant to a magnetic attractive force ( the face 112 b in fig5 b ) on the outside leg 12 . therefore , when the necessary magnetic attractive force of the stationary core 10 is equal to that of the related stationary core 110 , the stationary core 10 can be downsized as compared to the related stationary core 110 in which the protrusion 113 is provided for securing the shading coil 140 . moreover , since the shading coil 40 inserted in both of the first groove 15 and second groove 17 is secured by squeezing , the shading coil 40 can be firmly attached to the stationary core 10 by relatively simple way . this makes the stationary core 10 excellent in productivity and durability . following this , an electromagnetic contactor provided with such an electromagnet will be explained . fig4 is a front view illustrating the structure of an electromagnetic contactor according to a second embodiment of the invention . the electromagnetic contactor 50 , as shown in fig4 , has a lower frame 60 and an upper frame 70 as a lower part and an upper part , respectively , of a case that is divided into two . inside them , components such as the electromagnet device 1 and a contactor device 80 are provided . the electromagnet device 1 is what is explained with reference to fig1 a and 1b and other drawings , and is formed of the stationary core 10 , the movable core 20 , the operating coil 30 and the shading coil 40 . the stationary core 10 is contained in the lower frame in a floating state . the stationary core 10 has a through hole formed so as to penetrate the stationary core 10 in its thickness direction . into the through hole , the supporting plate 91 is inserted . the elastic body 92 of an elastic material such as rubber is attached to each end of the supporting plate 91 protruding from the through hole . the supporting plate 91 is secured to the lower frame 60 by the elastic body 92 and the stationary core 10 is elastically supported on the lower frame 50 in the floating state . the movable core 20 is contained in the upper frame 70 while facing the stationary core 10 so as to be made butted against and separated from the stationary core 10 . between the movable core 20 and the operating coil 30 , a return spring 93 is provided . the contactor device 80 has a movable contactor 81 and a stationary contactor 82 which are butted against and separated from each other , thereby switching a circuit between connection and shutoff . the movable contactor 81 is held by a movable contact holder 83 . the movable contact holder 83 is supported by a connecting plate ( not shown ) on the back ( upper face ) of the movable core 20 so as to be slidable in the upper frame 70 . the movable contact holder 83 is held by a contact spring ( not shown ). the stationary contactor 82 is secured to the upper frame 70 at a part facing the movable contactor 81 . when the operating coil 30 is energized , the stationary core 10 and the movable core 20 attract each other , thereby moving the movable core 20 to contact the stationary core 10 . this makes the movable contact holder 83 supported by the movable core 20 move relative to the upper frame 70 . therefore , the movable contactor 81 is made in contact with the stationary contactor 82 . with the operating coil 30 is de - energized , the movable core 20 is energized by the return spring 93 to be separated from the stationary core 10 . this makes the movable contactor 81 separated from the stationary core 82 . according to the electromagnetic contactor of the second embodiment explained in the foregoing , it becomes possible to downsize its core , and enhance its productivity and its durability as explained above . thus , the electromagnetic contactor can be downsized and productivity and durability are enhanced . the disclosure of japanese patent application no . 2008 - 158772 filed on jun . 18 , 2008 is incorporated as a reference . while the invention has been explained with reference to the specific embodiments of the invention , the explanation is illustrative and the invention is limited only by the appended claims .

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