Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a pair of fixed terminals, a movable contact piece, and a magnet portion. The pair of fixed terminals includes fixed contact. The movable contact piece that includes a movable contact disposed facing the fixed contact and that is movable in a first direction in which the movable contact contacts the fixed contact and in a second direction in which the movable contact separates from fixed contact. The magnet portion generating a magnetic field for extending an arc generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact. At least one of a corner portion in the first direction side of the fixed terminal located in an arc extension direction in which the arc is extended or a corner portion in the second direction side of the movable contact piece located in the arc extension direction has a chamfered shape in a range where the arc passes through.

Abstract: A relay includes a movable contact piece having a first movable contact and a second movable contact, a first fixed terminal having a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal having a second fixed contact, a drive device configured to move the movable contact piece, and the wall portion disposed inside the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact in a longitudinal direction. At least a part of the wall portion is disposed at a position beyond the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact toward the movable contact piece in a moving direction of the movable contact piece. The movable contact piece has a shape so as to avoid the wall portion in a contact state where the first movable contact is in contact with the first fixed contact and the second movable contact is in contact with the second fixed contact.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a housing, a fixed contact, a fixed terminal, and a movable contact. The fixed contact and the movable contact are disposed in the housing. The movable contact faces the fixed contact. The fixed contact is connected to the fixed terminal. The fixed terminal includes a contact support portion, a first arc guide, and a second arc guide. The contact support portion supports the fixed contact. The first arc guide extends from the contact support portion. The first arc guide includes a tip that projects outward of the housing. The second arc guide extends from the contact support portion. The second arc guide includes a tip that projects outward of the housing. The first arc guide and the second arc guide are disposed in the housing to extend the arc generated at the fixed contact.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact, a movable contact piece, a drive shaft, and a movable iron core. The movable contact piece is movable in a first direction and in a second direction. The drive shaft that extends in the first direction and the second direction and that is coupled to the movable contact piece. The movable iron core is coupled to the drive shaft so as to be integrally movable at a position beyond the movable contact piece in the first direction or at a position beyond the movable contact piece in the second direction. The drive shaft includes a first contact portion configured to contact the movable contact piece, a second contact portion configured to contact the movable iron core, and an insulating portion made from an insulating material and configured to insulate the movable contact piece and the movable iron core from each other.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal including a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal including a second fixed contact, a movable contact piece including first and second contacts, a drive device including a coil, a case, and a magnet. The case includes an accommodation space accommodating the first fixed contact, the second fixed contact, and the movable contact piece, and a first arc extension space at least partially disposed between the coil and the magnet. The magnet is disposed so as to overlap with the coil in a third direction orthogonal to the moving direction and a longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece. The magnet configured to extend a first arc generated between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact and a second arc generated between the second fixed contact and the second movable contact in the longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece.

Abstract: The electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a drive device, a contact case, at least one magnet, and at least one yoke. The fixed terminal includes a fixed contact. The movable contact piece includes a movable contact disposed to face the fixed contact. The drive device moves the movable contact piece in a direction in which the movable contact comes into contact with the fixed contact and in a direction in which the movable contact is separated from the fixed contact. The contact case is made of resin. The contact case houses the fixed contact and the movable contact piece. The at least one magnet is disposed around the contact case for generating a magnetic field inside the contact case. The at least one yoke is fixed to the contact case.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a case, a first fixed terminal including a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal including a second fixed contact, a movable contact piece including first and second movable contacts, a first magnet, a gas flow path, and a partition member. The case includes an accommodation space and a side wall covering the accommodation space in a first direction. The accommodation space includes a first space where the first fixed contact is disposed and a second space where the second fixed contact is disposed. The first magnet configured to extend a first arc generated between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact in the first direction. The gas flow path is disposed between the side wall and the movable contact piece. The gas flow path includes an inlet communicating with the first space and an outlet communicating with the second space.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal, a second fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a case, a magnet, and a gas flow path. The first fixed terminal includes a first fixed contact. The second fixed terminal includes a second fixed contact. The movable contact piece includes a first movable contact and a second movable contact. The case includes an accommodation space where the first fixed contact, the second fixed contact, and the movable contact piece are accommodated, a gas inflow space separate from the accommodation space, and a side wall covering the accommodation space and the gas inflow space in a first direction. The magnet is disposed between the accommodation space and the gas inflow space. The gas flow path is disposed between the side wall of the case and the magnet and is configured to communicate the accommodation space with the gas inflow space.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal including a first fixed contact, a second fixed terminal including a second fixed contact, a movable contact piece, a case, a drive device, and a first magnet. The movable contact piece includes a first movable contact and a second movable contact. The case includes an accommodation space and a side wall covering the accommodation space in a first direction. The first magnet extends an arc generated between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first fixed terminal includes a first end. The first end of the first fixed terminal includes a tapered portion inclined in the second direction from the first fixed contact toward the first magnet and that at least partially overlaps with the first magnet when viewed from a moving direction of the movable contact piece.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact, a movable contact piece, a movable contact, a contact case, a drive device, and an elastic member. The movable contact is disposed to face the fixed contact. The movable contact piece is connected to the movable contact. The movable contact piece is configured to move in an opening direction and a closing direction. The contact case houses the fixed contact, the movable contact, and the movable contact piece. The drive device includes a coil. The coil generates an electromagnetic force that moves the movable contact piece. The elastic member is disposed between the drive device and the contact case. The elastic member seals between the drive device and the contact case.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a housing, and a heat dissipation structure. The fixed terminal includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a fixed contact disposed on the first surface. The movable contact piece includes a movable contact that is configured to contact the fixed contact. The housing includes an accommodation space accommodating a portion of the fixed terminal, the fixed contact, and the movable contact piece. The heat dissipation structure includes a heat dissipation space that is provided on the second surface of the fixed terminal for dissipating the heat of the fixed terminal to an outside of the accommodation space.

Abstract: A relay, including a first fixed contact, a second fixed contact, a movable contact piece having first and second movable contacts, a contact piece holding unit configured to hold the movable contact piece, a magnet for arc extinguishing, and a debris suction unit configured to exert a magnetic force to suck debris, is disclosed. A first contact position between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact is located between the magnet for arc extinguishing and the contact piece holding unit in a longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece. The debris suction unit is disposed so that the first contact position does not overlap a region between the debris suction unit and the contact piece holding unit. A magnet force exerted by the debris suction unit in the contact piece holding unit is larger than a magnetic force exerted by the magnet in the contact piece holding unit.

Abstract: A relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a holder, a drive shaft, a contact case, a magnetic field generation member, and an inner member. The drive shaft is connected to the holder on a side close to the first end of the drive shaft. The magnetic field generation member is arranged around the contact case and is configured to generate a magnetic field in which an arc generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact extends in a lateral direction of the movable contact piece. The inner member includes a rotation preventing portion for restricting rotation of the holder around the drive shaft. The rotation preventing portion is arranged so as to contact the holder at a position closer to a second end of the drive shaft than the movable contact piece and closer to the drive shaft than the movable contact.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, and a support portion supporting the fixed terminal. The fixed terminal includes a fixed contact, a first terminal portion on which the fixed contact is disposed, a second terminal portion extending from one of both ends of the first terminal portion, a first protrusion disposed on the second terminal portion. The fixed terminal is bent between the first and second terminal portions. The first terminal portion has a first terminal surface opposite to the movable contact piece. The second terminal portion has a second terminal surface connected to the first terminal surface. The support portion has a contact surface contacting the first terminal surface of the first terminal portion, and a first side surface including a first groove where the first protrusion is fitted. The first protrusion is disposed on the second terminal surface of the second terminal portion.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal, a base, and a magnet. The first fixed terminal includes a first fixed contact. The base holds the first fixed terminal. The base includes a magnet insertion hole disposed in a vicinity of the first fixed contact. The magnet insertion hole has an opening opened toward the first fixed terminal. The magnet is disposed in the magnet insertion hole and is prevented from coming off from the magnet insertion hole by the first fixing terminal.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a first fixed terminal, a second fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a movable member, a contact spring, and an electromagnet block. The movable member is configured to move in a moving direction including a first direction and a second direction. The contact spring biases the movable contact piece in the first direction. The electromagnet block includes a movable iron piece and moves the movable member in the moving direction. The movable contact piece and the contact spring are disposed in the movable member by insertion from a side opposite to a side where the electromagnet block is located. The movable member includes a first member constituted by a single member. The first member includes a press portion to be pressed by the movable iron piece in accordance with rotation of the movable iron piece, and a support portion configured to support the movable contact piece.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a support member, a first fixed terminal, a second fixed terminal, a movable contact piece, a movable member. The support member is made of an insulating material. The first fixed terminal includes a first fixed contact and is supported by the support member. The second fixed terminal includes the second fixed contact and is supported by the support member. The movable contact piece includes a first movable contact and a second movable contact. The movable member is connected to the movable contact piece and includes a first overlapping portion made of an insulating material. The first overlapping portion is disposed between the first fixed terminal and the second fixed terminal. The first overlapping portion overlaps with the support member when viewed from a longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece in an open state where the first movable contact is separated from the first fixed contact.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a case including a base, a first fixed terminal held by the base, a movable contact piece, a gas inflow space, and a gas passage. The first fixed terminal includes a first fixed contact disposed apart from the base in a first direction inside the case, a contact support portion disposed between the first fixed contact and the base and configured to support the first fixed contact, and a first extending portion extending at an angle from the contact support portion and penetrating the base in the first direction. The movable contact piece includes a first movable contact facing the first fixed contact in the first direction. The gas inflow space is formed between the base and the contact support portion inside the case. The gas passage penetrates the base in the first direction and communicates the gas inflow space with an outside of the case.

Abstract: A movable contact piece is movable in an open direction and a closed direction with respect to a first fixed terminal and a second fixed terminal. A first movable contact is connected to the movable contact piece. The first movable contact is disposed facing a first fixed contact. A second movable contact is connected to the movable contact piece. The second movable contact is disposed facing a second fixed contact. At least one of the first fixed contact or the first movable contact has a material property different from that of at least one of the second fixed contact or the second movable contact.

Abstract: A relay includes a first fixed contact, a second fixed contact, a movable contact piece having first and second movable contacts, a contact piece holding unit configured to hold the movable contact piece, and first to fourth magnets. The first magnet and the second magnet are disposed so that same poles thereof face each other. The movable contact piece is disposed between the first magnet and the second magnet in a width direction of the movable contact piece. The third magnet is disposed so as to increase a magnetic flux in a longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece at a position between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact. The fourth magnet is disposed so as to increase a magnetic flux in the longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece at a position between the second fixed contact and the second movable contact.