Abstract: An electromagnetic relay is provided which enables a coating process with a coating agent even after being mounted on a printed circuit board having undergone reflow heating by preventing invasion of water while maintaining air permeability. A main body making up the electromagnetic relay includes an electrical contact portion, electromagnetic driving portion and molded resin base and is covered with the molded resin cover. One or more through holes are formed by applying laser beam from a rear side of the molded resin cover. A spot diameter of each through hole on a surface of an outside of the molded resin cover is 0.1 ?m to 10 ?m. Instead of the molded resin cover, through-holes each having a size of 0.1 ?m to 10 ?m may be formed by applying the laser beam to the molded resin base.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay having an improved resistivity to a surge comprising an enclosure member, a core provided in the enclosure member, coils winding the core through a spool, an armature showing an alternate motion to be in contact with or apart from a part of the core, and a contact member showing an alternate motion to be in contact with or apart from a part of each of contact terminals secured to the enclosure member and the contact member being electrically separated from and mechanically connected to the armature through an insulating material having an extremely large dielectric constant.