Relay

A relay comprising:

• a first fixed contact;
• a second fixed contact;
• a movable contact piece, including a first movable contact and a second movable contact arranged apart from each other in a longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece, the movable contact piece being movably disposed in a moving direction including a first direction in which the first movable contact comes into contact with the first fixed contact and the second movable contact comes into contact with the second fixed contact and a second direction in which the first movable contact is separated from the first fixed contact and the second movable contact is separated from the second fixed contact;
• a contact piece holding unit configured to hold the movable contact piece;
• a magnet for arc extinguishing, the magnet being arranged laterally to the movable contact piece in the longitudinal direction of the movable contact piece;
• and
• a debris suction unit configured to exert a magnetic force so as to suck debris generated in the contact piece holding unit,
• wherein
• a first contact position between the first fixed contact and the first movable contact is located between the magnet and the contact piece holding unit in the 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, and
• the magnetic 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.