Electromagnetic device and electromagnetic relay equipped with electromagnetic device

An electromagnetic device comprising:

• a coil configured to generate a first magnetic flux when a current is applied thereto;
• a fixed member through which the first magnetic flux flows;
• a movable member configured to reciprocate to separate from the fixed member by a predetermined gap when the current applied to the coil is stopped and move to the fixed member by an attractive force when the current is applied to the coil;
• and
• a permanent magnet configured to generate a second magnetic flux,
• wherein the permanent magnet is arranged at a position adjacent to the gap and separated from the fixed member and the movable member with a space interposed therebetween, and
• a direction of the second magnetic flux conforms to a direction of the first magnetic flux between opposed surfaces of the fixed member and the movable member.