Contact device and electromagnetic relay equipped with contact device

A contact device comprising:

• a fixed terminal;
• a movable contact that comes into contact with and away from the fixed terminal;
• and
• a drive unit including a moving body that moves the movable contact, wherein
• the movable contact includes
• a first contact unit that is formed on one side of the movable contact and comes into contact with an outer surface of the fixed terminal,
• a second contact unit that is formed on the other side of the movable contact and comes into contact with an outer surface of the fixed terminal, and
• a connecting portion connecting the first contact unit and the second contact unit,
• the first contact unit separates from the outer surface by moving in a direction that is different from a moving direction of the moving body and that intersects an extending direction of a portion that makes contact with the first contact unit of the outer surface, and
• the second contact unit separates from the outer surface by moving in a direction that is different from the moving direction of the moving body and that intersects an extending direction of a portion that makes contact with the second contact unit of the outer surface.