High frequency relay

A high frequency relay having a mounting surface to be mounted on an external element and comprising:

• an electromagnet having an iron core and a coil wound around the iron core;
• stationary terminals to be connected to the external element;
• contacts formed to be generally flat and having respective contact surfaces to be selectively brought into at least one of contact with and separated from the stationary terminals;
• an armature at least one of attracted to and repelled from the iron core according to energization of the coil to obtain a driving force for driving the contacts;
• a pair of shielding members made of a metallic material for supporting the contacts in an insulated state so that the contact surfaces extend generally parallel to the mounting surface;
• contact support members made of an insulating material for supporting the contacts and support members for supporting the contact support members to allow the contact support members to deflect in a direction perpendicular to the contact surfaces, the support members having respective metallic support portions connected to one of the pair of shielding members,
• wherein the pair of shielding members shield contact portions between the contacts and the stationary terminals and sandwich the contacts in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface.