In order to provide a discharging device having a reduced number of parts and a lower cost, and an electrical apparatus using the same, an ion generating device (1) of the present invention includes a pair of electrode protection parts (51), which are for protecting tip sides of discharging electrodes (15, 16), and are disposed facing each other on both sides of the tip sides of the discharging electrodes (15, 16) with a gap therebetween, wherein the pair of electrode protection parts extend from side walls (11b, 11c) of a housing (11), the side walls (11b, 11c) defining a housing opening (11a) of the housing (11), and are formed integrally with the housing (11).本發明提供一種削減零件件數且更為價廉之放電裝置、及使用其之電氣機器。於離子產生裝置(1)中，於放電電極(15、16)之前端側之兩側空開間隔而對向地配置之、用以保護放電電極(15、16)之前端側之一對電極保護部(51)係由殼體(11)中之劃分殼體開口部(11a)之殼體(11)之側壁(11b、11c)延伸設置，且與殼體(11)一體地形成。
