Position detecting device

摘要

A first magnetic substance and a second magnetic substance are arranged opposite to each other with a gap left therebetween; a holding member being arranged in the gap; a magnetic field generator being secured to the holding member; the generator being arranged adjacent to the first magnetic substance or the second magnetic substance, thereby increasing an magnetic attraction generated by a magnetic force between the generator and the first magnetic substance or the second magnetic substance. A slide between a sliding portion of a supporting member and that of the holding member is permitted only on the magnetic substance side to which the magnetic field generator stands close, which relaxes the requirements of dimensional accuracy such as the height of the holding member.