Directional control valve having position detecting function

摘要

A directional control valve is provided which is capable of detecting the operating positions over the whole stroke of the valve member. To achieve this, a magnet head 21 having a magnetic scale 23 comprising magnetic portions 23a and non-magnetic portions 23b is installed on an end of a spool 6, and a magnetic sensor 22 for reading the magnetic scale 23 is installed at a predetermined position opposite to the magnetic scale 23 in a casing 4.