Patent ID: 8049491
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B60N,B60R,H03K

Abstract:
1. A position detecting device comprising: a movable member provided in a displaceable manner on a base member, and a proximity sensor which detects the position of the movable member, wherein the proximity sensor is provided with a magnetic field generating portion, a detecting portion which detects a change in magnetic field according to a displacement of the movable member, a casing made of a nonmagnetic material, which houses the magnetic field generating portion and the detecting portion, and a protruding portion made of a nonmagnetic material disposed on an exterior side of the casing, which protrudes toward an object to be detected, and wherein the protruding portion is formed of a flexible member having a root portion adjacent the casing and extending to a tip portion opposite the root portion such that a protruding height thereof from the root portion to the tip portion is greater than a separation width between the root portion and the object to be detected, and the protruding portion is allowed to abut against the object to be detected.