Patent ID: 8368493

Claim:
A linear solenoid comprising: a front stator main body that is configured into a tubular form; a rear stator main body that is configured into a tubular form and is placed at a location, which is spaced from the front stator main body by a predetermined distance in an axial direction; a shaft that is placed on a radially inner side of the front stator main body and the rear stator main body and is reciprocatable in the axial direction; a plunger main body that is configured into a tubular form and is fixed to the shaft to enable reciprocation of the plunger main body together with the shaft in the axial direction within a predetermined range, wherein the plunger main body and the rear stator main body are arranged such that an axial overlapped surface area between the rear stator main body and the plunger main body is reduced when the plunger main body is moved from a rear stator main body side, at which the rear stator main body is located, toward a front stator main body side, at which the front stator main body is located; a coil that is placed on a radially outer side of the front stator main body and the rear stator main body, wherein the coil generates a magnetic flux upon energization of the coil to magnetically attract the plunger main body toward the front stator main body side; a plunger projection that is configured into an annular form and radially outwardly projects from an outer peripheral wall of an end portion of the plunger main body, which is axially located on the rear stator main body side; and a rear stator projection that is configured into an annular form and radially inwardly projects from an inner peripheral wall of an end portion of the rear stator main body, which is axially located on the front stator main body side.