Patent attributes
In a fluid pressure cylinder with a magnetostriction type position detecting device for detecting an operating position of a piston using the position detecting device, the fluid pressure cylinder is provided with a simple and rational design structure without providing it with a special conductive member as a current feedback conductor. In the fluid pressure cylinder with the magnetostriction type position detecting device having a permanent magnet attached to the piston and a magnetostrictive line accommodated in a hollow portion of a cylinder tube, the cylinder tube is formed of a non-magnetic conductive material, the magnetostrictive line composed of a ferromagnetic material is inserted into the hollow portion, and the extreme end of the magnetostrictive line is electrically connected to the cylinder tube through a support metal fitting, thereby the cylinder tube is also used as a current feedback conductor.