SOLENOID, DAMPING FORCE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM, AND DAMPING FORCE ADJUSTABLE SHOCK ABSORBER

A solenoid comprises a mold coil, a housing, a yoke, an anchor, a cylinder, and an armature. The housing and the yoke are connected together with the cylinder intervening therebetween. The housing includes an accommodating tube portion including a first end portion, a second end portion, and a third end portion. The first end portion faces the anchor. The second end portion is axially recessed back from the first end portion and includes an abutting portion that abuts against the other axial end of the cylinder. The third end portion is axially recessed further back from the first end portion than the second end portion and accommodates solder (copper ring) for sealing space between the third end portion and the cylinder.