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

A housing () of a solenoid () is configured by including an accommodating tube portion (A) extending in a winding axis direction of a coil (A) and being open at one end. An anchor () is provided at such a position as to face the opening of the accommodating tube portion of the housing and includes a protruding portion () and a lateral face portion (D) which are formed in an integral manner. A yoke () includes a fixing hole (A). The fixing hole includes an inner peripheral face facing a part of the lateral face portion of the anchor. A cylinder () is joined to an inner periphery of the yoke at an outer periphery on one side in the winding axis direction of the coil and joined to an outer periphery of the housing at an inner periphery on the other side.