POSITION DETECTOR WITH FLEXIBLE MOUNT

A flexible mount 22 is used to mount a position detector 16 to detect movement between a first body 10 and a second body 14, for example parts of a press brake. The position detector 16 comprises a reader device 20 and an elongate scale 18, which in use are moveable relative to each other in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the scale 18. The reader 20 is securable to the first body 10, and the elongate scale 18 is securable to the second body 14 by the flexible mounting means 22. The flexible mount 22 comprises a flexible member 30 such as a stainless steel cable, a first end of which is connected via a mounting block 28 to the elongate scale 18, the second end of which is connected via a mounting block 26 to the second body 14. The flexible mount 22 is substantially rigid in the direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the scale 18 and flexible in a direction non-parallel to the longitudinal axis. Thereby relative movement of the reader device 20 and scale 18 is permitted without snagging or interference, despite any misalignment between the first and second bodies 10, 14.