Position pointer, variable capacitor and inputting apparatus

An inputting apparatus, comprising:

• a position pointer including a housing, a rod accommodated in said housing such that one end thereof projects to an outer side of said housing, and a variable capacitor having a capacitance value which varies in response to external force applied thereto through said rod;
• and
• a position detection apparatus having a detection face to be pointed to by an end of said rod and being configured to detect a position pointed to by the end of said rod;
• said variable capacitor including:
• a dielectric member having a first face portion and a second face portion opposite from said first face portion,
• a terminal member configured to engage with said first face portion of said dielectric member,
• an electrode section disposed in an opposing relationship to said second face portion of said dielectric member and including a conductive member having a contact area with said second face portion that varies in response to the external force, and
• an elastic member formed of a coil having conductively and configured to exert spring force to bias said conductive member in a direction in which said conductive member is spaced away from said second face portion;
• and
• said position pointer further including a holding member axially movably arranged in said housing and configured to secure a proximal end of said rod and to hold said conductive member and said elastic member such that said conductive member is electrically connected to said elastic member.