Patent ID: 9234558
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: B60G,F16F

Claim Text:
1. A shock absorber configured to be mounted between two relatively movable members, the shock absorber comprising: a cylinder having a hydraulic liquid sealed therein; a piston inserted in the cylinder and dividing an interior of the cylinder into two chambers; a piston rod connected to the piston and extending to an outside of the cylinder; an outer tube provided around an outer periphery of the cylinder; a reservoir formed between the cylinder and the outer tube and having the hydraulic liquid and a gas sealed therein; a connecting tube disposed between the cylinder and the outer tube, the connecting tube being in communication with the interior of the cylinder; a damping force generating mechanism disposed outside the outer tube and connected to the connecting tube; and an inlet port provided on the outer tube to allow the hydraulic liquid to flow from the damping force generating mechanism into the reservoir, wherein a partition member is provided in the reservoir, the partition member having a partition that limits an upward flow of the hydraulic liquid from the inlet port with the shock absorber being mounted between the two members, wherein the partition member includes a positioning opening, and the partition includes an upper portion that surrounds an upper portion of the positioning opening and opposite side portions that surround both sides of the positioning opening, wherein the shock absorber includes a portion provided so as to radially extend between the connecting tube and the damping force generating mechanism, wherein the positioning opening extends through the partition member in a direction of a wall thickness of the partition member, and wherein the positioning opening is fittingly disposed around an outer periphery of the portion provided so as to radially extend between the connecting tube and the damping force generating mechanism to position the partition member.