Patent ID: 9046145
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
1. A shock absorber comprising: a cylinder including a hydraulic fluid sealed therein; a piston slidably fitted in the cylinder; a piston rod connected to the piston and extended to an outside of the cylinder; and a damping force generating mechanism arranged to generate damping force by controlling a flow of hydraulic fluid caused by sliding movement of the piston in the cylinder, the damping force generating mechanism comprising: a valve block; and a solenoid block, the valve block including: a casing member provided with an insert hole, the casing member comprising a body having a valve chamber therein, and a cover attached to the body to define the valve chamber; and a valve member retained in the valve chamber of the casing member to selectively seat on and unseat from a seat portion provided in the casing member, the solenoid block including: an actuating rod arranged to face the valve member retained in the valve chamber of the casing member of the valve block; the solenoid block being connectable to the valve block; wherein the valve block comprises an integral unit which includes the valve member, the cover and the body of the casing member, and wherein the cover is fixedly secured to the body of the casing member, and wherein the actuating rod extends through the insert hole of the valve block to engage with the valve member as a result of the valve block and the solenoid block being connected to each other.