Patent ID: 8109372

Claim:
A damping valve, comprising: a valve body having a valve seating surface and at least one through-channel, the at least one through-channel having an outlet; at least one valve disk configured to seat onto the valve seating surface, the at least one valve disk being elastically pretentioned onto the valve seating surface to at least partially close the at least one through-channel; an intermediate ring pretentioned toward the at least one valve disk by at least one valve spring, the at least one valve disk cooperating with the intermediate ring and the valve spring at least after the at least one valve disk has risen a defined distance from the valve seating surface; and an axial stop for determining the position of the intermediate ring at least while the valve disk is seated on the valve seating surface, wherein the at least one valve disk is elastically pretentioned onto the valve seating surface by an elastic force that is supported independently of the intermediate ring.