Patent ID: 7758027

Claim:
A vibration damper interposed between a first member and a second member that are to be vibration-damped, the vibration damper comprising: a resilient member secured to the first member; a support member that supports between the first member and second member with spring action through the resilient member; a first fiction member attached to the first member; and a second friction member attached to the second member, the first and second friction members being adapted to slide against each other in response to vibration, wherein the resilient member has an annular shape, and the first friction member forms an inner peripheral portion of the resilient member, wherein the second friction member is a rod member that is slidably inserted into the inner peripheral portion of the resilient member and is secured to the second member, and wherein the resilient member has a plurality of axially extending raised portions formed on the inner peripheral portion thereof, the raised portions being in abutment against the rod member.