Patent ID: 8899391

Claim:
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; 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 fitted over the cylinder, the connecting tube including an extending portion which extends radially away from the cylinder toward an outside of the outer tube; and an inlet port provided on the outer tube to allow the hydraulic liquid to flow therethrough into the reservoir from the outside of the outer tube; wherein a plate-shaped 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 in the shock absorber when the shock absorber is mounted between the two relatively movable members; wherein the partition member has an opening positioning the partition member to the connecting tube by an insertion of the extending portion of the connecting tube into the opening; and wherein the opening extends through the partition member in a direction of a wall thickness of the partition member.