Patent attributes
A shock absorber is provided with a damping force generating valve for a very low-speed range that includes: a non-seated leaf valve having a stacked structure; and an opposed part that faces the free end of a largest leaf of the leaf valve and forms an orifice with the fee end. The largest leaf and one leaf, and the largest leaf and another leaf are arranged separately from each other in the axial direction of a piston by the respective spacers. The one leaf includes a leaf element having cutout parts on the side facing the largest leaf. The another leaf includes a leaf element having cutout parts on the side facing the largest leaf.