Shock absorber (1), comprising: a cylinder (2) containing a
hydraulic fluid densely packed therein; a
piston (18) which is inserted smoothly and precisely into the cylinder (2) and defines a rod-side chamber (19) and a bottom-side chamber (20) in the cylinder (2); a
piston rod (21) comprising an end face section which is fixed to the
piston (18) in the cylinder (2) and an opposite end face section which extends out of the cylinder (2) via a rod guide (22); a damping
force generation mechanism (41, 42, 197) designed to generate a damping force by moving the piston (18); a cylindrical housing (131, 131A, 131C) with a base; a separating disc (134, 134A, 134C) which is movable relative to the housing (131, 131A, 131C) and forms an inner housing chamber (171, 171A, 171C) between a bottom section (141, 141A) of the housing (131, 131A, 131C) and the separating disc (134, 134A, 134C); and a ring-shaped opposing element (139, 139A, 139C) which is provided on a side of the
cutting disc (134, 134A, 134C) opposite the bottom section (141, 141A), opposite the
cutting disc (134, 134A, 134C), wherein the inner circumferences of the housing (131, 131A, 131C) and the opposite element (139, 139A, 139C) are fixed by a pin element (194A, 194B, 194C) passing through them, wherein a projecting section (143, 252, 252C) is formed on the bottom section (141, 141A) of the housing (131, 131A, 131C) or the opposite element (139, 139A, 139C), wherein the projecting section (143, 252, 252C) projects towards the
cutting disc (134, 134A, 134C) and is designed to
restrict movement of the cutting disc (134, 134A, 134C), and wherein a sealing section (158, 158A) is provided on a projecting section (143, 252, 252C) of the cutting disc (134, 134A, 134C), wherein the sealing section (158, 158A) is designed to seal between an outer circumference of the cutting disc (134, 134A, 134C) and the inner circumference of the housing (131, 131A, 131C), wherein an elastic section (159, 159A) is provided between a surface of the separating disc (134, 134A, 134C) which is opposite a surface of the separating disc (134, 134A, 134C) on which the sealing section (158, 158A) is provided and the opposite element (139, 139A, 139C) or the bottom section (141, 141A) of the housing (131, 131A, 131C).