Shock absorber
![Miniature oil filled Coilover shock components for scale cars.](/Images/godic/202502/15/Mini_Shocks2314.JPG")
![Diagram of the main components of a twin-tube and mono-tube shock absorber](/Images/godic/202502/15/Shock_Absorbers_Detail2314.jpg")
![Hydraulic shock absorber monotube in different operational situations:
1 ) Drive slow or adjustments open
2 ) Like](/Images/godic/202502/15/Ammo_monotubo2314.gif")
![Absorber with gas tank connected rigidly, compared to most of the shock absorbers to separate tank is used a diaphragm instead of the membrane and is not present the control valve of the expansion of the pneumatic chamber.
Description:
1) Sheath gas tank and
2) Stem
3) snap rings
4) Plate bearing spring
5) Spring
6) End cap and preload adjustment
7) Cap gas, either in the gas valve is not in the version with the gas valve (inverted profile)
8) Diaphragm Mobile
9) Pad switch (compression)
10) Wiper
11) A seal assembly, oil seal oil seal and bases and closing damper
12) Buffer Buffer or negative limit switch (extension)
13) Piston with piston ring and strip / sliding](/Images/godic/202502/15/Ammortizzatore_con_serbatoio2314.jpg")
A shock absorber (in reality, a shock "damper") is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses. It does this by converting the kinetic energy of the shock into another form of energy (typically heat) which is then dissipated. A shock absorber is a type of dashpot.