Abstract: A shock absorber includes a hard side damping element that imparts a resistance to a flow of liquid moving between an extension side chamber and a compression side chamber, a solenoid valve configured to change an aperture area of a bypass passage that bypasses the hard side damping element and communicates with the extension side chamber and the compression side chamber, a soft side damping element provided in series with the solenoid valve in the bypass passage, and a tank connected to the compression side chamber. The hard side damping element includes an orifice and leaf valves provided in parallel with the orifice. The soft side damping element includes an orifice having a larger aperture area than the orifice.

Abstract: A shock absorber includes a hard-side damping element for applying resistance to a flow of liquid from a compression side chamber to an extension side chamber, a solenoid valve capable of changing an opening area of a compression side bypass passage for communicating the compression side chamber and the extension side chamber by bypassing the hard-side damping element, and a soft-side damping element provided in the compression side bypass passage in series with the solenoid valve. The hard-side damping element has an orifice and a leaf valve provided in parallel with the orifice. The soft-side damping element has an orifice having an opening area larger than that of the orifice.

Abstract: A shock absorber includes a hard side damping element that imparts a resistance to a flow of liquid moving between an extension side chamber and a compression side chamber, a solenoid valve configured to change an aperture area of a bypass passage that bypasses the hard side damping element and communicates with the extension side chamber and the compression side chamber, a soft side damping element provided in series with the solenoid valve in the bypass passage, and a tank connected to the compression side chamber. The hard side damping element includes an orifice and leaf valves provided in parallel with the orifice. The soft side damping element includes an orifice having a larger aperture area than the orifice.

Abstract: An antenna for vehicle, i.e. a wire antenna being arranged on the surface of the window glass of an automobile or the like, comprising a first element having a length extending from a first feeding point equal to any one of ¼, ¾ or 5/4 of the wavelength of a transmitting/receiving radio wave, and a second closed loop element having a length extending from a second feeding point, provided in the vicinity of the first feeding point, while surrounding the first element not shorter than one wavelength of the transmitting/receiving radio wave.

Abstract: An antenna for vehicle, i.e. a wire antenna being arranged on the surface of the window glass of an automobile or the like, comprising a first element having a length extending from a first feeding point equal to any one of ¼, ¾ or 5/4 of the wavelength of a transmitting/receiving radio wave, and a second closed loop element having a length extending from a second feeding point, provided in the vicinity of the first feeding point, while surrounding the first element not shorter than one wavelength of the transmitting/receiving radio wave.

Abstract: A sunshade for a vehicle sunroof is structured to have a base member for shielding sunlight from striking the inside of the vehicle through an opening formed in the vehicle body when the sunshade is closed, which is housed within a housing space formed adjacent to the opening when the sunshade is opened, and an edge member integrally provided with a handle, which has a shield integrally mounted on the advancing-side end portion of the base member to shield the advancing-side terminal portion from the view of the vehicle occupant. This construction of the sunshade improves the productivity and reduces the cost of the sunshade.