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The flow of a hydraulic fluid between connecting ports caused by sliding movement of a piston in a cylinder is controlled by a fixed orifice and the flow path area determined by ports that is varied by a spool, thereby directly controlling orifice characteristics. At the same time, the pressure in a pilot chamber is changed by the pressure loss between the ports to change the valve opening pressure of a main valve, thereby controlling valve characteristics. An orifice passage is provided in parallel to the ports. Thus, when the flow path area determined by the ports is restricted, variations in the flow path area attributable to machining accuracy or the like can be absorbed by the flow path area of the orifice passage provided in parallel to the ports. Therefore, stable "hard" damping force characteristics can be obtained.
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