Patent ID: 7445401

Claim:
A connecting element for separably connecting a first component to a second component in a vibration damping fashion, wherein the connecting element comprises: a damping ring, an inner sleeve, and a spring element with an oblong spring element hole, wherein the damping ring can be fixed in the first component, wherein a retaining bolt can be snapped between a first and a second spring surfaces of the spring element essentially parallel to a snap-in direction, wherein the inner sleeve comprises an insert; and wherein the insert is exchangeable; wherein the insert comprises a bore with circular dimensions for realizing a connection without tolerance compensation or oblong hole dimensions for realizing a connection with tolerance compensation; wherein a base plate of the spring element is rigidly connected in contact with a safety plate and an upper collar of the inner sleeve is arranged between the base plate of the spring element and the safety plate; and wherein the spring element is fixed on the safety plate.