Patent ID: 7052004

Claim:
A hydraulically damping rubber mount with variable channel length, the mount comprising: an elastomeric spring element or damping member with a mount body with at least two chambers for accommodating a liquid damping agent; a channel carrier with a channel formed as an annular groove therein, said channel carrier connecting said chambers in a flow-conducting manner, said channel carrier having passage openings from said channel to said chambers; and a sliding ring segment guided displaceably in said channel, said sliding ring segment having a narrow portion at one end with a smaller thickness compared with a width of the annular groove and having an expanded portion at another end having a width substantially similar to a width of the annular groove, said narrow portion extending circumferentially in said annular groove and being spaced from said sides of said annular groove to define first and second channel parts on diametrically opposite sides of said narrow portion, said first and second channel parts uniting between said ends of said ring segment.