Patent ID: 8485302

Claim:
A holding device for the holding of a component part of an exhaust system on a vehicle equipped with the exhaust system, the holding device comprising: a first connecting point for fastening the holding device to the component part of the exhaust system; a second connecting point for fastening the holding device to a structure; and a coupling device arranged between the connecting points, wherein the coupling device makes possible reversible relative movements between the connecting points, the coupling device having a speed-dependent and/or frequency-dependent stiffness in at least one active direction to provide the coupling device with having a lower stiffness with slower or low-frequency relative movements than with faster or high-frequency relative movements, wherein the coupling device comprises a first coupling element and a second coupling element acting in series, the first coupling element permits slower or low-frequency relative movements substantially force-free and the second coupling element counteracts faster or high-frequency relative movements.