Hydraulic mount having fluid-track

A hydraulic mount for coupling a first vehicle component and a second vehicle component, the hydraulic mount comprising:

• an inner tubular assembly;
• first and second elastomeric bodies attached to the inner tubular assembly and cooperating with each other to define a first fluid chamber, the second elastomeric body also defining a second fluid chamber that is in fluid communication with the first fluid chamber;
• and
• a fluid-track disposed at least partially in the first fluid chamber and including a central portion and a peripheral portion, the central portion including an opening that receives the inner tubular assembly, the peripheral portion extending radially outwardly from a periphery of the central portion, wherein the opening includes a first inner surface and a second inner surface, the first inner surface contacting an inner ring and the second inner surface engaging a portion of the second elastomeric body positioned between it and the inner ring,
• wherein the central portion includes a passage providing fluid communication between the first and second fluid chambers.

A hydraulic mount for coupling a first vehicle component and a second vehicle component, the hydraulic mount comprising:

• an inner tubular assembly;
• first and second elastomeric bodies attached to the inner tubular assembly and cooperating with each other to define a first fluid chamber, the second elastomeric body also defining a second fluid chamber that is in fluid communication with the first fluid chamber;
• and
• a fluid-track disposed at least partially in the first fluid chamber and including a central portion and a peripheral portion, the central portion including an opening that receives the inner tubular assembly, the peripheral portion extending radially outwardly from a periphery of the central portion,
• wherein the central portion includes a passage providing fluid communication between the first and second fluid chambers,
• wherein the fluid-track includes a flexible catch that extends downwardly from the central portion and through first and second openings formed in an inner ring and the second elastomeric body, respectively, the flexible catch including a radially outwardly extending portion that snaps into engagement with the second elastomeric body.

A method comprising:

• molding a first elastomeric body around an inner tubular member;
• molding a second elastomeric body around an inner ring and a post;
• attaching an asymmetrical fluid-track to the inner ring;
• attaching the inner tubular member to the post to couple the first and second elastomeric bodies, the first and second elastomeric bodies cooperating to define a first fluid chamber, the second elastomeric body also defining a second fluid chamber that is in fluid communication with the first fluid chamber via the asymmetrical fluid-track;
• press-fitting an outer housing onto the first and second elastomeric bodies;
• and
• press-fitting the outer housing into a vehicle component,
• wherein at least one of the first and second elastomeric bodies includes an elastomeric lug to facilitate orientation of the asymmetrical fluid-track relative to the vehicle component prior to press-fitting the outer housing into the vehicle component.