Flat gasket for a reciprocating engine or a driven machine
OwnerChristoph Hilgertinventor
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Abstract
A flat gasket for a reciprocating engine or a driven machine including at least one metal sheet 0.05 to 0.5 mm thick which is provided with a coating of an elastomer film at least on the sides facing outward in at least one sealing area and has an edge area, formed by the outer contour and/or at least one cylinder bore and/or a water and/or oil passage in the cylinder head, adjacent to at least one peripheral self-contained cavity, and the cavity is filled completely with a hydraulic medium.
Claims16
A flat gasket for a reciprocating engine or a driven machine including at least one metal sheet 0.05 to 0.5 mm thick which is provided with a coating of an elastomer film at least on the sides facing outward in at least one sealing area and has an edge area, formed by the outer contour and/or at least one cylinder bore and/or a water and/or oil passage in the cylinder head, adjacent to at least one peripheral self-contained cavity,
- wherein the cavity (2) is filled completely with a hydraulic medium (6).
The flat gasket for a reciprocating engine or a driven machine according to one of the preceding claims,
- wherein a third metal sheet (8) is arranged between the first metal sheet (1) and the second metal sheet (4);
- and the third metal sheet is included in the connection between the first and second metal sheets;
- and the cavities (2) on both sides of the third metal sheet are in hydraulic connection (16) with one another.
The flat gasket for a reciprocating engine or a driven machine according to one of the preceding claims,
- wherein each cavity (2) is filled with a substance that is liquid at least under operating conditions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.