Gaskets having additional sealing element
AssigneeFederal-Mogiul Sealing Systems GmbH
InventorManfred Klinner
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a flat gasket with a stopper function layer, particularly for use in internal combustion engines as a cylinder head gasket, a gasket in the area of the exhaust gas supply or exhaust gas discharge of turbochargers or a gasket in the area of the exhaust gas recirculation, wherein the flat gasket features at least one upstream bead relative to its sealing function with respect to a stopper.
Claims8
A flat gasket with at least one beaded layer and one or more stopper function layers, wherein the flat gasket includes at least one peripheral stopper in the stopper function layer around an opening therein to be sealed, wherein at least one first peripheral bead is arranged upstream relative to the sealing function in the at least one beaded layer on a side of the stopper that lies in the direction of the opening to be sealed, wherein at least one second peripheral bead is arranged downstream on the side of the stopper that faces away from the opening to be sealed, and wherein the one or more stopper function layers end before the at least one first peripheral bead in the direction of the opening to be sealed.
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