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US 2014/0151916 A1Published application
Method For Making Press-In-Place Gaskets
AssigneeFederal-Mogul Corporation
InventorsRichard Michael Larson, Steven Kueltzo, John H. Horton, III, John Robert Stark, Fred Roman
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Abstract
Processes for making press-in-place (PIP) gaskets. Representative components with gasket cavities (grooves) are prepared and the cavities are filled with a curable molding material. Once the molded gaskets are hardened, they are removed from the cavities. The molded sample gaskets are then measured, preferably by a laser scanner, and drawings are prepared based on the measurement data. Appropriate tooling is then created and the gaskets are produced.
Claims9
A process for producing a gasket member, said process comprising the steps of:
- (a) filling a groove cavity in a product with a liquid curable molding material;
- (b) allowing said material to cure to form a sample gasket member;
- (c) removing the cured gasket member from the groove member;
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- (d) measuring the size and shape of the gasket member.
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