Embodiment introduced in crankcase gasket for multiple sealing
AssigneeSabo Industria E Comercio De Autopeças S.A.
InventorLourenço Agnello Oricchio, JR.
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AssigneeSabo Industria E Comercio De Autopeças S.A.
InventorLourenço Agnello Oricchio, JR.
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A crankcase gasket for use in automotive applications, the gasket including an aluminum brace having cutouts at or near its corners, a sealing layer formed on the brace, and scaling flaps located at least partially within the cutouts for sealing interstices occurring in or at intersections of the engine block, the crankcase, and the front and rear caps of an internal combustion engine. The sealing flaps may each include: a first area of extending scaling layer contained within the cut out; a second extending area extending from a first edge of the first extending area along an adjacent inner edge of the aluminum brace adjacent to the cut out; grooves or ridges formed in the first and second extending areas of the rubber flap, the grooves or ridges providing for sealing within interstices; and one or more barriers or stops disposed within the first and/or second extending areas of the rubber flap to support positioning and/or securing of each rubber flap relative to an interstice.
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A crankcase gasket, comprising:
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