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US 2024/0360781 A1Published application
Combined gasket and seal
AssigneeCaterpillar Inc.
InventorsAdam Paul Berry, Wesley A. Thill
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Abstract
A gasket assembly includes an upper metal layer and a lower metal layer. A seal is coupled between the upper metal layer and the lower metal layer. The seal can be comprised of a non-metal material. The gasket assembly can be provided at a joint in an exhaust system.
Claims20
A gasket assembly comprising:
- an upper metal layer and a lower metal layer;
- a carrier material, comprised of a metal, between the upper metal layer and the lower metal laver;
- and
- a seal coupled between the upper metal layer and the lower metal layer, the seal being comprised of a non-metal material, wherein the seal is attached to an inner edge surface of the carrier material.
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A system comprising:
- a first component mated at a joint with a second component;
- and
- a gasket assembly disposed at the joint, the gasket assembly comprising:
- an upper metal layer and a lower metal layer;
- a metal carrier positioned between the upper metal layer and the lower metal layer;
- and
- a seal coupled between the upper metal layer and the lower metal layer, the seal being comprised of a non-metal material joined to an inner edge surface of the metal carrier.
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A method of sealing an exhaust system, comprising:
- mating a first system component to a second system component, thereby creating an exhaust system joint;
- and
- providing a gasket assembly at the exhaust system joint, the gasket assembly comprising:
- an upper metal layer and a lower metal layer;
- a metal carrier positioned between the upper metal layer and the lower metal layer;
- and
- a seal coupled between the upper metal layer and the lower metal layer, the seal being comprised of a non-metal material joined to an inner edge surface of the metal carrier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.