Gasket having retainer element for reed valve integrally formed therewith

A gasket for a reed valve comprising a plate-like gasket body having at least one retainer element integrally formed therewith, said retainer element providing a sloped bearing surface for holding the reed valve at a given angle, said retainer element being defined by a pair of geometrically combined contour lines, the sloped bearing surface of the geometrically combined contour lines, said geometrically combined contour lines forming two sidewalls of said retainer, each of said side walls of said retainer element including a first sloped side wall portion and a second sloped side wall portion which are defined by the corresponding one of said geometrically combined contour lines, an inclination of said second sloped side wall portion being less than that of said first sloped side wall portion, so that said first sloped wall portion exhibits a relatively higher resistance against a deformation of said retainer element.

A gasket for a reed valve comprising a plate-like gasket body having at least one retainer element integrally formed therewith, said retainer element providing a sloped bearing surface for holding the reed valve at a given angle, said retainer element being defined by a pair of geometrically combined contour lines, the sloped bearing surface of the retainer element being extended between said geometrically combined contour lines, said geometrically combined contour lines forming two sidewalls of said retainer, each of side walls of said retainer element including two sloped side wall portion and a central sloped side wall portions disposed therebetween, these side wall portions being defined by the corresponding one of said geometrically combined contour lines, an inclination of said two sloped side wall portions being less than that of said central wall portion, so that said central sloped wall portion exhibits a relatively higher resistance against a deformation of said retainer element.

A gasket for a reed valve comprising a plate-like gasket body having at least one retainer element integrally formed therewith, said retainer element providing a sloped bearing surface for holding the reed valve at a given angle, said retainer elements being defined by a pair of curved contour lines, one of said curved contour lines being included in the plane of the gasket body, and the other curved contour line being disposed above the plane of said gasket, the sloped bearing surface of said retainer element being extended from the other curved contour line toward a root of the reed valve, and a side wall of said retainer element being extended between said curved contour lines.