Metal gasket
AssigneeKokusan Parts Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYukio Yoshida, Hironobu Fukunishi, Takeshi Naitou, Koichi Fusa, Yoshitaka Abe
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Abstract
An inexpensive metal gasket with high sealing performance is provided. A metal gasket 10 of multiple-plate or single-plate structure to be placed between the cylinder block 1 and the cylinder head 4, said metal gasket having on one side or both sides of the beaded plate 11 or the stiffening plate the coating layer 30 formed by pattern printing in conformity with the bead 16 and the stopper 22.
Claims15
A metal gasket comprising a beaded plate structure for placement between two base members, said beaded plate structure including at least one metal plate having a pattern printed coating layer formed on a beaded area of said at least one metal plate of said plate structure so that said coated layer covers said beaded area while remaining areas of said at least one metal plate remain uncovered and said coated layer does not come into substantial contact with fluid transported between said two base members and through said gasket.
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