Metal gasket with beaded cover plates and sandwich sheet having nonparalleled approaching edge
AssigneeReinz-Dichtungs-Gesellschaft mbH
InventorsKurt Hohe, Hans Katzmaier, Josef Ludwig
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Abstract
The invention relates to a metal gasket, in particular a cylinder head gasket, having two beaded metallic cover sheets and having at least one sandwich sheet, which surrounds an opening. The sandwich sheet features a folded edge, that lies in the region of one of the beads of one of the cover sheets. Further, the folded edge is formed in the direction of one of the beads.
Claims21
A metallic gasket having two beaded cover sheets and having at least one sandwich sheet which surrounds an opening, wherein said sandwich sheet (3) includes a folded edge (14), said folded edge (14) lying in the region of one of the beads (1b, 2b) of one of said cover sheets (1, 2) and being formed in the direction toward and approaching one of said beads (1b, 2b) so that a non-bonded webbed edge is formed, said non-bonded webbed edge having an arched cross section with a continuous transition curving in the direction toward one of said beads (1b, 2b) in the same direction as said folded edge, and said non-bonded webbed edge of the sandwich sheet is not parallel to either of said beads.
A metallic gasket having two beaded cover sheets and having at least one sandwich sheet which surrounds an opening, wherein said sandwich sheet (3) includes a folded edge (14), said folded edge (14) lying in the region of one of the beads (1b, 2b) of one of said cover sheets (1, 2) and being formed in the direction toward and approaching one of said beads (1b, 2b) so that a non-bonded webbed edge is formed, said non-bonded webbed edge being straight and is not parallel to either of said beads.
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