Flat gasket
AssigneeMAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG
InventorWerner Vogel
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Abstract
A flat gasket for sealing off a region, especially for sealing off a region bordered by a cylinder head cap, includes an elastic material that effects the sealing function and at least one pass-through region for passing through a conductor such that the conductor can extend, in the mounted condition of the flat gasket, from outside the region to be sealed off into the interior of such region. The flat gasket also includes a shaped tongue connected to the pass through region and extending into the region to be sealed off, the shaped tongue having opposed flat sides and being deformable at least vertically relative to the plane of the seal, and the tongue supporting on its flat sides at least one conductor guiding- and/or conductor securing-element.
Claims15
A method of disposing a flat gasket relative to a cylinder head cap to effect sealing off of a region between a cylinder head and the cylinder head cap, comprising:
- placing on the cylinder head cap to be sealed off a flat gasket having an elastic material that effects the sealing function, at least one pass-through region for passing through at least one conductor such that the conductor can extend, in the mounted condition of the flat gasket, from outside the region to be sealed off into the interior of such region, and a shaped tongue connected to the pass through region such that a portion of the flat gasket operable to effect the seal is disposed on the edge of the opening of the cylinder head cap;
- guiding a jacketed electrical conductor that comprises at least two individually jacketed electrical conductors through the pass through region;
- guiding the electrical conductors with the conductor guiding- and/or conductor securing-elements mounted on the tongue and the tongue being deformed such that the conductors are guided out of the plane of the seal to at least one connection clamp of at least one electrical load consuming component disposed in the region to be sealed off;
- connecting the electrical conductors to the at least one electrical load consuming component disposed in the region to be sealed off;
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- placing the cylinder head cap in tension with the cylinder head, whereupon the region to be sealed off is closed via the flat gasket operable to effect the seal.
An engine made by the process of:
- providing an engine having a cylinder head and a cylinder head cap;
- placing on the cylinder head cap a flat gasket having an elastic material that effects a sealing function for sealing off a region to be sealed between the cylinder head and the cylinder head cap, at least one pass-through region for passing through at least one conductor such that the conductor can extend, in the mounted condition of the flat gasket, from outside the region to be sealed off into the interior of such region, and a shaped tongue connected to the pass through region such that a portion of the flat gasket operable to effect the seal is disposed on the edge of the opening of the cylinder head cap;
- guiding a jacketed electrical conductor that comprises at least two individually jacketed electrical conductors through the pass through region;
- guiding the electrical conductors with the conductor guiding- and/or conductor securing-elements mounted on the tongue and the tongue being deformed such that the conductors are guided out of the plane of the seal to at least one connection clamp of at least one electrical load consuming component disposed in the region to be sealed off;
- connecting the electrical conductors to the at least one electrical load consuming component disposed in the region to be sealed off;
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- placing the cylinder head cap in tension with the cylinder head, whereupon the region to be sealed off is closed via the flat gasket operable to effect the seal.
A flat gasket for sealing off a region, especially for sealing off a region between a cylinder head and a cylinder head cap, comprising:
- an elastic material that effects the sealing function;
- at least one pass-through region for passing through at least one conductor such that the conductor can extend, in the mounted condition of the flat gasket, from outside the region to be sealed off into the interior of such region;
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- a shaped tongue connected to the pass through region and extending into the region to be sealed off, the shaped tongue having opposed flat sides and being deformable at least vertically relative to the plane of the seal, and the tongue supporting on its flat sides at least one conductor guiding- and/or conductor securing-element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.