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US 7,070,187 B2Granted
Gasket assembly
AssigneeFederal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
InventorGregory Andrew Boeve
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AssigneeFederal-Mogul World Wide, Inc.
InventorGregory Andrew Boeve
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A gasket assembly includes a plurality of carriers. Each carrier has at least one non-sealing aperture and at least one sealing aperture. The sealing aperture has a seal which extends around a perimeter of the sealing aperture and is attached to the carrier. The plurality of carriers comprises a stack of carriers with each of the carriers in the stack being in touching contact with at least one other of the carriers. The non-sealing apertures of the carriers are aligned to and associated with the sealing apertures such that each seal extends through aligned and associated non-sealing apertures in the other carriers to provide a first sealing surface at a first outer surface of the stack and a second sealing surface at a second outer surface of the stack. The carriers in the stack may be joined together to form the gasket assembly. The seals may include various materials, including elastomers, such as those commonly used in automotive vehicle applications.
A gasket assembly, comprising a plurality of carriers, each of said carriers having at least one non-sealing aperture and at least one sealing aperture with a seal which extends around a perimeter of the sealing aperture and is attached to the carrier;
A gasket assembly, comprising:
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