Multilayer static gasket with bead compression limiter

A multilayer cylinder head gasket for establishing a seal between a cylinder head and an engine block, comprising:

• a first functional layer forming a first opening and including a first full compression bead radially outwardly from and circumferentially surrounding said first opening, said first full compression bead extending out of a plane of said first functional layer;
• a second functional layer forming a second opening aligned with said first opening and including a second full compression bead radially outwardly from and circumferentially surrounding said second opening, said second full compression bead extending out of a plane of said second functional layer;
• a distance layer provided by a plurality of pieces of material disposed between said first functional layer and said second functional layer, said distance layer presenting a first portion extending radially from an opening aligned with said openings of said functional layers, said distance layer presenting a second portion extending radially outwardly from said first portion and aligned with said full compression beads of said functional layers, and said distance layer presenting a third portion extending radially outwardly from said second portion, and
• said first portion of said distance layer presenting a first thickness, said second portion of said distance layer presenting a second thickness, and said third portion of said distance layer presenting a third thickness, wherein said first thickness is greater than said second thickness and said second thickness is greater than said third thickness.