Seal for a joint or juncture – Seal between fixed parts or static contact against... – Contact seal between parts of internal combustion engine
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-25
2005-10-25
Schackelford, Heather (Department: 3676)
Seal for a joint or juncture
Seal between fixed parts or static contact against...
Contact seal between parts of internal combustion engine
C277S594000, C277S598000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06957814
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a metal gasket which is capable of securing a sealing properties by strongly pressing a portion of a bead thereof, which faces a portion where a pressuring surface of one joining surface of one of an intake manifold and an EGR plate does not exist, to the other joining surface thereof. A metal gasket which is clamped between the two joining surfaces and has at least one hole for fluid, includes a bead for sealing the two joining surfaces, the bead surrounding the at least one hole for fluid, each of which allows openings for fluid to be communicated with each other, the openings being provided in the respective joining surfaces. The metal gasket further includes a convex portion, the tip of which abuts one of the joining surfaces, is provided in the vicinity of a portion of the beads abutting the other joining surface.
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Hagiwara Takeshi
Iwamoto Jun
Matsufuji Atsushi
Murakami Yasunori
Tosa Osamu
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Nippon Leakless Industry Co. Ltd.
Patel Vishal
Schackelford Heather
Young & Thompson
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