Gasket assembly for sealing mating surfaces

Details Gasket assembly for sealing mating surfaces Gasket assembly for sealing mating surfaces

1998-09-21

2000-11-07

Knight, Anthony

Seal for a joint or juncture

Seal between fixed parts or static contact against...

Contact seal between parts of internal combustion engine

277609, 277627, 277630, 277654, 277919, 277922, 277930, 277933, 277940, 277944, F16J 1502

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ABSTRACT:
A gasket assembly for securing a pair of surfaces together wherein an electrically conductive gasket base having a central opening is provided with a pair of layers secured to opposite sides of the gasket base, with the layers being a fusible alloy, a brazing alloy or a synthetic, thermoplastic material which will melt, without degrading, when the gasket base is heated. The surfaces may be secured to each other by a plurality of bolts to squeeze the gasket assembly therebetween or by some other clamping means. An electrical current is passed through the gasket base to heat it to a temperature sufficient to melt the layers to seal the surfaces to opposite sides of the gasket base.

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