Patent · US Expired

Metal gasket

US4948153A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
2References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 23, 1989
Grant dateAug 14, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 23, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16J2015/085
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A metal gasket has an opening for allowing fluid to pass through the gasket, relatively small through-holes for receiving bolts, and a raised portion surrounding the entire circumference of the opening. The raised portion has a double-bead structure including an inner peripheral bead portion formed by an intermediate flat portion and a first frusto-conical portion which connects the intermediate flat portion with an inner peripheral flat portion, and an outer peripheral bead portion formed by the intermediate flat portion and a second frusto-conical portion which connects the intermediate flat portion with an outer peripheral flat portion. The second frusto-conical portion is inclined at an angle which is smaller than that at which the first frusto-conical portion is inclined.

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