Patent · US Expired

Engine flange

US6155045A · kind A · utility

12Cited by

15References

3Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Heinrich Gillet GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Gerd Durr · Neustadt an der Weinstraße, DE
Wolfgang Baudisch · Siebeldingen, DE
Georg Reuther · Hochstädt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 25, 1998
Grant date	Dec 5, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01N13/10
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A flange for attaching an exhaust manifold to an engine block. The flange having two layers of sheet metal plates accurately connected to each other and having openings which are aligned with the cylinder outlets of the engine block, and attachment openings which are placed on stay bolts on the engine block. The flange includes at least two flange portions, whereby the plates of adjacent flange portions overlap in the area at least of one attachment opening. The contact surfaces can have a slide coating in the overlap area.

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