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Metal sheet, including means for fixing it to a support and a gasket seal

US7311493B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 2004
Grant dateDec 25, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S411/903
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The metal sheet of the invention includes means for fixing it to a support and a seal gasket laid out along these means. The fixing means comprise at least one lumen provided on the metal sheet by punching, with a cavity for receiving a head of a fixing component corresponding to a metal sheet portion protruding on the opposite face and a washer for transferring stresses between the metal sheet and the support on said protruding portion.

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