Patent ID: 11885278
Assignee: REINZ-DICHTUNGS-GMBH
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A cylinder head gasket comprising a carrier layer, in which at least one through-opening for a combustion chamber is located, and a combustion chamber sealing element, which is inserted in the at least one through-opening and extends all the way around the through-opening of the combustion chamber in an intrinsically closed manner;
wherein
at least one gap is formed at least in some sections between the carrier layer and the combustion chamber sealing element, wherein the gap is a receiving space for gases, the at least one gap extending around the combustion chamber sealing element at least in some sections; and
the carrier layer has at least one slot-like or groove-like channel, which extends from the at least one gap between the carrier layer and the combustion chamber sealing element to an outer edge of the carrier layer.