Patent ID: 6827352
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A metallic gasket comprising a base plate having a first bead around a combustion chamber hole formed therein, and a thinner shim plate than the base plate laminated on the base plate, the metallic gasket being adapted to be interposed between joining surface of a cylinder head and a cylinder block and fastened by fastening bolts through the cylinder head and cylinder block to seal between the joining surfaces, wherein;an edge of the shim plate on the combustion chamber hole side is located radially outside the combustion chamber hole in spaced relationship to the combustion chamber hole and the edge of the shim plate more distant from the combustion chamber hole is located on the combustion chamber hole side from bolt insertion holes in the base plate formed outside the bead so as to avoid a water hole formed between each of the bolt insertion holes and the bead, and further the edge of the shim plate on the combustion chamber hole side is located radially outside tbe periphery of an upper end of a cast-iron sleeve fitted into a cylinder bore in the cylinder block and at least a part of the first bead is disposed on the upper end of the sleeve and at least partially overlapping the shim plate.