Patent ID: 6325388
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
In a vehicle transmission having a first component with a first mating surface and a second component with a second mating surface, a gasket for filling gaps and spaces between said first and second mating surfaces, the gasket comprising:(a) gasket body having opposed parallel surfaces for contacting said first and second mating surfaces;(b) a plurality of openings in said gasket body capable of being registered with corresponding openings in said first and second mating surfaces;(c) a plurality of channel apertures in said gasket body capable of being registered with corresponding channel apertures in said first and second mating surfaces;(d) at least one polymer patch integral with said gasket body and surrounding said channel apertures, said at least one polymer patch forming a seal said gasket body and said first and said second mating surfaces such that fluid can flow from one of said mating surfaces to the other of said mating surfaces through said gasket body without leaking.