Patent ID: 6145847
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A metal laminate gasket for use in an internal combustion engine, including at least two metal plates each having at least one hole to be sealed and a plurality of bolt holes, said gasket comprising:the first metal plate having at least one annular bead portion for surrounding said at least one hole, said annular bead portion having a projection formed on one surface of the first metal plate and a recess formed opposite the projection on an opposite surface of the first metal plate;at least one rigid synthetic resin layer serving as a stopper, said layer is formed from a non-compressible and non-deformable synthetic resin so as to fill a part of the recess of said at least one bead portion of the first metal plate and to restrict the degree of resilient compression of said at least one bead portion of the first metal plate; andthe second metal plate so arranged as to cover the recess of said at least one bead portion of the first metal plate and said at least one rigid synthetic resin layer formed in the recess.