Patent ID: 7175183
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: F02F,F02M,F16J,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for a gas-tight mounting of a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine to an intake manifold having a connecting flange, the system comprising: a sealing plate disposed between the connector flange and the cylinder head having at least one socket and at least one air passage corresponding to an intake pipe of the intake manifold; a first connecting element disposed in the at least one socket and configured to connect the sealing plate to the intake manifold; a second connecting element configured to connect at least one of the connector flange and the sealing plate to the cylinder head; a first sealing element disposed on a first side of the sealing plate and around the at least one air passage and configured to rest against the intake manifold, the first sealing element including a sealing rib having a sealing section and a moving section; at least one elastic element disposed between the first connecting element and the sealing plate, wherein the first connecting element, the first sealing element and the at least one elastic element are situated so as to allow a vibratory relative movement between the sealing plate and the intake manifold; and a compression element disposed on the intake manifold and configured to stress the sealing rib, wherein the compression element stresses the sealing section in a direction essentially parallel to the sealing plate.