Patent ID: 6796562
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
A metal cylinder head gasket for combustion engines with cylinder liners inserted in combustion chambers of the engine, said gasket comprising:at least first and second metal functional layers formed with vertically aligned combustion openings associated with the combustion chambers of the engine; each of said first and second functional layers being formed with a full bead encircling each of the combustion openings and vertically aligned with each other; a pressure limiting plate disposed on an inward surface of said first layer facing said second layer in surrounding adjacent relation to said combustion openings and extending toward but terminating short of said full beads so as to be limited to an area of said first layer between said combustion openings and said full beads; and an elastically compressible half bead associated with said second layer surrounding each of said combustion openings and arranged vertically opposite said pressure limiting plate.