Patent ID: 8052154
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: F16J

Abstract:
1. A combination comprising: an engine having a head block, a cylinder liner and a cylinder block, and a metal laminate gasket installed in the engine, said metal laminate gasket comprising: a first metal plate including a base portion, a curved portion extending from the base portion to define a combustion chamber, a flange extending from the curved portion in a direction away from the combustion chamber, and a damper bead formed in the base portion and located entirely outside the flange, a second metal plate laminated with the base portion outside the flange so that the damper bead is located between the second metal plate and the flange, and an annular shim formed independently from the first and second metal plates and clamped only between the flange and the base portion without extending outside the flange, wherein a part of the base portion outside the damper bead and the second metal plate form a first laminate portion clamped between the cylinder block and the head block, the flange, a part of the base portion above the flange and the shim form a second laminate portion clamped between the cylinder liner and the head block, and the damper bead forms a connecting portion between the first and second laminate portions for allowing the second laminate portion to follow movements of the cylinder liner.