Patent ID: 8668205

Claim:
A metallic gasket, having at least one through-hole, comprising: a functional layer; a spacer layer; and a stopper layer arranged between the functional layer and the spacer layer; wherein a closed sealing bead extends around each through-hole in the functional layer; an embossed closed contour extends around each through-hole in at least the stopper layer, the functional layer or the spacer layer, wherein the contour forms a fixing aid; and the embossed closed contour, when viewed in the radial direction from a respective through-hole, is arranged before and/or behind the respective sealing bead, wherein the sealing bead points in the direction of the stopper layer; the spacer layer and the stopper layer rest against each other; the embossed closed contour is a form-fitting common contour in the spacer layer and the stopper layer; and the embossed closed contour points in the direction of the functional layer.