Patent ID: 6893023

Claim:
A metal gasket for sealing two members, comprising: a first metal plate having a flat portion, a hole to be sealed, a half bead formed around the hole, said half bead having a top shoulder portion facing upwardly and a bottom shoulder portion facing downwardly, said top and bottom shoulder portions forming first surface pressure forming portions, and other portions on and around the half bead forming a second surface pressure forming portion providing a surface pressure less than surface pressures formed at the first surface pressure forming portions when the first metal plate is tightened, and seal coatings formed on two sides of the first metal plate on and around the half bead and having thin coating portions deposited on the top and bottom shoulder portions as the first surface pressure forming portions, said thin coating portion having a thickness less than an average thickness of the seal coating except for the thin coating portions to thereby reduce the surface pressures at the first surface pressure forming portions when the gasket is tightened so that further reduction of the surface pressures at the first surface pressure forming portions for a long time is prevented, wherein said seal coatings formed on and around the half bead on the two sides of the first metal plate including portions opposite to the top and bottom shoulder portions have the thicknesses substantially equal except for the top and bottom shoulder portions.