Patent ID: 8251039

Claim:
A heat shield for shielding components influenced by temperature, comprising: a pair of heat shield elements, said heat shield elements being contoured to conform essentially with the contour of the components to be shielded, said heat shield elements at least partially overlapping one another in a overlapping region of said heat shield elements, said overlapping region of at least one of said heat shield elements including a projection having a plate-like structure facing in the direction of the other heat shield element, each of said overlapping regions of said heat shield elements including an opening, a fixing element disposed in said openings for fixing said heat shield elements to one another and allowing said heat shield elements to move relative to one another in said overlapping region, and said fixing element including a leg projecting through said openings and a pair of leg regions extending from and perpendicular to said leg, wherein said leg regions are disposed between said heat shield elements.