Carl Freudenberg Kg

Freudenberg-nok General Partnership

Daniel Raillard

Olivier Jeanne

Paul F Hailey

Arnaud Correia

Kevin Louaisil

Kévin Louaisil

Isabelle Chaume

An elastomer seal or gasket is to be inserted in a groove produced vertically on a support plane of a part, and tightened or clamped on an additional flat surface, with the seal presenting at least a portion of its cross-section () including longitudinally a continuously variable shape, including fine side trips () spaced on at least one side and which are arranged vertically.

Seal comprising a continuously variable shape and lateral retaining strips

A gasket includes a plurality of corner sections each having a cross-section having a width of at least a first dimension. A plurality of deformable sections are disposed between a pair of the plurality of corner sections, each of the plurality of deformable sections having a cross-section having a width less than the first dimension and having a curved shape that is deformable to a straight shape in its installed condition. The deformable sections allow the gasket to be formed with a smaller molding footprint than the assembled gasket shape and the plurality of corner sections have a same angled orientation in its installed and un-installed positions.

Gasket design for molding large gaskets in a deformed shape

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Daniel Raillard