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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2015
Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc., Maumee, OH (US);
Thomas P. Plunkett, Aurora, IL (US);
Ernest A. Oxenknecht, Naperville, IL (US);
Michael J. Kestly, Danville, KY (US);
Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
A gasket () is provided with a uniform thickness spacer layer () between two metal upper active layers () and two lower active layers (). Each of the layers has aligned openings. A first tab () is formed from one of the upper active layers and is located in a first slot () in the spacer layer. A second tab () is formed in a flange of one of the upper active layers and is located in a second slot () located in the spacer layer. A third tab () is formed from one of the lower active layers and is located in a third slot () located in the spacer layer. A fourth tab () is formed in a flange of one of the lower active layers and is located in a fourth slot () located in the spacer layer.