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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Liang Xi, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Xi Yang, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Ishida Kentaro, Tokyo, JP;
Siguang Xu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Satoshi Oyama, Tokyo, JP;
Yu Tomana, Tokyo, JP;
Richard D. Blakeley, Ortonville, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC., Detroit, MI (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Systems and methods including a header flange to evenly distribute contact pressure across seals include, in some aspects, a plate including a bead and a flange edge. The bead includes a bead-side and a bead-corner. The flange edge defines an aperture through the plate. The flange edge also includes a first edge-portion proximate the bead-side and a second edge-portion proximate the bead-corner. The bead-side and the first edge-portion define a first edge-distance therebetween. The bead-corner and the second edge-portion define a second edge-distance therebetween. The second edge-distance is greater than the first edge-distance.