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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre Bonny, Hamburg, DE;
Thomas Hülsberg, Buchholz, DE;
Hans-Jörg Kaifel, Winterbach, DE;
Holger Nuhn, Soltau, DE;
Thorsten Sternal, Moisburg, DE;
Gerd Tiefenbacher, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 7/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 7/10 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method of attaching an exhaust manifold to an engine's cylinder head utilizing an oversized hole in the manifold, a stud fastener extending through the oversized hole, a spacer element around the stud fastener, and a nut adapted to be tightened to engage the spacer element and the flange wherein a flat gasket is compressed to a desired extent which is not so excessive that it inhibits sliding movement caused by thermal growth of the manifold.