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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
John A. Serio, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Assignee:
International Engine Intellectual Property Company, L.L.C., Warrenville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/704 ;
Abstract
A combustion gasket having dual material structures is provided. The combustion gasket has a rigid material structure adjacent to a resilient material structure. The rigid and resilient material structures independently engage the connected surfaces. In the case of a fuel injector mounted on a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine, the connected surfaces are an injector ledge formed by the fuel injector and a cylinder ledge formed by the cylinder head. The rigid material structure bears the load, for example of a fuel injector, and may partially seal the connection.