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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
May. 17, 2001
Oliver Hegmann, Ginsheim, DE;
Elring Klinger AG, Dettingen, DE;
Abstract
Flat gasket with a gasket plate formed by a sheet metal layer for sealing a sealing gap between sealing surfaces of machine components, the gasket plate being provided with an elastomeric sealing element in an area in which the component sealing surfaces lead to a locally varying sealing surface pressure; in order that the sealing element can already be applied by the gasket manufacturer and will not be subjected to the danger of damage during installation of the gasket, a sealing element formed from a material curable in situ is applied to a first main surface of the sheet metal layer, and the sheet metal layer is provided with a cutout for passage of the curable sealing element material therethrough so that the sealing element material passes through this cutout and comes to rest against the adjacent component sealing surface only after installation of the gasket.