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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2004
David J Hurlbert, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Hao Shirley Niu, Southfield, MI (US);
William T Gordon, Hartland Township, MI (US);
Robert M Waters, Hartland, MI (US);
David J Hurlbert, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Hao Shirley Niu, Southfield, MI (US);
William T Gordon, Hartland Township, MI (US);
Robert M Waters, Hartland, MI (US);
Federal-Mogul Worldwide, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
The subject invention discloses a sealing assembly that includes a first component and a second component moveable into and out of mating engagement to form a seal therebetween. The first component has a first sealing surface defining a groove and a sealing bead extends upwardly a predetermined height therefrom. The sealing bead is molded within the groove. The second component has a second sealing surface defining a recess for contacting the sealing bead. When the first and the second components are brought into mating engagement, the sealing bead compresses at most 40% of the predetermined height when the second sealing surface contacts the sealing bead.