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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Robert Waters, Hartland, MI (US);
David Hurlbert, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert Waters, Hartland, MI (US);
David Hurlbert, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Federal Mogul World Wide, Inc, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cover assembly for an internal combustion engine application and method of construction therefore provides one construction for a valve cover assembly, and another construction for an end cover assembly for a crankcase. The cover assemblies include at least one rigid metal carrier having a plurality of bolt openings and a plurality of load limiters located about said openings. A material is overmolded on the carrier and about the load limiters, with the material forming an exposed sealing surface for direct engagement with a seal gasket.