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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2009
Applicant:
Akira Yasuki, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Akira Yasuki, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gasket for preventing high-temperature fluid of an internal combustion engine from leaking is located between an adjacent pair of components of the engine. The gasket includes a gasket plate made of an electrically insulating material. The gasket plate has a hole. An annular sealing member is made of a material having a higher heat resistance than the gasket plate. The annular sealing member covers part of the gasket plate that defines the hole. Therefore, the gasket is capable of, for an extended period, preventing metal components in an internal combustion engine from directly contacting each other.