Cylinder head gasket with different seal coatings
DRIVE
February 20, 2002
A cylinder head gasket (1) of the invention is used for an internal combustion engine with at least three cylinder bores (2). The gasket is formed of a metal plate (10) extending substantially throughout an entire area to be sealed, and a reinforce coating (4b). The metal plate includes two end holes, at least one inner hole sandwiched between the two end holes, and beads (3a, 3b) surrounding the respective holes. The two end holes and at least one inner hole are arranged linearly to correspond to the cylinder bores of the engine. The reinforce coating (4b, 4c) is deposited around the peripheral portion of the at least one inner hole so that sealing pressures are formed substantially equally around the two end holes and at least one inner hole. Other reinforce coatings (4a) may be deposited around the peripheral portions of the end holes.
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