Gasket for internal combustion engine

Patent · Tue Aug 25 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6096532

Deppe, D W

A gasket is described for sealing a joint between adjacent surfaces of a cylinder head and an engine block of an internal combustion engine wherein the adjacent surfaces have a substantially like peripheral configuration and the block surface is provided with relatively spaced cylinder openings disposed inwardly from a marginal portion of the block surface and relatively spaced fastener means disposed within the marginal portion and at varying distances from the cylinder openings. Each area of the block surface intermediate adjacent cylinder openings is relatively wide and void of fastener means, the fastener means being adapted to effect compression of the gasket between the adjacent surfaces. The gasket is adapted to overlie the block surface and conform substantially to the configuration thereof. The areas of the gasket corresponding to the block surface wide areas intermediate adjacent cylinder openings have a greater thickness throughout than the remainder of the gasket thereby effecting substantially uniform distribution of the forces throughout the cylinder head surface when the gasket is compressed between the adjacent surfaces.

• Assignee: Cummins Engine Co., Inc., Columbus, IN
• Patent Number(s): US 4688809
• OSTI ID: 6096532
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
330100* -- Internal Combustion Engines
COMPRESSION
CYLINDERS
ENGINES
FASTENERS
GASKETS
HEAT ENGINES
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
OPENINGS
SEALS
SPACE DEPENDENCE
SURFACES