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US 7,789,060 · App. 11/753,205 · Granted Sep 7, 2010

Cylinder head gasket for an internal combustion engine

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Patent No.
US 7,789,060
App. No.
11/753,205
Granted
Sep 7, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A gasket ( 122 ) includes a first plurality of cylinder openings ( 402 ) arranged to correspond, one each, to a corresponding first plurality of cylinder bores ( 106 ) formed in a crankcase ( 102 ) of an internal combustion engine ( 100 ). A second plurality of coolant openings ( 404 ) and a third plurality of oil openings ( 406 ) are formed in a substrate sheet of material that makes up the gasket ( 122 ). A fourth plurality of pushrod openings ( 408 ) is formed in the substrate material of the gasket ( 122 ). Each of the fourth plurality of pushrod openings ( 408 ) includes a pass through portion ( 302 ) that has a semicircular shape with an internal diameter, D, and an alignment portion ( 304 ) that has a semicircular shape with an internal diameter, d. The diameter d is smaller than the diameter D. The pass-through portion ( 304 ) is located adjacent to the alignment portion ( 302 ).

Claims (7)

1. A gasket for use in an internal combustion engine between a crankcase and a cylinder head, the gasket comprising:

a first plurality of cylinder openings arranged to correspond, one each, to a corresponding first plurality of cylinder bores formed in the crankcase;

a second plurality of coolant openings and a third plurality of oil openings formed in a substrate sheet of material that makes up the gasket;

a fourth plurality of pushrod openings formed in the substrate material of the gasket, wherein each of the fourth plurality of pushrod openings comprises a pass through portion having a semicircular shape with an internal diameter, D, and an alignment portion having a semicircular shape with an internal diameter, d;

wherein the diameter d is smaller than the diameter D, and wherein the pass-through portion is disposed adjacent to the alignment portion.

2. The gasket of claim 1 , wherein the internal combustion engine is an engine having a plurality of cylinders arranged in a V-configuration, and wherein the fourth plurality of openings includes two openings that correspond to each of the plurality of cylinders.

3. The gasket of claim 1 , wherein the gasket is arranged and constructed to be disposed between the crankcase and the cylinder head of the internal combustion engine.

Assignments (11)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 53545/443 Recorded Jul 15, 2021
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
To: NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; NAVISTAR, INC.
Reel/Frame 057441/0404 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2021
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; NAVISTAR, INC. (F/KA/ INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORPORATION); INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 056757/0136 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 052483 FRAME: 0742. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST.. Recorded Apr 27, 2020
From: NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; NAVISTAR, INC. (F/K/A INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORPORATION)
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 053457/0001 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2020
From: NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; NAVISTAR, INC. (F/K/A INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORPORATION)
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 053545/0443 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2020
From: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; NAVISTAR, INC. (F/K/A INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE CORPORATION)
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 052483/0742 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2017
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; NAVISTAR, INC.; NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044416/0867 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2017
From: NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; NAVISTAR, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044418/0310 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2017
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 044780/0456 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 15, 2015
From: NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 036616/0243 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 12, 2012
From: INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION; NAVISTAR, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 028944/0730 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2007
From: BROWN, COURTNEY T.; CLARKE, MATTHEW J.; PRIKAZSKY, WENCE
To: INTERNATIONAL ENGINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 019493/0658 →