Patent 7637509 was granted and assigned to Continental Automotive on December, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention relates to a gasket (1), particularly for a fuel high-pressure pump, comprising a first cutout (2) for a cylinder head, a second cutout (3) for a high-pressure channel, and a third cutout (4) for an induction channel. A first (5) and second sealing bead (6) are respectively formed around the cutouts for the high-pressure channel as well as around the cutout for the induction channel. The gasket (1) comprises a wider third sealing bead (7) that is formed so that it encircles the other sealing beads.