Steel laminate gasket with dowel engaging device

Claim 1

A steel laminate gasket adapted to be installed between two engine parts, one of the engine parts having at least two positioning pins with predetermined diameter, said positioning pins setting a location of the gasket, comprising, a first plate having at least first and second holes formed at portions corresponding to the positioning pins on the engine part, said first hole having a diameter substantially the same as the predetermined diameter of the positioning pin, and at least two slits adjacent the first hole to form a flap therebetween, said flap being located adjacent to the first hole to project inside the first hole so that when the first hole is aligned with the positioning pin and the first plate is urged against the engine part with the positioning pin, the flap deforms to allow the positioning pin to enter into the first hole to thereby prevent the first plate to easily disengage from the engine part, and a second plate situated above and connected to the first plate, said second plate having third and fourth holes at portions corresponding to the first and second holes respectively, said third hole having a diameter substantially the same as that of the first hole in minimum, and at least one notch provided adjacent to the third hole and having a size larger than the flap and being situated above the flap when the first and second plates are assembled together so that in case the flap is bent toward the second plate when the positioning pin is inserted into the first hole, the flap is located in the notch not to affect the second plate.