Abstract: A metallic gasket according to the present invention includes two base plates made of an elastic material. One base plate is provided with an array of beads in association with an odd-numbered combustion chamber bore, only one end segments of which are provided with stoppers, while the other base plate is provided with an array of beads in association with an even-numbered combustion chamber bore, only one end segments of which are provided with stoppers. The base plates are then antisymmetrically laminated together.

Abstract: A metallic gasket for multi-cylindered arrangements includes two base plates formed of a resilient metal, each having an array of beads on the peripheral edge of an opening provided for a combustion chamber. One of said base plates is provided with an array of arched beads which are associated with an odd-numbered cylinder and displaced from the center of an inter-cylinder space in a given direction to define flat segments on which stoppers are located, and the other base plate is provided with an array of arched beads which are associated with an even-numbered cylinder and displaced from the center of the inter-cylinder space in a direction opposite to the first-mentioned given direction to define flat segments on which stoppers are located. The base plates being laminated antisymmetrically with respect to each other.