Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Nobuaki Nagai

Yuichi Murano

Sachinori Ikeda

Shinji Wada

Kuniaki Kiyosue

Kouichi Watanabe

Satoshi Matsueda

Masahiro Yoshimoto

Tokuji Nishino

Shinichirou Kaneko

Makoto Ogawa

An electronic component of the invention has: a substrate; first to third terminal portions disposed on the substrate; and at least one spiral conductor portion disposed between the first and second terminal portions. The third terminal portion is not electrically connected to other portions of the substrate, and the first and second terminal portions are electrically connected to or disconnected from each other. In the electronic component, the number of production steps is smaller, the cost is lower, and a more highly accurate inductor component is realized as compared with a laminated electronic component in which emphasis is put on increase of the capacitor component. It is possible to realize an electronic component having accurate band- or low-pass filter characteristics.

Electronic component

An exhaust gas filter having a ceramic filter body is configured such that a specific heat h (cal/g.degree. C.) of ceramic powder constituting the body, and a bulk specific gravity d (g/cm.sup.3) of the filter, satisfy the relation 0.12 (cal/cm.sup.3 .degree. C.).ltoreq.h.times.d.ltoreq.0.19 (cal/cm.sup.3 .degree. C.). The ceramic filter body includes a plurality of cells which extend axially to open at opposite ends of the body. One of the opposite axial ends of each of the cells is closed by a filler in such a manner that the closed ends of the cells and the open ends of the cells are arranged in an alternating configuration. The filter traps particulates in the exhaust gas, and the trapped particulates are removed by regeneration combustion of the filter. The filter exhibits excellent durability, thus preventing the formation of cracks in the surface and interior of the filter. When the filter is mounted on a diesel engine, the diesel engine advantageously does not discharge black smoke.

Exhaust gas filter, method of producing the same, and exhaust gas

An exhaust gas filter for passing exhaust gas of a diesel engine or the like therethrough, thereby removing particulate matter from the exhaust gas. By suitably controlling physical properties of the exhaust gas filter such as a thermal expansion coefficient, the durability of the exhaust gas filter can be enhanced. When a constituent material for the exhaust gas filter includes aluminum titanate as a primary component, the durability can be further enhanced.

Exhaust gas filter

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Miyazaki-ken, Japan

Nobuaki Nagai