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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2020
Ngk Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Kensuke Okumura, Nagoya, JP;
Hirotada Nakamura, Nagoya, JP;
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A method for producing a honeycomb structure including producing an unfired pillar shaped honeycomb body; placing the unfired pillar shaped honeycomb body on a receiving table such that the unfired pillar shaped honeycomb body stands thereon; conveying the unfired pillar shaped honeycomb body placed on the receiving table; drying the unfired pillar shaped honeycomb body after the conveying step, or drying the unfired pillar shaped honeycomb body during the conveying to obtain a honeycomb dried body; and firing the honeycomb dried body to obtain a honeycomb structure. The receiving table includes at least one protrusion. In the honeycomb formed body conveying step, the unfired pillar shaped honeycomb body is conveyed while supporting it by inserting the at least one protrusion of the receiving table into a bottom surface of the unfired pillar shaped honeycomb body placed on the receiving table.