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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
May. 07, 1997
Emitec Gessellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbH, Lohmar, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for deforming a jacket tube of a honeycomb body includes a plurality of radially displaceable segments each having a sliding surface with a wedge-shaped cross section. At least one annular, axially displaceable closing element surrounds the segments and has at least one oblique surface sliding on the sliding surface. An actuating device connected to the closing element has an annular shape defining an opening through which the honeycomb body with the jacket tube can enter from one side and exit from the other side. A method for deforming a jacket tube on a honeycomb body includes passing the honeycomb body with the jacket tube through at least one tunnel-like calibrating station in which the jacket tube is deformed. A transport direction of the honeycomb body and the jacket tube during a production process is maintained during the deformation.