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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2004
Yukihito Ichikawa, Nagoya, JP;
Sadaaki Hirai, Nagoya, JP;
Yukihito Ichikawa, Nagoya, JP;
Sadaaki Hirai, Nagoya, JP;
NGK, Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
There are provided a honeycomb structure and a method of manufacturing the honeycomb structure, the honeycomb structure including a honeycomb structural part, which has partition wallsfor forming a plurality of cellspartitioned in a honeycomb shape and for forming recesseson an outer peripheral surface, and an outer wall partdisposed on the outer peripheral surface of the honeycomb structural part, wherein voids are formed in the recessesbetween the outer wall partand the honeycomb structural part. The honeycomb structure and the method of manufacturing the same can suppress the reduction of a temperature increasing speed while suppressing a decrease of mechanical strength and further can suppress the occurrence of cracks.