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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2007
Yukihito Ichikawa, Nagoya, JP;
Yukihito Ichikawa, Nagoya, JP;
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a honeycomb structure in which a coating layer is firmly secured to an outer wall forming a cell structure so that separation of the coating layer is effectively prevented. A honeycomb structure according to the present invention includes a cell structure having a porous partition wall partitioning a plurality of cells serving as fluid channels and an outer wall integrally formed with the partition wall, and a coating layer disposed on the surface of the outer wall forming the cell structure, a depression/protrusion portion and/or a cut portion formed by partially removing the surface of the outer wall being formed on the surface of the outer wall, and the coating layer being disposed to cover the surface of the outer wall.