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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
Naoshi Masukawa, Kitanagoya, JP;
Atsushi Watanabe, Nagoya, JP;
Shuichi Ichikawa, Handa, JP;
Osamu Yamakawa, Kani, JP;
Tetsuhiro Honjo, Kani, JP;
Naoshi Masukawa, Kitanagoya, JP;
Atsushi Watanabe, Nagoya, JP;
Shuichi Ichikawa, Handa, JP;
Osamu Yamakawa, Kani, JP;
Tetsuhiro Honjo, Kani, JP;
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
NGK Adrec Co., Ltd., Kani, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed a honeycomb structurewhich is made of a ceramic material and in which a plurality of honeycomb segmentshaving cell structuresand porous outer wallson outer peripheries of the cell structuresare integrated by bonding the outer wallsto one another with a bonding material, each of the cell structures being provided with a plurality of cellsconstituting fluid channels divided by porous partition walls, wherein the bonding material contains a bio-soluble fiber. The honeycomb structureof the present invention has a performance equivalent to that of a honeycomb structure in which a heretofore used ceramic fiber is contained.