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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2009
Applicants:
Takayoshi Akao, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroyuki Shindo, Kasugai, JP;
Jun Inoue, Aichi-prefecture, JP;
Keita Oikawa, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Takayoshi Akao, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroyuki Shindo, Kasugai, JP;
Jun Inoue, Aichi-prefecture, JP;
Keita Oikawa, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to an apparatus for inspecting defects of a honeycomb structure that is provided with a current plate and an air current formation means (air source and a header tube), fine defects or defects taking place in the vicinity of an outer periphery of the honeycomb structure can be detected with high sensitivity.