Ceramic honeycomb structure and extrusion die

• Main Authors: NAKANISHI TOMOHIKO, ANDOU YOSIYASU, KOIKE KAZUHIKO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.06.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BLASTING; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNALCOMBUSTION ENGINES; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES ORENGINES IN GENERAL; HEATING; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SEPARATION; SHAPING CLAY OR OTHER CERAMIC COMPOSITIONS, SLAG, OR MIXTURESCONTAINING CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL, e.g. PLASTER; STEAM ENGINES; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS; WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE

A reinforcing layer 4 of nearly a cylindrical shape is formed along the outer circumferential portion of a ceramic honeycomb structure which comprises a cylindrical outer circumferential skin layer 1 and cell walls 2, the reinforcing layer 4 being formed at a position maintaining a one-cell pitch from the outer circumferential skin layer 1 and extending from one end surface of the ceramic honeycomb structure toward the other end surface thereof. The reinforcing layer 4 is integrally formed, of the same material, with the outer circumferential skin layer 1 and the cell walls 2 to reinforce the strength in the circumferential direction. This makes it possible to decrease the thickness of the cell walls 2 to not larger than 100 mum yet maintaining moldability and resistance to thermal shock.