Honeycomb structure

US2016243786A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016243786-A1
Application numberUS-201615045597-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateFeb 17, 2016
Priority dateFeb 25, 2015
Publication dateAug 25, 2016
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A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb body having a partition wall defining a plurality of cells that extend from an inflow-end face as one end face to an outflow-end face as the other end face, the honeycomb body having a circumferential shape at a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the cells that is a rectangular shape with four corners being chamfered and having a long diameter and a short diameter, wherein the plurality of cells are hexagon cells having a hexagonal shape at the cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of the cells, and the hexagon cells are configured so that a longest diagonal line of each hexagon cell and the long diameter L of the honeycomb body form an angle that is 0 to 6°.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A honeycomb structure, comprising: a honeycomb body having a partition wall defining a plurality of cells that extend from an inflow-end face as one end face to an outflow-end face as the other end face, the honeycomb body having a circumferential shape at a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the cells that is a rectangular shape with four corners being chamfered and having a long diameter and a short diameter, wherein the plurality of cells are hexagon cells having a hexagonal shape at the cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of the cells, and the hexagon cells are configured so that a longest diagonal line of each hexagon cell and the long diameter of the honeycomb body form an angle that is 0 to 6° (when there are a plurality of the longest diagonal lines, any one of the longest diagonal lines and the long diameter form an angle that is 0 to 6°). 2 . A honeycomb structure, comprising: a honeycomb body having a partition wall defining a plurality of cells that extend from an inflow-end face as one end face to an outflow-end face as the other end face, the honeycomb body having a circumferential shape at a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the cells that is a trapezoidal shape with four corners being chamfered and having a long diameter and a short diameter, wherein the plurality of cells are hexagon cells having a hexagonal shape at the cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of the cells, and the hexagon cells are configured so that a longest diagonal line of each hexagon cell and the long diameter of the honeycomb body faint an angle that is 0 to 6° (when there are a plurality of the longest diagonal lines, any one of the longest diagonal lines and the long diameter form an angle that is 0 to 6°). 3 . A honeycomb structure, comprising: a honeycomb body having a partition wall defining a plurality of cells that extend from an inflow-end face as one end face to an outflow-end face as the other end face, the honeycomb body having a circumferential shape at a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the cells that is a triangle shape with three corners being chamfered and having a long diameter and a short diameter, wherein the plurality of cells are hexagon cells having a hexagonal shape at the cross section orthogonal to the extending direction of the cells, and the hexagon cells are configured so that a longest diagonal line of each hexagon cell and the long diameter of the honeycomb body form an angle that is 0 to 6° (when there are a plurality of the longest diagonal lines, any one of the longest diagonal lines and the long diameter form an angle that is 0 to 6°). 4 . The honeycomb structure according to claim 1 , wherein the hexagon cells are configured so that a longest diagonal line of each hexagon cell and the long diameter of the honeycomb body form an angle that is 1 to 6° (when there are a plurality of the longest diagonal lines, any one of the longest diagonal lines and the long diameter form an angle that is 1 to 6°). 5 . The honeycomb structure according to claim 2 , wherein the hexagon cells are configured so that a longest diagonal line of each hexagon cell and the long diameter of the honeycomb body form an angle that is 1 to 6° (when there are a plurality of the longest diagonal lines, any one of the longest diagonal lines and the long diameter form an angle that is 1 to 6°). 6 . The honeycomb structure according to claim 3 , wherein the hexagon cells are configured so that a longest diagonal line of each hexagon cell and the long diameter of the honeycomb body form an angle that is 1 to 6° (when there are a plurality of the longest diagonal lines, any one of the longest diagonal lines and the long diameter form an angle that is 1 to 6°).

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  • B32B3/12Primary

    characterised by a layer of regularly- arranged cells, e.g. a honeycomb structure · CPC title

  • F01N3/0222Primary

    the structure being monolithic, e.g. honeycombs · CPC title

  • filtering and catalytic conversion · CPC title

  • with catalytic reactors · CPC title

  • Filtering material manufacturing · CPC title

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What does patent US2016243786A1 cover?
A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb body having a partition wall defining a plurality of cells that extend from an inflow-end face as one end face to an outflow-end face as the other end face, the honeycomb body having a circumferential shape at a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the cells that is a rectangular shape with four corners being chamfered and having a lon…
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Ngk Insulators Ltd
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Primary CPC classification B32B3/12. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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Publication date Thu Aug 25 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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