Patent ID: 8951624
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: B01D,B28B,C04B,F01N,Y02W,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A honeycomb structure comprising: a ceramic block including a plurality of honeycomb fired bodies each having a large number of cells longitudinally disposed substantially in parallel with one another with a cell wall between the cells, an adhesive layer for bonding side faces of said plurality of honeycomb fired bodies, and a cavity-holding member placed between the side faces of said plurality of honeycomb fired bodies and a sealing material layer formed on a peripheral face of said ceramic block, wherein a material of said cavity-bolding member is a different material from a material of the adhesive layer, and said cavity-holding member comprises a nonflammable material and has Young's modulus of at least about 0.001 GPa and at most about 0.07 GPa, and wherein the cavity-holding member has a density of at least about 0.8 g/cm