Patent ID: 6316384
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B01D,B01J,F01N,Y02A,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
A honeycomb body configuration, comprising:a honeycomb body disposed in said metal housing, said honeycomb body having a radial direction, a periphery defining a peripheral direction, varying radial strength along said periphery defining regions of greater radial strength, and dividing walls defining and separating a multiplicity of channels from one another; anda compensation layer disposed at least in partial regions of said periphery between said housing and said honeycomb body, said compensation layer having at least two support sections in said peripheral direction of said honeycomb body and having remaining peripheral regions outside said at least two support sections, said at least two support sections disposed in said regions of greater radial strength, said at least two support sections exerting greater forces in radial direction upon said honeycomb body than in said remaining peripheral regions, and said at least two support sections constituted at least partly by at least one insert formed of a metal material.