Patent ID: 7214253

Claim:
Filtering body, in particular for a particulate filter ( 1 ) for exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine of an automobile vehicle, comprising a plurality of filtering units ( 11 a – 11 i ) fastened together by means of at least one joint ( 12 ) interleaved between said filtering units ( 11 a – 11 i ) and conformed to oppose the passage of said exhaust gases between said filtering units ( 11 a – 11 i ), characterized in that said joint ( 12 ) comprises a plurality of joint portions ( 12 a – 12 e ) locally adapted, said local adaptation being so that at least two of said joint portions ( 12 a , 12 b ; 12 c , 12 d ) comprise materials differing in their composition and/or their structure and/or their thickness, and/or so that at least one of said joint portions ( 12 e ) comprises a slot ( 14 ).