Patent ID: 7918914

Claim:
An exhaust gas treatment component ( 1 ) with a ceramic body ( 2 ) for the purification of exhaust gases, comprising: a sheet metal housing ( 3 ) for receiving the ceramic body ( 2 ) and consisting of a housing base ( 4 ) disposed at a first front end ( 9 ) of the housing ( 3 ), housing segments ( 8 ) extending from the housing base ( 4 ) and being connected thereto by webs ( 5 ), said housing segments ( 8 ) forming together a tubular slotted housing part ( 6 ) surrounding the ceramic body ( 2 ), the webs ( 5 ) connecting the housing segments ( 8 ) to the housing base ( 4 ) forming integral pivot joints permitting outward tilting of the housing segments ( 8 ) around the pivot joints to facilitate insertion of the ceramic body ( 2 ) into the sheet metal housing ( 3 ).