Patent ID: 8110153

Claim:
A housing for an exhaust gas treatment component, the housing comprising: a casing having an outside, a first thickness and a first length, said outside having an outer surface; at least one sleeve having an inner surface, said at least one sleeve lying at least partially on said outside of said casing and being connected to said casing, said at least one sleeve having at least one contact region and at least one reservoir for receiving brazing material, said contact region being defined by at least part of said inner surface of said sleeve lying on said outer surface of said casing, said at least one reservoir being a cavity between said sleeve and said casing defined by a section of said sleeve spaced apart from said casing, said at least one sleeve having a second thickness and a second length, said second length being shorter than said first length of said casing; and at least one brazing connection at said reservoir for at least partially fastening said casing and said at least one sleeve to one another.