Patent ID: 7468086

Claim:
A device for cleaning vehicular exhaust gas, in particular a diesel exhaust particle filter, comprising a one-piece filter body which has gas flowing through it and is composed of a plurality of cuboid individual bodies and, as seen in cross-section, has a round outer contour deviating from a circular shape, the individual bodies located in the interior of the filter body having a square cross-section delimited by side faces, and neighboring, machined individual bodies having plane side faces adjoining the side faces of the internal individual bodies, wherein the side faces are arranged so as to have an oblique angle with one of an axis of symmetry of the filter body, a horizontal plane, seen in the installation condition of the device in a vehicle, and an underside of the filter body having a reduced curvature compared to portions of the outer contour adjoining the underside, wherein the axis of symmetry is arranged so as to be essentially vertical, relative to the installation condition, and wherein the arrangement of the individual bodies is symmetrical to the axis of symmetry.