Patent ID: 7241427

Claim:
A catalyst carrier body, comprising: a honeycomb body formed of sheet-metal layers and having an axial extent, an outer region, end surfaces and a projecting section, said sheet-metal layers at least partly structured to form passages in said honeycomb body through which an exhaust gas can flow, and said sheet-metal layers having radially outwardly lying end regions; a tubular jacket having an edge, an axial span shorter than said axial extent of said honeycomb body, and at least one axial partial-region joined to said honeycomb body, said projecting section of said honeycomb body projecting beyond said edge of said tubular jacket; and a sleeve disposed on said outer region of said honeycomb body in the vicinity of one of said end surfaces and completely and continuously surrounding said projecting section of said honeycomb body, said sleeve having an axial length shorter than said axial extent of said honeycomb body, said sleeve having an inner shell surface joined to said end regions of said sheet-metal layers at said end surfaces of said honeycomb body, and said sleeve having a thickness of between 0.02 and 0.1 mm.