| US 7,601,195 B2 | ||
| Honeycomb structure and method of manufacturing the same | ||
| Yukihito Ichikawa, Nagoya (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 10, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/889,291. | ||
| Application 11/889291 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2006/305348, filed on Mar. 17, 2006. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-081330 (JP), filed on Mar. 22, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0294989 A1, Dec. 27, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B01D 39/00 (2006.01); B01D 39/20 (2006.01); B01D 39/14 (2006.01); B32B 3/02 (2006.01); B32B 3/12 (2006.01); B28B 1/00 (2006.01); B01J 21/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 55—523 [55/522; 55/524; 428/115; 428/116; 428/117; 428/118; 264/630; 502/439] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A honeycomb structure comprising:
a plurality of cells extending in an axial direction; and
a plurality of partition walls partitioning the plurality of cells and defining walls of the cells, wherein, when the honeycomb
structure is viewed in a cross-section substantially perpendicular to the axial direction, the cells have four curved walls,
opposite walls of each cell curving generally in a same direction.
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