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Honeycomb body, especially a catalyst carrier body having sheet metal layers twisted in opposite directions and a method for producing the same
Assignee: INTERATOM A GERMAN CORP GmbH
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Filing: 1987-05-11
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Granted: 1989-05-23
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Expires: 2007-05-11
Abstract
Abstract A honeycomb body and a method of producing the body including a stack of structured metal sheets disposed in layers at least partially spaced apart from each other defining a multiplicity of channels through which gases can flow, the stack having ends twisted in mutually opposite directions about at least two fixation points, and a jacket tube surrounding the sheets and being formed of at least one segment, the sheets having ends joined with the jacket tube.
Inventors
- 👤 Theodor Cyron
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:36
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N13/00; F01N13/011; F01N13/017; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/24; F01N3/28; F01N3/2803; F01N3/2807; F01N3/281; B; B01; B01J; B01J35/00; B01J35/50; B01J35/56; F01N3/2814; F01N2260/00; F01N2260/18; F01N2330/00; F01N2330/02; F01N2330/04; F01N2470/00; F01N2470/24; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49345; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/1234; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/16; Y10T428/161; Y10T428/23; Y10T428/234; Y10T428/236; Y10T428/239; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
Honeycomb body, comprising a stack of structured metal sheets disposed in layers at least partially spaced apart from each other defining a multiplicity of channels through which gases can flow, said stack having ends twisted in mutually opposite directions about at least two fixation points, and a jacket tube surrounding said sheets and being formed of at least one segment, said sheets having ends joined with said jacket tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
Honeycomb body, comprising a stack of structured metal sheets disposed in layers at least partially spaced apart from each other defining a multiplicity of channels through which gases can flow, said stack having ends twisted in mutually opposite directions about at least two fixation points, and a jacket tube surrounding said sheets and being formed of at least one segment, said sheets having ends joined with said jacket tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said ends of said sheets are joined with said jacket tube by brazing.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said jacket tube has a substantially round cross-section with a radius R, said fixation points are spaced apart, and said stack has a height h and a length L according to the following conditions: (a) h=2R/n and (b) L=n/2·R·π where n≧2 and need not be an integer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
8 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein 9≧n≧3.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said jacket tube has an elongated cross section, and said fixation points are mutually offset with respect to said stack.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said structured sheets have end surfaces being brazed to one another at least in portions thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said structured sheets have end surfaces being brazed to one another at least in portions of a narrow peripheral zone thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said structured sheets are alternatingly disposed smooth and corrugated sheets.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 8, wherein said smooth sheets are longer than said corrugated sheets and protrude at both sides beyond said corrugated sheets by a given length.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 8, wherein said ends of said corrugated sheets have straight sections extending substantially centrally between adjacent smooth sheets.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said structured sheets are alternatingly disposed corrugated sheets having corrugations forming a given angle with one another, some of said channels formed by the corrugated sheets intersecting one another at said given angle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 11, wherein said given angle is substantially between 5 degrees and 30 degrees.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said ends of said sheets are joined to said jacket tube by means of brazed seams extending substantially in circumferential direction, said brazed seams protruding inwardly and locking for increasing durability.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
46 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said jacket tube has an oval cross section which cannot be completely filled with an oppositely twisted stack of sheets, and including filler pieces are integrated into said stack, said filler pieces being wound or layered from structured sheets.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said jacket tube has an irregular cross section which cannot be completely filled with an oppositely twisted stack of sheets, and including filler pieces are integrated into said stack, said filler pieces being wound or layered from structured sheets.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said stack has a central region and end surfaces, and said sheets are pushed out toward one of said end surfaces in said central region, forming a quasi-round-conical end surface shape.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
48 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said stack includes a multiplicity of said sheets, said layers of said sheets are substantially parallel, each of said sheets has two ends, and both of said ends of at least some of said sheets are joined to said jacket tube.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 1, wherein said sheets have a substantially S-shaped cross section within said jacket tube.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
Honeycomb body according to claim 17, wherein said sheets have a substantially S-shaped cross section within said jacket tube.
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