HONEYCOMB ELEMENT WITH FLEXIBILITY ZONES

摘要

A HONEYCOMB ELEMENT (1) HAVING AT LEAST ONE HOUSING (2) AND A HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE (3) WITH A PLURALITY OF DUCTS (4), WHEREIN THE HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE (3) IS FORMED FROM AT LEAST ONE AT LEAST PARTIALLY PATTERNED METALLIC LAYER (5) WHICH FORMS CONNECTING POINTS (6) WHICH SECURE THE HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE (3), AND A CROSS SECTION (8) OF THE HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE (3) HAS RADIAL ZONES (38, 39, 40) WITH DIFFERING DENSITIES OF THE CONNECTING POINTS (6), WHEREIN IN AT LEAST ONE ZONE AT LEAST 1% AND AT MOST 20% OF THE INNER CONTACT POINTS (7) IN THE CROSS SECTION (8) ALSO FORM A CONNECTING POINT (6).