Packing member for honeycomb structured body and method for transporting honeycomb structured body

摘要

It is an object of the present invention to provide a packing member (1) for a honeycomb structured body that is highly effective to prevent the occurrence of deterioration, such as breakage and frictional damage, in the honeycomb structured body. A packing member (1) for a honeycomb structured body according to the present invention comprises: a holding member (20) provided with a recessed portion (30) having a bottom face (31) and a side face (32) and configured to place a honeycomb structured body on the recessed portion (30) to hold the honeycomb structured body; and a covering member (40) covering at least one portion of the holding member (20) including the recessed portion (30), wherein the recessed portion (30) of the holding member (20) is provided with a corner portion (33) including: a border portion (34a) between the bottom face (31) and the side face (32); and the neighborhood (34b) of the border portion (34a), and the covering member (40) is disposed so as to form a gas layer between the covering member (40) and the corner portion (33).