Honeycomb body used as a catalyst carrier in IC engine exhaust gas treatment has a honeycomb structure made up of channels running in the longitudinal direction of the body

摘要

The honeycomb body (14) has a honeycomb structure made up of a number of channels (16) running in the longitudinal direction of the honeycomb body. The body has a number of sheets arranged over each other and limiting the channels. The channels have a cross-section extent in a first direction over a partial length of the body. Preferred Features: The channels extend in one direction over the whole cross-section of the honeycomb body. The sheets have a profile whose height is small compared with sheets lying opposite, preferably a profile whose height is large compared with sheets lying opposite.