Abstract: A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure includes extrusion-molding honeycomb molded bodies. The honeycomb molded bodies are fired to form honeycomb fired bodies. A molding frame optionally having a vent portion with air permeability is provided. The honeycomb fired bodies are fixed in the molding frame. A member having an other vent portion with air permeability is optionally disposed on an inner face side of the molding frame. A gap between the honeycomb fired bodies and a gap between the molding frame and the honeycomb fired bodies are filled with a sealing material paste. The sealing material paste includes inorganic particles and/or inorganic fibers. The sealing material paste is dried to solidify the sealing material paste and to form an adhesive layer and a coat layer. The sealing material paste is in contact with at least a part of the vent portion during the drying.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block including at least one honeycomb fired body. The at least one honeycomb fired body has cell walls and a peripheral wall. The peripheral wall is formed around the at least one honeycomb fired body. The peripheral wall of the at least one honeycomb fired body, which forms a periphery of the ceramic block, is a stepped peripheral wall provided with a level difference. The level difference includes a projected portion and a recessed portion in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb fired body. At least one of the projected portion and the recessed portion is formed by at least one of a curve line and a straight line in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb fired body by being subjected to chamfering.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb block including at least one honeycomb fired body. The at least one honeycomb fired body has cell walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb fired body to define cells. The cells include peripheral cells in contact with peripheral walls of the at least one honeycomb fired body and basic cells positioned to be surrounded by the peripheral cells. The peripheral cells include an irregular cell having a cell cross-sectional area larger than a cell cross-sectional area of one of the basic cells.

Abstract: An extrusion-molding machine includes a screw, a die and a high-hardness coat layer. The screw has a blade portion to extrude a molding material. The screw is disposed in a tightly-closed space which is maintained in a reduced-pressure atmosphere. The die molds an extruded molding material. The high-hardness coat layer is provided at least on the blade portion.

Abstract: An extrusion-molding machine according to the present invention comprises: a screw having a blade portion for extruding a molding material, the screw disposed in a tightly-closed space; and a die for molding an extruded molding material, wherein the space is maintained in a reduced-pressure atmosphere, and a high-hardness coat layer is formed at least on the blade portion.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure includes extrusion-molding honeycomb molded bodies. The honeycomb molded bodies are fired to form honeycomb fired bodies. A molding frame optionally having a vent portion with air permeability is provided. The honeycomb fired bodies are fixed in the molding frame. A member having an other vent portion with air permeability is optionally disposed on an inner face side of the molding frame. A gap between the honeycomb fired bodies and a gap between the molding frame and the honeycomb fired bodies are filled with a sealing material paste. The sealing material paste includes inorganic particles and/or inorganic fibers. The sealing material paste is dried to solidify the sealing material paste and to form an adhesive layer and a coat layer. The sealing material paste is in contact with at least a part of the vent portion during the drying.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block including at least one honeycomb fired body. The at least one honeycomb fired body has cell walls to define cells and a peripheral wall constituting a periphery of the at least one honeycomb fired body. The cells include peripheral cells in contact with the peripheral wall of the at least one honeycomb fired body constituting a periphery of the ceramic block and basic cells arranged at an inner side of the peripheral cells. The peripheral cells include deformed cells each having a different shape from the basic cells in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb fired body. Each of the deformed cells is capable of receiving therein a circle of about 0.9 mm in diameter in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block including honeycomb fired bodies. The honeycomb fired bodies include outer honeycomb fired bodies and at least one inner honeycomb fired body. At least one of the outer honeycomb fired bodies includes a curved part and a linear part provided in a part of a periphery of the at least one of the outer honeycomb fired bodies which partially constitutes a periphery of the ceramic block. The linear part is substantially parallel to at least one of a first adhesive layer between one of the outer honeycomb fired bodies and an adjacent inner honeycomb fired body, and a second adhesive layer between adjacent outer honeycomb fired bodies. The linear part has a length of from about 5 mm to about 20 mm in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block including at least one honeycomb fired body. The at least one honeycomb fired body has cell walls and a peripheral wall. The peripheral wall is formed around the at least one honeycomb fired body. The peripheral wall of the at least one honeycomb fired body, which forms a periphery of the ceramic block, is a stepped peripheral wall provided with a level difference. The level difference includes a projected portion and a recessed portion in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb fired body. At least one of the projected portion and the recessed portion is formed by at least one of a curve line and a straight line in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb fired body by being subjected to chamfering.

Abstract: A honeycomb structured body includes a honeycomb block formed by bonding honeycomb fired bodies together. Each of the honeycomb fired bodies has cell walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb fired bodies to define cells. At least one of the honeycomb fired bodies includes a first cell region having first cells and a second cell region having second cells and provided between a first peripheral cell wall and a second peripheral cell wall located on a periphery of each honeycomb fired body to surround a part or a whole of the first cell region. The honeycomb structured body has a higher aperture ratio at a first end face than at a second end face. The first end face has first aperture ratio in the second cell region higher than a second aperture ratio in the first cell region.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a honeycomb block including at least one honeycomb fired body. The at least one honeycomb fired body has cell walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the at least one honeycomb fired body to define cells. The cells include peripheral cells in contact with peripheral walls of the at least one honeycomb fired body and basic cells positioned to be surrounded by the peripheral cells. The peripheral cells include an irregular cell having a cell cross-sectional area larger than a cell cross-sectional area of one of the basic cells.

Abstract: The method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure includes preparing a material composition containing at least a silicon carbide powder, a binder and an additive; molding the material composition to form a pillar-shaped honeycomb molded body in which a number of cells are placed in parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction with a cell wall therebetween; carrying out a degreasing treatment on the honeycomb molded body; and carrying out a firing treatment on the honeycomb degreased body to manufacture a honeycomb fired body. The additive contains at least one kind selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, titania, zirconia, magnesia, and a chemical composite containing any of alumina, silica, titania, zirconia and magnesia.

Abstract: A drying jig of the present invention is a drying jig for a pillar-shaped honeycomb molded body having a large number of cells longitudinally placed in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween, comprising: a fixing member for preventing separation or opening of the drying jig; and a piling member which enables the drying jig to be piled up in multi stage at the time of drying.

Abstract: A molded body treating apparatus includes a support, at least one flat plate and a first movement mechanism. The support is configured to support a honeycomb molded body which has a first end portion and a second end portion in a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb molded body and which includes a plurality of cells each extending along the longitudinal direction from a first end at the first end portion to a second end at the second end portion. Either the first end or the second end of each of the plurality of cells is sealed with a plug material paste. The first movement mechanism is configured to move the at least one flat plate along the longitudinal direction to press the either one of the first and second end portions.

Abstract: A drying jig circulating apparatus includes a drying jig assembling apparatus for assembling a drying jig on a movable table, a drying apparatus for drying a ceramic molded body held by the drying jig, and a drying jig disassembling apparatus for disassembling the drying jig on a movable table, and a drying jig circulating conveyor for transporting the drying jig from the disassembling apparatus to the assembling apparatus. The drying jig is configured by two or more separate jigs with a fixing member that integrates the separate jigs, or formed by one openable jig with a fixing member for maintaining a closed state. The drying jig assembling apparatus further includes a molded body mounting mechanism, a ceramic molded body holding mechanism, and a jig delivering mechanism. The drying jig disassembling apparatus further includes a jig receiving mechanism, a jig releasing mechanism, and a molded body taking-out mechanism.

Abstract: A molded body cutting apparatus according to the present invention comprising a first conveyer member that conveys an extrusion-molded pillar-shaped ceramic molded body a cutting member that moves in a direction parallel to a movement direction of the above mentioned first conveyer member while moving also in a vertical direction, and cuts the above mentioned ceramic molded body to a predetermined length by passing through the interior of the above mentioned ceramic molded body and a second conveyer member that conveys a cut ceramic molded body cut to a predetermined length by the above mentioned cutting member, wherein a conveyance speed of the above mentioned first conveyer member and a movement speed of the above mentioned cutting member in the above mentioned parallel direction are almost the same, before the above mentioned ceramic molded body is cut, and each of the conveyance speed of the above mentioned first conveyer member, the movement speed of the above mentioned cutting member in the above mentio

Abstract: A drying jig of the present invention is a drying jig for a pillar-shaped honeycomb molded body having a large number of cells longitudinally placed in parallel with one another with a cell wall therebetween, comprising: a fixing member for preventing separation or opening of the drying jig; and a piling member which enables the drying jig to be piled up in multi stage at the time of drying.

Abstract: A material for a silicon carbide fired body is manufactured by wet mixing at least a silicon carbide powder and an iron compound powder. A honeycomb structure is manufactured by molding a raw material composition containing the material for a silicon carbide fired body and an additive to manufacture a honeycomb molded body which has cell walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb molded body to define a plurality of cells extending along the longitudinal direction. The honeycomb molded body is degreased to manufacture a honeycomb degreased body. The honeycomb degreased body is fired to manufacture a honeycomb structure including a honeycomb fired body.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure includes preparing a material composition containing at least a silicon carbide powder and a binder. The honeycomb structure is manufactured by molding the material composition to form a pillar-shaped honeycomb molded body having a number of cells disposed in parallel with one another in a longitudinal direction with a cell wall therebetween; carrying out a degreasing treatment on the honeycomb molded body; and carrying out a firing treatment on the honeycomb degreased body. The degreasing treatment is carried out at a temperature of about 250 to about 390° C. and under O2 concentration in the atmosphere of about 5 to about 13% by volume.

Abstract: A conveyer apparatus including a conveyer portion having disposed therein a conveyer configured to convey a wet mixture. The conveyer is configured to convey the wet mixture such that a percentage of change in moisture content of the wet mixture from before conveyance of the wet mixture to after conveyance is about 3% or less.