Abstract: A honeycomb structure 20 includes a cell structure 10 having a plurality of cells 9 communicating between two open ends being partitioned and defined by porous partition walls 7, an outer wall 30 disposed at the periphery of the cell structure 10, and first plugging portions 25 disposed in a checkered flag pattern at one end and the other end of the cell structure 10 by plugging alternately either of the two open ends of the cells, a fluid to be flown from one of the open ends of each of the cells 9 being capable of penetrating the porous partition walls 7 and flowing out from the other open end 5 of each of the cells 9 as a filtered fluid. The honeycomb structure 20 includes the first plugging portions 25 having been fired after plugging, and second plugging portions 26 having been unfired even after plugging.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes: a honeycomb segment joined body having a plurality of honeycomb segments unitarily joined at bonding faces thereof by means of a bonding material layer, and an outer peripheral coat layer covering a surface of an outer peripheral portion of the honeycomb segment joined body; in which a plurality of cells functioning as fluid passages are disposed to be in parallel with one another in a direction of a central axis. A bonding material layer between honeycomb segments constituting a central portion with respect to a diametral direction of the honeycomb segment joined body is made thicker than a bonding material layer between honeycomb segments constituting the outer peripheral portion of the honeycomb segment joined body.

Abstract: There is disclosed a honeycomb structure which can be used as a filter for trapping/collecting particulates included in an exhaust gas and in which it is possible to remove ashes deposited inside without requiring any special mechanism or apparatus or without being detached from the exhaust system. The structure comprises a plurality of through channels 9 extending to an axial direction of a honeycomb structure, porous partition walls 7 separating through channels one another, and plugging portions 11; said plugging portion plugging predetermined through channels 9a at one end and the rest of through channels 9b at other end opposite to the plugged end of the predetermined through channels, wherein at least a part of predetermined crossing portions of the porous partition walls is discontinued to form a void portion 17 in each of the predetermined crossing portions.

Abstract: There is provided a honeycomb structure which is excellent in such a resistance to thermal shock as to prevent generation of cracks or dissolved losses in partition wall intersections as critical damages for a filter and which is capable of securing a sufficient bonding strength to partition walls even in a case where plugging portions have a high porosity. A honeycomb structure includes: porous partition walls arranged to define cells connecting two end faces to each other; and plugging portions arranged to plug the cells in either end face. A porosity of each plugging portion is 50 to 90%, and an area of pores each having a sectional area of 0.15 mm2 or more is 30% or more of a total pore area, the sectional area occupying an arbitrary section including a central axis of the plugging portion.

Abstract: A honeycomb structure 20 includes a cell structure 10 having a plurality of cells 9 communicating between two open ends being partitioned and defined by porous partition walls 7, an outer wall 30 disposed at the periphery of the cell structure 10, and first plugging portions 25 disposed in a checkered flag pattern at one end and the other end of the cell structure 10 by plugging alternately either of the two open ends of the cells, a fluid to be flown from one of the open ends of each of the cells 9 being capable of penetrating the porous partition walls 7 and flowing out from the other open end 5 of each of the cells 9 as a filtered fluid. The honeycomb structure 20 includes the first plugging portions 25 having been fired after plugging, and second plugging portions 26 having been unfired even after plugging.

Abstract: There is disclosed a honeycomb structure which can be used as a filter for trapping/collecting particulates included in an exhaust gas and in which it is possible to remove ashes deposited inside without requiring any special mechanism or apparatus or without being detached from the exhaust system. The structure comprises a plurality of through channels 9 extending to an axial direction of a honeycomb structure, porous partition walls 7 separating through channels one another, and plugging portions 11; said plugging portion plugging predetermined through channels 9a at one end and the rest of through channels 9b at other end opposite to the plugged end of the predetermined through channels, wherein at least a part of predetermined crossing portions of the porous partition walls is discontinued to form a void portion 17 in each of the predetermined crossing portions.