(19)
(11) EP 1 348 842 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/28

(43) Date of publication A2:
01.10.2003 Bulletin 2003/40

(21) Application number: 03007136.9

(22) Date of filing: 28.03.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: F01N 3/28, D04H 1/45, D04H 13/00, D04H 1/42
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 29.03.2002 JP 2002095937

(71) Applicant: NICHIAS CORPORATION
Tokyo 105 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Anji, Toshiyuki
    Minato-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Tanaka, Masafumi
    Minato-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Sakane, Tadashi, c/o Nichias Corporation
    Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka (JP)
  • Mochida, Takahito, c/o Nichias Corporation
    Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka (JP)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Holding Material for Catalytic Converter


(57) A holding material (3) is provided for a catalytic converter having a catalyst carrier (1), a casing (2) for receiving the catalyst carrier (1). The holding material (3) is interposed in a gap between the catalyst carrier (1) and the casing (2) while wound on the catalyst carrier (1). The holding material (3) is constituted by a sewn product of a mat material (30) formed by collection of not smaller than 100 cc/5 g by wet volume of inorganic fiber without use of any binder.






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