JP4332836B2 - Ceramic honeycomb filter, manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ceramic honeycomb filter, a manufacturing method thereof, and a manufacturing apparatus, and more specifically, purifies environmental pollutants such as PM (Particulate Matter) and NOx (nitrogen oxide) in exhaust gas discharged from a diesel engine. The present invention relates to a ceramic honeycomb filter used as a filter, a manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus suitable for manufacturing the ceramic honeycomb filter.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In order to protect the global environment, exhaust gas regulations for automobiles are being strengthened worldwide. Especially, PM and NOx in exhaust gas (hereinafter referred to as “gas”) emitted from diesel engines are subject to air pollution and photochemical smog. In order to cause pollution, regulations are greatly strengthened in each country compared to gasoline engines. A ceramic honeycomb filter is used as a filter of an exhaust gas purification device that purifies the PM and NOx.
[0003]
A conventional ceramic honeycomb filter (hereinafter referred to as a filter) is composed of, for example, a plurality of cells made of a tubular cell wall having air permeability made of cordierite ceramic, an outer skin surrounding the cells, and the axial direction of the cells In which the both ends of the cell are alternately sealed and have a low air permeability, and gas is circulated from one end to the other end of the cell.
[0004]
Various methods for manufacturing a filter having the above structure have been proposed, and an example thereof is described in Patent Document 1 below. According to the manufacturing method of Patent Document 1, “a ceramic body having a structure in which cells are alternately sealed at both end faces of a ceramic honeycomb structure, and a predetermined slurry at both end faces of the ceramic honeycomb molded body is filled with a sealing slurry. In a method for manufacturing a ceramic body obtained by post-firing, a mask corresponding to each honeycomb formed body is created by making a hole in a position corresponding to a predetermined cell of the sheet attached to the end face of the ceramic honeycomb formed body, The bonded surface is immersed in the sealing slurry, and the sealing slurry is filled into the cell from the hole opened in the mask. The sealing body is formed by a so-called end surface dipping method.
[0005]
Further, in order to improve the gas purification performance or regeneration efficiency of the filter, a filter 9 as shown in FIG. 6 has been proposed. The filter 9 basically has the same structure as the above-described filter. The filter 9 includes a plurality of cells 95 including a tubular cell wall 92 made of cordierite ceramic and having air permeability, and an outer skin 91 surrounding the cells 95. And a low-breathable sealing body 94 that alternately seals both sides of the cell 95 in the axial direction of the cell 95, and gas flows from one end to the other end of the cell 95 as indicated by arrows in the figure. It is something to be made. Here, the sealing body 941 on the gas inflow side is at an intermediate portion between one end and the other end of the cell 95, and the sealing body 942 on the gas outflow side is the end portion on the gas outflow side so that the outflow side end face is exposed to the outside. It is arranged. Hereinafter, the sealing body disposed at a position deeper than the end face of the filter, such as the sealing body 941, is referred to as an inner plug, and the sealing body disposed at the end of the filter, such as the sealing body 942, is referred to as an inner plug. It is called an outer plug.
[0006]
An example of a method for producing a filter provided with an inner plug is disclosed in Patent Document 2 below: “A filter is made by extruding a paste made of cordierite powder and combustible powder (for example, resin powder) by a vacuum extrusion molding machine. A cell wall is formed and dried, and then a paste made of cordierite powder is embedded in the downstream end of the downstream sealing vent and the upstream end of the upstream sealing vent, and then cordierite powder and combustible powder In this way, the cordierite paste previously embedded in the upstream end of the upstream sealing vent is pushed into the upstream end of the upstream sealing vent by the required dimension from the upstream end. To push the paste only into the desired hole at the upstream end or downstream end, open the upstream sealing vent or the downstream sealing vent defined by the cell wall in the same spatial position. It is sufficient to use a perforated plate for a mask having the following: “If this non-fired product of the filter is fired, the combustible powder is burned off to form a porous filled ceramic body. The porous ceramic body has been embedded in consideration of the promotion of heat propagation and the limitation of the amount of heat generation, but it can be omitted. " Note that the “vent hole” in Patent Document 2 is a “cell”, and the term “cell” will be unified hereinafter.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2001-300922
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-6-33739
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In recent years, the filter diameter has been increased due to a demand for an increase in the filter surface area, and the cells have been getting smaller. Filters made of extremely thin cell walls of about several millimeters have also been manufactured. In addition, the porosity of the cell wall vacancies tends to increase to improve the PM trapping efficiency, and the strength of the cell walls tends to decrease.
When a sealing body is formed on such a filter by the end face dipping method of Patent Document 1, the amount of immersion at the end of the filter is relatively large in order to sufficiently fill the slurry without leaking into a large number of minute cells. There is a need to. For this reason, the thickness of the sealing body is often several to several tens of mm, and as described below, the cell wall may be damaged during use due to the cause.
[0009]
FIG. 7 schematically shows the state of a filter in use, for example, for the purpose of purifying gas exhausted from the engine. FIG. FIG. 2B shows a state immediately after the engine is stopped when it is in circulation. As shown in FIG. 7 (a), when high-temperature gas is circulating through the filter 9, the thickness is 0. The cell wall 92 of about several mm is uniformly expanded over the entire length. However, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the gas flow is completed, the cell wall 92 in the portion without the sealing body 94 contracts rapidly, but the cell wall 92 in the portion in which the sealing body 94 is formed. Since the sealing body 94 does not contract rapidly, the sealing body 94 does not contract in the same manner, and a shearing force acts on the cell wall 92 in the vicinity of the joint between the cell wall 92 and the sealing body 94 as shown in the figure. Therefore, when the sealing body 94 is thick and its volume is large, the shearing force of the cell wall 92 embrittled at a high temperature by the gas exceeds the allowable shearing force, and the cell wall 92 may be damaged. Such damage to the cell wall 92 is likely to occur in the cell wall 92 in the vicinity of the sealing body 94 on the gas inflow side in a state where the gas temperature is high. there were.
[0010]
The filter manufacturing method of Patent Document 2 includes 1) forming a honeycomb formed body, 2) drying the honeycomb formed body to obtain a dried honeycomb formed body, and 3) a paste made of cordierite powder (first paste). ) Is first pushed into the cells of the dried honeycomb molded body, 4) a paste made of cordierite powder and combustible powder (second paste) is pushed into the cell, and 5) the first and second pastes are pushed in and dried. A honeycomb formed body is fired, and a plurality of steps are required to form an inner plug, which is problematic in terms of efficiency in industrial production.
[0011]
Usually, in industrial production, a honeycomb formed body is manufactured by extruding a slurry. When the extrusion molding is performed, the honeycomb molded body is deformed because the discharge flow rate of the slurry is not constant due to the variation in the flow resistance of the molding passage of the mold for extruding the honeycomb molded body and the variation in the density of the slurry. When the honeycomb formed body is dried, the honeycomb formed body is deformed when the honeycomb formed body is handled. Therefore, the cell positions of the individual dried honeycomb formed bodies may not be constant. Therefore, as in the manufacturing method of Patent Document 2, when the paste is selectively pushed in by communicating the holes of the perforated plate with the cells, the holes and the cells do not match and the paste cannot be pushed in.
In addition, the cell wall of the dried honeycomb molded body is becoming more fragile as described above, and there is a problem that the yield of the cell is reduced when the paste is pushed into the cell, as in the manufacturing method of Patent Document 2. It was.
[0012]
The present invention has been made by the inventors in the light of the above-described problems, and in particular, efficiently removes environmental pollutants such as PM and NOx in exhaust gas discharged from a diesel engine without damaging the filter. It is a first object of the present invention to provide a highly reliable filter that can be removed and a manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus that can manufacture the filter efficiently and with high yield. In addition, a second object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus capable of manufacturing a filter equipped with an inner plug efficiently and with high yield.
[0015]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  Related to the filter manufacturing method of the present inventionClaimItem 1The invention described inA method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb filter comprising a plurality of cells and alternately sealing both sides of the cells with a sealing body in an axial direction, the honeycomb formed body having a plurality of cells being extruded and the predetermined A first molding step of inserting a sealing body into the cell;1'sMoldingA second forming step of extruding the honeycomb formed body to a predetermined length after the step;WhenIt is characterized by including.
[0016]
  Claim2The invention according to claim 1 is the invention according to claim 1,In the first molding stepInsert a sealing body at a predetermined position of the cell in the axial direction of the cell of the honeycomb formed bodyIn the second molding step, the sealingStationaryWas inserted in the first molding stepThe honeycomb formed body is extruded to a predetermined length while being held in position.RukoIt is characterized by.
[0017]
  ClaimItem 3The invention described in claimItem 1AlsoIs 2In the invention described in item 1, the method includes a cutting step of cutting the molded body after the second step, and the first and second molding steps and the cutting step are repeated.
[0018]
  Claims related to the filter manufacturing apparatus of the present inventionItem 4The invention described in 1 is an apparatus for manufacturing a filter including a plurality of cells and alternately sealing both sides of the cells with a sealing body in the axial direction, and extruding the molded body including the plurality of cells on one side. And a sealing body disposed on one side of the mold at a position corresponding to a predetermined cell of the filter, and holding means for holding the sealing body. .
[0019]
  ClaimItem 5The invention described in claimItem 4It is characterized by having the moving means which moves a holding means synchronizing with the extrusion speed of a molded object.
[0020]
  ClaimItem 6The invention described in claimItem 4AlsoIs 5The present invention is characterized in that it has a cutting means for cutting the honeycomb formed body into a predetermined length.
[0021]
  (Function)
  Claim 1 above~ 6The operation of the invention will be described below.
[0022]
  Claims related to the method of manufacturing the filter of the present inventionItem 1In the invention, the sealing body is inserted into the predetermined cell in the process of extruding a molded body having a plurality of cells, and the sealing body can be reliably disposed in the cell in the molding process. It is possible to manufacture filters efficientlyFurthermore, a filter having a desired length can be obtained by extruding the molded body into which the sealing body is inserted to a predetermined length.
  ClaimItem 2In this invention, the sealing body is disposed at a predetermined position of the cell in the cell axial direction, and for example, a filter in which an inner plug is disposed at a predetermined position can be obtained.
  ClaimItem 3According to the invention, the filter can be manufactured more efficiently because the sealing body can be inserted while continuously extruding the molded body by providing the molded body cutting step after the first and second steps. Is possible.
[0023]
  Claims related to the filter manufacturing apparatus of the present inventionItem 4According to the invention of the above claimItem 1This invention can be realized. Also billedItem 5According to the invention of the above claimItem 2This invention can be realized. In addition, billingItem 6According to the invention of the above claimItem 3This invention can be realized.
[0024]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an embodiment of the filter of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of the manufacturing apparatus of the present invention for manufacturing the filter of FIG. 3 is a perspective sectional view showing a detailed structure of a mold used in the manufacturing apparatus of FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic process diagram for explaining a filter manufacturing method by the manufacturing apparatus of FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the overall flow of manufacturing the filter of FIG.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 1, the filter 5 of the present invention includes a plurality of cells 55 formed of a cylindrical cell wall 52 having air permeability made of, for example, cordierite ceramic, and an outer skin 51 surrounding the cells 55. A low-breathable sealing body 54 that alternately seals both sides of the cell 55 in the axial direction, and allows gas to flow from one end to the other end of the cell 55 as indicated by arrows in the figure. is there.
In addition, the filter 5 of this embodiment set the diameter of the filter 5 to 100 to 400 mm and the length to 200 to 500 mm. The cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axial direction of the cell 55 is a rectangular frame shape with a side of about 0.5 to 5 mm including a rectangular cell 55 with a side length S, and the thickness t of the cell wall is The thickness was about 0.1 to 1 mm. The sealing body 541 on the gas inflow side has a thickness of about 0.5 to 5 mm, and the distance from the gas inflow side end face of the sealing body 541 to the middle part of one end and the other end of the cell 55, that is, the gas inflow end face of the filter 5. It arrange | positioned so that L might be set to about 20-150 mm. The gas outflow side sealing body 542 is disposed at the gas outflow side end of the filter 5 so that the end surface of the gas outflow side is exposed to the outside.
The cell wall 52 was supported by appropriately selecting a platinum group element, other metal elements, an oxidation catalyst, or the like according to the purpose.
[0026]
When the filter 5 configured as described above is arranged in the exhaust path, the gas flows into the cell 55 that opens at the gas inflow side end face of the filter 5 and passes through the cell wall 52 as indicated by an arrow in the figure. Then, it flows out from the adjacent cell 55, that is, the cell 55 opened at the gas outflow side end face. At this time, since the PM is captured by preventing the movement of PM contained in the gas by the cell wall 52, the purified gas is discharged from the gas outflow side end face.
[0027]
The overall manufacturing flow of the filter 5 will be described with reference to FIG.
(Raw material manufacturing process)
A cordierite-forming raw material powder prepared by adjusting an appropriate amount of oxide ceramic powders such as kaolin, talc, fused silica, colloidal silica, aluminum hydroxide and alumina, with methylcellulose as a molding aid and flour and water as a pore former. Each is added and kneaded in an appropriate amount to produce a slurry-like raw material (hereinafter referred to as slurry).
(Molding process)
The slurry is extruded by a filter manufacturing apparatus described in detail below to extrude a molded body having a plurality of cells, and the sealing body 541 is inserted into the predetermined cell. Extrude to length.
[0028]
(Drying process)
The formed body is dried to obtain a dried honeycomb formed body (hereinafter referred to as a dried body).
(Crust formation process)
An outer skin made of basically the same material as the cell wall is densely provided on the outer periphery of the dried body.
(Outer plug forming process)
The sealing body 542 on the gas outflow side is filled in a predetermined cell of the dry body and dried.
(Baking process)
The dried body is fired together with the sealing body to obtain the filter 5. Note that when the molded body is dried or when the dried body is fired, the size of the molded body and its cells is set in consideration of the shrinkage rate because it shrinks at a certain rate.
[0029]
The structure of the manufacturing apparatus 1 according to this embodiment for extruding the molded body in the molding step will be described with reference to FIG. The manufacturing apparatus 1 described below is a vertical type that extrudes a molded product downward in the vertical direction, and in the following description, the extrusion direction of the molded product is defined as downward. Note that the present invention can be similarly applied to a horizontal manufacturing apparatus in which a molded body is extruded in the horizontal direction.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 2, the manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a raw material supply unit 17 that pressurizes and supplies the slurry 2 to the mold 13, and a mold 13 that extrudes the supplied slurry 2 to form a molded body 5 ′. And a sealing body 541 disposed below the mold 13 and holding means 11 disposed below the mold 13 to hold the sealing body 541.
The manufacturing apparatus 1 configured as described above supplies the slurry 2 to the mold 13 by the raw material supply means 17 and extrudes the supplied slurry 2 to form a molded body 5 ′ having a plurality of cells 55 ′. The sealing body 541 is inserted into a predetermined cell 55 ′, and the molded body 5 ′ is extruded to a predetermined length. Hereinafter, the raw material supply unit 17, the mold 13, the sealing body 541, and the holding unit 11 will be described in detail.
[0031]
[Raw material supply means]
The raw material supply means 17 is in the form of a hydraulic cylinder, and has a substantially cylindrical cylinder 14 that houses the slurry 2 therein, and a substantially cylindrical shape with a step and an outer peripheral surface of a large diameter inside the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder 14. A pressure member 16 which is movable in the vertical direction while being in contact with the lid, and a lid 15 which is densely provided on the upper end surface of the cylinder 14 and has a hole portion in which the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion of the rod 16 is inscribed. The pressure member 16 is movable in the vertical direction by a moving means (not shown), and the slurry 2 stored in the cylinder 14 is pressurized by the pressure member 16 and supplied to the mold 13. For example, the pressurizing member may be screw-shaped, and the slurry 2 may be pressurized and supplied by turning the pressurizing member.
[0032]
[Mold]
The mold 13 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the upper and lower surfaces of the mold 14 in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the substantially flat mold 13 having a thickness D has slits having a depth d1 from the upper surface (the lower surface in FIG. 2) and a width t 'at a predetermined pitch (S' + t '). A molding passage 131 is formed in the upper part so as to be orthogonal to the vertical and horizontal directions, and a substantially cylindrical supply passage 132 is formed in the lower part of the intersection of the slits so as to communicate with the slit. The slurry 2 press-fitted into the supply passage 132 of the mold 13 by the raw material supply means 17 is supplied to the molding passage 131 and has a grid-like shape including a cell 55 ′ having a rectangular cross section with one side length S ′. It becomes the cell wall 52 ′ and is pushed out below the mold 13. Depending on the layout of the slits, the cross-sectional shape of the cell 55 'can be a polygonal shape such as a hexagon or an octagon, or a circular shape, and each cell 55' can have a different size.
[0033]
[Sealed body]
A sealing body 541 of this embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is an individual member containing an oxide ceramic similar to the cell wall 52. For example, the raw material is molded into a predetermined shape and size, and fired. It is a thing. Note that the outer shape processing of the sealing body 541 may be performed after firing in order to suppress variation in dimensional accuracy.
The cross-sectional shape of the sealing body 541 is basically set so that the extruded cell wall 52 ′ can be inserted into the cell 55 ′ so as not to break, and is described in detail below.
[0034]
A method for setting the cross-sectional shape of the sealing body 541 will be described with reference to FIG. 8A shows a state in which the sealing body 541 is inserted into the cell 55 ′ of the molded body 5 ′, and FIG. 8B shows a state in which the molded body 5 ′ is fired in the state of FIG. 8A. ing.
The cross-sectional shape of the sealing body 541 is set to a shape along the cross-sectional shape of the cell 55 ′ of the molded body 5 ′, smaller than the cell 55 ′, and larger than the cross-sectional shape of the cell 55 of the filter 5. That is, the sealing body 541 of the present embodiment has a rectangular cross section, and the length of one side thereof is smaller than the length S ′ of one side of the cell 55 ′ of the molded body 5 ′, and the length of one side of the cell 55 of the filter 5 It was larger than S.
[0035]
As shown in FIG. 8A, the sealing body 541 inserted into the cell 55 'of the molded body 5' is in a state of being opposed to the cell wall 52 'via the gap g, and is in a non-contact state. When the molded body 5 ′ is fired, as shown in FIG. 8B, the cell 55 ′ shrinks, but since the fired sealing body 541 is not deformed, the sealing body 541 has the cell wall 52. Then, the sealing body 541 is fixed to the cell wall 52 ′ by baking heat and seals the cell 55 of the filter 5. In addition, if the cross-sectional shape of the sealing body 541 is substantially the same as the cross-sectional shape of the cell 55 of the filter 5, a straight cell wall 52 can be obtained, and the gas ventilation resistance can be further reduced, which is preferable. It is.
[0036]
The sealing body 541 may be formed by forming a carbide ceramic such as titanium carbide or silicon carbide, for example, a nitride ceramic such as titanium nitride, silicon nitride, or aluminum nitride in the above shape. When a carbide or nitride ceramic is used and fired in an oxidizing atmosphere together with the molded body, carbon or nitrogen in the carbide or nitride ceramic is replaced with oxygen, and the sealing body 541 expands. Therefore, the cross-sectional shape of the sealing body 541 can be further reduced.
As described above, in the present invention, since the sealing body 541 is formed in advance and fired into individual members, the shape or material of the sealing body 541 can be appropriately set depending on the filter to be manufactured. .
[0037]
[Holding means]
The holding means 11 shown in FIG. 2 has a plurality of column portions 112 that hold the sealing body 541 on the upper surface, and a column portion 112 that is disposed at a position corresponding to the cell 55 of the filter 5 on which the sealing body 541 is disposed. It has a flat substrate 111 and can be moved in the vertical direction by a moving means (not shown).
The height L ′ of the column portion 112 in this embodiment is set by the length L from the gas inflow side end surface of the filter 5 to the gas inflow side end surface of the sealing body 541 and the shrinkage rate of the molded body 5 ′ described above. In addition, when the defect etc. which generate | occur | produce on the end surface of the filter 5 are removed, the height L ′ may be set appropriately long in consideration of the removal amount. The cross-sectional shape of the column part 112 is made smaller than the cross section of the cell 55 ′ of the molded body 5 ′, and the column part 112 can be inserted into the cell 55 ′ discharged in the extrusion direction by the mold 13.
[0038]
Since the base body 111 supports the molded body 5 ′ with the base body 111 when the molded body 5 ′ is removed from the manufacturing apparatus 1 after the extrusion molding is finished, the base body 111 is below the molded body 5 ′ that is extruded below the mold 13. It forms so that at least one part of an end surface may contact | abut. In addition, when the substantially flat substrate 111 having a size including the lower end surface thereof is used like the substrate 111 of the present embodiment, the entire surface abuts on the substrate 111 and the molded body 5 ′ is removed from the manufacturing apparatus 1. This is preferable because of less deformation.
The moving means of the holding means 11 is composed of, for example, a combination of a ball screw and a servo motor, or a combination of known moving mechanisms such as an air cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder, and can move in synchronization with the extrusion speed of the molded body. It is said.
[0039]
A method of inserting the sealing body 541 into the cell 55 ′ while molding the molded body 5 ′ by the manufacturing apparatus 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 4.
[0040]
(Raw material storage process)
First, as shown in FIG. 4A, with the lid 15 and the pressure member 16 of the raw material supply means 17 removed, a predetermined amount in the cylinder 14, an amount necessary for one filter 5 in this embodiment. The slurry 2 is stored, the lid 15 and the pressure member 16 are mounted, and the inside of the cylinder 14 is evacuated.
[0041]
(Sealing body arrangement process)
As shown in FIG. 4B, the holding means 11 that holds the sealing body 541 at the tip of the column part 112 is disposed at a predetermined position below the mold 13. Here, the sealing body 541 may be configured such that individually prepared individual members are attached to the pillars 112, and the individual members are formed by immersing the tips of the pillars 112 in slurry-like raw materials. An appropriate method may be selected in consideration of industrial production efficiency.
[0042]
(First molding step)
Next, as shown in FIG. 4C, the pressure member 16 is pressed downward to pressurize the slurry 2. The pressurized slurry 2 is supplied to the supply passage 132 of the mold 13 and supplied to the molding passage 131, and extrusion molding of the molded body 5 'is started. At that time, the sealing body 541 is disposed at a position corresponding to the cell 55 of the filter 5 on which the sealing body 541 is arranged, and can be inserted into the cell 55 ′ of the molded body 5 ′. It is possible to continue extrusion molding 5 ′ without contacting 52 ′.
[0043]
(Second molding step)
As shown in FIG. 4D, when the molded body 5 ′ is further extruded from the lower end surface of the mold 13 to a predetermined length (L ′ + sealed body thickness), the lower end surface of the molded body 5 ′. Is brought into contact with the upper surface of the substrate 111. The state is detected, and the extrusion of the molded body 5 'is continued while the holding means 11 is moved downward in synchronization with the molding speed of the molded body 5'. Note that the detection of the state in which the molded body 5 ′ is in contact with the base body 111 may be performed by a human or a sensor disposed in the vicinity of the holding unit 11. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4 (e), the molded body 5 ′ is molded to a predetermined length, and the molded body 5 ′ is taken out together with the holding means 11 holding the sealing body 541, and one molded body 5 ′. Get.
[0044]
The molded body 5 ′ is dried together with the holding means 11 holding the sealing body 541, the outer skin 51 is disposed, the sealing body 542 on the gas outflow side is formed, baked, and the holding means 11 is removed. A desired filter 5 can be obtained.
As described above, according to the filter manufacturing method of the present invention, since the sealing body 542 is inserted into the molded body 5 ′ during molding, it is not necessary to provide an insertion step of the sealing body 542, and the filter 5 is efficiently manufactured. In addition, since the sealing body 542 is disposed in the vicinity of the lower side of the mold 13 at a position corresponding to the predetermined cell 55 of the filter 5 with little deformation of the molded body 5 ′, the cell 55 It becomes possible to arrange the sealing body 542 reliably.
[0045]
In the above embodiment, the molded bodies 5 ′ are individually molded. However, a cutting means is provided in the vicinity of the manufacturing apparatus 1, and the cylinder 14 is charged with an amount of slurry 2 that can extrude a plurality of molded bodies 5 ′ in the raw material storage step. The molded body 5 ′ is cut with a cutting means so as to have a predetermined length after the first and second molding steps (cutting step), and the sealing body 541 is cut in the same manner as the sealing body arranging step described above. If it arrange | positions and it repeats the above-mentioned 1st, 2nd shaping | molding process and cutting process, and extrude-molds several molded object 5 'continuously, molded object 5' can be obtained still more efficiently. This is preferable.
[0046]
The column part 112 of the holding means 11 is formed of a material that does not deform at about 1300 to 1400 ° C., which is the firing temperature of the molded body 5 ′, for example, a material having high heat resistance and good heat conductivity such as ceramic and super steel alloy. It is preferable. Moreover, the inside of the pillar part 112 may be a cooling structure, and the pillar part 112 may be cooled by a fluid such as water or air.
The column part 112 of the holding means 11 may be omitted. For example, if the sealing body 541 is disposed on the base 111 so as to be in a position corresponding to a predetermined cell 55 of the filter 5, the sealing body 541 can be inserted into the end of the molded body 5 '.
The sealing body 541 may be, for example, in the form of a slurry, gel, or powder, as long as it can be inserted into the cell 55 'of the molded body 5'.
[0047]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention has the following effects.
(1) The sealing body that seals the cells of the filter is an individual member formed and fired in advance, and the shape and material of the individual member can be arbitrarily set. By reducing the thickness, the cell wall can be prevented from being damaged during use of the filter, and by appropriately selecting the cross-sectional shape and material of the individual piece member, the cell wall can be prevented from being damaged when the sealing body is disposed. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a filter with extremely high reliability. Moreover, it becomes possible to obtain a filter having high gas purification performance and high regeneration efficiency by disposing the sealing body in the middle part of the cell.
(2) The sealing body can be disposed by being inserted into the cell in the molding process of the molded body, and the number of processes is small, and the filter can be manufactured extremely efficiently.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a filter of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of the filter manufacturing apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective sectional view of a mold used in the manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 2;
4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a method of manufacturing a filter by the manufacturing apparatus of FIG. 2 in the order of manufacturing steps.
FIG. 5 is an overall manufacturing flow diagram of the filter of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view of a conventional filter.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a problem of a conventional filter.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a method for setting a cross-sectional shape of a sealing body.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Manufacturing apparatus, 11: Holding means, 13: Mold, 17: Raw material supply means
2: Slurry
5: Filter, 51: Outer skin, 52: Cell wall, 54: Sealed body, 55: Cell, 541: One sealed body

Claims (6)

A method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb filter comprising a plurality of cells and alternately sealing both sides of the cells with a sealing body in an axial direction, the honeycomb formed body having a plurality of cells being extruded and the predetermined a first molding step of inserting the sealing member into the cell, the ceramic honeycomb filter which comprises a second forming step of extruding to a predetermined length of the honeycomb molded body after the first molding step Production method. 2. The method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb filter according to claim 1 , wherein in the first forming step, a sealing body is inserted into a predetermined position of the cell in the axial direction of the cell of the honeycomb formed body , and the second method for producing a ceramic honeycomb filter, characterized in a Turkey to extrusion molding the honeycomb molded body in the molding step to a predetermined length while maintaining the position of inserting the sealing Tometai in the first molding step. Claim 1 or a method for producing a ceramic honeycomb filter according to 2, wherein the cutting step of cutting the honeycomb molded body after the second step, repeating the first, second molding step and the cutting step A method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb filter.   A ceramic honeycomb filter manufacturing apparatus comprising a plurality of cells and alternately sealing both sides of the cells with a sealing body in the axial direction, and a mold for extruding a honeycomb formed body having a plurality of cells to one side And a sealing body disposed on one side of the mold at a position corresponding to a predetermined cell of the ceramic honeycomb filter, and a holding means for holding the sealing body Honeycomb filter manufacturing equipment. 5. The apparatus for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb filter according to claim 4 , further comprising a moving unit that moves the holding unit in synchronization with an extrusion speed of the honeycomb formed body. The claim 4 or an apparatus for producing a ceramic honeycomb filter according to 5, the manufacturing apparatus of the ceramic honeycomb filter is characterized by having a cutting means for cutting the honeycomb molded body into a predetermined length.

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