Stopping member, firing furnace, and method for manufacturing honeycomb structure
AssigneeIbiden Co., Ltd.
InventorYuichi HIROSHIMA
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Abstract
A stopping member includes a shaft rod and a stopper. The stopper is provided at an end of the shaft rod. The shaft rod and the stopper are arranged so that the stopping member forms a substantially linear shape upon passing through a through hole provided in a heat insulating layer which is provided to enclose a heater and a muffle to accommodate a ceramic molded body in a firing furnace. The stopper is configured to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shaft rod so as to fix the heat insulating layer after the end of the shaft rod has passed through the through hole.
Claims44
A stopping member comprising:
- a shaft rod;
- and
- a stopper provided at an end of the shaft rod, the shaft rod and the stopper being arranged so that the stopping member forms a substantially linear shape upon passing through a through hole provided in a heat insulating layer which is provided to enclose a heater and a muffle to accommodate a ceramic molded body in a firing furnace, the stopper being configured to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shaft rod so as to fix the heat insulating layer after the end of the shaft rod has passed through the through hole.
A firing furnace comprising:
- a muffle having a space to accommodate a ceramic molded body;
- a heater disposed outside the muffle;
- a heat insulating layer provided to enclose said muffle and said heater and having a through hole;
- and
- a plurality of stopping members which fix said heat insulating layer, at least one of said plurality of stopping members comprising:
- a shaft rod;
- and
- a stopper provided at an end of the shaft rod, the shaft rod and the stopper being arranged so that said at least one of said plurality of stopping members forms a substantially linear shape upon passing through the through hole provided in the heat insulating layer, the stopper being configured to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shaft rod so as to fix the heat insulating layer after the end of the shaft rod has passed through the through hole.
A method for manufacturing a honeycomb structure, the method comprising:
- manufacturing a ceramic molded body;
- providing a firing furnace comprising:
- a muffle having a space to accommodate a ceramic molded body;
- a heater disposed outside the muffle;
- a heat insulating layer provided to enclose said muffle and said heater and having a through hole;
- and
- a plurality of stopping members which fix said heat insulating layer, at least one of said plurality of stopping members comprising:
- a shaft rod;
- and
- a stopper provided at an end of the shaft rod, the shaft rod and the stopper being arranged so that said at least one of said plurality of stopping members forms a substantially linear shape upon passing through the through hole provided in the heat insulating layer, the stopper being configured to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the shaft rod so as to fix the heat insulating layer after the end of the shaft rod has passed through the through hole;
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- transporting the manufactured ceramic molded body into the firing furnace to fire the ceramic molded body to manufacture a ceramic fired body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.