JP4998346B2 - Method for manufacturing ceramic honeycomb structure - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure used for a ceramic carrier for a combustion exhaust purification catalyst, a diesel particulate filter for collecting exhaust particulates, and the like.

  Conventionally, a ceramic honeycomb structure is used as a carrier for an exhaust purification catalyst installed in a combustion exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine such as a vehicle engine, a filter base material for a diesel particulate filter (DPF), or the like. A ceramic honeycomb structure is obtained by kneading a main raw material powder constituting a composition of a desired ceramic material, a molding aid such as a binder, a plasticizer and a pore former to ensure moldability, and a dispersion medium such as water. A ceramic honeycomb molded body that is formed by extruding a ceramic clay from a forming die provided with predetermined lattice grooves to form a ceramic honeycomb formed body having a large number of cells having a predetermined shape in which a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral wall is partitioned by partitions. It is.

In the ceramic honeycomb structure, there are problems such as cell deformation in which part of the partition wall is deformed by its own weight during molding, distortion deformation of the outer peripheral shape, and generation of cracks due to nonuniformity of the wall thickness of the outer peripheral wall. Is a process of producing a ceramic fired body by extruding a ceramic clay, drying and firing, a process of removing the peripheral portion of the ceramic honeycomb fired body by grinding, and after removing the deformed cells, the ceramic honeycomb A technique for improving the mechanical strength, roundness, and dimensional accuracy of a ceramic honeycomb structure is disclosed by a manufacturing method including a step of forming a peripheral wall portion by applying a coating material to the outer peripheral surface of a fired body. .
JP-A-3-275309

In recent years, with the aim of reducing the heat capacity of the ceramic support and activating the catalyst early, and increasing the cell density to improve the collection efficiency, the thickness of the partition walls of the ceramic honeycomb structure has been reduced, and further dimensional accuracy has increased. Improvements in mechanical strength and thermal shock resistance are required.
However, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the composition of the ceramic honeycomb fired body and the composition of the coating material applied to the outer peripheral surface thereof are different, the thermal expansion coefficients do not match, and thermal shock is required for use in a high temperature environment. There is a possibility that the strength against the is insufficient.
Furthermore, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, even if the ceramic honeycomb fired body is fired after being applied to the ceramic honeycomb fired body in order to enhance thermal shock resistance, the fired ceramic honeycomb fired body is fired again. As a result, the porosity is lowered and the ceramic honeycomb structure may not function as a filter or catalyst carrier, which is the original purpose of the ceramic honeycomb structure. In addition, thermal stress is caused by the difference between the dimensional change due to refiring of the ceramic honeycomb fired body and the dimensional change due to firing of the coating material, and the outer peripheral wall may peel from the ceramic honeycomb fired body or cracks may occur in the outer peripheral wall. There is also.
In addition, the ceramic fired body generally has high hardness and is difficult to process, and the method of processing the outer edge portion of the ceramic honeycomb fired body after firing requires an extremely long processing time and may increase the cost. There is also.

  Accordingly, in view of such circumstances, the present invention aims to provide a method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure excellent in dimensional accuracy, mechanical strength, and thermal shock strength.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure in which a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral wall is partitioned by partition walls having a predetermined shape and a plurality of cells serving as gas flow paths are provided. A forming step of forming a ceramic honeycomb formed body by extruding from a forming die provided with lattice grooves having a predetermined shape, and calcining the ceramic honeycomb formed body at a temperature lower than a sintering temperature. A calcining step for forming a ceramic honeycomb calcined body, a processing step for processing and removing a peripheral portion of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body to form a ceramic honeycomb processed body, and forming an outer peripheral wall on the outer peripheral surface of the ceramic honeycomb processed body An outer peripheral wall forming step in which a material is applied to form an outer peripheral wall having a predetermined film thickness, and the outer peripheral wall and the ceramic honeycomb processed body are simultaneously sintered to form an integrated ceramic honeycomb structure ; And a simultaneous sintering step formed between.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the ceramic honeycomb formed body becomes a ceramic honeycomb calcined body having a strength that can withstand processing by calcining, and defects such as eccentricity due to cracks and cells generated during forming and due to its own weight are processed by processing. Can be removed. Moreover, the ceramic honeycomb calcined body has room for dimensional change due to sintering, and stress due to a difference from the dimensional change due to firing of the outer peripheral wall formed on the surface of the ceramic honeycomb processed body is suppressed. Therefore, a ceramic honeycomb structure with few defects, excellent dimensional accuracy, and high thermal shock resistance can be obtained.

  In the invention of claim 2, the outer peripheral wall forming material includes a ceramic raw material in which the composition after sintering of the main component is the same as the composition after sintering of the ceramic material, a dispersant, a binder, and a viscoelasticity adjusting agent. And a dispersion medium are mixed to form a slurry or paste.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the ceramic honeycomb processed body and the outer peripheral wall can be integrally sintered, it is possible to obtain a ceramic honeycomb structure with fewer defects, excellent dimensional accuracy, and high thermal shock resistance. it can.

In the invention of claim 3, said outer peripheral wall forming material before sintering of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body outer diameter after sintering of the provisional sintered body in when sintered D _CFD the provisional sintered bodies The calcined body firing rate of change S _BOD divided by the outer diameter dimension D _PRE and the film thickness dimension T _CFD of the outer peripheral wall after sintering when the outer peripheral wall is sintered are the film thickness before sintering of the outer peripheral wall. the relative firing shrinkage rate ΔS of the outer peripheral wall firing shrinkage rate S _SKN obtained by dividing the dimension T _CTD satisfy the relationship of equation 1 below.
−1.5 ≦ ΔS ≦ 0.5 Formula 1
However, ΔS = S _BOD −S _SKN (%)
S _BOD = 100 · D _CFD / D _PRE (%)
It is defined as S _SKN = 100 · _TCFD / _TCTD (%).

  If the firing rate of change of the outer peripheral wall forming material is adjusted within the scope of the invention of claim 3, it is sintered without causing thermal stress due to the difference in thermal expansion coefficient with the ceramic honeycomb calcined body. A ceramic honeycomb structure having few defects, excellent dimensional accuracy, and high thermal shock resistance can be obtained.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the outer peripheral wall forming step includes: a holding and rotating device that can rotate while holding both ends of the ceramic honeycomb processed body; and a squeegee that separates a predetermined gap from the surface of the ceramic honeycomb processed body. Alternatively, an outer peripheral wall forming material application unit that disposes a blade and rotates the ceramic honeycomb processed body by the holding and rotating device and causes the outer peripheral wall forming material to flow out of the gap and apply to the surface of the ceramic honeycomb processed body. It has.

  According to invention of Claim 4, the said outer peripheral wall formation material can be apply | coated to the outer peripheral surface of the said ceramic honeycomb processed body very uniformly with the said squeegee or a braid | blade.

  In the invention of claim 5, in the outer peripheral wall forming step, the outer peripheral wall forming material is applied in a plurality of times and leveling is performed after the application.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a ceramic honeycomb structure having a more uniform outer peripheral wall thickness, fewer defects, excellent dimensional accuracy, and high thermal shock resistance can be obtained.

  In the invention of claim 6, the processing step rotates a grindstone having diamond abrasive grains on the outer peripheral surface of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body at a predetermined number of revolutions, and the outer periphery of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body is The outer peripheral edge of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body is ground and removed at a predetermined processing speed while rotating at a peripheral speed.

  According to the invention of claim 6, there is no possibility of causing a processing defect such as chipping during the processing of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body, and there is further less defects, an excellent dimensional accuracy, and a high thermal shock resistance. Obtainable.

  In a seventh aspect of the present invention, the molding step uses a molding die that does not have a groove portion that forms the outer peripheral wall but includes only the groove portion that forms the partition wall.

  According to the invention of claim 7, it is possible to form a ceramic honeycomb formed body having only the partition walls without having the outer peripheral wall. Since the ceramic honeycomb molded body does not have an outer peripheral wall, the thickness of the outer peripheral wall, which is the starting point of the crack, does not become uneven and cracks are less likely to occur. Since there is no outer peripheral wall and there are no cracks, in the above outer peripheral portion processing step after calcination, only the portion of the cell is removed by processing, and the time required for processing can be greatly shortened, and the material to be processed and removed Waste can be greatly reduced.

  With reference to FIG. 1, an outline of a method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an outline of a method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the raw material preparation step P1, raw materials are prepared so as to have a predetermined ceramic composition, and in the kneading step P2, the prepared raw material adjusted to a predetermined particle size distribution, a dispersion medium such as water, and the predetermined And kneading with an auxiliary agent, etc., to form a ceramic clay, in the clay adjustment step P3, the fluidity of the ceramic clay is adjusted, and in the molding step P4, the ceramic clay is extruded from a predetermined molding die. After forming a ceramic honeycomb formed body provided with a large number of cells partitioned by the above, sufficiently dried in the drying step P5, and then calcined at a predetermined temperature lower than the sintering temperature in the calcining step P6. A calcined body is formed. In the outer peripheral portion processing step P7, the outer peripheral edge of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body is processed into a predetermined shape by a processing apparatus to obtain a ceramic honeycomb processed body. In the outer peripheral wall material adjusting step P80, the prepared raw material and the composition after sintering are the same, and an outer peripheral wall material having a predetermined firing change rate is adjusted as compared with the ceramic honeycomb processed body. In the outer peripheral wall forming step P8, the outer peripheral wall material is uniformly applied to the outer peripheral surface of the ceramic honeycomb processed body to form the outer peripheral wall. After sufficiently drying in the drying step P9, simultaneous sintering is performed in the simultaneous sintering step P10 so that the outer peripheral wall and the processed ceramic honeycomb body are integrated. According to the present invention, the ceramic honeycomb formed body becomes a ceramic honeycomb calcined body having a strength that can withstand processing by calcining, and defects such as cracks and cells generated during molding and eccentricity due to its own weight can be removed by processing. In addition, the ceramic honeycomb calcined body has room for dimensional change due to sintering, and the stress due to the difference from the dimensional change due to firing of the outer peripheral wall formed on the surface of the ceramic honeycomb processed body is suppressed. And the outer peripheral wall can be integrally sintered, so that a ceramic honeycomb structure with few defects, excellent dimensional accuracy, and high thermal shock resistance can be obtained. In the outer peripheral wall forming step P8, the outer peripheral wall may be formed in a plurality of times while adjusting the viscosity characteristics of the outer peripheral wall forming material.

About the manufacturing method of the ceramic honeycomb structure 1 _CFD in the first embodiment of the present invention, a cordier used in a diesel particulate filter (DPF) provided in a combustion exhaust passage of a diesel engine and collecting particulate matter PM. The present invention is used for the production of light quality ceramic honeycomb structure 1 _CFD (for example, partition wall thickness: 15 mil, cell density: 250 cpsi, outer diameter: φ200 mm, outer peripheral wall thickness: 40 mil, length: 200 mm, porosity: 50%). The case where it is applied will be described in detail together with the problems of the conventional manufacturing method and the effects of the present invention.
In the raw material preparation step P1, as a preparation raw material, a raw material that becomes a cordierite (2MgO · 3Al ₂ O ₃ · 5SiO ₂ ) composition by firing, that is, talc 3MgO · 4SiO ₂ · H ₂ O, magnesia MgO, silica SiO ₂ , A ceramic raw material powder appropriately selected from kaolin Al ₂ O ₃ · 2SiO ₂ · 2H ₂ O, alumina Al ₂ O ₃ , boehmite AlOOH, aluminum hydroxide Al (OH) _{3 and the} like is prepared at a predetermined blending ratio to obtain a predetermined Adjust to raw material with particle size distribution. Further, yttria Y ₂ O ₃ , titania TiO ₂ , transition metal, or the like may be added depending on the application.

  Next, in the kneading step P2, as auxiliary agents such as a binder, a plasticizer, a dispersant, a lubricant, a glaze, a surfactant, and a pore-forming agent, methyl cellulose MC, carboxymethyl cellulose CMC, polyvinyl alcohol PVA, starch glue, poly A necessary material is appropriately selected from an alkylene derivative, glycerin, gelatin, wax emulsion, carbon, sawdust, etc., kneaded with the above-mentioned preparation raw material to form ceramic clay 100, and ceramic clay in the clay adjustment step P3. The water content and viscosity are adjusted so that 100 has predetermined flow characteristics.

In the forming step P4, as shown in FIG. 2, the adjusted ceramic clay 100 is extruded from a forming die 2 provided with predetermined lattice grooves using a plunger-type or screw-type extruder 3. The outer peripheral wall 10 _FMD in the partition wall 11 _FMD many cells 12 _FMD partitioned the take-off is the conveyor 4 of the roller conveyor or the like while being continuously formed by a predetermined with further drying before or after drying the cutting device 5, etc. The ceramic honeycomb formed body 1 _FMD is formed.

In general, the ceramic clay 100 is a non-Newtonian fluid, and as shown in FIG. 2, the ceramic clay 100 does not become a laminar flow in the extruder 3 and shows a relatively narrow velocity distribution, but compared with the central portion of the extruder 3. In the vicinity of the inner peripheral wall of the extrusion molding machine 3, the flow velocity is slowed by friction between the inner peripheral wall of the extrusion molding machine 3 and the ceramic clay 100. For this reason, even when extruded from the mold 2, a portion having a thin wall thickness tends to occur locally on the outer peripheral wall 10 due to the influence of the velocity distribution.
Such a thin part of the partition wall of the outer peripheral wall 10 appears as fine cracks 13 _FMD on the outer peripheral wall surface as shown in an enlarged manner in the frame A in FIGS. 3A and 3B, and this is the starting point. And there is a risk of growing into large cracks when fired.
Further, since the ceramic honeycomb formed body 1 _FMD is soft immediately after molding, the partition wall 11 _FMD is extremely thin. Therefore, a part of the partition wall 11 _FMD , in particular, the ceramic honeycomb formed body 1 _FMD used for transporting is omitted. At the lower end of the ceramic honeycomb formed body 1 _{FMD in} contact with the setter, there is a possibility that a cell _twist 14 _FMD deformed by its own weight as shown in the enlarged view in the frame B in FIG.

The obtained ceramic honeycomb formed body 1 _FMD is sufficiently dried by a microwave dryer or the like in the drying step P5, and further calcined at a temperature lower than the sintering temperature in the calcining step P6.
In this embodiment, the temperature at which the generation of cordierite phase is started in the MgO—SiO ₂ —Al ₂ O ₃ ternary system, and there is no room for dimensional change due to sintering without complete sintering. The calcining temperature is 1360 ° C. to 1400 ° C. In the calcination process, the organic substance added as an auxiliary agent contained in the ceramic honeycomb formed body 1 _FMD is burned off, and the generation of a cordierite phase is started by a solid phase reaction of MgO—SiO ₂ —Al ₂ O ₃ components in the raw material. As a result, a ceramic honeycomb calcined body 1 _PRE is obtained.

In the outer peripheral portion processing step P7, the outer peripheral edge of the obtained ceramic honeycomb calcined body 1 _PRE is ground to obtain a ceramic honeycomb processed body 1 _SPD . The ceramic honeycomb calcined body 1 _PRE has a mechanical strength much higher than that of the ceramic honeycomb formed body 1 _FMD , but the bonding between the particles is weaker and the processing is easier than after the sintering. For the grinding of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body 1 _PRE , as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the ceramic honeycomb is rotated while rotating a grindstone having diamond abrasive grains on the outer peripheral surface at a predetermined rotational speed (for example, 100 to 7000 rpm). while rotating the outer periphery of the calcined body _{1 PRE} at a predetermined peripheral speed (e.g. 630~4400m / min), grinding the outer periphery of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body _{1 PRE} at a predetermined machining speed (e.g. 500 mm / min) An NC peripheral grinding device 6 or the like is used.
Predetermined machining the outer peripheral surface L of the predetermined ranging _SP grinding allowance AR SP _(e.g. 7 mm, 5 cell fraction) is set in consideration of the dimensional change due to sintering of the calcined body.
In the conventional post-sintering process, the sintered body was hard, so it was necessary to reduce the grinding allowance as much as possible. However, in the present invention, the process after calcining is easy, so grinding is easy and sufficient grinding allowance is ensured. As a result, it is possible to reliably remove defective portions such as cell twists and cracks.
As shown in FIG. 4 (b), a ceramic honeycomb composed of a plurality of cells 12 _PRE , which is cut only from the cracks 11 _PRE and the cell twists 14 _PRE from the ceramic honeycomb calcined body 1 _PRE and partitioned only by the partition walls 11 _PRE without deformation. Workpiece 1 _SPD is obtained. In addition, the opening cell 12 _OPN which opens to the surface is formed in the surface site _| part of ceramic honeycomb processed body 1 _SPD .

In the outer circumferential wall formation step P8, as shown in FIG. 5, the holding and rotating device 7 for rotatable while holding both ends of the ceramic honeycomb worked body 1 _SPD, while rotating the ceramic honeycomb worked body 1 _SPD, the outer peripheral wall forming the material 150 is applied to the outer peripheral surface of the ceramic honeycomb workpiece 150 _SPD, excessive periphery by thickness uniformizing means 8 of the squeegee or blade like provided spaced apart a predetermined gap GP between the processing outer peripheral surface L _SP By scraping the wall forming material 150 and filling the inside of the open cell 12 _OPN with the outer peripheral wall forming material 150, the outer peripheral wall 151 having a predetermined film thickness (for example, 0.3 mm to 2 mm) is formed.
In the outer peripheral wall forming material 150, a cordierite-forming raw material, a dispersing agent, a bond, and a composition after sintering in the outer peripheral wall material adjusting step P80 are the same as those after sintering of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body 1 _PRE. An agent, a viscoelasticity adjusting agent, and the like and a dispersion medium such as water are mixed to prepare a slurry or paste.

The outer peripheral wall forming step P8 may be performed in a plurality of times.
As shown in FIG. 6A, when the outer peripheral wall 151 is formed on the surface of the ceramic honeycomb processed body 1 _SPD by applying the outer peripheral wall forming material 150 once to form the primary outer peripheral wall forming body 1 _CTD , There is a possibility that the outer peripheral wall forming material 150 is not sufficiently filled in the cell 12 _OPN and the voids VC are slightly scattered.
Therefore, when the primary outer peripheral wall forming body 1 _CTD is left still and the outer peripheral wall 151 is leveled, a part of the outer peripheral wall 151 flows into the gap VC as shown in FIG. Is filled with the peripheral wall forming material.
However, the circumferential membrane forming electrostatic mounting body 1 _STLD surface as shown in FIG. 6 (c), there is a risk that the recess 152 having a thickness thinner in the extrusion direction of the vertical stripe form are formed.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the outer peripheral wall forming the electrostatic mounting body _{1 STLD} outer peripheral wall forming material 150 again to the surface of the coating, while filling the concave portion 152, to form a 2 Tsugigaishu wall 123, Fig. 7 As shown in (b), the secondary outer peripheral wall forming body 1 _WCTD having a smooth surface state is obtained.

Ceramic honeycomb worked body _{1 SPD} opening shape of the processed outer peripheral surface _{L SP} appears on the surface open cells _{12 OPN} of not necessarily constant, the viscosity of the outer peripheral wall material 150 used to form the 1 Tsugigaishu wall forming body _{1 CTD} is high The opening cell 12 _OPN having a narrow opening may not be sufficiently filled with the outer peripheral wall material 150. In the outer peripheral wall material adjustment step P80, the outer peripheral wall material 150 used for forming the primary outer peripheral wall forming body 1 _CTD is: It is desirable to adjust to a low viscosity. In addition, since the concave portion 152 is relatively shallow, even if the viscosity of the outer peripheral wall material 150 is high, it is easily filled and the film thickness can be easily uniformed. Therefore, the outer peripheral wall forming body 1 is used for forming the _WCTD. The wall material 150 is desirably adjusted to a high viscosity.

After the outer peripheral wall 151 is formed, the outer peripheral wall 151 is sufficiently dried by a microwave dryer or the like in the drying step P9, and then in the simultaneous sintering step P10, the primary outer peripheral wall forming body 1 at a predetermined firing temperature. _{When the CTD} or the secondary outer peripheral wall forming body 1 _WCTD is simultaneously sintered, the outer peripheral wall 151 and the partition wall 11 _PRE are simultaneously sintered, and the partition wall 11 is _placed in the outer peripheral wall 124 _CFD as shown in FIG. it is a ceramic honeycomb structural body _{1 CFD} having many cells _{12 CFD} partitioned by _CFD.
In the present embodiment, the simultaneous sintering temperature is adjusted to a range of 1430 ° C. to 1450 ° C.

The effects of the present invention will be described with reference to Tables 1 and 2 and FIG.
When the conventional ceramic honeycomb formed body is fired as it is, the crack generation rate is set as Comparative Example 1, and in the first embodiment of the present invention, the outer peripheral wall forming material 150 having a different firing change rate S _SKN is used. Table 1 shows the rate of occurrence of cracks when the film thickness was changed as Examples 1, 2, and 3.

表１に示すように、外周壁１５１の膜厚が薄いとクラックが発生し易いことが判明した。外周壁１５１の膜厚を厚くすると、クラックの防止には効果があるが、熱容量が大きくなるので、セラミックハニカム構造体の用途には、外周壁膜をできる限り薄くするのが望ましい。そこで、外周壁１５１を複数回に分けて形成し、外周壁形成を１回のみ行った場合のクラック発生率を実施例４とし、外周壁形成を２回行った場合のクラック発生率を実施例５として表２及び図１１に示す。

As shown in Table 1, it was found that cracks are likely to occur when the outer peripheral wall 151 is thin. Increasing the thickness of the outer peripheral wall 151 is effective in preventing cracks, but increases the heat capacity. Therefore, it is desirable to make the outer peripheral wall film as thin as possible for the use of the ceramic honeycomb structure. Therefore, the outer peripheral wall 151 is formed in a plurality of times, the crack occurrence rate when the outer peripheral wall is formed only once is set as Example 4, and the crack occurrence rate when the outer peripheral wall is formed twice is set as an example. 5 is shown in Table 2 and FIG.

The outer peripheral wall forming material 150 is a ceramic honeycomb as an index representing the calcined body firing shrinkage upon sintering the calcined body 1 _PRE, provisional sintered body 1 _PRE of the provisional sintered body 1 dimensions D _CFD after sintering calculating a calcined body firing shrinkage rate S _BOD divided by sintering pre dimension D _pRE of _pRE, as an index indicating the firing shrinkage upon firing the outer peripheral wall 151, the thickness dimension after sintering of the outer peripheral wall 151 when relative firing shrinkage rate ΔS of the outer peripheral wall firing shrinkage rate S _SKN obtained by dividing the sintered thickness before dimension T _CTD of the outer peripheral wall 151 of the T _CFD satisfy the relationship of formula 1, the incidence of cracking Was found to be lower.
−1.5 ≦ ΔS ≦ 0.5 Formula 1
However, ΔS = S _BOD −S _SKN (%)
S _BOD = 100 · D _CFD / D _PRE (%)
It is defined as S _SKN = 100 · _TCFD / _TCTD (%).

The firing change rate S _SKN of the outer peripheral wall forming material 150 is a ceramic used for the outer peripheral wall forming material 150 while the main component is a raw material having the same composition after sintering as the ceramic raw material forming the ceramic honeycomb formed body 1 _FMD. It can be adjusted by adjusting the particle size distribution of the raw material, changing the kind of starting raw material, the concentration of slurry, and the like.
In the present embodiment, the firing rate of change S _SKN of the outer peripheral wall forming material 150 is adjusted by adjusting the blending ratio of the raw material to be the aluminum Al source among the starting raw materials.

With reference to FIG. 10, the outer peripheral wall formation process in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. This embodiment is based on the manufacturing method shown in the above embodiment, and shows a more uniform method for forming an outer peripheral wall. The external shape of the ceramic honeycomb structure is not limited to a columnar shape, and the cross section may be appropriately changed according to the application, such as an oval shape, an oval shape, a rectangle, or a polygon. Such a change in shape can be easily coped with by changing the shape of the mold 2 in the molding step P4, and also in the outer peripheral portion machining step P7 by the NC grinding device 6 or the like. For example, it can be ground into a shape having an arbitrary profile. Therefore, the present embodiment is different in that a means for forming an outer peripheral wall having a uniform film thickness is used by using a holding and rotating device 7a and an outer peripheral wall equalizing device 8a as shown in FIG. This figure (a) is a partially omitted front view, and (b) is a sectional view.
The holding and rotating device 7a allows the ceramic honeycomb processed body 1 _SPD to be moved in the vertical direction by the elevating mechanism 71a while rotating the ceramic honeycomb processed body 1 _SPD by the holding rotating portion 70a, and thus the surface of the ceramic honeycomb processed body 1 _SPD having an arbitrary shape. An outer peripheral wall 151 can be formed on the substrate.
Further, the outer peripheral wall equalizing device 8a is provided with a storage tank 81 for storing the outer peripheral wall forming material 150, and a predetermined gap GP is provided between the ceramic honeycomb processed body 1 _SPD and the tip thereof at the opening of the storage tank 81. When the blade 80 is arranged and the ceramic ceramic honeycomb processed body 1 _SPD rotates along the shape, the outer peripheral wall forming material 150 in the storage tank 81 has a constant film thickness and the outer peripheral surface of the ceramic honeycomb processed body 150 _SPD . Can be applied. After the outer peripheral wall 151 is formed, the shutter 82 is lowered, and the supply of the outer peripheral wall forming material 150 can be shut off.

With reference to FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the manufacturing method of the ceramic honeycomb structure in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. The present embodiment is based on the manufacturing method of the ceramic honeycomb structure in the above-described embodiment, and is different in that the forming die 2a is used in the forming step P7, and thus the material cost and the significant cost of the outer peripheral portion processing step P4 are different. Reduction is possible.
In the above embodiment, the outer peripheral wall and the partition wall are simultaneously formed using the molding die 2 having the outer peripheral wall forming groove portion and the partition wall forming groove portion as shown in FIG. However, by using the molding die 2a that does not have the outer peripheral wall forming groove as shown in this figure (b), the ceramic honeycomb formed body 1a having only the partition walls without the outer peripheral wall is formed. can do. As shown in FIG. 12, in the ceramic honeycomb formed body 1a, there is a possibility that the cell edge 14a at the lower end is formed in the same manner as in the above embodiment, but since there is no outer peripheral wall, the outer peripheral wall that becomes the starting point of the crack Non-uniform thickness does not occur and cracks are less likely to occur. Since there is no outer peripheral wall and there are no cracks, in the outer peripheral portion processing step P7 after calcination, only the cell twist 14a portion is processed and removed, and the time required for processing can be greatly shortened. Waste can be greatly reduced.

FIG. 13 shows the displacement (%) with respect to the firing temperature of the cordierite material used in the method for manufacturing the ceramic honeycomb structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
S _BOD indicates the displacement of the ceramic honeycomb processed body 1 _SPD , and S _SKN indicates the displacement of the outer peripheral wall forming body 1 _CTD .

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and is appropriately selected according to the characteristics of the ceramic material to which the calcination temperature and the calcination temperature are applied, and the calcination of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body formed by the material. If the change rate and the firing change rate of the outer peripheral wall forming material are adjusted, in addition to the cordierite exemplified in the above embodiment, oxides such as alumina, silica, titania, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, nitride, carbide, etc. The present invention can be applied to the production of a ceramic honeycomb structure using various ceramic materials.

  The ceramic honeycomb structure thus obtained is suitable as a carrier for an exhaust gas purification catalyst for automobiles or as a filter base material for a filter for collecting particulates, for example, either before or after forming the outer peripheral wall. Although it is good, after the cells are alternately plugged at both ends of the ceramic honeycomb structure using the same ceramic material as the outer peripheral wall forming material, simultaneous firing may be performed.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure of the present invention. These are block diagrams which show the formation process outline | summary of the ceramic honeycomb structure in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. These show the defect which may generate | occur | produce in the ceramic honeycomb molded object in the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a cross-sectional schematic diagram. (A) shows the outline | summary of the process in the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (b) is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the ceramic honeycomb processed body after a process. These are perspective views which show the outline | summary of the outer peripheral wall formation process in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. These show the primary outer peripheral wall formation body in the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows immediately after formation, (b) is a cross-sectional schematic diagram which shows after stationary, (c). FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a surface state after standing. These show the secondary outer peripheral wall formation body in the 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a cross-sectional schematic diagram, (b) is a perspective view which shows a surface state. These are the cross-sectional schematic diagrams of the ceramic honeycomb structure after the simultaneous baking in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. These are the characteristic views which show the effect in the 1st Embodiment of this invention with a comparative example. These show the outline | summary of the outer peripheral wall formation apparatus used for the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a partially abbreviated front view, (b) is sectional drawing. These show the outline | summary of the shaping | molding die used for 3rd Embodiment, (a) is a front view (b), It is sectional drawing. These are the schematic diagrams which show the outline | summary of the ceramic honeycomb molded object in 3rd Embodiment. The characteristic view which shows the thermal change of CTE in cordierite.

Explanation of symbols

_{DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS} 1 Ceramic honeycomb structure 1 _FMD ceramic honeycomb molded body 1 _PRE ceramic honeycomb calcined body 1 _SPT ceramic honeycomb processed body 1 _CTD (primary) outer peripheral wall formation body
150 (primary) outer peripheral wall forming material 151 (primary) outer peripheral wall 1 _WCTD secondary outer peripheral wall forming body 160 secondary outer peripheral wall forming material 161 secondary outer peripheral wall 1 _CFD ceramic honeycomb simultaneous sintered body 100 ceramic clay 2 molding Mold P1 Preparation process P2 Kneading process
P3 Fill soil adjustment process P4 Molding process P5 Drying process P6 Pre-firing process P7 Outer peripheral part processing process P8 Outer peripheral wall forming process P9 Drying process P10 Simultaneous firing process D _PRE ceramic honeycomb calcined body outer diameter D _CFD ceramic honeycomb fired body outer diameter T _CTD outer periphery Wall forming material dry film thickness T _CFD outer peripheral wall forming material fired film thickness S _BOD calcined body firing change rate S _SKN outer peripheral wall material firing change rate ΔS Relative firing change rate

Claims (7)

In the method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure in which a plurality of cells serving as gas flow paths are provided by partitioning a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral wall with partition walls having a predetermined shape,
A molding step of kneading a predetermined ceramic material and a predetermined auxiliary agent and extruding from a molding die provided with a lattice groove of a predetermined shape to form a ceramic honeycomb molded body,
A calcining step of calcining the ceramic honeycomb formed body at a temperature lower than a sintering temperature to form a ceramic honeycomb calcined body;
A processing step of processing and removing the peripheral portion of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body to form a ceramic honeycomb processed body,
An outer peripheral wall forming step of forming an outer peripheral wall having a predetermined film thickness by applying an outer peripheral wall forming material to the outer peripheral surface of the ceramic honeycomb processed body;
A method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure, comprising: simultaneously sintering the outer peripheral wall and the ceramic honeycomb processed body to form an integrated ceramic honeycomb structure.   The outer peripheral wall forming material is a mixture of a ceramic raw material in which the composition after sintering of the main component is the same as the composition after sintering of the ceramic material, a dispersant, a binder, a viscoelasticity adjusting agent, and a dispersion medium. 2. The method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein a slurry or paste is used. The outer peripheral wall-forming material is obtained by dividing the sintered outer diameter D _CFD of the calcined body when the ceramic honeycomb calcined body is sintered by the outer diameter D _PRE of the calcined body before sintering. periphery obtained by dividing the thickness dimension T _CFD after sintering of the outer peripheral wall of the calcined body firing shrinkage rate S _BOD and the outer peripheral wall which is in when sintered at the sintering thickness before dimension T _CTD of the outer peripheral wall 3. The method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein a relative firing change rate ΔS with a wall firing rate S _SKN satisfies the relationship of the following formula 1.
−1.5 ≦ ΔS ≦ 0.5 Formula 1
However, ΔS = S _BOD −S _SKN (%)
S _BOD = 100 · D _CFD / D _PRE (%)
It is defined as S _SKN = 100 · _TCFD / _TCTD (%).   In the outer peripheral wall forming step, a holding and rotating device that can rotate while holding both ends of the ceramic honeycomb processed body, a squeegee or a blade is disposed at a predetermined gap from the surface of the ceramic honeycomb processed body, The ceramic honeycomb processed body is rotated by the holding and rotating device, and the outer peripheral wall forming material is applied to the surface of the ceramic honeycomb processed body by flowing out the outer peripheral wall forming material from the gap. The method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   5. The ceramic honeycomb structure according to claim 1, wherein in the outer peripheral wall forming step, the outer peripheral wall forming material is applied in a plurality of times and leveling is performed after the application. Production method.   The processing step, while rotating a grindstone having diamond abrasive grains on the outer peripheral surface of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body at a predetermined rotation speed, and rotating the outer periphery of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body at a predetermined peripheral speed, The method for manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the outer peripheral edge of the ceramic honeycomb calcined body is ground and removed at a predetermined processing speed.   The ceramic honeycomb according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the forming step uses a forming die that does not have a groove portion that forms the outer peripheral wall but includes only the groove portion that forms the partition wall. Manufacturing method of structure.

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