Package

Abstract

A package 10 can be piled up in a multistage condition. The package 10 includes a base 12 for supporting a side portion 11 c of a honeycomb structure 11 so as to house a honeycomb structure by lying its long axis in parallel with a horizontal direction; a protection member 13 for surrounding the honeycomb structure 11 and the base 12 from the side; and a box for housing the honeycomb structure 11 , the base 12 , and the protection member 13.

1 . A package capable of being piled up in a multistage condition, which possesses such a construction that a longitudinal direction of a honeycomb structure is set in a horizontal direction. 
   
   
       2 . A package according to  claim 1 , wherein the construction comprises:
 a base for supporting a side portion of the honeycomb structure,   a protection member for surrounding the honeycomb structure and the base from the side, and   a box for housing the honeycomb structure, the base, and the protection member.   
   
   
       3 . A package according to  claim 2 , wherein the base has a receiving portion having a shape complementary to a side portion of the honeycomb structure and evenly supports the side portion of the honeycomb structure from below. 
   
   
       4 . A package according to  claim 3 , wherein the base supports the side portion of the honeycomb structure from below except for the end edge portion in the longitudinal direction (direction of through-holes) of the honeycomb structure. 
   
   
       5 . A package according to  claim 2 , wherein a height of the protection member is the same as or more than a diameter of the honeycomb structure.