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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
May. 11, 2022
Nok Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Matsuyoshi Yamashita, Shizuoka, JP;
Yosuke Ito, Shizuoka, JP;
NOK CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hollow fiber membrane module includes: an inner case; an outer case that covers the inner case from an outer periphery side with a space left therebetween; at least one bypass pipe that connects to the inner case in the space between the inner case and the outer case; and a plurality of hollow fiber membranes that are provided in the space, the inner case including, on an upstream side, an introduction portion that establishes communication between inside and outside, the outer case including, on a downstream side, a discharge portion that establishes communication between the inside and the outside, the inner case including, on the downstream side, at least one bypass port that penetrates through the inner case between the inside and the outside, the bypass pipe communicating with the bypass port and being capable of forming a fluid path that connects the bypass port and the discharge portion.