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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2006
Takayuki Terasaki, Yokosuka, JP;
Masahiro Usuda, Yokohama, JP;
Masaaki Nakata, Yokohama, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A device includes a housing having a hollow center and a case having a hollow fiber membrane. The case is at least partially located inside the hollow center of the housing. A first gas flow flows to the hollow center through an introducing pipe and exits the housing via a discharging pipe. A second gas flow flows through the hollow fiber membrane in the case. The first gas flow enters the case through an inflow opening in the case from a gap between a wall of the housing and the case and exits the case through a discharging opening in the case to the gap between the wall of the housing and the case. The introducing pipe is located adjacent to a dividing wall. The device provides a humidifying property by transferring moisture from the first gas flow to the second gas flow or vice versa.