Patent ID: 11958017
Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A hollow-fiber membrane module comprising:
a hollow-fiber membrane bundle comprising a plurality of hollow-fiber membranes bundled in a potting part;
a housing enclosing the hollow-fiber membrane bundle; and
a protective member adhered to and continuously covering an outer surface of the potting part through a cured adhesive layer which is in direct contact with the protective member and with the outer surface of the potting part,
wherein there is a gap between the protective member and the housing, and
wherein the protective member has a notched part through which one end of the protective member communicates with another end in a longitudinal direction of the hollow-fiber membrane bundle, and at which the outer surface of the potting part is exposed.