A degassing apparatus is provided that accomplishes the connecting of a
degassing element and a connecting member and/or the joining of a vacuum
(reduced-pressure) chamber and the connecting member without using a
fastening structure screwed together with the connecting member. A
degassing apparatus includes: a reduced-pressure chamber having a through
port for flowing a degassing target liquid therethrough; a degassing
element, accommodated in the chamber, for passing the liquid
therethrough; and a tubular connecting member joined to the chamber at
the through port. The degassing element includes a gas-permeable tube,
for passing the liquid therethrough, being covered with a joint piece at
an end portion of the gas-permeable tube. The degassing element is fixed
to the chamber by heat sealing the connecting member and the joint piece
together.