Material supply device and plasticizing apparatus
Provided is a material supply device that supplies a material to a plasticizing unit, the plasticizing unit being configured to plasticize the material to generate a plasticized material, the material supply device including: a housing having an inlet through which the material is fed into the plasticizing unit, and accommodating the material; and a rotary member provided above the inlet in the housing and configured to rotate around a rotation shaft intersecting a vertical direction. The material is accommodated above the rotary member in the housing, and the material is intermittently supplied to the inlet by the rotation of the rotary member.
1. A material supply device that supplies a material to a plasticizing unit, the plasticizing unit being configured to plasticize the material to generate a plasticized material, the material supply device comprising:
a housing having an inlet through which the material is fed into the plasticizing unit, and accommodating the material;
a rotary member provided above the inlet in the housing and configured to rotate around a rotation shaft intersecting a vertical direction, wherein
the material is accommodated above the rotary member in the housing, and
the material is intermittently supplied to the inlet by the rotation of the rotary member;
a drive unit configured to rotate the rotation shaft; and
an extensible member supporting the drive unit and configured to extend and contract in the vertical direction, wherein when the extensible member extends and contracts in the vertical direction, a position of the rotary member in the vertical direction in the housing and a position of the drive unit in the vertical direction changes.