View source for Plasticized Material Supply Device And Three-Dimensional Shaping Device: abstract simplified (18298440)

*This abstract for appeared for patent application  number 18298440 Titled 'Plasticized Material Supply Device And Three-Dimensional Shaping Device'

==Simplified Explanation==

The abstract describes a device that supplies plasticized material. It includes a nozzle that discharges the material onto a stage. There are three flow paths through which different plasticized materials flow. A flow rate adjusting mechanism is located at the junction of these flow paths and controls the amount of material discharged from the nozzle. This mechanism consists of a butterfly valve and a drive motor that rotates the valve. The control unit manages the flow rate adjusting mechanism.


==Original Abstract Submitted==

A plasticized material supply device includes: a nozzle configured to discharge a plasticized material toward a stage; a first flow path through which a first plasticized material flows; a second flow path through which a second plasticized material flows; a third flow path through which the plasticized material flows; a flow rate adjusting mechanism provided at a junction of the first flow path, the second flow path, and the third flow path, and configured to adjust a discharge amount of the plasticized material from the nozzle; and a control unit configured to control the flow rate adjusting mechanism. The flow rate adjusting mechanism includes a butterfly valve formed by processing a part of a drive shaft disposed along a direction intersecting a direction in which the third flow path extends, and a drive motor configured to rotate the butterfly valve by rotating the drive shaft.