Material supply device and plasticizing device

Abstract

In a material supply device for supplying a material to a plasticizing unit that plasticizes the material to generate a plasticized material, the material supply device includes: a housing having an inlet through which the material is fed into the plasticizing unit, and configured to accommodate the material; and a supply mechanism provided in the housing, positioned above the inlet, and configured to intermittently supply the material to the inlet. The housing has an inclined wall that defines an accommodation space for the material above the supply mechanism and is inclined such that a volume of the accommodation space is reduced downward, and the supply mechanism at least partially overlaps the inclined wall when viewed from a vertical direction.

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