Injection molding machine and material supply apparatus
AssigneeThe Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
InventorMichio BUTANI
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Abstract
An injection molding machine 1 includes a cylinder 11, a hopper 14 attached to the cylinder 11 and configured to supply a molding material into the cylinder 11, and a material supply apparatus 4 configured to supply the molding material to the hopper 14. A tank 31 of the material supply apparatus 4 is connected to the hopper 14 via a hose 54. The material supply apparatus 4 is connected to a container 57 in which the molding material is stored via a hose 51. The molding material can be transported from the container 57 to the material supply apparatus 4 through the hose 51, and the molding material can be transported from a tank 30 of the material supply apparatus 4 to the hopper 14 through the hose 54.
Claims17
An injection molding machine comprising:
- a cylinder;
- a first hopper attached to the cylinder and configured to supply a molding material into the cylinder;
- a screw built in the cylinder;
- and
- a material supply apparatus configured to supply the molding material to the first hopper,
- wherein the material supply apparatus includes a first container configured to store the molding material,
- wherein the first container of the material supply apparatus is connected to the first hopper via a first tubular member,
- wherein the material supply apparatus is connected to a second container configured to store the molding material via a second tubular member, and
- wherein the molding material can be transported from the second container to the material supply apparatus through the second tubular member, and the molding material can be transported from the first container of the material supply apparatus to the first hopper through the first tubular member.
A material supply apparatus for supplying a molding material to a first hopper provided in an injection molding machine, the material supply apparatus comprising:
- a first container configured to store the molding material;
- and
- a second hopper attached to the first container and configured to supply the molding material into the first container,
- wherein the first hopper has a function to supply the molding material into a cylinder provided in the injection molding machine,
- wherein the first container is connected to the first hopper via a first tubular member,
- wherein the second hopper is connected to a second container in which the molding material is stored via a second tubular member, and
- wherein the molding material can be transported from the second container to the second hopper through the second tubular member, and the molding material can be transported from the first container of the material supply apparatus to the first hopper through the first tubular member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.