Material feeder of additive manufacturing apparatus, additive manufacturing apparatus, and additive manufacturing method

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PATENT NO 10744596
APP PUB NO 20170021452A1
SERIAL NO

15124009

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A material feeder in an additive manufacturing apparatus according to one embodiment includes a feeding unit. The feeding unit includes a container capable of containing a powdery material, a first wall that is provided with a plurality of openings communicated with the container and that at least partially covers a region onto which the material is fed, and an opening-closing part capable of individually opening and closing the openings, the feeding unit forming a layer of the material on at least a part of the region by feeding the material inside the container onto the region from at least one of the openings that is opened by the opening-closing part.

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KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA1-1 SHIBAURA 1-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 1050023 ?1050023

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Machida, Morihiro Chuo, JP 9 60
Nakata, Shinji Yokohama, JP 24 243
Ohno, Hiroshi Yokohama, JP 278 2274
Tanaka, Masayuki Yokohama, JP 361 4182

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