Patent ID: 11865754
Assignee: SODICK CO., LTD.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A molding material supply method, degassing gas mixed into a molding material and supplying the degassed molding material to a molding material supply port of a molding apparatus, the molding material supply method comprising:
a preparation process in which the molding material is supplied to a first accommodation space of a first accommodation member;
a standby process in which a second discharge member at least configured by the first accommodation member and a die and accommodated in a second accommodation space of a second accommodation member to be movable back and forth retreats to a predetermined position with respect to the second accommodation member;
a degassing process in which a first discharge member accommodated in the first accommodation space to be drivable is driven to discharge the molding material in the first accommodation space into the second accommodation space and to a front of the second discharge member through a through hole of the die; and
a supply process in which the second discharge member advances to discharge the molding material after being degassed from the second accommodation space to the molding material supply port.