Patent ID: 10583604

Abstract:
Provided is a 3D printer which can use pellets of various materials and produce a large molded object without requiring an inactive gas. The printer is equipped with: an extrusion apparatus, having a nozzle provided on a lower end side of a cylinder, a screw arranged in the cylinder and controllably rotated by a screw motor, a gear pump provided on a tip side of the screw and controllably rotated by a gear pump motor, a heater for heating an inside of the cylinder, and a hopper for supplying a resin material into the cylinder; a table apparatus positioned facing the nozzle of the extrusion apparatus; and a control apparatus for controlling discharge of a resin from the nozzle of the extrusion apparatus, and for controlling a movement of the extrusion apparatus and/or the table apparatus in X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions with respect to a reference plane. The extrusion apparatus and/or the table apparatus has a structure moved through position control in the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis directions by the control apparatus.