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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/295 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/295 (2017.08); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B29C 64/118 (2017.08);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a dispensing device and a 3-D printing apparatus including the same. The dispensing device comprises a main body with a main body heater, a head portion and a heating device. The main body includes a passage with a longitudinal axis and the main body heater is used for heating the material in at least a section of the passage to a flowable condition. The head portion is connected to an end of the passage and communicates with the passage and further includes an outlet for discharging the heated material. The heating device includes a peripheral path surrounding the head portion and heats a region surrounded by the peripheral path.