MATERIAL FEEDER OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD

摘要

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.