SPRUE REUTILIZING APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sprue reutilizing apparatus capable of being constructed inexpensively. SOLUTION: The sprue reutilizing apparatus has a sprue receiving hopper 15 in which a sprue is charged, a sprue shredder 18 of which the inlet 9 is connected to the outlet 16 of the sprue receiving hopper 15, a shredded piece storage tank 23 of which the inlet 24 is connected to the outlet of the shredder 18 and a connection pipe 29 of which the shredded piece inlet 32 is connected to the outlet 25 of the shredded piece storage tank 23 through a conduit 27. The connection pipe 29 constitutes a part of the raw material transport pipe 10 connected to the raw material storage tank 2 of an injection molding machine 1 and has a raw material inlet 30, a raw material outlet 31 and a shredded piece inlet 32.