Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Hideaki Sukesada

Tsukasa Kato

Yoshiki Matsuura

Yasuhiro Yamashita

Hidehiko Kadono

Ikuo Suzuki

Yukio Hamada

Masakatsu Kondo

Tadaaki Togashi

Toru Funahashi

Kazuya Matsunaga

The invention provides a molding die in which a whole or a part of an exclusive portion forming a cavity can be swiftly changed while leaving a general portion in a molding machine. A fixed insert, a movable insert, a pressing plate and a slide core which correspond to an exclusive portion can be automatically attached to and detached from a fixed main die, a movable main die, a pressing rod and a slide holder which correspond to a general portion by an attaching and detaching mechanism. Further, the fixed insert, the movable insert, the pressing plate and the slide core can be integrated in a die close state by a connection mechanism. By utilizing cross-feed means of a die changing apparatus and a die opening and closing motion on a molding machine side, the exclusive portion is automatically removed from the general portion in a form of an assembly, and the exclusive portion assembly which is transferred into the molding machine from outside the molding machine is automatically mounted to the general portion.

Molding die and die changing method of the same

A cavity defined by a casting mold is filled with a molten metal in such a condition that a sliding member movable forward and rearward has been moved into the cavity. The sliding member is drawn out of the cavity when the molten metal solidifies to such a degree as to maintain a certain shape. A separate member to be force-fitted is placed between the distal end of the sliding member and the cavity. The sliding member is then advanced into the cavity so that the separate member is force-fitted into a concave portion formed in the casting before the casting mold enclosing the casting is opened. The separate member is thus force-fitted into the casting while the casting is enclosed in the casting mold.

Method of force-fitting separate member into casting and apparatus

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Hideaki Sukesada