Denso Corporation

Isao Uenaka

Ikuo Ozawa

Hiromi Takagi

Tomoyuki Hatano

Takeshi Nagasaka

Yasushi Hibi

Minoru Furuhata

Koji Tsuboe

A casting method and casting mold able produce a casting having an island and connecting portion is disclosed. A casting having a body, an opening provided so as to pass through the body, an island arranged separated from the body in the opening, and a connecting portion joining the island and body is cast using a casting mold. The casting mold is provided with a body gate connected to a body cavity for forming the body and an opening gate connected to an island/connecting portion cavity for forming the island and the connecting portion. The body gate and opening gate are connected to a runner through body pin gates and opening pin gates; in addition, a die casting mold able to suitably change between a three-part mold structure and a two-part mold structure to cast a die casting is disclosed. The three-part mold structure die casting mold, a movable mold, a first cavity, a connection sleeve, a first runner, a pin gate, and an extension sleeve. When forming the two-part mold structure die casting mold, the fixed mold is removed, the extension sleeve insert inserted in the extension sleeve is removed, and the pin gate is filled by a pin gate insert. Further, the intermediate mold insert and the movable mold insert are replaced to form the two-part mold structure die casting mold forming the second cavity and second runner moving the movable mold with respect to the intermediate mold.

Casting method and casting mold

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Osaka, Japan

Isao Uenaka