Ube Industries, Inc.

Minoru Kuriyama

Masashi Uchida

Kiyoshi Fujino

Tadashi Yamamoto

Kenji Ishimoto

Kousei Murakami

A degassing apparatus for a mold includes a degassing valve, an acoustic wave detecting unit, and a valve closing unit. The degassing valve is located at an end portion of a degassing passage extending from a mold cavity. The acoustic wave detecting unit is arranged midway along the degassing passage and detects an acoustic wave generated when a molten metal collides against a wall surface of the passage, and thereby detecting passing of the molten metal. The valve closing unit closes the valve when a detection signal level is higher than a reference signal level.

Degassing apparatus for mold

Disclosed is a degassing apparatus incorporated with a molding apparatus having a mold cavity, which includes a spool having a bore formed therein. The spool further has formed therein a gas inlet opening adapted to be communicatively coupled to the mold cavity of the molding apparatus, and a gas outlet opening, the gas inlet and outlet openings being in selective communication and non-communication with each other. Means for selectively controlling the communication and non-communication between the gas inlet and gas outlet openings, are provided. Also provided is a flanged piston mounted in the bore and coupled to the communication controlling means, the piston being reciprocatingly slidable between a first position and a second position, the bore being further formed with an upper chamber and a rod-side chamber situated on opposite axial sides of the piston, and a lower chamber radially surrounding a portion of said piston. The spool further includes first, second and third fluid ports formed therein, the ports being in communication with the upper, rod-side and lower chambers respectively, the lower chamber being in communication with said rod-side chamber when said piston is in the second position, wherein the gas inlet and outlet openings are in non-communication, and the lower chamber being in non-communication with the rod-side chamber when the piston is in the first position, wherein the gas inlet and outlet openings are in communication.

Degassing apparatus for a metal mold

A degassing apparatus for a metal mold comprises a valve body and a bypass. The valve body is slidably provided between an end of a vent groove communicating with a metal mold cavity and a valve opening/closing portion before an exhaust hole. When a molten metal flowing from the cavity acts on a surface of the valve body, the valve body moves toward the exhaust hole and blocks a path toward the exhaust hole. The bypass bypasses a valve head of the valve body from the vent groove and guides gas to the exhaust hole. The valve head of the valve body has a substantially head-cutting conical outer shape projecting in the direction of the vent groove. The vent groove has a gas vent path extending from a top portion to the vicinity of the base of the valve head along an outer surface of the valve head. An end portion of the gas vent path corresponding to the base of the valve head communicates with a start portion of the bypass which bypasses the valve head.

A degassing apparatus, adapted for use in a molding apparatus having a mold cavity, includes a spool having a bore, a gas inlet opening and a gas outlet opening. The gas inlet and outlet openings are in selective communication and non-communication with each other. A reciprocatingly slidable valve body engages a conforming valve seat formed on the spool for selectively controlling the communication and non-communication between the gas inlet and gas outlet openings. A piston is mounted in the bore and coupled to the valve body. The piston is reciprocatingly slidable between a first position and a second position. First and second chambers are situated on opposite axial sides of the piston. First, second and third fluid ports are formed in the spool. The first and second ports are in communication with the first and second chambers, respectively. At least one first channel is formed in the piston and interconnects the first and second chambers, and a second channel formed in the piston interconnects the third port and the first chamber when the piston is in the first position. In the first position, the gas inlet and outlet openings are not in communication, and the molten material is prevented from flowing through the degassing apparatus. The third port and the first chamber are not in communication when the piston is in the second position. In this position, the gas inlet communicates with the gas outlet to allow gas to escape from the mold cavity.

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Yamaguchi, Japan

Minoru Kuriyama