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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Kazuyoshi Honda, Osaka, JP;
Yuma Kamiyama, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuharu Shinokawa, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22D 23/00 (2006.01); B22D 33/04 (2006.01); B22C 9/20 (2006.01); B29C 39/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a moldfor forming cast rods including: a segment assemblyincluding a plurality of segmentsbeing placed side by side, and a plurality of cavitiesextending along a longitudinal direction; and clamping means (to) for clamping the segment assemblyin directions orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The moldhas one or more cavity-forming portionseach forming a part of one of the peripheral surfaces of the cavities. Each cavityis formed by a combination of two or more segments, and at least one of the plurality of segmentshas two or more cavity-forming portions