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US 12,564,877 B2Granted
Casting mold
AssigneeHonda Foundry Co., Ltd.
InventorsNaohisa Motohashi, Tomoichiro Kariya
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Abstract
In a casting mold (20), a main runner (26) and branch runners (27) are disposed in a Y-shape, the branch runners (27) are disposed in a V-shape, and when a portion where molten metal that has passed through the main runner (26) hits and divides into the branch runners (27) is referred to as a V-shaped portion (29), a void (31) extending across a valley bottom of the V-shaped portion (29) and connecting inlets of the branch runners (27) is provided.
Claims2
A casting mold that is a multi-cavity casting mold, the casting mold comprising:
- a gate;
- a main runner extending from the gate;
- a plurality of branch runners branching off from the main runner;
- and
- cavities provided at respective ends of the branch runners, wherein
- in a cross-section of the casting mold, the main runner and the branch runners are disposed in a Y-shape, and the branch runners are disposed in a V-shape,
- a portion of the casting mold where molten metal that has passed through the main runner hits and divides into the branch runners is V-shaped, and
- a void is provided which extends across a valley bottom of the V-shaped portion and connects inlets of the branch runners.
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