Casting mold and casting method

Abstract

To provide a casting mold that has higher degree of freedom in design than the conventional one and is easy in maintenance.SOLUTION: A casting mold 1 in the present invention comprises a stationary die 2, a movable die 3 and a slide die 4 that is provided on the movable die 3 so as to advance / retract in an intersecting direction with a moving direction of the movable die 3 and forms a cavity with the stationary die 2 and the movable die 3. The slide die 4 has a slide core 5 that moves to advance / retract along the moving direction of the movable die 3 and a stopper 6 that locks the slide core 5 with it abutted against the slide core 5 in a mold-closure position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to casting molds and casting methods. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a casting mold has been known that has a movable core that is movable toward and away from a cavity formed between a fixed mold and a movable mold (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This casting mold has a first movable core and a second movable core, and the first movable core and the second movable core are adapted to engage with each other when molten metal is poured into the mold. Such a casting mold prevents the movable core from shifting when molten metal is poured under high pressure, thereby improving the dimensional accuracy of the casting obtained in the mold. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Publication number 3-9885 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in a conventional casting mold (for example, see Patent Document 1), the first and second moving cores must be engaged and positioned with high precision to prevent movement in the direction in which the casting pressure is applied. Therefore, the conventional casting mold has a problem in that the degree of freedom in design is limited. Furthermore, conventional casting molds have the problem that maintenance becomes difficult when the first moving core and the second moving core malfunction due to thermal expansion.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a casting mold and casting method which provide greater freedom in design and easier maintenance than ever before. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The casting mold of the present invention which solves the above-mentioned problems comprises a fixed mold, a movable mold which is movable towards and away from the fixed mold, and a sliding mold which is mounted on the movable mold so as to be able to advance and retreat in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the movable mold and which forms a cavity together with the fixed mold and the movable mold, wherein the sliding mold has a sliding core which is moved forward and backward along the moving direction of the movable mold by a first movable mechanism, and a stopper which is moved by a second movable mechanism to a locking position which abuts against the sliding core in the mold closing position to lock the sliding core, and an unlocking position which moves away from the sliding core to release the lock.

[0007] Furthermore, a casting method of the present invention which has solved the above-mentioned problems is a casting method using a casting mold which includes a fixed mold, a movable mold which is movable toward and away from the fixed mold, and a sliding mold which is provided in the movable mold so as to be able to advance and retreat in a direction intersecting a moving direction of the movable mold and which forms a cavity together with the fixed mold and the movable mold, wherein the sliding mold includes a sliding core which moves forward and backward along the moving direction of the movable mold, and a stopper which abuts against the sliding core at a mold closing position to lock the sliding core, and is characterized by having the following steps: a moving step of moving the stopper to the sliding core; a locking step of adjusting a position of the stopper to position and lock the sliding core so that a tip end of the sliding core forms the cavity; a release agent application step of applying a release agent to at least a surface of the fixed mold, a surface of the movable mold, and a surface of the sliding mold which form the cavity; and a mold closing step of placing the sliding mold at a sliding mold clamping position and closing the movable mold against the fixed mold. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a casting mold and a casting method that allow greater freedom in design and easier maintenance than ever before. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a casting mold according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2]FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a casting produced using the casting mold of FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a state in which the sliding core is locked by a stopper. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of a portion V in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a process explanatory diagram of a casting cycle in the casting method according to the embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Next, a mode (embodiment) for carrying out the casting mold and casting method of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. As shown in Fig. 1, the casting mold 1 according to this embodiment is configured to include a fixed mold 2, a movable mold 3, and a sliding mold 4. In Fig. 1, the sliding mold 4, which is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the fixed mold 2 and the movable mold 3, is shown diagrammatically by hidden lines (dotted lines) for convenience of drawing. In Fig. 1, the shapes of the casting 7 formed in these molds and the cavity C modeled after it are also shown by hidden lines. In the following, the present invention will be specifically described using a casting mold 1 for casting a vehicle body structure using recycled aluminum molten metal as an example, but the casting and molten metal are not limited to this. In this embodiment, the shape of the casting 7 obtained with the casting mold 1 will be specifically described, and then the casting mold 1 and a casting method using the same will be described.

[0011] <Casting> Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a casting 7 produced by the casting mold 1 of Fig. 1. The casting 7 of Fig. 2 corresponds to the right side portion of the casting 7 shown in Fig. 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the casting 7 exemplified in this embodiment is obtained by casting a vehicle body structure 10 that has conventionally been formed by joining a plurality of members together by welding or the like. The vehicle body structure 10 is mainly composed of a side frame 11, an upper member 12, a wheel house 13, and a damper housing 14.

[0012] The side frames 11 are long members extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body on both the left and right sides of the front and rear parts of the vehicle body. The side frames 11 are connected to a bumper beam extension (not shown), and the rear ends of the left and right side frames 11 are connected to each other by a panel-like dashboard lower 16 (see FIG. 1) that faces in the vertical direction.

[0013] The upper member 12 is formed of a long member that extends rearward while describing a generally upwardly convex arc on the outer side of the side frame 11 in the vehicle width direction. The wheel house 13 is integrated with an outer half of the wheel house (not shown) to form a space for accommodating a tire wheel. body structure The wheel house 13 of the structure 10 corresponds to the inner half of the wheel house. The wheel house 13 is a three-dimensional structure made up of arch-shaped panels, as shown in Fig. 2. Specifically, the wheel house 13 has an upper wall 13a that extends in the front-rear direction while drawing an upwardly convex arc, and a side wall 13b that extends downward from the inside of the upper wall 13a in the vehicle width direction and is connected to the side frame 11.

[0014] The outer side in the vehicle width direction of the upper wall 13a is connected to the upper member 12. The outer side in the vehicle width direction of the wheel house 13 has an arc-shaped opening (not shown), and the back side surface (lower surface) of the upper wall 13a of the wheel house 13 is formed along the sliding direction (left-right direction in FIG. 2) of a sliding die 4 (see FIG. 3) described later so that the sliding die 4 can be removed.

[0015] The damper housing 14 is formed such that the wheel house 13 partially bulges upward. The damper housing 14 has an internal space common to the wheel house 13. The outer side of the damper housing 14 in the vehicle width direction is opened together with the opening of the wheel house 13 so that a sliding die 4 (see FIG. 3) described later can be removed.

[0016] An upper edge of the damper housing 14 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction is connected to the upper member 12. Although not shown, the cross-sectional shape of the upper member 12 in the portion corresponding to the damper housing 14 is L-shaped. Moreover, the upper member 12 in the portion corresponding to the wheel house 13 has a U-shaped cross-sectional shape that opens outward in the vehicle width direction.

[0017] A damper base 15 to which a damper (not shown) is attached is formed on the upper part of the damper housing 14. Specifically, the damper base 15 is formed so as to bulge upward from the upper part of the damper housing 14 in a dome shape. The inside of this damper base 15 forms a cylindrical internal space so that a sliding core 5 (see FIG. 5) described later can be demolded.

[0018] <Casting mold> The casting mold 1 (see FIG. 1) of this embodiment makes it possible to integrally cast a large vehicle body structure 10 (see FIG. 2) having the above-mentioned complicated structure. 1 shows a front structure of a vehicle body as an example, but the present invention is not limited to a front structure and may be a rear structure. In addition, the present invention is not limited to vehicle body parts and may be applied to casting molds for various cast parts having similar main configurations. The casting mold 1 (see FIG. 1) is designed not only to facilitate demolding of the undercut portion of the casting 7 (see FIG. 1), but also to improve the positional accuracy of each mold. For the sake of convenience in explaining this embodiment, the front, rear, up, down, left and right directions shown in FIG. body structureThese are defined in accordance with the front-rear, up-down, left-right and front-rear directions of the body 10, but the front-rear, up-down, left-right and front-rear directions of the casting mold 1 are not limited to these.

[0019] As shown in Figure 1, the casting mold 1 includes a movable mold 3 that can move in the vertical direction to approach and separate from the fixed mold 2, and a sliding mold 4 that is provided on the movable mold 3 and can move back and forth in a direction that intersects the movable direction (vertical direction) of the movable mold 3, specifically in the left-right direction in Figure 1.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 1, between the fixed die 2 and the movable die 3, a cavity C1 in which the dashboard lower section 16 is cast is formed. As shown in FIG. 3, which is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1, between the fixed mold 2 and the sliding mold 4, there are formed a cavity C2 for casting the side frame 11, a cavity C3 for casting the upper member 12, a cavity C4 for casting the wheel house 13 and the damper housing 14, and a cavity C5 for casting the damper base 15. As shown in FIG. 3, between the sliding die 4 and the movable die 3, a cavity C6 for casting a lower wall 11a constituting the U-shaped cross section of the side frame 11 is formed.

[0021] The sliding die 4 can be opened in the left-right direction relative to the movable die 3 in a state separated from the fixed die 2. As shown in Fig. 3, the sliding die 4 is slidable relative to the movable die 3 by a driving rod 4a. Incidentally, the driving rod 4a in this embodiment is assumed to be a driving source such as a hydraulic cylinder that moves the sliding die 4 forward and backward.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 3, the sliding die 4 includes a sliding core 5 and a stopper 6 for the sliding core 5 . FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a state in which the sliding core 5 is locked by the stopper 6. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the sliding core 5 has a substantially cylindrical core body 5a. In addition, the sliding core 5 has a rod portion 5b extending downward from the bottom surface of the core body 5a. Furthermore, the sliding core 5 is provided with a hydraulic cylinder 5c connected to the lower end of the rod portion 5b as shown in Fig. 3. This hydraulic cylinder 5c corresponds to the "first movable mechanism" set forth in the claims.

[0023] As shown in Fig. 5, which is a partial enlarged view of part V in Fig. 3, the hydraulic cylinder 5c shown in Fig. 3 moves the core body 5a up and down (the movable direction of the movable die 3 (see Fig. 3)) via the rod portion 5b so that the core body 5a can advance and retreat. As a result, the core body 5a is pulled into the inside of the sliding die 4 so that the tip of the core body 5a is recessed further from the cavity forming surface Ms of the sliding die 4 shown in Fig. 5, or is pushed out further from the sliding die 4 than the cavity forming surface Ms.

[0024] Then, as shown in Figure 5, the tip of the core body 5a is set at the casting position P1, and the core body 5a forms a cavity C4 (see Figure 3) for casting the damper base 15 (see Figure 3) between itself and the fixed mold 2 (see Figure 3). Furthermore, in this embodiment, the core body 5a can be moved to a limit position P2 (hereinafter referred to as the protrusion limit position P2) that protrudes further than the casting position P1, as shown in FIG. 5, in the preliminary extrusion step S108 (see FIG. 6) of the casting method described below.

[0025] 3, the stopper 6 is connected to a hydraulic cylinder 6c via a rod portion 6b. The hydraulic cylinder 6c corresponds to a "second movable mechanism" in the claims. As shown in FIG. 5, the stopper 6 locks the sliding core 5 by abutting against the bottom surface 5a1 of the core body 5a. Specifically, the stopper 6 is placed in a locking position that positions the tip of the core body 5a at the casting position P1. 3, the stopper 6 can be moved left and right by a hydraulic cylinder 6c to approach and separate from the sliding core 5. That is, the stopper 6 is disposed at an unlocking position where the lock of the sliding core 5 is released by moving away from the sliding core 5.

[0026] 5, the upper surface 6a of the stopper 6 that abuts against the bottom surface 5a1 of the core body 5a is inclined with respect to the moving direction D1 of the stopper 6. Specifically, the upper surface 6a of the stopper 6 is inclined so as to be displaced downward as it approaches the tip of the stopper 6. As a result, when the stopper 6 is displaced in the movement direction D1 of the stopper 6, as shown in Figure 5, the sliding core 5 is displaced in the movement direction D2 as the bottom surface 5a1 of the core body 5a slides on the top surface 6a. That is, by adjusting the position of stopper 6 in moving direction D1, the tip of core body 5a can be positioned and locked at casting position P1.

[0027] Incidentally, in this embodiment, the contact surface between the stopper 6 and the bottom surface 5a1 of the core body 5a (the upper surface 6a of the stopper 6) is inclined with respect to the moving direction D1, but the bottom surface 5a1 of the core body 5a can also be configured to be inclined with respect to the moving direction D1 of the stopper 6. That is, it is only necessary that when the stopper 6 is displaced in the moving direction D1, the sliding core 5 is displaced in the moving direction D2 accordingly. Therefore, it is sufficient that at least one of the top surface 6a of the stopper 6 and the bottom surface 5a1 of the core body 5a is inclined with respect to the moving direction D1 of the stopper 6.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 4, the stopper 6 has a bifurcated tip. As shown in FIG. 4, the stopper 6 in the locked position is positioned so that the rod portion 5b of the sliding core 5 contacts the inside of the bifurcated shape, and as shown in FIG. 5, it abuts against the bottom surface 5a1 of the core main body 5a.

[0029] <Casting method> Next, a casting method using the casting mold 1 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. The casting method of this embodiment includes: [1] a moving step of moving the stopper 6 to the core body 5a of the sliding core 5; [2] a locking step of adjusting the position of the stopper 6 to position and lock the core body 5a so that the tip of the core body 5a forms a cavity C5; [3] an application step of spraying and applying a release agent to the surfaces of the fixed mold 2, the movable mold 3, the sliding mold 4, and the surface of the core body 5a, which form cavity C (see Figure 1); [4] a mold closing step of the sliding mold 4 relative to the movable mold 3; [5] a mold closing step of the movable mold 3 relative to the fixed mold 2; [6] a step of injecting molten recycled aluminum into cavity C (see Figure 1) at high pressure; and [7] a step of forming a casting 7 made of recycled aluminum in cavity C (see Figure 1).

[0030] In addition, the casting method of this embodiment includes: [8] a mold opening process, in which the movable mold 3, which is integral with the sliding mold 4, is separated from the fixed mold 2; [9] a pre-extrusion process, in which the core body 5a at the casting position P1 (see FIG. 5) is temporarily pushed into the cavity C side (the fixed mold 2 side) and then returned to the casting position P1 (see FIG. 5);

[10] an unlocking process, in which the stopper 6 is set to the unlocked position after the pre-extrusion process;

[11] a core retracting process, in which the core body 5a is retracted into the sliding mold 4;

[12] a sliding mold opening process, in which the sliding mold 4 is opened from the movable mold 3 after the core retracting process; and

[13] a casting 7 removal process.

[0031] In the casting method of the present embodiment, the above steps [1] to

[13] form one cycle, which is repeated to continuously produce a casting 7 (see FIG. 1). Fig. 6 is a process diagram of a casting cycle in the casting method. In Fig. 6, reference numeral 5a denotes the core body of the sliding core 5 (see Fig. 3), reference numeral 6 denotes a stopper, and reference numeral 15 denotes a damper base that is a part of the casting 7 (see Fig. 2). Reference numeral P1 denotes the casting position of the core body 5a, and reference numeral P2 denotes the protrusion limit position of the core body 5a.

[0032] As shown in FIG. 6, in the casting method of the present embodiment, first, a moving step [1] is carried out. In this process, as shown in step S101, first, the core body 5a is pushed up by the hydraulic cylinder 5c (see FIG. 3). Note that the initial position of the core body 5a before being pushed up is the position after the core drawing process

[10] . Then, as shown in step S102, with core body 5a pushed up to projection limit position P2, stopper 6 is moved toward core body 5a by hydraulic cylinder 6c (see FIG. 3).

[0033] Next, as shown in step S103, with the stopper 6 positioned below the core body 5a, the core body 5a is lowered. At this time, the position of the stopper 6 relative to the core body 5a is set to the above-mentioned lock position. Note that while it is assumed that the core body 5a is lowered by the hydraulic cylinder 6c (see FIG. 3) of the core body 5a, it may be lowered by the weight of the core body 5a itself. Then, as shown in step S104, the locking step [2] is completed with the stopper 6 abutting against the core body 5a at the casting position P1.

[0034] Next, in this casting method, as shown in step S105, a step of spraying a mold release agent (3), a step of closing the sliding die 4 (4), and a step of closing the movable die 3 (5) are performed. As a result, a cavity C (see FIG. 1) into which the molten metal is poured is formed. Thereafter, as shown in step S106, a step of filling the cavity C with the molten metal by high pressure injection (6) and a step of forming a damper base 15 (cast product) (7) are performed. Then, when removing the cast product 7 (see FIG. 1) from the mold, a step of opening the movable die 3 integrated with the sliding die 4 is first performed. Although not shown, the damper base 15 (part of the cast product 7 (see FIG. 1)) formed on the upper surface of the sliding core 5 (core body 5a) in the sliding die 4 is separated from the fixed die 2 (see FIG. 3). In this mold opening step [8], a space is secured above the damper base 15 so that the core body 5a can be extruded in the subsequent preliminary extrusion step.

[0035] In the preliminary extrusion process [9], as shown in step S107, the core body 5a at the casting position P1 is pushed up to the protrusion limit position P2 by the hydraulic cylinder 5c (see FIG. 3). Next, as shown in step S108, the core body 5a is pulled down from the protrusion limit position P2 to the casting position P1 by the hydraulic cylinder 5c (see FIG. 3). As a result, in the preliminary extrusion process [9], the damper base 15 (cast product) on the core body 5a moves away from the core body 5a with slight elastic deformation. A clearance is formed between the core body 5a and the damper base 15.

[0036] In the unlocking process

[10] , as shown in step S109, the stopper 6 is set to the unlocked position by being moved away from the core body 5a by the hydraulic cylinder 6c (see FIG. 3). Next, in the core drawing step

[11] , as shown in step S110, the core body 5a is drawn into the sliding die 4 (see FIG. 3) by the hydraulic cylinder 5c (see FIG. 3). Thereafter, as shown in S111, a sliding mold opening process in step

[12] and a process of removing the casting 7 (see FIG. 1) in step

[13] are performed, completing one cycle of the casting method of this embodiment. Then, as described above, this casting cycle is repeated to continuously produce the castings 7 (see FIG. 1).

[0037] <Action and effect> Next, the effects of the casting mold 1 and casting method according to this embodiment will be described. The casting mold 1 of this embodiment includes a sliding die 4 that constitutes a part of a cavity C, and is provided with a sliding core 5 and a hydraulic cylinder 5c that serves as a mechanism for moving the sliding core 5.

[0038] According to such a casting mold 1, unlike conventional casting molds (for example, see Patent Document 1), when maintenance of the sliding core 5 is performed, maintenance can be easily performed by removing only the sliding mold 4 from the movable mold 3, which is the main mold. The casting mold 1 can reduce the number of maintenance steps and the associated work time.

[0039] Furthermore, such a casting mold 1 can improve the positional accuracy of each mold forming cavity C with a simple configuration, unlike conventional casting molds in which a first moving core and a second moving core must be engaged and positioned with high accuracy. As a result, casting mold 1 can suppress the intrusion of molten metal even when the molten metal is injected at high pressure. Also, casting mold 1 can reduce the effects of thermal expansion of sliding core 5. Casting mold 1 improves the molding accuracy of casting 7.

[0040] Furthermore, the casting mold 1 is provided with a stopper 6 that locks the sliding core 5 to the sliding mold 4, and a hydraulic cylinder 6c that serves as the mechanism for moving the stopper 6. Such a casting mold 1 allows for greater freedom in design, unlike conventional casting molds in which a first moving core and a second moving core must be engaged and positioned with high precision.

[0041] In addition, in such a casting mold 1, stopper 6 in the locked position is arranged so as to contact the inside of the bifurcated shape of rod portion 5b of sliding core 5, and is adapted to abut against bottom surface 5a1 of core body 5a.

[0042] According to such a casting mold 1, at least two directions of the rod portion 5b of the sliding core 5 are held, so that the stopper 6 can prevent the sliding core 5 from rattling and effectively lock the sliding core 5. In addition, in such a casting mold 1, the top surface 6a of the stopper 6 positions the bottom surface 5a1 of the core body 5a.

[0043] According to such a casting mold 1, the pressure of the molten metal acting on the sliding core 5 is received on the surface, so that it is possible to more reliably prevent the sliding core 5 from shifting or tilting. This makes it possible for the casting mold 1 to more reliably prevent the molten metal from entering. Furthermore, according to the casting mold 1, it is possible to suppress wear of the parts around the sliding core 5, and the service life is further improved.

[0044] In addition, in such casting mold 1, the contact surface between stopper 6 and bottom surface 5a1 of core body 5a is inclined with respect to movement direction D1 of stopper 6. Such a casting mold 1 can suppress the sliding resistance between the stopper 6 and the bottom surface 5a1 of the core body 5a when the stopper 6 moves. Also, such a casting mold 1 can prevent the sliding core 5 from galling against the stopper 6 due to the molten metal pressure received by the sliding core 5 during casting. This allows the casting mold 1 to more reliably prevent malfunction of the sliding core 5.

[0045] The casting method using casting mold 1 of this embodiment includes a step of moving stopper 6 and a step of locking sliding core 5 with stopper 6. According to such a casting method, it is possible to prevent the sliding core 5 from moving in position, and it is possible to more reliably prevent the molten metal from entering during casting.

[0046] In addition, this casting method includes, after forming the casting 7 in the cavity C, a pre-extrusion process of the sliding core 5 at the casting position, and a core retraction process of retracting the sliding core 5 back into the sliding mold 4.

[0047] According to this casting method, the sliding die 4 can be released from the movable die 3 by the core drawing step. Furthermore, according to this casting method, the preliminary extrusion process causes slight elastic deformation of the damper base 15, which is a part of the casting 7, so that a clearance can be formed between the sliding core 5 (core body 5a) and the damper base 15. This makes it even easier to release the damper base 15 from the sliding core 5.

[0048] In addition, in this casting method, the casting pressure during casting is applied to the stopper 6 after casting via the bottom surface 5a1 of the sliding core 5 (core body 5a). That is, the top surface 6a of the stopper 6 is strongly pressed against the bottom surface 5a1 of the core body 5a shown in FIG. On the other hand, the casting method of this embodiment uses the preliminary extrusion process to release the load applied to the stopper 6 based on the casting pressure. This makes it easy for the casting method to unlock the sliding core 5 by the stopper 6. Furthermore, according to the casting method, the stopper 6 can be easily released from the sliding core 5, so that mold release defects and deformation of the casting 7 can be reliably prevented.

[0049] According to the casting mold 1 and the casting method using the casting mold 1 described above, there is no deformation or cracking of the casting 7 during demolding, and a casting 7 with high molding precision can be obtained. In addition, stable demolding can be performed, improving maintainability and reducing cycle time.

[0050] Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be embodied in various forms. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] 1 Casting mold 2 Fixed type 3 Movable type 4 Sliding type 5 Sliding core 5a Core body 5a1 Bottom surface of core body 5b Rod part of sliding core 5c Hydraulic cylinder (first movable mechanism) 6 Stopper 6a Top surface of stopper 6c Hydraulic cylinder (second movable mechanism) 7 Castings C Cavity Ms Cavity forming surface P1 Casting position P2 Extrusion limit position

Claims

1. Fixed type and A movable die that is movable toward and away from the fixed die; a sliding die provided on the movable die so as to be movable back and forth in a direction intersecting a direction in which the movable die moves, the sliding die forming a cavity together with the fixed die and the movable die; Equipped with The sliding mold is a sliding core that is movable back and forth along a movable direction of the movable die by a first movable mechanism; a stopper that is moved by a second movable mechanism to a locking position where the stopper abuts against the sliding core at the mold closing position to lock the sliding core and to an unlocking position where the stopper is separated from the sliding core to release the lock; A casting mold comprising:

2. The sliding core has a rod portion extending from a bottom surface of a core body of the sliding core and connected to the first movable mechanism, The stopper has a bifurcated shape, 2. The casting mold according to claim 1, wherein the rod portion is disposed so as to contact the inside of the bifurcated shape and abuts against a bottom surface of the core body, thereby locking the sliding core.

3. 3. The casting mold according to claim 2, wherein a contact surface between the stopper and the bottom surface of the core body is inclined with respect to a direction in which the stopper is moved by the second movable mechanism.

4. Fixed type and a movable die that is movable toward and away from the fixed die; a sliding die provided on the movable die so as to be movable back and forth in a direction intersecting a direction in which the movable die moves, the sliding die forming a cavity together with the fixed die and the movable die; Equipped with The sliding mold is a sliding core that can move back and forth along a moving direction of the movable die; a stopper that abuts against the sliding core at a mold closing position to lock the sliding core; A casting method using a casting mold comprising: a moving step of moving the stopper to the sliding core; a locking step of positioning and locking the sliding core by adjusting a position of the stopper so that a tip end of the sliding core forms the cavity; a release agent application step of applying a release agent to at least a surface of the fixed mold, a surface of the movable mold, and a surface of the sliding mold which form the cavity; a mold closing step of placing the sliding mold at a sliding mold clamping position and closing the movable mold against the fixed mold; A casting method comprising the steps of:

5. a preliminary extrusion process in which, after forming a casting in the cavity and separating the movable die from the fixed die, the sliding core at the casting position is once pushed toward the cavity and then returned to the casting position; an unlocking step of setting the stopper to an unlocked position after the preliminary pushing-out step; a core retraction process of retracting the sliding core into the sliding die; a sliding die opening step of opening the sliding die from the movable die after the core drawing step; A step of removing the casting; The casting method according to claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

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