Patent ID: 7267157

Claim:
A molding and transporting apparatus comprising: a molding section for using shutterings to define a molding space between a front die and a rear die, horizontally arranged opposite each other, that have vertically formed pattern faces, for, after sand has been vertically blown into the molding space from above, driving the front and rear dies and compacting the sand to produce a mold, and for extruding the mold horizontally; a dividing mechanism for, before the sand is blown into the molding space, vertically dividing the mold into front and rear portions, as needed, at the center of the molding space; a pouring port formation mechanism for using the faces of the mold segments obtained by vertical division to form a pouring port in the mold; and a form converter for selectively rendering an active operation for vertically laminating only the mold segments of the mold that are extruded from the molding section and changing the form of the mold, and a non-active operation for transporting, to a pouring line, the mold extruded by the molding section, without changing the form of the mold.