Patent ID: 8316919

Claim:
An apparatus for setting a core in a molding machine, the molding machine having an upper flask, a lower flask, a match plate that can be clamped between the upper flask and the lower flask, an upper and lower squeezing member for forming upper and lower molding spaces by having the upper and lower squeezing members inserted into the upper and lower flasks, respectively an actuator attached to the molding machine for raising and lowering the match plate with respect to the lower flask after the match plate has been transported to a position between the upper and lower flasks, wherein a core is set in a lower mold formed in the lower molding space when an upper mold formed in the upper molding space, the lower mold, and the match plate are separate from each other, the apparatus for setting a core comprising: a jig for a core having a means for holding a core, wherein the means for holding the core holds the core on the jig for a core and releases the core from the jig for a core to place the core on the lower mold; and a carriage for a core being connected to the jig for a core and being moveable to and from a position above the lower mold; wherein the actuator for raising and lowering the match plate also raises and lowers the jig for a core and the carriage for a core after the jig for a core and the carriage for a core are transported to a position above the lower mold.