Patent ID: 7025116

Claim:
A mold for molding a metallic product, the mold comprising: a fixed mold defining a fixed cavity, the fixed cavity defining a first portion of the metallic product; a movable mold defining a movable cavity, the movable cavity defining a second portion of the metallic product, the movable mold being movable with respect to the fixed mold to allow removal of the metallic product; the fixed mold section is provided with only heating means and the movable mold section is provided with only cooling means, both means being controlled by temperature control means, respectively, so that temperature variations of the fixed and movable mold sections are individually controllable; the fixed mold section is disposed on an injection side of molten metal to be molded; and the temperature control means controls the temperature of the movable mold section in a range from a solidifying point of the molten metal to 0° C. when the mold is open and controls the temperature of the fixed mold section higher than the temperature of the movable mold section when the mold is open.