Patent ID: 6948548

Claim:
An apparatus for casting an ingot, comprising a molten metal reservoir ( 51 ) positioned at an upper portion, a casting chamber ( 5 ) positioned at a lower portion and a partition wall ( 3 ) between the reservoir and the chamber, a sprue ( 7 ) formed in the partition wall, an opening/closing plug ( 8 ) for opening and closing the sprue and control means for controlling an opening and closing operation of the plug, wherein the casting chamber is defined by a mold ( 1 ) comprising a lower mold member ( 4 ), a side mold member ( 2 ) and the partition wall ( 3 ) that constitutes an upper mold member, and at least one of the lower mold member, side mold member and upper mold member comprises a plurality of divided sections in accordance with a shape of a cast ingot C.