Patent ID: 7594808

Claim:
A mold for molding a product, in which a cavity is formed by closing the mold, comprising: a first half and a second half each having a cavity surface, wherein the first half includes a concave part having the cavity surface, and the second half includes an insertion part having a cavity surface; and a plurality of aligning members to come in contact with each side circumferential surface of the first half and the second half at least in three directions, when the mold is closed, wherein, after the mold is closed, in a state where the insertion part is inserted into the concave part, a center axis alignment between the first half and the second half is performed in such a way that each of the aligning members is made to come in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the concave part and the outer circumferential surface of the insertion part by pressing at least one of the aligning members against the inner circumferential surface of the concave part and the outer circumferential surface of the insertion part, and a moving means configured to move the aligning members after the mold is closed.