Patent ID: 7686066

Claim:
A die for die casting, comprising: a stationary die; and a movable die to be combined with the stationary die, a plurality of elements are situated between the stationary die and the movable die when the movable die is combined with the stationary die, the plurality of the elements comprise (i) a biscuit section configured to receive a molten metal from an injection apparatus of a casting machine, (ii) a product section in which a product is to be case, the product section including a main edge part, and a side edge part extending from an end portion of the main edge part, (iii) a main runner configured to guide the molten metal from the biscuit section toward the main edge part of the product section, (iv) a main gate provided between the main edge part of the product section and having a thickness smaller than that of the main runner, (v) a sub-runner diverging from the main runner and extending along the side edge part of the product section, and (vi) a sub-gate provided between the sub-runner and the side edge part of the product section and having a thickness smaller than that of the sub-runner, wherein the product section including a first end portion connecting with the main gate and a second end portion as an end portion of the product section opposite from the first end portion, the sub-gate being connected to the side edge part in the second end portion of the product section, the sub-runner extending beyond the product section in a direction in which the side edge part extends, a part of the sub-runner extending beyond the product section being unitized as a liner replaceable with another liner which forms a sub-runner of a different shape.