Casting apparatus

Abstract

The casting apparatus includes a mold, an ejecting device, a spraying device, and a control unit, and the processor of the control unit is configured to eject the die-cast product from the movable mold in a substantially horizontal direction by the ejecting device, hold the die-cast product in the movable mold, and spray coolant to the die-cast product by the spraying device to cool the die-cast product.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A casting apparatus that performs casting of a die-cast product, the casting apparatus comprising:
 a mold into which molten metal is injected;   an ejecting device for ejecting the die-cast product from the mold in a substantially horizontal direction,   a spraying device for spraying the die-cast product with a coolant; and   a control unit for adjusting operations of the ejecting device and the spraying device, wherein   the control unit includes a processor for performing information processing, and   the processor is configured to
 eject the die-cast product from the mold in the substantially horizontal direction by the ejecting device, with the die-cast product being held in the mold, and 
 spray the die-cast product with coolant by the spraying device, such that the die-cast product is cooled. 
   
     
     
         2 . The casting apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to eject the die-cast product from the mold by the ejecting device in the substantially horizontal direction, such that an amount of ejecting of the die-cast product from the mold is shorter than a length in a mold removal direction of a portion at which the die-cast product and the mold overlap in an up-down direction. 
     
     
         3 . The casting apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to cause the ejecting device to eject the die-cast product from the mold in the substantially horizontal direction such that the amount of ejecting of the die-cast product from the mold is less than 5 mm. 
     
     
         4 . The casting apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the mold is made up of a fixed mold and a movable mold that moves in a horizontal direction with respect to the fixed mold,   the ejecting device ejects the die-cast product from the movable mold in the substantially horizontal direction, such that the die-cast product is held by the movable mold; and   the spraying device advances a coolant injection nozzle to between the fixed mold and the movable mold, and sprays the die-cast product that is held by the movable mold with the coolant.