Claims
- 1. An apparatus for forming a pattern onto an article during an injection molding thereof, comprising:feed means that feeds a pattern-bearing film to a molding position where a male mold and a female mold are opposed; a heating board that heats said pattern-bearing film so as to soften it, said heating board having a heating surface and being movable into and away from a space between said male mold and said female mold; transfer means that transfers said pattern-bearing film to an internal surface of said female mold so as to contact said pattern-bearing film with said internal surface; closing means that causes said male mold and said female mold with said pattern-bearing film therein to approach each other to form a closed molding cavity; a resin injecting device that injects a molten resin into said cavity to form a molded article to adhere said pattern-bearing film to the surface of said article; and an insulation board that entirely covers the heating surface of the heating board when the heating board is waiting at a standby position that is apart from said space between the male and female molds.
- 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said insulation board has a driving device for moving the insulation board.
- 3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said insulation board is movable to be interposed between said heating board and the pattern-bearing film being fed to said molding position.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a Division of application Ser. No. 09/263,817 filed Mar. 8, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,270,331, which in turn is a division of Ser. No. 08/429,218 filed Apr. 25, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,925,302.
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