Mold for insert molding

A mold for insert molding, comprising:

• a first mold, at which a workpiece is to be installed;
• a second mold that is placed to oppose the first mold, wherein the second mold is configured to form a cavity around the workpiece by a recess, which is formed at a side of the second mold where the first mold is placed, at a time of executing a mold closing operation for closing the first mold and the second mold relative to each other;
• a movable pin that is slidably installed at the second mold, wherein the movable pin is configured to contact a portion of the workpiece at a distal end portion of the movable pin at the time of executing the mold closing operation;
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• a resilient member that is configured to adjust an amount of slide movement of the movable pin relative to the second mold such that the resilient member absorbs a variation in a thickness of the workpiece at a time of contacting the movable pin to the portion of the workpiece, wherein:
• the mold for insert molding is configured to mold a resin material around the workpiece by supplying the resin material into the cavity;
• the second mold is divided into a recess-side mold portion, which includes the recess, and a remaining mold portion in a sliding direction of the movable pin, while the recess-side mold portion and the remaining mold portion are coupled with each other such that a size of a gap between the recess-side mold portion and the remaining mold portion is adjustable;
• the second mold is configured to execute a first-mold-closing operation for contacting the recess-side mold portion to the first mold and thereafter a second-mold-closing operation for contacting the remaining mold portion to the recess-side mold portion at the time of executing the mold closing operation;
• the distal end portion of the movable pin is configured to be placed into a non-contacting state, in which the distal end portion of the movable pin is not in contact with the workpiece, at a time of executing the first-mold-closing operation;
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• the distal end portion of the movable pin is configured to contact the portion of the workpiece at a time of executing the second-mold-closing operation.