Mold apparatus for manufacturing a coil component

A mold apparatus for manufacturing a coil component comprising:

• a support plate, the support plate having an insertion hole therein;
• a base plate disposed under the support plate, the base plate having an exhaust hole therein;
• a vibrator connected to the base plate and configured to vibrate the base plate;
• a die that is disposed on the support plate, the die having a peripheral side wall defining an opening opposite the support plate, the coil component being placeable in an inner space of the die interior of the side wall;
• a lid that is configured to be inserted via the opening of the die into the inner space of the die with an outer peripheral edge of the lid slidably received by an inner surface of the side wall of the die;
• a press member that is configured to abuttingly engage the lid so as to press the lid toward the support plate;
• a press mechanism that is operatively connected to the press member;
• and
• a controller electrically connected to the press mechanism and the vibrator, the controller being configured to control the press mechanism and the vibrator,
• wherein the inner space of the die is fluidly connected to an exterior of the die via the insertion hole and the exhaust hole,
• the vibrator comprises one of:
• a ball vibrator;
• an ultrasonic vibrator;
• and
• an electromagnetic vibrator,
• when the vibrator vibrates the base plate, part of the coil component covers an opening of the insertion hole in the support plate, and
• the controller is configured to activate the vibrator when the press mechanism operates the press member to press the lid and apply a pressure on a content in the inner space of the die.