Apparatus and method for manufacturing interior material for vehicle

An apparatus for manufacturing an interior material for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a first mold unit having a first molding surface;
• and
• a second mold unit located below the first mold unit, having a second molding surface corresponding to the first molding surface, and configured to mount a core on the second molding surface, the core being in a porous structure having air channels through which air passes;
• and
• an air controller configured to inject and discharge the air;
• wherein the first molding surface and the second molding surface press the mounted core and a central portion of a skin placed above the mounted core when brought closer to each other,
• the first mold unit comprises a first fixing part,
• the second mold unit comprises a second fixing part, and
• the first fixing part and the second fixing part clamp the skin by pressing an outer peripheral portion of the skin placed between the first mold unit and the second mold unit,
• wherein the air controller is configured to inject the air in an upward direction into a space between the core and the skin through the air channels of the core to lift a portion of the skin over the core and keep the portion of the skin apart from the core, and then discharge the air in a downward direction from the space through the same air channels of the core.