Apparatus and method for manufacturing product with decorative patterns

An apparatus for manufacturing product with decorative patterns, comprising:

• a fixed mold base having a fixed mold insert fitted therein;
• and the fixed mold insert being provided with a sprue and at least one molding cavity;
• a movable mold base having a movable mold insert fitted therein and including an ejector pin unit, and being selectively movable toward or away from the fixed mold base to enable mold closing or mold opening, respectively;
• the movable mold insert being provided with a runner and at least one material receiving cavity, the runner being communicable with the sprue on the fixed mold insert and the material receiving cavity, and the material receiving cavity being aligned and communicable with the molding cavity when the fixed and the movable mold base are closed to each other;
• and the ejector pin unit including at least one cutting ejector pin, which is located below and corresponding to the at least one material receiving cavity and is upward movable thereinto to a height beyond a point at where the material receiving cavity communicates with the runner;
• and
• a decorative film for placement in between the fixed and the movable mold insert to cover the molding cavity and the material receiving cavity, and being provided with a material passing opening at a position corresponding to the sprue on the fixed mold insert.