Apparatus for molding patterned product and method of molding patterned product

An apparatus for manufacturing a decorated molded product which comprises:

• an injection mold consisting of a fixed mold having a vacuum suction port and an injection gate for a molten resin, and a movable mold with a runner facing the injection gate and communicating with a cavity;
• a film introduction device for introducing an insert film to a gap between the fixed mold and movable mold;
• a first clamping device for pressing the insert film introduced by the film introduction device to a surface of the fixed mold in a manner to enclose the cavity and injection gate;
• a cutting device, arranged at either a predetermined position at an upstream side of the surface of the fixed mold or a predetermined position of the first clamping device opposite to the upstream side, for cutting the insert film at the upstream side of the surface of the fixed mold when the insert film is pressed to the fixed mold by the first clamping device;
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• a second clamping device, arranged at a downstream side of the surface of the fixed mold, for securing a cut end part of the insert film.