Patent ID: 7919035

Claim:
A resin molding method of a resin molding apparatus comprising a first mold, a second mold disposed in opposition to the first mold, a transfer plate attached to one of the first and second molds and comprising a transfer surface bearing a pattern of pits and projections and oriented toward a cavity, and a thermal insulation layer comprising a honeycomb structure and disposed between the transfer plate and the one of the first and second molds and formed through growth from the transfer plate side or from the one of the first and second mold sides, a honeycomb pitch of the honeycomb structure being 0.1 μm to 100 μm inclusive, comprising: (a) charging a molding material into the cavity and transferring the pattern onto the molding material, and (b) after transfer of the pattern, applying a mold-clamping force so as to plastically deform a portion of the molding material in the vicinity of the transfer surface.