Patent ID: 8033807

Claim:
A foil-decorating injection molding apparatus comprising at least a male mold, a female mold, a transport chuck for feeding a decorative sheet between said male mold and said female mold, and a clamper for pressing and fastening said sheet on a flat parting surface of said female mold, wherein: said transport chuck comprises two clamping devices by which both side edges of said decorative sheet can be clamped; and said clamper comprises a pushing frame that abuts on said parting surface of said female mold via said decorative sheet when said decorative sheet is pressed and fastened, and at least one connecting member that extends from said pushing frame, said connecting member being connected to means of driving said pushing frame, wherein: said clamper is formed in such a shape that, said connecting member is spaced apart from said parting surface when said pushing frame is in abutment with said parting surface of said female mold, such that there is established a space between said connecting member said parting surface, said driving means and said pushing frame in which said entire clamping devices pass therethrough.