Patent 7267320 was granted and assigned to Samsung on September, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A mold apparatus having at least a pair of molds formed with a cavity, at least one pipe accommodator formed in the molds, at least one heat pipe mounted in the pipe accommodator, a heat-cool source part connected to the heat pipe the heat and cool the heat pipe, and a controller to control the heat-cool source part to selectively heat and cool the heat pipe. Thus a mold apparatus to reduce a molding cycle and improve the quality of a molded product's appearance is provided.