Abstract:
A method for in-mold coating of an injection molded thermoplastic lens that resides in an injection molding machine oriented to a horizontal parting line(116). An optical lens(
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates an optical lens having improved abrasion resistance. In an embodiment, the present disclosure describes a method of improving abrasion resistance of a lens, comprising depositing an inorganic layer (415, preferably silica) of a predetermined thickness on a convex surface of a lens substrate (410) within a vacuum deposition chamber, and applying an antifouling material (425) as a top most layer of the lens to an exposed surface of the deposited inorganic layer. The lens substrate may include a hard coating (412) on a convex surface of a base substrate. In an embodiment, the method further comprises exposing the convex surface of the lens substrate to ion beam pre-cleaning for a predetermined time period.
Abstract:
A method for in-mold coating of an injection molded thermoplastic lens that resides in an injection molding machine oriented to a horizontal parting line(116). An optical lens(
Abstract:
A method for in-mold coating of an injection molded thermoplastic lens that resides in an injection molding machine oriented to a horizontal parting line. An optical lens is initially formed by injecting molten thermoplastic resin into an edge-gated lens-forming cavity held closed under a primary clamp force. The mold is opened at a time when the lens is rigid enough to retain its shape. An unpressurized full metered charge of coating is applied onto the center of the lens. The coating is co-molded by ramping up the clamp force from zero to a secondary clamp force less than the primary clamp force to compress the coating into a uniformly thick, fringe-free layer.