Patent · US Expired

Process method optical thermoplastic urethane resin lens and the lens

US6309568A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1999
Grant dateOct 30, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29K2075/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of continuously fabricating a lens excellent in various optical characteristics and having no nonuniformity in the characteristics over a total of the lens and a lens fabricated by the method. A first step for forming thiourethane prepolymer and a second step for making thiourethane prepolymer react with at least one urethane forming monomer are carried out in an extruder or in a reactor having an extruding device at a succeeding step, extruded thermoplastic thiourethane-urethane copolymer for optical use is elongated in a sheet-like shape, a lens precursor is formed by punching out the copolymer elongated in a sheet-like shape and the lens precursor is pressed such that a predetermined curved face is provided at least on one face of the lens precursor.

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