CN101088041A - Electro-active spectacles and method of fabricating same - Google Patents
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A composite lens assembly comprising an electro-active lens assembly, a first lens wafer, and a second lens wafer is provided. The electro-active lens assembly has an upper substrate layer with a planar upper surface and a lower substrate layer with a planar lower surface. The first lens wafer has a planar lower wafer surface adjacent and parallel to the planar upper surface of the upper substrate layer of the electro-active lens assembly. The second lens wafer has a planar upper wafer surface adjacent and parallel to the planar lower surface of the lower substrate layer of the electro-active lens assembly.
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Cross-reference to related applications
The application requires the rights and interests of the U.S. Provisional Application 60/623,947 of submission on November 2nd, 2004, and it all is combined in herein by reference.
Below all applications, provisional application and patent by reference all in conjunction with in this application: the U. S. application No.11/232 that on September 22nd, 2005 submitted to, 551; The U.S. Patent No. 6,918,670 of issue on July 19th, 2005; The U. S. application No.11/183 that on July 18th, 2005 submitted to, 454; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/692 that on July 21st, 2005 submitted to, 270; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/687 that on June 6th, 2005 submitted to, 342; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/687 that on June 6th, 2005 submitted to, 341; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/685 that on May 31st, 2005 submitted to, 407; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/679 that on May 10th, 2005 submitted to, 241; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/674 that on April 26th, 2005 submitted to, 702; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/673 that on April 22nd, 2005 submitted to, 758; The U. S. application No.11/109 that on April 19th, 2005 submitted to, 360; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/669 that on April 8th, 2005 submitted to, 403; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/667 that on April 1st, 2005 submitted to, 094; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/666 that on March 30th, 2005 submitted to, 167; The U.S. Patent No. 6,871,951 of issue on March 29th, 2005; The U. S. application No.11/091 that on March 28th, 2005 submitted to, 104; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/661 that on March 16th, 2005 submitted to, 925; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/659 that on March 9th, 2005 submitted to, 431; The U. S. application No.11/063 that on February 22nd, 2005 submitted to, 323; The U.S. Patent No. 6,857,741 of issue on February 22nd, 2005; The U.S. Patent No. 6,851,805 of issue on February 8th, 2005; The U. S. application No.11/036 that on January 14th, 2005 submitted to, 501; The U. S. application No.11/030 that on January 6th, 2005 submitted to, 690; The U. S. application No.10/996 that on November 24th, 2004 submitted to, 781; The U.S. Provisional Application No.60/623 that on November 2nd, 2004 submitted to, 947; The U. S. application No.10/924 that on August 24th, 2004 submitted to, 619; The U. S. application No.10/918 that on August 13rd, 2004 submitted to, 496; The U. S. application No.10/863 that on June 9th, 2004 submitted to, 949; The U.S. Patent No. 6,733,130 of issue on May 11st, 2004; The U. S. application No.10/772 that on February 5th, 2004 submitted to, 917; The U.S. Patent No. 6,619,799 of issue on September 16th, 2003; The U. S. application No.10/664 that on August 20th, 2003 submitted to, 112; The U. S. application No.10/627 that on July 25th, 2003 submitted to, 828; The U. S. application No.10/387 that on March 12nd, 2003 submitted to, 143; The U.S. Patent No. 6,517,203 of issue on February 11st, 2003; The U.S. Patent No. 6,491,391 of issue on Dec 10th, 2002; The U.S. Patent No. 6,491,394 of issue on Dec 10th, 2002; And the U. S. application No.10/263 of submission on October 4th, 2002,707.
Technical field
Relate generally to glasses of the present invention relate in particular to the glasses that comprise electro-active lens.
Summary of the invention
Illustrative aspects of the present invention provides a kind of compound lens assembly, and it comprises electro-active lens assembly, first lens panel and second lens panel.The electro-active lens assembly has upper substrate layer that has plane upper surface and the lower substrate layer that has plane lower surface.First lens panel have with the adjacent and parallel plane of the plane upper surface of the upper substrate layer of electro-active lens assembly under disk surfaces.Second lens panel have with the adjacent and parallel plane of the plane lower surface of the lower substrate layer of electro-active lens assembly on disk surfaces.
From the description of following preferred embodiment, these and other aspect will become obviously in conjunction with the following drawings, although under the situation of the spirit and scope that do not break away from novel concept of the present disclosure, can change and revise.
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Read following detailed description together with accompanying drawing, can more fully understand the present invention, wherein similarly reference signs indicates similar key element.
Fig. 1 can be used for the embodiment of the invention or the sectional view of the electro-active lens assembly that is used in combination with it;
Fig. 2 is the backplan of Fig. 1 electro-active lens assembly;
Fig. 3 A is the stretch-out view according to the compound lens assembly of one embodiment of the invention;
The wiring layout of Fig. 3 B displayed map 3A compound lens assembly;
Fig. 4 A is the stretch-out view according to the compound lens assembly of one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 B is the wiring layout of Fig. 4 A compound lens assembly;
Fig. 5 demonstration is installed in the interior compound lens assembly according to the embodiment of the invention of spectacle-frame;
Fig. 6 can be used for the embodiment of the invention or the sectional view of the electro-active lens assembly that is used in combination with it;
Fig. 7 A is the backplan of Fig. 6 electro-active lens assembly;
Fig. 7 B is the top view of Fig. 6 electro-active lens assembly;
Fig. 8 A is the stretch-out view according to the compound lens assembly of one embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 8 B is the wiring layout of Fig. 8 A compound lens assembly.
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Hereinafter, the various different embodiment of the present invention will be described.As what here use, the term of any odd number can be interpreted as plural number, and perhaps, the term of any plural number can be interpreted as odd number.Term " go up " and " descend " only to refer to the relative direction of the element shown in the specific pattern, and do not mean that the last direction of electro-active lens assembly with respect to any requirement of environment.Similarly, term " first " and " second " and do not mean that the last direction or the order of any requirement of assembling for the purpose of the convenience and use.
Embodiments of the invention provide the glasses of the composite component that forms electro-active lens element and passive lens element.Term used herein " electro-active lens " is meant the lens that its optical characteristics can change or revise along with applying electric power.Interested especially is the configurable electro-active lens of proofreading and correct any various visual problems that is formed by liquid crystal lens element.
The manufacturing of liquid crystal electro-active lens assembly and such lens subassembly comprised that into the compound lens assembly has some challenges.For example, the structure of electro-active lens element must be created as the thickness of control liquid crystal layer, and allows compound electro-active lens assembly is carried out deburring (promptly removing material around the edge).The deburring of eyeglass lens is very important, because deburring can make these lens (in spectacle-frame) align with eyes and locate.
Another challenge is to set up telecommunication in the middle of the compound lens electrical component activates electronic unit (for example chip for driving, contact and electrode) partly.Just as will be discussed, this can finish by the through hole (duck eye) perpendicular to these layers, thereby has avoided the edge of electro-active lens assembly.This internal electrical communication can be similar to the design of multilevel integration, and wherein a plurality of layers separate physically, but can communicate with one another by through hole as required.
Another challenge is physically the electro-active lens assembly to be integrated in the compound lens assembly.In certain embodiments, the compound lens assembly can utilize screw or bolt (tightening together), and these screws or bolt can be used as the electric path of power supply easily.In this case, can carry out deburring to the compound lens assembly, so that suitably be positioned in the spectacle-frame.
Now discuss embodiments of the invention in more detail.
Fig. 1 shows the electro-active lens assembly 100 that can be used for the embodiment of the invention or be used in combination with it.The adaptive especially compound lens assembly that is used for discussing below of electro-active lens assembly 100.Electro-active lens assembly 100 is a stepped construction basically, has two power contacts 180,182, all is positioned on its lower surface.These layers of this stepped construction, by from the upper surface to the lower surface, being followed successively by:
First glass or plastic substrate 110,
First aligned layer 130,
Liquid crystal layer comprises the sept 140 that surrounds liquid crystal 142,
Second aligned layer 150,
The second electrode lay 160,
Second glass or plastic substrate 170,
Contact layer comprises the positive contact 182 of battery power and the negative contact 180 of battery power,
Chip for driving 190.
Chip for driving 190 connects 186 by through hole and is connected to first electrode layer 120, and chip for driving 190 is connected to the second electrode lay 160 by a plurality of through holes connections 184.
Chip for driving 190 can be positioned at another layer, and for example in second glass or plastic substrate 170, its suitable through hole that has other element connects.Perhaps, driver 190 can be positioned at the same one deck with the second electrode lay, so that the via count of necessity is reduced to minimum.
Can be called first glass of substrate 110 or plastic substrate 110 can all be the plane in both sides up and down basically.First glass or plastic substrate 110 can provide structural support for other element, and can provide electric insulation for other element.Basically last substrate 110 downsides on plane are adjacent with first electrode layer, 120 upsides on plane basically.
First aligned layer 130 comprises the material of assisting liquid crystal layer 142 alignment.Basically first aligned layer, 130 lower surfaces and the liquid crystal 142 on plane are adjacent with sept 140.
The optical characteristics of liquid crystal 142 can change by electric field and magnetic field.Perhaps, sept 140 can be thicker than shown in Figure 1, and can surround following all: first aligned layer 130, liquid crystal 142 and second aligned layer 150.Basically liquid crystal layer 142 downsides on plane are adjacent with second aligned layer, 150 upsides on plane basically.
Note that and to remove some materials from edge, and don't touch or destroy liquid crystal 142 around the electro-active lens assembly.Specifically, can remove or pare off some septs 140, and don't touch or destroy liquid crystal 142.
Second aligned layer 150 comprises the material of assisting liquid crystal layer 142 alignment.Basically aligned layer 150 downsides on plane are adjacent with the second electrode lay 160 upsides on plane basically.
The second electrode lay 160 can be solid-state, perhaps can or form pattern by segmentation.For example, the second electrode lay 160 can be the pixel of the pattern of the separately controlled any array of formation, perhaps can form other useful pattern, such as one group of concentric circles.Can control these pixels or pattern separately from a plurality of through holes connections 184 of chip for driving 190.Note that first electrode layer 120 can be used as reference electrode, with any voltage formation contrast on the second electrode lay 160.The electric field of setting up between the second electrode lay 160 and first electrode layer 120 can influence the optical property (such as infractive index or transmissive exponent) of liquid crystal 142.Electrode 120 and 160 can allow spacer loops around them, so that make and edge insulation, and so that permission is carried out deburring to electro-active lens assembly 100.Basically second electrode, 160 downsides on plane are adjacent with second glass or plastic substrate 170 upsides on plane basically.
Second glass or the plastic substrate 170 that can be called subtegulum 170 provide structural support for other element, and can provide electric insulation for other element.Basically the upside on the plane basically of the negative contact of the positive contact of subtegulum 170 downsides on plane and battery power 182 and battery power 180 is adjacent.In an embodiment, positive contact 182 and negative contact 180 are in on one deck, but directly are not attached to together on conduction.Two contacts all are attached on the chip for driving 190 on conduction.In addition, one of these contacts can directly be attached on first electrode layer 120, and can be as the benchmark of the second electrode lay 160.
Chip for driving 190 can be attached on second glass or the plastic substrate 170 physically, and can be attached on positive contact 182 and the negative contact 180 on conduction.In addition, have extra contact (not shown) in order to the conduction control signal, and have the antenna (not shown) that wireless signal is used.Perhaps, control signal can be airborne on supply voltage.
Electrode layer, aligned layer and liquid crystal layer activate the unit in conjunction with forming an electricity that is fixed between the lower substrate layer.Should understand, in electricity activation unit, can also comprise additional layer.
In certain embodiments, electrode layer 120 forms on parallel glass or plastic tab or slide with 160, and covers so that the molecular orientation in the liquid crystal material with aligned layer 130 and 150.Can form the pattern of one or more electrodes, to allow to produce the optical effect of design.For example, if require pure sphere ability, then pattern can comprise one group of separately addressable concentric ring electrode.If use phase place to twine, then these electrodes can in groups or divide into groups, and drive the required number of contacts of lens so that reduce.If require general or any optical effect, the wavefront correction of higher order aberrations for example, then separately addressable pattern can comprise cartesian grid.Sept 140 can be used to set up a constant clearance thickness of filling with liquid crystal or other electric active material.Chip for driving can be installed in a side of electro-active lens assembly, and electric contact is by one group of boring or cutting or the formation of etched through hole in glass or plastic substrate.
If use the nematic crystal depend on polarization, then can pile up two be similar to above shown in the electro-active lens assembly, and with 90 ° of angular orientations, so that eliminate birefringent effect.
As another program, solid electrode 120 can be changed into the electrode of formation pattern and public reference electrode, the latter is placed on the center of unit, and liquid crystal layer is in each side of common electrode.Common electrode can be by the plastic sheet structure of thin glass or optical-grade, and each side all scribbles transparent conductor.Aligned layer on the electrode of two formation patterns is 90 ° of orientations each other.In certain embodiments, may preferably aligned layer be placed on each side of common electrode, common electrode will be applied to above the transparent conductor layer that forms common electrode, and be 90 ° of angular orientations each other.Will be appreciated that,, then add one or more extra conductor/through holes possibly, so that allow voltage to be applied to the electrode of new formation pattern from driving circuit if add public reference electrode to the unit.Can also between new common electrode and driving circuit, form electric contact with extra through hole.
If use cholesteryl liquid crystal, then will only need individual unit to produce optical power.For simplicity, we are limited to the cholesteryl liquid crystal design with present discussion, understand technology described herein simultaneously and also can be applied to the nematic crystal design.
Fig. 2 is the backplan of electro-active lens element 100, shows the exemplary configuration of electric contact 180,182.Contact 180,182 can be by mainly or fully transparent conductive material, such as only for instance ITO form.As shown in Figure 2, negative contact 180 can be configured to cover a sizable zone, and can be connected to chip for driving 190 by bus.Positive contact 182 also can cover a sizable zone, and can be connected to chip for driving 190 by bus.Chip for driving 190 can be installed in a zone (except the positive and negative bus) that does not have conductive material, makes that the various different output pin (not shown) of chip for driving can be by short circuit.Like this, can offer chip 190 from the electric power of electric battery or other power supply, and by being formed into the positive contact 182 of electro-active lens assembly 100 and electrically contacting of negative contact 180 simply, just can be to electro-active lens 100 power supplies.Other geometric layout of electric contact may prove easily, and chip 190 can move on to other position.
This professional those of ordinary skill will be understood that, although a contact is denoted as positive contact, one is denoted as negative contact, and positive-negative polarity can overturn.
With reference to Fig. 3 A and 3B, an illustrative embodiment of the invention combines the electro-active lens element of above-mentioned Fig. 1 and 2 type with a pair of lens panel, has compound lens assembly 300 fixing or basic capacity to produce one.
Fig. 3 A shows the stretch-out view of compound lens assembly 300.The element of compound lens assembly is:
Electro-active lens 330 (electro-active lens of for example in Fig. 1 and 2, describing),
Electric battery plus end lead 340 and electric battery negative terminal lead 350,
Electro-active lens assembly 330 can be an electro-active lens assembly 100 for example shown in Figure 1, or comprises the latter.Basically electro-active lens assembly 330 downsides on plane can have as depicted in figs. 1 and 2 positive contact regions and negative contact regions.These contact regions are located adjacently with the upper surface of the upper surface of electric battery plus end lead 340 and electric battery negative terminal lead 350.Described lead also can be flat tape.Described lead can be attached on the substitute electric power, such as holding capacitor or solar cell.
Perhaps, in an embodiment (not shown), the diameter of electro-active lens assembly 330 can be less than lens panel 310 and 360, can also be less than lens adhesion layer 320 and 322.In this embodiment, adhesion layer will push around the electro-active lens assembly, and can effectively it be sealed.In this embodiment, can be from removing some materials around the edge of compound lens assembly 300, and don't touch or destroy the contact or the liquid crystal of electro-active lens assembly 330.Thereby in this embodiment, compound lens assembly 300 can carry out deburring.
Perhaps, in another embodiment (not shown), the diameter of electro-active lens assembly 330 can be less than lens panel, and can surround with sept.Thereby in this embodiment, compound lens assembly 300 can carry out deburring.
Electric battery plus end lead 340 can stop at the flat tape that has and region aligned corresponding with the positive contact regions (contact region 282 for example shown in Figure 2) of electro-active lens assembly 330.Electric battery negative terminal lead 350 can stop in a similar fashion.The lower surface of the lower surface of electric battery plus end lead 340 and electric battery negative terminal lead 350 is adjacent with second adhesion layer, 322 upper surfaces on plane basically.
Note that second adhesion layer can be out of shape around the battery terminal lead,, thereby provide the both sides individual layer on plane basically effectively so that fill the space between battery terminal lead 340 and the battery terminal lead 350.
In addition, note that battery terminal lead 340 and 350 can take the approximate vertical path by through hole (not shown) in through hole in second adhesion layer 322 and the rear lens disk 360 downwards.When lead 340 and 350 is taked vertical-path, and when the diameter of electro-active lens assembly reduced (as discussed above), then compound lens assembly 300 can carry out deburring.
Deburring is well-known technology on optical technology, and wherein lens (or compound lens assembly 300) are removed some materials from the edge, so as with respect to fitness of environment ground with the lens position of deburring in frame.For example, general optometrist or optician are placed on patient on the face with an empty spectacle-frame, carry out several measurements then, then lens are carried out deburring, make it suitably locate and be aligned in the spectacle-frame with respect to patient's eyes.
Fig. 3 B shows the wiring layout that has compound lens assembly 300 fixing or basic capacity.Specifically, Fig. 3 B shows each element of the Fig. 3 that represents with assembling or compressed view.Adhesion layer 320 and 322 adheres to each other compound lens assembly 300.
With reference to Fig. 4 A and 4B, an illustrative embodiment of the invention combines above-mentioned electro-active lens element in Fig. 1 and 2 type with a pair of lens panel, to produce a compound lens assembly 400 with fixing or basic capacity.In addition, Fig. 4 A and 4B introduce screw or securing member 470, so that provide extra physical strength to compound lens.Note that adhesion layer becomes optional when introducing screw or securing member.
Fig. 4 A shows that one has fixing or basic capacity and have screw or the stretch-out view of 400 1 embodiment of compound lens assembly of securing member.Each layer is:
Electro-active lens assembly 430 (electro-active lens of for example in Fig. 1, describing),
Electric battery plus end lead 440 and electric battery negative terminal lead 450,
In addition, note that screw or securing member 470 and nut or securing member 480 can be used to increase extra support to the compound lens assembly.Screw or securing member may be useful especially in the Glasses without bow frame, because screw or securing member can be attached directly on the Glasses without bow frame.In certain embodiments, screw or securing member can be used as conductive path, replace the battery terminal lead.In addition, these install screw or securing member can be used for electro-active lens assembly 400 is fixed to the spectacle-frame (not shown).First adhesion layer 420 and second adhesion layer 422 are chosen wantonly, provide suitable support because screw or securing member 470 and nut or securing member 480 can be compound lens assembly 400.In addition, electric battery plus end lead 440 and electric battery negative terminal lead 450 are chosen wantonly, because electric power can be by securing member 470 and 480 conduction.
Provide extra advantage by screw or fastener path by electric power.Specifically, if the diameter of electro-active lens assembly is less than disk (also may surround with sept, as discussed above), then compound lens assembly 400 can carry out deburring.
Deburring is well-known technology on optical technology, and wherein lens (or compound lens assembly 400) are removed some materials from the edge, so that suitably be positioned in the frame with respect to the lens of environment with deburring.For example, general optometrist or optician are placed on patient on the face with an empty spectacle-frame, carry out several measurements then, then lens are carried out deburring, make it suitably locate and be aligned in the spectacle-frame with respect to patient's eyes.Compound lens assembly 400 (electric power by screw or fastener path by) is carried out deburring can not damage any being electrically connected, and can not damage liquid crystal.Except that screw or securing member 470 and nut or securing member 480, other element is identical with the compound lens assembly of describing with reference to Fig. 3 A in the past 300.
Fig. 4 B shows to have fixing or basic capacity and comprise screw or the wiring layout of the compound lens assembly 400 of securing member.
Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of the compound lens assembly 510 in the spectacle-frame 500 of packing into.Compound lens assembly 510 can for example be similar to the compound lens assembly 300 of Fig. 3 A and 3B, can be installed in the spectacle-frame 500.
Specifically, in Fig. 5, plus end lead 540 and negative terminal lead 550 are connected to power supply with the electro-active lens electrical component, such as the electric battery 570 that is attached on the frame handle 560.Lead (540 and 550) can be a light gauge wire, perhaps can be conductive strip.
Frame in Fig. 5 is the hinge-less design, but has the frame of hinge also can use, and does not exceed scope of the present invention again.Although figure illustrates electric battery or power supply is placed on the frame handle, but power supply also can be put on lens or the lens, and contiguous lens are on bridge, nose pad, hinge or in it, the perhaps place of joining before hinge and the frame, this can make the connection between power supply and the lens shorten potentially.But if electric battery is relatively large, then a comfortable electric battery placement location can be that the spectacle-frame handle rests the place on the ear, makes ear bear weight.Power supply can comprise certain combination of electric battery, capacitor, solar cell or these power supplys.For example, solar cell can charge to capacitor.In addition, the spectacle-frame handle is amounted to or the machine power opened can be used for to electric battery or capacitor charging.
Fig. 6 illustrates the embodiment of the electro-active lens assembly that is similar to embodiment among Fig. 1.But the electro-active lens assembly 600 of Fig. 6 is positioned at the bottom with positive contact, is positioned at the top and will bear the contact, and with the electro-active lens assembly 100 formation contrasts of Fig. 1, it all is positioned at the bottom with two contacts.As illustrational at Fig. 6, the position change of these contacts requires the position change of through hole.
Specifically, Fig. 6 shows the side view that has 600 1 embodiment of electro-active lens assembly that have negative contact on positive contact and the top on the bottom.Each layer is:
The negative contact of battery power 680,
First glass or plastic substrate 610,
First aligned layer 630,
Second aligned layer 650,
The second electrode lay 660,
Second glass or plastic substrate 670,
The positive contact of battery power 682, and
Chip for driving 690.
In addition, please note the through hole that leads to first electrode layer 620 connect 686 and the ultrafine wire through hole that leads to the negative contact of battery power 680 is connected 688, and chip for driving 690 and form a plurality of open-work through holes connections 684 between the electrode layer 660 of pattern.Electric contact by various different through holes can be made such as ITO with transparent conductor, and it can deposit in iterating the lithography step process, or by the superfine metal lead, design is used for any harmful decoration function is reduced to minimum.
Note that electric battery contact 680 and 682 separates physically, be placed on the top and the bottom of electro-active lens respectively.This separation has physically reduced the possibility of short circuit, and has simplified the placement of terminal wire.
Thereby electro-active lens assembly 600 almost is equal to electro-active lens assembly 100 shown in Figure 1, and just the negative contact of battery power is repositioned onto a relative side of electro-active lens assembly, and new relevant through hole 688.
Fig. 7 A and 7B illustrate the backplan and the top view of the electro-active lens element 600 of Fig. 6, show an exemplary configuration of electric contact 680 and 682.
Specifically, Fig. 7 A show electro-active lens assembly 600 below, its demonstration is connected to the positive contact 682 of chip for driving 690.Above Fig. 7 B demonstration electro-active lens assembly 600, it shows negative contact 680.Negative contact 680 is connected to chip for driving 690 by wire through-hole 688.As shown in Figure 6, through hole 688 passes sept 640, the second electrode lay 660 and the subtegulum 670 arrival chip for driving 690 in substrate 610, first electrode layer, the liquid crystal layer.Electro-active lens assembly 600 can be by positive contact 682 and 680 power supplies of negative contact or charging.Except that power supply, the control signal of an embedding can be carried in positive contact 682 and negative contact 680, so that communicate by letter with chip for driving 690.
With reference to Fig. 8 A and 8B, one exemplary embodiment of the present invention combine the electro-active lens assembly of above-mentioned Fig. 6 and 7 types with a pair of lens panel, so that produce the compound lens assembly 800 with fixing or basic capacity.
Fig. 8 A shows and to have the stretch-out view 800 of compound lens assembly embodiment that has the electro-active lens assembly of electric battery contact at opposition side.From top to bottom, Fig. 8 A shows:
Electric battery negative terminal lead or tape 850,
Have the electro-active lens assembly 830 (being similar to the electro-active lens assembly 600 among Fig. 6) of electric battery contact at opposition side,
Electric battery plus end lead or tape 840,
Although not shown, compound lens assembly 800 can engage with securing member or screw, and securing member or screw can be used for conduct power.
Fig. 8 B is presented near the wiring layout that has the compound lens assembly 800 of electric battery negative terminal lead the electric battery plus end lead.
Although discussed here and illustrational in the accompanying drawings geometric configuration is the plane, it is contemplated that also can use crooked parallel surfaces, this can make the compound lens that adopts assembly method described herein to make thinner.At the electro-active lens assembly is that two disks can save one, finish one of desired two curved surfaces of distant vision optical power because the electro-active lens assembly can provide among the embodiment of bending.
The professional and technical personnel is understood that, the present invention is easy to along with purposes widely and revises.Under the situation that does not break away from essence of the present invention or scope, many be different from the embodiments described herein and adaptation of the present invention, and many changes, modification and equivalent arrangements, from the present invention and above description will become apparent, or obtain suitable enlightenment.
Although above-mentionedly illustrate and described exemplary embodiment of the present invention, understand, the invention is not restricted to structure disclosed herein.Under the situation that does not break away from its spirit or essential attribute, the present invention can implement with other specific forms.
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1. compound lens assembly comprises:
The electro-active lens assembly has upper substrate layer that has plane upper surface and the lower substrate layer that has plane lower surface;
First lens panel, have with the adjacent and parallel plane of the described plane upper surface of the described upper substrate layer of described electro-active lens assembly under disk surfaces; And
Second lens panel, have with the adjacent and parallel plane of the described plane lower surface of the described lower substrate layer of described electro-active lens assembly on disk surfaces.
2. compound lens assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein first lens panel adheres to described upper substrate layer by first adhesion layer, and second lens panel adheres to described lower substrate layer by second adhesion layer.
3. compound lens assembly as claimed in claim 1 also comprises: at least one machanical fastener is suitable for first and second lens panels are attached on the described electro-active lens assembly.
4. compound electro-active lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one in first and second lens panels formed by polymeric material.
5. compound electro-active lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one in first and second lens panels formed by glass material.
6. compound electro-active lens as claimed in claim 1, at least one in the wherein said upper and lower substrate layer formed by polymeric material.
7. compound electro-active lens as claimed in claim 1, at least one in the wherein said upper and lower substrate layer formed by glass material.
8. compound lens assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein electricity activates the liquid crystal layer that the unit comprises first electrode layer adjacent with described upper substrate layer, the second electrode lay adjacent with described lower substrate layer and is arranged on first and second electrode layers centre, and described liquid crystal layer comprises the liquid crystal that defines with sept.
9. compound lens assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein said electricity activate the unit and also comprise: first aligned layer is arranged in the middle of described upper substrate layer and the described liquid crystal layer; And second aligned layer, be arranged in the middle of described liquid crystal layer and the described lower substrate layer.
10. compound lens assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein said electro-active lens assembly also comprises:
Chip for driving, with the first and second electrode layer telecommunications, the electric power that described chip for driving is suitable for controlling first and second electrode layers applies; And
At least one electric contact layer, with described chip for driving telecommunication, second contact regions that described at least one electric contact layer has first contact regions and isolates with first contact regions electricity.
11. compound lens assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first and second electric contact layers are formed by the material of substantial transparent.
12. compound lens assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein:
Telecommunication between the described chip for driving and second electrode is to set up by one or more electric conductors that pass first group of at least one through hole that forms by described lower substrate layer, and
Telecommunication between the described chip for driving and first electrode is to set up by one or more electric conductors that pass second group of at least one through hole that forms by described lower substrate layer, second electrode and described sept.
13. compound lens assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first and second electric contact districts adhere to the lower surface of described lower substrate layer.
14. compound lens assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first electric contact layer adheres to the lower surface of described lower substrate layer, and the second electric contact layer adheres to the upper surface of described upper substrate layer, and the telecommunication between the wherein said chip for driving and the second electric contact layer is set up by the contact connector, and described contact connector passes the contact connector through hole of going up lower substrate layer and described electricity activation unit formation by described.
15. electro-active lens assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein first electrode layer comprises monolithic electrode, and the second electrode lay comprises the electrode that forms pattern, and the electrode of described formation pattern is configured to give described liquid crystal with the predetermined optical characteristic.
16. electro-active lens assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein first and second electrode layers respectively comprise the electrode that is configured to the predetermined optical characteristic is given the formation pattern of described liquid crystal.
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