EP4562102A1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zum rückstandslosen entfernen mindestens einer primerschicht und/oder mindestens einer hartlackschicht von einer substratoberfläche - Google Patents
Verfahren und vorrichtung zum rückstandslosen entfernen mindestens einer primerschicht und/oder mindestens einer hartlackschicht von einer substratoberflächeInfo
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- the present invention relates to a method and a device for residue-free removal of at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer from a substrate surface.
- plastic glass Compared to mineral glass, plastic glass has the advantage of being less dense and therefore lighter for the same size. Furthermore, plastic glass is more resistant to breakage than mineral glass. Not least for these reasons, plastic glass has become the material of choice for ophthalmic lenses.
- plastic glass is significantly more susceptible to scratches than mineral glass. Therefore, ophthalmic plastic lenses are coated with a hard lacquer layer to improve scratch resistance. By coating the surface of ophthalmic plastic lenses with a hard lacquer layer, the surface can be effectively protected against scratches.
- ophthalmic plastic lenses are usually first provided with a primer layer, also known as a base layer or adhesion promoter layer. This is a comparatively thin layer of non-crosslinked polymer chains.
- the layer sequence applied to the surface of ophthalmic plastic lenses includes, starting from the glass surface, at least one primer layer and at least one hard lacquer layer, an interference-Z anti-reflective layer, which serves to reduce reflections, and an easy-care layer, sometimes also as a topcoat or Cleancoat, which serves to repel water and dirt.
- the error rate during coating can only be reduced slightly, especially when applying the hard lacquer layer to plastic glass that has already been coated with a primer layer, measures are required to enable the primer layer and hard lacquer layer to be removed from the glass surface without leaving any residue. If such measures were available, only a new coating would be required, but not new plastic and surface production. Since a primer layer and a hard lacquer layer are formed on the tools used during coating, in addition to the plastic glass, it is desirable that the primer layer and the hard lacquer layer can be removed without leaving any residue not only from the glass surface, but also from the tool surface.
- the present invention is based on the object of providing a method and a device for the residue-free removal of at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer from both glass surfaces and tool surfaces, wherein the method to be provided should be able to do without mechanical post-processing.
- a method for the residue-free removal of at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer from a substrate surface comprising the following steps:
- step (b) subjecting the substrate provided in step (a) to a multi-stage paint stripping or cleaning process comprising at least the following steps (1) to (3) in the order given:
- the method according to the invention allows residue-free removal of at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer from both glass surfaces and tool surfaces.
- no manual, mechanical cleaning step is required, which means that the method according to the invention can be automated without major effort.
- the method according to the invention does not require mechanical post-processing, the risk of damage to the substrate is also minimized.
- the at least one primer layer or hard lacquer layer are each characterized in that they are actually firmly or inseparably connected to the substrate directly or indirectly, i.e. that these layers are designed to be resistant in particular to regular cleaning processes, e.g. cleaning spectacle lenses, to remove dirt particles or grease deposits.
- the at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer are essentially completely removed for the purpose of (re)coating with a primer layer and/or hard lacquer layer.
- the proposed paint stripping or cleaning process can be used to completely remove both partially hardened or pre-hardened and fully (fully) hardened primer layers and/or hard lacquer layers. This makes the process advantageously suitable for removing paint from defects that were already identified during production as well as defects that were only identified at a later point in time. If such a defective substrate has an optional interference-Z anti-reflective coating at the end of production in addition to at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer, this must first be coated with a suitable cleaning process, e.g.
- the stripping process first removes or dissolves the interference/anti-reflective layer, which usually consists of metal oxides or metal fluorides, before the at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer is removed without residue and without mechanical post-treatment using the proposed paint stripping or cleaning process.
- the interference/anti-reflective layer which usually consists of metal oxides or metal fluorides
- step (a) of the method according to the invention a substrate is provided. Starting from the substrate surface, this is provided with at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer.
- the substrate can be an ophthalmic plastic glass.
- the ophthalmic plastic glass can basically be plane-parallel, biconcave, plano-concave, convex-concave, concave-convex, plano-convex or biconvex.
- Possible plastic materials in this case include, for example, polythiourethane, polymethyl methacrylate, polycarbonate, polyacrylate or polydiethylene glycol bisallyl carbonate and combinations thereof, although in principle other transparent plastic materials can also be used.
- the substrate can also be a device (tool) for coating an ophthalmic plastic lens.
- Devices used for coating an ophthalmic plastic lens are in particular holders for fixing the ophthalmic plastic lens in an immersion bath or the like.
- the present invention also includes embodiments in which any other substrates are provided in step (a), as long as they are provided with at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer starting from the substrate surface.
- ophthalmic plastic lenses in particular have exactly one primer layer and exactly one Hard lacquer layer, although it is also possible in principle to provide an ophthalmic plastic lens with no or more than one primer layer and/or with more than one hard lacquer layer in order to give it additional properties in addition to improved adhesion properties, such as improved fracture resistance and/or additional functional properties, such as in particular a photochromic property, by which is understood that a substrate provided in this way darkens reversibly when irradiated with UV radiation, i.e.
- primer layers and hard lacquer layers are known to those skilled in the art.
- both primer layers and hard lacquer layers are applied by means of dip coating. Details of this can be found, for example, in EP 0 614 957 or EP 3 633 418.
- step (b) of the method according to the invention the substrate provided in step (a) is subjected to a multi-stage cleaning process.
- This comprises the following stages (1) to (3) in the order given.
- Each of these stages is characterized in that the substrate is immersed in a temperature-controlled, degassed bath with a liquid medium.
- step (1) the substrate is immersed in at least one bath.
- This bath has a temperature in the range of 30°C to 40°C, for example a temperature of 35°C.
- the duration of the immersed state in this step is preferably in the range of 120s to 400s, more preferably in the range of 330s to 390s. It can be, for example, 360s.
- the substrate can be exposed several times to a sequence consisting of one or more phases, characterized by a state selected from ultrasonic treatment, circulation or circulation with simultaneous ultrasonic treatment, as further described in more detail below.
- the basic solution of the at least one bath of the first stage (1) of the cleaning process can be an aqueous solution containing alkali metal hydroxide.
- the mass fraction of alkali metal hydroxide in the aqueous solution is typically in the range of 5 mass % to 10 mass %.
- Suitable alkali metal hydroxides are above all sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, in particular sodium hydroxide.
- the basic solution of the at least one bath can also be a Lewis base, preferably an amino alcohol, such as in particular 2-aminoethanol, 4-amino-1-butanol, or equally preferably an aminodiol, such as in particular 3-amino-1,2-propanediol.
- Other Lewis bases such as in particular N,N-diisopropylethylamine, can also form the basic solution.
- the substrate After removal from the at least one bath of the first stage (1) of the cleaning process, the substrate is immersed in at least one further bath in stage (2).
- This is a surfactant-containing basic solution.
- This bath has a temperature in the range from 30 °C to 55 °C, for example a temperature in the range from 35 °C to 50 °C.
- the duration of the immersed state in this stage is preferably in the range from 120 s to 400 s, more preferably in the range from 330 s to 390 s. It can be, for example, 360 s.
- the substrate While immersed in the at least one bath, the substrate can be exposed several times to a sequence consisting of one or more phases, characterized by a state selected from ultrasonic treatment, circulation or circulation with simultaneous ultrasonic treatment, as described in more detail below.
- the surfactant-containing basic solution of the at least one bath of the second stage (2) of the cleaning process can be an aqueous solution containing 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol, 2-aminoethanol, alkali metal hydroxide and/or fatty alcohol ethoxylate.
- the mass fraction of 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol in the aqueous solution is typically in the range of 15 mass% to 70 mass%
- the mass fraction of 2-aminoethanol in the aqueous solution is typically in the range of 15 mass% to 70 mass%
- the mass fraction of alkali metal hydroxide in the aqueous solution is typically in the range of 0.5 mass% to 3.5 mass%
- the mass fraction of fatty alcohol ethoxylate in the aqueous solution is typically in the range of 0.5 mass% to 3.5 mass%.
- Suitable alkali metal hydroxides are primarily sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, especially potassium hydroxide.
- Fatty alcohol ethoxylates are non-ionic surfactants, with the fatty alcohols typically being those derived from lauric, palmitic, stearic or oleic acid.
- other chemicals from the group of glycol ethers, such as 2-butoxyethanol, butyl triglycol, 2-hexoxy-1-ethanol and/or 2-(2-hexyloxy-ethoxy)ethanol, or from the group of glycol ether acetates, such as 2-butoxyethyl acetate, 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate, 1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate and/or n-propyl alcohol, or from the group of amino alcohols, such as 4-amino-1-butanol, or from the group of aminodiols, such as 3-amino-1,2-propanediol, or other Lewis bases, such as in particular N,N-diisopropylethylamine.
- the substrate After removal from the at least one bath of the second stage (2) of the cleaning process, the substrate is immersed in at least one further bath in stage (3).
- This is a surfactant-containing solution.
- the surfactant-containing solution of the at least one bath of this stage is weakly acidic, since no base is added.
- the bath has a temperature in the range of 30°C to 50°C, for example a temperature in the range of 35°C to 45°C.
- the duration of the immersion state in this stage is preferably in the range of 120s to 400s, more preferably in the range of 170s to 190s. It can be, for example, 180s.
- the substrate While immersed in the at least one bath, the substrate may be repeatedly exposed to a sequence consisting of one or more phases characterized by a condition selected from ultrasonication, agitation, or agitation with simultaneous ultrasonication, as described in more detail below.
- the surfactant-containing solution of the at least one bath of the third stage (3) of the cleaning process can be an aqueous solution containing fatty alcohol ethoxylate, in particular polyoxyethylene ether of lauryl alcohol, and/or inorganic acids, such as hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid, or organic acids, such as oxalic acid or acetic acid.
- the mass fraction of fatty alcohol ethoxylate in the aqueous solution is typically in the range of 0.03 mass% to 0.25 mass%.
- fatty alcohol ethoxylates are non-ionic surfactants, with the fatty alcohols typically used being alcohols derived from lauric, palmitic, stearic or oleic acid.
- the cleaning process is extended by a further stage (4), wherein the substrate in this stage is immersed in at least one bath with reverse osmosis water or deionized water having a temperature in the range of 30°C to 50°C, for example a temperature in the range of 35°C to 45°C.
- the duration of the immersed state in this stage is preferably in the range of 120s to 400s, more preferably in the range of 170s to 190s. It can be, for example, 180s.
- the substrate While immersed in the at least one bath, the substrate can be exposed several times to a sequence consisting of one or more phases, characterized by a state selected from ultrasonic treatment, circulation or circulation with simultaneous ultrasonic treatment, as described in more detail below.
- Reverse osmosis water typically has a conductivity in the range of 1 pS/cm to 50 pS/cm.
- Deionized water typically has a conductivity in the range of 0.1 pS/cm to 1 pS/cm.
- This additional step advantageously rinses or neutralizes or cleans the substrate in such a way that no adhesions or residues of the solutions from the previous steps (1) to (3) of the cleaning process are present on its surface.
- the substrate can be pretreated accordingly to enable subsequent recoating with at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer.
- the cleaning process is optionally extended by a further stage (5), whereby the substrate is immersed in at least one bath with deionized water, having a temperature in the range of 30°C to 50°C, preferably a temperature in the range of 35°C and 45°C.
- the duration of the immersion in this Stage is preferably in the range from 120 s to 400 s, more preferably in the range from 170 s to 190 s. It can be, for example, 180 s.
- the substrate can be exposed several times to a sequence consisting of one or more phases, characterized by a state selected from ultrasonic treatment, circulation or circulation with simultaneous ultrasonic treatment, as described in more detail below.
- this additional stage rinses or neutralizes the substrate or cleans it in such a way that no adhesions or residues or residues of the liquid medium from the previous stages (1) to (3) and (4), if present, of the cleaning process are present on its surface.
- the substrate can be pretreated accordingly to enable subsequent recoating with at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer.
- the substrate is drawn out of the bath containing reverse osmosis water or deionized water so slowly that essentially no water droplets remain on the surface of the substrate.
- an additional stage (4) comprising at least one bath with reverse osmosis water and an additional stage (5) comprising at least one bath with deionized water has proven to be particularly advantageous for a subsequent re-coating of the substrate with at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer.
- an additional treatment step (c) can be carried out, which includes drying the substrate.
- drying can be carried out, for example, by irradiation with infrared radiation or by a commercially available drying cabinet or drying oven in which the substrate is exposed to a tempered, moisture-removed air stream, also referred to as circulating air drying.
- a drying cabinet or drying oven in which the substrate is exposed to a tempered, moisture-removed air stream, also referred to as circulating air drying.
- other drying methods are also conceivable, as long as they satisfy the requirement that the substrate is dried thereby, in particular in such a way that it is subsequently in a dry state, and particularly preferably has no drying residues, in particular no water marks.
- the additional drying step (c) allows the process to be optimized in such a way that a substrate provided in step (a) and provided with at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer is brought into a state by the drying step (c) after cleaning in step (b) that allows the substrate to be immediately recoated with at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer without any additional waiting time, as would be the case with drying in a room.
- an economic advantage can be generated, since the substrate can be recoated without any additional waiting time.
- step (b) in at least one, in particular in each of the stages of the cleaning process, the substrate in the immersed state is exposed to a sequence consisting of one or more phases, characterized by a state selected from ultrasonic treatment, agitation or agitation with simultaneous ultrasonic treatment.
- a sequence is composed of one or more phases, such a phase being defined on the one hand by a state selected from ultrasonic treatment, agitation or agitation with simultaneous ultrasonic treatment, and on the other hand by a duration for which the selected state exists.
- a sequence consists of two consecutive phases, wherein a first phase is characterized by a state of ultrasound treatment (without simultaneous circulation) and a second phase is characterized by a state of circulation (without simultaneous ultrasound treatment), and the respective durations of these two phases relate to one another such that the duration of the first phase with ultrasound treatment is greater than the duration of the second phase with circulation (without simultaneous ultrasound treatment).
- the number of such a sequence, consisting of a phase with ultrasound treatment and a phase with circulation (without simultaneous ultrasound treatment) is preferably at least two, preferably at least three, particularly preferably at least five.
- the duration of a typical sequence for nine sequences is 20 s, whereby such a typical sequence consists of a first phase with ultrasonic treatment and a second phase with circulation.
- the effect of ultrasound is necessary to remove primer layers and hard lacquer layers from the substrate surface without leaving any residue.
- the effect of ultrasound naturally carries the risk of damaging the substrate.
- the method according to the invention relies on phases with ultrasound treatment and phases with only circulation without ultrasound treatment.
- circulation means the circulation of liquid without the simultaneous effect of ultrasound.
- a phase with circulation and simultaneous ultrasound treatment can advantageously be used to clean tools. Since such tools are often made of durable materials, such as in particular stainless steel and/or aluminum, they are more resistant to ultrasound treatment. Consequently, switching off the ultrasound treatment during a phase with circulation can be dispensed with.
- the duration of the phase with ultrasound treatment must exceed the duration of the phase with circulation in each sequence.
- the ratio of the duration of the ultrasound treatment to the duration of the circulation in each sequence is greater than one. If the duration of a sequence consisting of a phase with ultrasound treatment and a phase with circulation is 20 s, the duration of the phase with ultrasound treatment is consequently more than 10 s, while the duration of the phase with circulation is consequently less than 10 s.
- the ratio of the duration of the phase with ultrasound treatment to the duration of the circulation phase in each sequence is preferably at least two, more preferably at least three.
- the duration of a sequence consisting of a phase with ultrasound treatment and a phase with circulation is 20 s and the ratio of the duration of the phase with ultrasonic treatment to the duration of phase three with circulation, of which 15 s are for the ultrasonic treatment and 5 s for the circulation.
- the duration of the immersion state is 180 s, and in each stage of the cleaning process, the substrate is subjected to a number of sequences consisting of an ultrasonic treatment phase and a circulation phase, amounting to eighteen in the case of stages (1 ) and (2) or nine in the case of stage (3) and stages
- a cleaning process can be implemented by varying the duration of the immersion, which takes into account differences in the adhesion of different primer layers and/or hard lacquer layers on substrates of different base materials, i.e. different chemical compositions of the base material forming the substrate.
- the order of the individual stages of the cleaning process remains unchanged, as do the temperatures and compositions of the individual baths forming the respective stages, which means that they can remain in place once they have been set up or arranged.
- a sequence of different cleaning stages defined in this way based on the step-by-step passage through the substrate to be cleaned is also referred to as a cleaning line.
- the substrate can be rinsed, such a rinsing process meaning both rinsing with water and bringing into contact with a neutralizing solution, in particular to remove residues of a solution forming the cleaning bath of the previous stage and/or to prevent the occurrence of an undesirable chemical reaction by suitable neutralization.
- one stage of the cleaning process is carried out using more than one bath, which means that the substrate to be cleaned is immersed in more than one bath, preferably two, particularly preferably two or more baths, in succession within one stage of the cleaning process.
- This can advantageously ensure that contamination in the form of detached material from the primer layers and/or hard lacquer layers remains in the first bath of the respective stage of the cleaning process and that the bath of a subsequent stage of the cleaning process is not contaminated, since another bath of the same stage is inserted in between.
- the second bath of a stage can be used to replace the first bath if a specified, tolerable level of contamination is exceeded.
- the contaminated first bath can be replaced by a less contaminated second bath, while a newly prepared bath is used in place of the previous second bath. If the previously second, now first bath is contaminated beyond the tolerable level of contamination, the second bath can take on the role of the first bath again. In this way, baths are used several times and the build-up of contamination can be effectively prevented. Particularly in combination with a rinsing process between successive stages of the cleaning process In this way, an optimized cleaning process can take place.
- individual or all stages of the cleaning process can also be formed by more than one bath, whereby these baths are either identical to one another in terms of temperature and composition or differ in terms of temperature and/or the composition of the solution contained therein.
- these baths are either identical to one another in terms of temperature and composition or differ in terms of temperature and/or the composition of the solution contained therein.
- temperature gradients can be generated if successive stages of the cleaning process have too high temperature differences, which would lead to excessive stress on the immersed substrate and even damage to it.
- compositions can be used in order to achieve an initial dissolving of the primer layers and/or hard lacquer layers, advantageously by a short immersion period in a first bath with a high concentration of the solution used in this stage, preferably with such a high concentration that would cause irreversible damage to the substrate if the immersion period were too long, with the actual removal taking place in a second bath with a lower concentration, whereby this concentration is selected such that no damage to the substrate takes place.
- the total duration of the immersion state in this stage must be divided into the partial durations of the immersion state in the multiple baths making up this stage of the cleaning process.
- this division can be made in different parts, which means that the respective durations of the immersion state differ between the multiple baths of this stage, or it can be made in equal parts, which means that the total duration of the immersion state of this stage of the cleaning process is divided equally between the durations of the immersion state in the multiple baths of this stage.
- a further degree of freedom can be provided in order to be able to take into account different substrates or substrates with different primer layers and/or hard lacquer layers while maintaining the same sequence of the individual stages of the cleaning process.
- This advantage can be achieved in particular if the baths have a different temperature and/or composition.
- the process preferably does not involve any mechanical post-processing. This is therefore not necessary.
- the formation of the primer layer and/or the hard lacquer layer can take place on an ophthalmic plastic glass as a preferred substrate, wherein the plastic glass is preferably held during the dipping by a device or tool, which is thereby also at least partially provided with a primer or hard lacquer.
- the device or tool can also preferably have been stripped together with the plastic glass or separately therefrom using a method according to the invention.
- the plastic glass is also preferably held by the device or tool during the stripping and the plastic glass and tool are dipped into a dipping bath to form a primer layer and/or into a dipping bath to form a hard lacquer layer without intermediate separation.
- a further aspect of the present invention relates to a device for carrying out a method for residue-free removal of at least one Primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer from a substrate surface, wherein the method is defined by the features described above.
- Such a device comprising at least one holding device, suitable for receiving at least one substrate to be cleaned, further comprising an arrangement of at least three baths, in each of which at least one liquid medium is provided according to stages (1) to (3) of the cleaning process (b), as well as comprising a loading device for receiving the holding device and suitable for conveying the at least one substrate held by the holding device from one bath to another bath and suitable for carrying out an immersion process, as well as a control device.
- such a device is a cleaning system having the above-mentioned features, which is suitable for carrying out a cleaning process according to the present invention.
- the holding device is not further restricted, except that it must fulfill the purpose of being able to hold at least one substrate to be cleaned.
- different holding devices are conceivable.
- the expert knows a variety of suitable holding devices, in particular a type of mesh basket in which the ophthalmic plastic lenses to be cleaned can be arranged.
- the expert also knows a variety of possible holding devices, whereby the choice of the suitable holding device depends on the nature of the tool to be cleaned.
- the loading device of the device according to the invention is not further restricted, except that it must fulfil the purpose of being able to accommodate the holding device containing at least one substrate to be cleaned, to be able to carry out an immersion process in a bath with this holding device and additionally to be able to carry out a loading process, which includes in particular the moving or transporting of the holding device from a bath to a other bath.
- a robot arm as the preferred loading device, which can hold or grip the holding device and carry out both a horizontal and a vertical movement.
- the holding device can be loaded from one bath to another bath by means of horizontal movement of the robot arm, and by means of vertical movement, a lowering, in particular an immersion of the holding device or of the at least one substrate held in the holding device and to be cleaned into a bath for the purpose of starting the immersed state, as well as a pulling out, which is understood to mean lifting the holding device for the purpose of ending the immersed state, can be achieved.
- the at least three baths for the at least three stages (1) to (3) of the cleaning process according to the invention are not further restricted, except that they must be made of a material that has a high resistance to the chemical solutions used, with stainless steel being preferred.
- the baths must have a geometry that is sufficient for the holding device to be immersed therein, in particular having a sufficient depth that the at least one substrate to be cleaned held by the holding device is completely surrounded by the liquid medium in the bath during the immersed state, i.e. that the substrate to be cleaned is completely immersed in the liquid medium during the immersed state.
- At least one of the at least three baths additionally has a unit for ultrasonic treatment, which is preferably understood to be an ultrasonic generator.
- a unit for ultrasonic treatment which is preferably understood to be an ultrasonic generator.
- an ultrasonic generator When activated, such an ultrasonic generator generates ultrasonic waves and emits them into the bath for the purpose of exposing or treating the substrate to be cleaned in the bath with ultrasonic waves.
- At least one of the at least three baths additionally has a circulation device which is suitable for circulating liquid, in particular for circulating the liquid medium in the bath.
- a pump with associated pipes is a preferred circulation device. When the circulation is activated, this pump pumps liquid out of the bath at one point and returns the pumped liquid to the bath at another point, thereby creating circulation.
- the bath can also be equipped with a rotary agitator or a stirring agitator as a circulation device, which causes circulation through its rotary movement when activated.
- the device has a control device with a corresponding input and output unit, which is suitable for automatically carrying out a programmed cleaning process.
- This is preferably a computer.
- the computer sends control commands and receives, for example, status messages from the components of the device for the purpose of automatically carrying out a cleaning process.
- Components of a one-time programmed cleaning process are, for example, a sequence of cleaning stages, durations of the immersed state per stage or partial durations of the immersed state in the baths forming a respective stage, a number of sequences, such a sequence consisting of one or more phases, characterized by a state selected from ultrasonic treatment, circulation or circulation with simultaneous ultrasonic treatment, and a respective duration, or also temperature setpoints for one or all baths.
- the device has a temperature control device for at least one bath, which is understood to be a device that keeps the bath or the liquid medium of the bath constant at a previously set temperature.
- a heating coil with a temperature measuring unit is a preferred temperature control device.
- a desired temperature is programmed into the control device and if the temperature in the bath measured by the temperature measuring unit is exceeded or not reached, the heating coil is deactivated or activated until the set temperature is reached.
- all baths of the device have such a temperature control device.
- the device further comprises a device suitable for drying at least one substrate.
- Preferred drying devices are a device for irradiation with infrared radiation or a device for Recirculating air drying, which means exposing the substrate to a tempered, dehumidified air stream.
- the loading device of the device is also suitable for loading the drying device with at least one substrate to be dried and held by the holding device and, optionally, after completion of the drying process, for unloading the drying device from the at least one dried substrate held on the holding device.
- the drying device is arranged like another bath, in particular in a horizontal direction, whereby the holding device with the at least one substrate can be moved to the drying device by horizontal movement after being removed from the last bath of the last stage of the cleaning process and can be loaded into the drying device, preferably by vertical movement.
- the loading device is also suitable for unloading the drying device, which means that at least one dried substrate is removed from it again.
- the drying device is particularly preferably implemented as a conveyor belt, referred to as a conveyor belt drying device, and the holding device with the at least one substrate to be dried is positioned at the beginning of the drying device.
- the conveyor belt performs a conveying movement, in particular a conveying movement with the holding device positioned on the conveyor belt, and during this conveying movement the substrate is dried, for example by infrared radiation sources mounted along the conveyor belt or by circulating air drying during the conveying movement.
- the holding device with the at least one dried substrate leaves the device and is available for subsequent treatment steps, in particular for subsequent re-coating with at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer.
- a Such a conveyor belt drying device can be used to achieve a drying time that differs from the cycle time of the cleaning process without the loading device having to start up the drying device again outside of the specified cycle time in order to unload it.
- This is particularly advantageous because drying a substrate typically takes longer than the typical duration of the immersion in a bath in one stage of the cleaning process.
- substrate dependencies can be taken into account during drying by using different speeds of the conveyor belt and/or different power of the infrared radiation source or different temperatures of the circulating air drying.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of the method according to the invention for residue-free removal of at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer from a substrate surface
- FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional drawing through a preferred embodiment of a device 1 suitable for carrying out a cleaning method according to one aspect of the present invention.
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of the method according to one aspect of the present invention.
- the substrate to be cleaned is provided, which is provided with at least one primer layer and/or at least one hard lacquer layer.
- the substrate is subjected to a multi-stage cleaning process, which is divided into at least three sub-steps S102-1, S102-2 and S103-3.
- step S102-1 the substrate is immersed in at least one bath with a basic solution and, after remaining in the immersed state for a specified period, is removed from the bath again.
- step S102-2 the substrate is immersed in at least one bath with a surfactant-containing basic solution and, after remaining in the immersed state for a specified period, is removed from the bath again.
- step S102-3 the substrate is immersed in at least one bath with a surfactant-containing solution and, after remaining in the immersed state for a specified period, is removed from the bath again.
- the substrate is subjected to a sequence consisting of one or more phases, characterized by a state selected from ultrasonic treatment, circulation or circulation with simultaneous ultrasonic treatment.
- control device 8 has a computing unit 81, an input unit 82, a storage unit 83 and a data transmission unit 84 and is preferably a computer.
- the at least three baths 40, 42, 44 are designed such that the at least one substrate 3 held by the holding device 2 can be completely immersed therein during an immersion process.
- at least one of the baths preferably all baths, has a temperature control device 61, a unit for ultrasonic treatment 62 and/or a circulation unit 63.
- the temperature control device 61 is preferably implemented as a heating coil with a measuring sensor as a temperature measuring unit, wherein the measuring sensor is able to determine the temperature of the liquid medium in the bath.
- the temperature control device 61 is connected to the control device 8 by means of a cable as the preferred data transmission medium 91. In this way, the control device can continuously monitor the temperature of the bath determined by the measuring sensor and deactivate the flow of current through the heating coil if a specified temperature is exceeded or not reached. or activate until the set temperature is reached again.
- the ultrasonic treatment unit 62 is preferably an ultrasonic generator which, when activated, generates ultrasonic waves and emits them into the bath for the purpose of exposing or treating the substrate to be cleaned in the bath with ultrasonic waves.
- the ultrasonic treatment unit 62 is connected to the control device 8 by means of a cable as the preferred data transmission medium 92. In this way, the control device 8 can specifically activate and deactivate the ultrasonic treatment unit 62.
- this allows a sequence to be implemented in a bath which is characterized in particular by a phase with ultrasonic treatment.
- the circulation device 63 is suitable for bringing about a circulation of liquid, in particular a circulation of the liquid medium in the bath.
- a pump with associated lines is a preferred circulation device. When the circulation is activated, this pump pumps liquid out of the bath at one point and returns the pumped liquid to the bath at another point, thereby creating a circulation.
- the circulation device 63 is connected to the control device 8 by means of a cable as the preferred data transmission medium 93. In this way, the control device 8 can specifically activate and deactivate the circulation device 63.
- this makes it possible to implement a sequence in a bath which is characterized in particular by a phase with circulation.
- the loading device 5 has an actuator 50 which can receive control commands and convert them into a movement.
- the actuator 50 preferably sets the loading device 5 in a state in which it can carry out both a horizontal movement along a horizontal axis 52, preferably a horizontal movement path, and a vertical movement for the purpose of raising and lowering a holding device 2 held by a hook as a preferred receptacle 54.
- the loading device 5 can thus reach each bath by horizontal movement, which is preferably understood to mean that the loading device 5 can be positioned above each bath 40, 42, 44. can.
- the loading device can, after horizontal positioning, immerse the holding device 2 held by the receptacle 54 in one of the baths 40, 42, 44 by lowering it and then, after the specified time for the immersed state has elapsed, pull it out again by lifting it up.
- the actuator 50 is connected to the control device 8 by means of a cable as the preferred data transmission medium 90.
- the data transmission media 90, 91, 92, 93 are preferably implemented as cables, embodiments are also conceivable in which the data transmission is not cable-based but wireless, in particular via radio.
- the data transmission media 90, 91, 92, 93 are preferably designed to be bidirectional, i.e. not only can data be transmitted from the control device 8 to the respective controllable components, but data can also be transmitted from the respective components to the control device 8, which preferably includes position data in the case of the actuator 50 or, in general, status, performance and/or measured values.
- the present invention is illustrated by the following example, but is not limited thereto.
- An ophthalmic plastic lens which was provided with exactly one primer layer and exactly one hard lacquer layer starting from the glass surface, was subjected to a cleaning process with a total of five stages in accordance with the method according to the invention.
- Solution 1 is a surfactant-containing basic solution containing 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol, 2-aminoethanol, alkali metal hydroxide and fatty alcohol ethoxylate
- Solution 2 is a surfactant-containing solution containing fatty alcohol ethoxylate
- a sequence was defined, consisting of a phase with ultrasonic treatment for 15 s and a phase with circulation for 5 s, resulting in a total duration of a sequence of 20 s. This sequence was adopted unchanged for all stages (1) to (5) of the cleaning process and, depending on the total duration of the respective stage, this sequence was repeated as often as necessary.
- the first stage (1 ) with a total duration of 360 s was divided equally into two baths, i.e. there were two baths with a solution of sodium hydroxide in water in this stage, whereby the substrate to be cleaned remained immersed in each of the two baths for a duration of 180 s each and was exposed to nine such sequences per bath during the immersion state.
- the second stage (2) with a total duration of 360 s was also divided into two baths in equal parts, ie in this stage there were two baths with a surfactant-containing basic solution containing 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol, 2-aminoethanol, alkali metal hydroxide and fatty alcohol ethoxylate, in which the substrate to be cleaned remained immersed for 180 s each and was exposed to nine such sequences per bath during the immersion state.
- the third stage (3) had a total duration of 180 s and was carried out by a bath with a surfactant-containing solution containing fatty alcohol ethoxylate. In this stage, the substrate to be cleaned remained immersed for 180 s and was exposed to nine such sequences during the immersion state.
- the fourth stage (4) had a total duration of 180 s and was carried out by a bath with reverse osmosis water. In this stage, the substrate to be cleaned remained immersed for 180 s and was exposed to nine such sequences during the immersion state.
- the fifth stage (5) had a total duration of 180 s and was carried out by means of a bath with deionized water.
- the substrate to be cleaned remained in the immersed state for 180 s and was exposed to nine such sequences during the immersed state.
- the substrate was expediently withdrawn from the bath with deionized water so slowly that essentially no water droplets remained on the surface of the substrate.
- the ophthalmic plastic glass that had been subjected to the cleaning process was then examined more closely using slide projectors, penlights and star lamps. It was shown that the primer layer and the hard lacquer layer could be removed from the glass surface without leaving any residue and without the need for mechanical post-processing.
- the ophthalmic plastic glass can be reused, with only a new coating being required, but not new plastic and surface production. Additional costs can be reduced and delivery times shortened accordingly. This also reduces resource and energy consumption.
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