JP2006330677A - Method of cutting spectacle lens and spectacle lens - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of cutting spectacle lens and a spectacle lens which prevents the axial deviation from occurring when performing cutting work such as lens shaping for fitting the lens having water-repellent property into a spectacle frame. <P>SOLUTION: The method of cutting the spectacle lens which comprises: a step in which a resinous coating film made of chlorinated polypropylene or chlorinated polyethylene is formed on a lens surface coated with a water-repellent thin film; a step in which a double-faced pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for lens processing is applied onto the resinous film; and a step in which the lens is cut. Also the spectacle lens is made by forming the resinous coating film made of chlorinated polypropylene or chlorinated polyethylene on the lens surface coated with the water-repellent thin film. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a spectacle lens cutting method and spectacle lens, and more particularly to a spectacle lens cutting method and spectacle lens that do not cause axial misalignment when the spectacle lens is processed.

  The spectacle lens is used by cutting a circular thick plate lens into a target lens shape so as to match the shape of the spectacle frame. On the other hand, on the surface of the spectacle lens, in addition to a hard coat film and an antireflection film for preventing scratches, a water-repellent film for preventing water scum is provided on the outermost layer. In recent years, water-repellent anti-sparkling films having water repellency have been often used. When processing the lens into a lens shape, if the lens surface with good water repellency as described above is processed using a double-sided tape for lens processing made of a conventional method such as ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, Due to the good slippage, slippage occurs between the lens surface and the suction cup or the double-sided tape for lens processing, and an axial deviation is likely to occur. For this reason, for lenses having a surface with good slipperiness, an adhesive tape made of a film such as polyester is generally applied to one or both sides of the lens, and then a suction cup or a double-sided tape for lens processing is applied to the lens. Axial misalignment is prevented by sticking (see Patent Document 1).

However, in the method described in Patent Document 1, when the adhesive tape is applied to the surface having a small radius of curvature of the lens, the adhesive tape is wrinkled or air enters between the lens surface and the adhesive tape. , When the target lens is processed, the adhesive force of the adhesive tape is reduced, and the processing axis may be displaced. Also, if the size of the adhesive tape is larger than the processing target, the tape will be caught in the gap between the lens and the grinding tool during processing, the processing accuracy will be lowered, and the tape processing piece will be clogged with the cooling water drain of the processing machine. In general, the size of the adhesive tape is smaller than the cut lens shape. For this reason, the contact area between the lens surface and the adhesive tape is reduced, and when the load resistance during processing is large, such as a lens having a high lens power, an axis shift may be caused.
Moreover, in the method using the adhesive tape disclosed in Patent Document 1, the lens power is measured in advance, the optical center and the astigmatism axis are marked, and then the adhesive tape is applied, so that scratches may occur during handling. More opportunities arise.
Furthermore, the lens surface with good water repellency has poor wettability with water-based and alcohol-based liquids, and the coating solution is repelled on the lens surface, which makes it difficult to apply a uniform transparent film.
In addition, Patent Document 2 discloses a film forming agent for forming a film that is tightly fixed to the lens surface by being applied to the surface of the lens as an axis deviation preventing means, a support having a predetermined strength, and the film. Disclosed is a kit composed of an adhesive tape having at least an adhesive that can be attached thereon, wherein the film-forming agent contains a synthetic resin and a solvent, vinyl acetate as the synthetic resin, and methanol as the solvent. It is disclosed.
However, as described in Patent Document 2, when a film is formed using vinyl acetate as a synthetic resin and methanol as a solvent, unevenness is generated in the film, and a uniform film cannot be formed. There was a problem that frequency measurement was difficult.
Under such circumstances, there has been a demand for a cutting method with high work efficiency that suppresses axial misalignment when processing a lens having water repellency and high slipperiness.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-122302 JP 2004-122238 A

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems. When performing a cutting process such as a lens shape process for putting a lens having water repellency into a spectacle frame, it does not cause an axis shift, and the work efficiency is improved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a good spectacle lens cutting method and spectacle lens.

  As a result of intensive research to achieve the above object, the present inventors have formed a resin film made of chlorinated polypropylene or chlorinated polyethylene on the surface of the lens to which the water-repellent thin film has been applied. Spectacle lenses can be cut without causing, since the resin film has transparency, when performing cutting processing such as target processing, frequency measurement and marking can be performed with the film formed, It has been found that scratching can be prevented and the present invention has been completed.

  That is, the present invention includes a step of forming a resin film made of chlorinated polypropylene or chlorinated polyethylene on a lens surface provided with a water-repellent thin film, and a step of attaching a double-sided tape for lens processing on the resin film. And a method of cutting a spectacle lens having a step of cutting the lens, and a spectacle lens formed by forming a resin film made of chlorinated polypropylene or chlorinated polyethylene on a lens surface provided with a water-repellent thin film. It is to provide.

  According to the spectacle lens cutting method of the present invention, when cutting spectacle lenses having water repellency, accurate processing can be performed without causing an axis shift.

The spectacle lens cutting method of the present invention comprises a step of forming a resin film made of chlorinated polypropylene or chlorinated polyethylene on a lens surface provided with a water-repellent thin film, and a lens processing double-sided tape on the resin film. A step of attaching, and a step of cutting the lens.
Further, the spectacle lens of the present invention is formed by forming a resin film made of chlorinated polypropylene or chlorinated polyethylene on the surface of a lens to which a water-repellent thin film has been applied.
The lens used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and can be applied to either a glass lens or a plastic lens, and may be provided with a cured film, an antireflection film, or the like. The material for the cured film is not particularly limited, and a coating composition comprising a known organosilicon compound and metal oxide colloidal particles can be used. The material and formation method of the antireflection film are not particularly limited, and single-layer and multi-layer films made of inorganic oxides conventionally known can be used.
Further, the type and formation method of the water-repellent thin film applied to the lens surface are not particularly limited. For example, a water-repellent treatment agent such as a fluorine-containing silane compound as described in JP-A-2005-3817 is used. And may be formed by a known method such as vacuum deposition. In order to make the resin coating more easily peeled off from the water-repellent thin film, the water-repellent thin film is preferably made of a material having good oil repellency in addition to water repellency.

The resin film made of chlorinated polypropylene is preferably formed using a film forming agent made of a chlorinated polypropylene solution containing chlorinated polypropylene and a solvent, and the resin film made of chlorinated polyethylene is chlorine. Preferably, it is formed using a film forming agent comprising a chlorinated polyethylene solution containing a chlorinated polyethylene and a solvent.
Hereinafter, the chlorinated polypropylene solution and the chlorinated polyethylene solution may be collectively referred to as a film forming agent.

The film forming agent used in the present invention is a solution for forming a resin film on the lens surface, and the concentrations of chlorinated polypropylene and chlorinated polyethylene (solute) in the film forming agent are based on the total amount of the film forming agent for each. Thus, it is usually 5 to 40% by mass, preferably 15 to 25% by mass. Moreover, the weight average molecular weights of chlorinated polypropylene and chlorinated polyethylene are usually 40,000 to 100,000, preferably 60,000 to 80,000. Moreover, the solid content concentration of the film forming agent is usually 5 to 40% by mass, preferably 15 to 25% by mass.
The chlorinated polyethylene is obtained by adding chlorine to polyethylene, and the chlorinated polypropylene is obtained by adding chlorine to polypropylene.
Solvents for the chlorinated polypropylene and chlorinated polyethylene are not particularly limited, but are selected from, for example, aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, esters, ketones, and aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds having alicyclic hydrocarbons. It is preferable to use one or more of the above.
Examples of the aromatic hydrocarbon include toluene, xylene and the like, and examples of the chlorinated hydrocarbon include methyl chloride, methylene chloride, chloroform, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene and the like, and examples of the esters Examples include acetic acid esters and propionic acid esters, and examples of the ketones include methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, diisobutyl ketone, and acetone, and aliphatic carbons containing the alicyclic hydrocarbons. Examples of hydrogen include cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, ethylcyclohexane and the like.

Further, the film forming agent used in the present invention may be added with a surfactant as necessary, and a silicone surfactant and / or a fluorine surfactant is preferable. By adding the surfactant, the formed film has no unevenness and becomes a more uniform film, and the frequency measurement becomes easier.
The addition amount of the surfactant is usually 0.01 to 5% by mass, preferably 0.1 to 1% by mass, based on the total amount of the film forming agent.
Examples of the silicone-based surfactant include the following general formulas (1) to (4). By changing the polymerization degree and the modification rate, the low-viscosity liquid to the high-viscosity paste or solid Silicone can be used, and any hydrophilicity can be imparted by the organic group X.

ベタイン系：−Ｃ₃Ｈ₆Ｎ⁺(ＣＨ₃)₂ＣＨ₂ＣＯＯ^-
硫酸塩：−Ｃ₃Ｈ₆Ｏ(Ｃ₂Ｈ₄Ｏ)_aＳＯ₃Ｎａ［ａは1以上の整数。］
リン酸塩：−Ｃ₃Ｈ₆Ｏ(Ｃ₂Ｈ₄Ｏ)_aＰＯ₃Ｎａ［ａは1以上の整数。］

［ａは1以上の整数。］
４級アミン塩：−Ｃ₃Ｈ₆Ｎ⁺(ＣＨ₃)₃・Ｃｌ^- In each of the general formulas (1) to (4), m is an integer of 1 or more, and n is an integer of 1 or more.
Examples of the organic group X include the following polyethers, polyglycerols, pyrrolidones, betaines, sulfates, phosphates, and quaternary amine salts.
Polyether type: —C ₃ H ₆ O (C ₂ H ₄ O) _a (C ₃ H ₆ O) _b R [a is an integer of 1 or more, b is an integer of 1 or more, and R is an organic group. ]
Polyglycerin type: —C ₃ H ₆ O (CH ₂ CH (OH) CH ₂ O) _c H [c is an integer of 1 or more. ]
Pyrrolidone series:

Betaine system: —C ₃ H ₆ N ⁺ (CH ₃ ) ₂ CH ₂ COO ⁻
Sulfate: —C ₃ H ₆ O (C ₂ H ₄ O) _a SO ₃ Na [a is an integer of 1 or more. ]
_{Phosphate: -C 3 H 6 O (C} 2 H 4 O) a PO 3 Na [a is an integer of 1 or more. ]

[A is an integer of 1 or more. ]
Quaternary amine salt: —C ₃ H ₆ N ⁺ (CH ₃ ) ₃ · Cl ⁻

  Examples of the fluorine-based surfactant include an anionic nonionic cationic cationic amphoteric ion.

A resin film is formed on the surface of the lens subjected to the water-repellent thin film using the film forming agent as described above. As a method for forming the resin film, for example, a spin coating method or a dip coating method is used. It is preferable to form by a dip coating method. Specifically, by a dip coating method, the lens is usually fixed at a rising speed of 50 mm / min to 1000 mm / min, preferably 150 mm / min to 600 mm / min, by a shaft member used for lens cutting or lens processing. Although it is applied to an area larger than the portion, it is preferably applied to the entire lens surface from the viewpoint of reducing handling scratches. After application, when the solvent is volatilized, a resin film is formed that is tightly fixed to the lens surface.
Conventionally, in order to obtain a film having transparency, it has been necessary to eliminate film thickness unevenness and eliminate bubbles in the film. In the present invention, chlorinated polypropylene or chlorinated polyethylene is used as described above. By using a solution dissolved in such a highly volatile solvent, for example, the solvent is quickly volatilized from the film formed on the lens surface at the time of pulling up after immersion. Playing with the membrane is suppressed. For this reason, it is not necessary to increase the viscosity of the solution more than necessary, and a uniform and transparent film can be obtained.

In the present invention, after the resin coating is formed, a lens processing double-sided tape is stuck on the resin coating, and the lens is cut.
The double-sided tape for lens processing is not particularly limited and may be a known one. For example, trade name: Reap tape (manufactured by Sumitomo 3M Co., Ltd.), trade name: blocking pad (manufactured by Simon Co., Ltd.), etc. are known. It has been.
In addition, the processing machine for cutting the lens is not particularly limited, and a known machine may be used, and a machine used in a spectacle retailer or a machine used by a processor can be used.
In the case of a spectacle lens after cutting, if the resin coating is not required, it can be easily removed by pinching the end of the resin coating with a finger.

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although this invention is demonstrated more concretely using an Example, this invention is not limited to these Examples.
Example 1
(1) Production of plastic lens with antireflection film As a plastic lens, a diethylene glycol bisallyl carbonate polymer lens (Hi-Lux (trade name) manufactured by HOYA Co., Ltd., refractive index 1.499, power 0.00) is used. A cured film disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-10640 was applied on this plastic lens substrate. Specifically, 240 parts by mass of colloidal silica having a SiO ₂ concentration of 40% (Snowtex-40, water-dispersed silica, manufactured by Nissan Chemical Co., Ltd.) is added with 2.0 parts by mass of 0.5N hydrochloric acid and 20 parts by mass of acetic acid. While stirring the added solution at 35 ° C., 95 parts by mass of γ-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (trifunctional organosilicon compound) was added dropwise, stirred at room temperature for 8 hours, and allowed to stand at room temperature for 16 hours. did. To this hydrolyzed solution, 80 parts by mass of methyl cellosolve, 120 parts by mass of isopropyl alcohol, 40 parts by mass of butyl alcohol, 16 parts by mass of aluminum acetylacetone, silicone surfactant (NUC Silwet Y-7006 (trade name), Nippon Unica ( Co., Ltd.) 0.2 parts by mass, UV absorber (Tinubin P (trade name), Ciba Geigy) 0.1 part by mass was added, stirred for 8 hours, and then aged at room temperature for 24 hours to obtain a coating composition. It was. The composition was applied by a dipping method at a lifting speed of 15 cm / min, allowed to stand at room temperature for 15 minutes, and then cured by heating at 120 ° C. for 2 hours to give a cured film.
Next, an underlying layer (refractive index: 1.46, film thickness: 0.16) made of silicon dioxide is formed on the cured film by a vacuum deposition method (vacuum degree: 2.67 × 10 ⁻³ Pa (2 × 10 ⁻⁵ Torr)). 5λ (λ is 550 nm)), and a layer made of titanium dioxide (thickness 0.06λ) obtained by an ion beam assist method for irradiating a plastic lens with an oxygen ion beam on the underlying layer, a vacuum deposition method The first layer (refractive index) which is a three-layer equivalent film composed of a layer made of silicon dioxide (thickness 0.12λ) obtained in step 1 and a layer made of titanium dioxide (thickness 0.06λ) obtained by the ion beam assist method. 1.70, film thickness 0.24λ). A second layer made of titanium dioxide (refractive index 2.40, film thickness 0.5λ) is formed on the first layer by an ion beam assist method, and a vacuum deposition method (vacuum) is formed on the second layer. A third layer (refractive index: 1.46, film thickness: 0.25λ) made of silicon dioxide is formed at a degree of 2.67 × 10 ⁻³ Pa (2 × 10 ⁻⁵ Torr)) to provide a plastic lens with an antireflection film Got. This lens was circular with a diameter of 75 mm, and the luminous reflectance was 0.4%.

(2) Formation of water-repellent thin film On the concavo-convex surfaces of the plastic lens obtained in (1) above, the following compound (A) as a water-repellent treatment agent and metaxylene hexafluoride (C ₆ H ₄ (CF ₃ ) as a solvent _{Using 2} ), a lens with a fluorine antifouling coating was prepared as follows.
(CH ₃ O) ₃ SiCH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ OCH ₂ CF ₂ (OC ₂ F ₄ ) _p (OCF ₂ ) _q OCF ₂ CH ₂ OCH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ Si (OCH ₃ ) ₃ (A)
(In the formula, p = 22, q = 22, the arrangement of the repeating units (OC ₂ F ₄ ) and (OCF ₂ ) is random, and the compound (A) is a cured product having a three-dimensional structure.)
A stainless sintered filter (pore diameter 80-100 μm, diameter 18 mmφ, thickness 3 mm) impregnated with 0.30 ml of compound (A) was set in a vacuum deposition apparatus, and under the conditions (I) and (II) below. The entire sintered filter was heated using an electron gun to form a water repellent thin film on the plastic lens with the antireflection film. The power of this lens was −7.00 D, and the luminous reflectance was 0.4%.
(I) Degree of vacuum: 3.1 × 10 ^{−4 to} 8.0 × 10 ⁻⁴ Pa (2.3 × 10 ^{−6 to} 6.0 × 10 ⁻⁶ Torr)
(II) Electron gun conditions Acceleration voltage: 6 kV, applied current: 15 mA, irradiation area: 3.5 × 3.5 cm ² , deposition time: 30 seconds

(3) Formation of resin-made film As a film-forming agent, a film-forming agent containing chlorinated polypropylene having a weight average molecular weight of 60 to 80,000 as a solute and toluene and cyclohexane as a solvent so as to have a solid content concentration of 20% by mass ( (Product name: Super Clone, manufactured by Nippon Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd.) The plastic lens obtained in (2) is formed at a normal temperature by a dip coating method with a descending speed of 300 mm / min and an ascending speed of 300 mm / min. The agent was applied to the entire surface and dried at room temperature for 15 minutes to form a resin film on the plastic lens.
(4) Evaluation of plastic lens The above operations (1) to (3) were repeated to produce 10 plastic lens samples, and the following evaluations (i) and (ii) were performed.
(I) Measurement of power change Table 1 shows the results of power measurement with a lens meter for plastic lens samples before and after the formation of the resin film.
(Ii) Measurement of axial deviation Two lines are provided so as to be orthogonal to the horizontal direction (X axis) and the vertical direction (Y axis) so as to pass through the optical center of the lens. Affix the tape so that the reference point of the double-sided tape for lens processing (trade name: Leap Tape (manufactured by Sumitomo 3M Co., Ltd.) comes to the optical center of the lens. (Product name: AE-3000) is used to process the lens, and the distance between the straight lines and the angle between the reference points of the lens processing double-sided tape before and after lens processing are measured. A (mm)) and an axis deviation angle (θ (°)) (see Fig. 1), where the dotted line indicates the orthogonal coordinates before processing and the solid line indicates the orthogonal coordinates after processing. It shows in Table 2.
In Table 2, the center deviation distance A is described as x when the distance is 0.5 mm or more, and ◯ when less than 0.5 mm.

Comparative Example 1
In Example 1, instead of a resin coating, a polyester film (trade name: manufactured by AT-22 Big Technos Co., Ltd.) is pasted on both sides of a spectacle lens, and a double-sided processing tape (leap tape) is formed on the convex surface thereon. 10 plastic lens samples were prepared in the same manner except that (Sumitomo 3M Co., Ltd.)) was attached, and (i) and (ii) of (4) were evaluated. The results are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
However, in Comparative Example 1, the measurement of (4) (i) was performed on samples before and after the polyester film was attached, instead of the plastic lens samples before and after the resin film formation. The frequency was measured with a lens meter.

Comparative Example 2
In Example 1, a plastic lens sample was formed in the same manner except that the resin coating was not formed and only the double-sided processing tape (leaving tape (manufactured by Sumitomo 3M)) was applied to the convex surface of the spectacle lens. Table 2 shows the results of the evaluation of (4) and (ii).

※Ｓは度数を表し、単位はＤである。

* S represents frequency, and the unit is D.

From the results of Table 1, in the plastic lens of Example 1, there was no significant difference in the frequency display before and after the resin coating was formed. On the other hand, the plastic lens of Comparative Example 1 has a large frequency display difference before and after the polyester film is pasted, resulting in erroneous display of the power. Can not. Normally, since a lens meter is used to determine the position where the film or tape is stretched, it is impossible to stretch the film or tape at an accurate position without any mark.
From the above results, it was confirmed that an accurate frequency measurement can be performed by forming a resin film as in Example 1.

From the results shown in Table 2, in the plastic lens of Example 1, the center deviation and the axis deviation did not occur for all 10 lenses. On the other hand, in Comparative Example 1, there was no center shift, but there was a shaft misalignment. In Comparative Example 2, the center deviation and the axis deviation occurred in all the lenses. In addition, the plastic lens of Example 1 was maintained without deterioration of water repellency after processing the target lens shape.
Further, after the lens processing is completed, if the end of the resin coating of the plastic lens of Example 1 is pinched with a finger and removed, the processed lens becomes clean with no dirt on the lens surface, and does not require cleaning thereafter. Therefore, handling scratches can be reduced.

Example 2
In Example 1, the same applies to the plastic lens except that 0.1% by mass of a silicone surfactant (Y-7006 (trade name), manufactured by Toray Dow Corning) was added to the film forming agent. When a resin film was formed and the plastic lens was evaluated in the same manner as in Example 4 (4), the same result as in Example 1 was obtained.
Comparative Example 3
In Example 1, instead of the film forming agent used in Example 1, a film forming agent (Three Bond 1401) containing 25 to 35% by mass of a modified vinyl acetate resin as a synthetic resin and 65 to 75% by mass of methanol as a solvent. When a resin film was formed on a plastic lens in the same manner except that (trade name), manufactured by ThreeBond Co., Ltd. was used, irregularities were formed on the lens surface, and (1) in Example 4 (4) As a result of measuring the power of the plastic lens in the same manner as described above, the power display value in the lens meter was an incorrect value.

  According to the spectacle lens cutting method of the present invention, when a spectacle lens having water repellency is cut, such as a lens shape, accurate processing can be performed without causing an axis shift. Therefore, it is useful as a practical eyeglass lens cutting method.

It is a figure explaining the center shift | offset | difference distance and axis shift angle used as the reference | standard which evaluates the lens axial deviation.

Claims (10)

  A step of forming a resin film made of chlorinated polypropylene or chlorinated polyethylene on the surface of the lens provided with the water-repellent thin film, a step of attaching a double-sided tape for lens processing on the resin film, and cutting the lens And a method of cutting a spectacle lens.   The method for cutting a spectacle lens according to claim 1, wherein the resin coating is formed by a dip coating method.   The resin coating made of the chlorinated polypropylene is one or more selected from chlorinated polypropylene and an aliphatic hydrocarbon compound having an aromatic hydrocarbon, a chlorinated hydrocarbon, an ester, a ketone, and an alicyclic hydrocarbon. The method for cutting a spectacle lens according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the spectacle lens is formed using a film forming agent comprising a chlorinated polypropylene solution containing a solvent.   The resin coating made of chlorinated polyethylene is one or more selected from chlorinated polyethylene and aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds having aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, esters, ketones and alicyclic hydrocarbons. 3. The method for cutting eyeglass lenses according to claim 1, wherein the spectacle lens is formed by using a film forming agent comprising a chlorinated polyethylene solution containing a solvent.   The method for cutting spectacle lenses according to claim 1, wherein the resin coating contains a surfactant.   The spectacle lens cutting method according to claim 1, wherein the water-repellent thin film also has oil repellency.   The method for cutting an eyeglass lens according to claim 1, wherein the lens has an antireflection film.   A spectacle lens formed by forming a resin film made of chlorinated polypropylene or chlorinated polyethylene on a lens surface to which a water-repellent thin film is applied.   The spectacle lens according to claim 8, wherein the resin coating contains a surfactant. The spectacle lens according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the lens has an antireflection film.

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