JPS63112436A - Production of glass lens - Google Patents

Production of glass lens

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Publication number
JPS63112436A
JPS63112436A JP25888186A JP25888186A JPS63112436A JP S63112436 A JPS63112436 A JP S63112436A JP 25888186 A JP25888186 A JP 25888186A JP 25888186 A JP25888186 A JP 25888186A JP S63112436 A JPS63112436 A JP S63112436A
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Prior art keywords
lens
mold
sol
glass lens
cavity
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JP25888186A
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Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Akihiko Kawachi
河内 明彦
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Seiko Epson Corp
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Seiko Epson Corp
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Priority to JP25888186A priority Critical patent/JPS63112436A/en
Publication of JPS63112436A publication Critical patent/JPS63112436A/en
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03BMANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B19/00Other methods of shaping glass
    • C03B19/12Other methods of shaping glass by liquid-phase reaction processes

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Glass Melting And Manufacturing (AREA)

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily produce a glass lens such as an aspheric lens which is difficult to be polished, in high precision, by pouring a sol solution for the production of a glass lens into a mold having a cavity of the form of a lens and gelatinizing the sol solution in the cavity. CONSTITUTION:Ethyl silicate is added to a solution containing fine powder of silicon dioxide, hydrochloric acid and water, etc., and hydrolyzed under agitation to obtain a sol. The sol is poured through an inlet port 4 into a lens- shaped cavity 3 formed by a mold composed of molds A and B (1, 2) and aged. The mold is disassembled and the wet gel is taken out of the mold, immersed in pure water without delay, transferred to a drying vessel having a small hole on the top face and dried to obtain a dry gel. The dry gel is slowly heated and sintered in a vacuum furnace and taken out of the furnace to obtain the objective glass lens.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は光記録やプロジェクタ−等に用いられる高精度
のガラスレンズの製造方法に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a high-precision glass lens used for optical recording, projectors, and the like.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

古くからガラスを用いたレンズは研磨加工により作られ
てきた。研磨加工は加工に時間がかかり高価なものにな
りがちであつ几。特に近年光記録やプロジェクタ−等の
高精度ヶ要求されるレンズは研磨加工が面倒でしかも非
球面形状も要求される様になって′t!次。
Lenses using glass have been made by polishing for a long time. Polishing takes time and tends to be expensive. Especially in recent years, lenses that require high precision for optical recording, projectors, etc. are not only difficult to polish, but also require aspherical shapes. Next.

これらの要求に対してガラスのプレス成型を行なったり
(オプトロニクスA51.P77.1986)材質のプ
ラスチック化(工業材料32巻11号p107)により
対処しようとしている。
Efforts are being made to meet these demands by press-molding glass (Optronics A51.P77.1986) and using plastic materials (Kogyo Materials Vol. 32, No. 11, p. 107).

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

しか−から以上の従来の技術で、特にプラスチックの場
合は光学特性の面で材質に制約があり、又プレス成型の
場合もガラス材質の制約及び形状大きさに限界がある。
However, with the above-mentioned conventional techniques, there are restrictions on the material, particularly in the case of plastic, in terms of optical properties, and press molding also has restrictions on the glass material and limitations on the shape and size.

〔問題点を解決する為の手段〕[Means for solving problems]

本発明のガラスレンズを農造する方法において。 In the method of producing glass lenses of the present invention.

その成分のゾルを含む溶液をレンズ形状の空腔を持つ型
に注入してゲル化を行なうことを特徴とする。
It is characterized by gelation by injecting a solution containing a sol of the component into a mold with a lens-shaped cavity.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

水2Kfに塩酸27′fr:添加し、二酸化硅素の微粉
末tKII’t−加えて攪拌し分散させる。十分分散し
たところへエチルシリケート2徐々に加えて加水分解を
行なりゾルを炸裂する。
Add 27'fr of hydrochloric acid to 2Kf of water, add tKII't of fine powder of silicon dioxide, and stir to disperse. Ethyl silicate 2 is gradually added to the well-dispersed area to perform hydrolysis and explode the sol.

次に第一図に示す様な型上用意する。型は型A・1と型
B・2とからなり、型B・2の内面は径10譚で曲率3
0cW1の凹状空腔が形成されている。この空腔3に通
じる様にゾル注入口4が形成されている。先に調整した
ゾル全頁にPH全4とした後、ゾル注入口4より空腔5
内に充填する。50℃で24時間の熟成の後、型を分解
してウェットゲル金取り出し、直ちに純水中に浸漬する
。次に上面に微小穴の明いた乾燥容器に移し、60℃で
1週間の乾燥全行ないドライゲル全得た。このドライゲ
ルを真空炉中で1250℃まで徐々に加熱焼底して取り
出した。径5画で曲不15Gの凸レンズが得られ念。本
レンズの熱膨張係数は2×10 で、屈折率の分布は1
0 以下であり、歪、脈理等は見られなかつ次。又光透
過率は200 nmまで90%以上あった。
Next, prepare a mold as shown in Figure 1. The mold consists of mold A.1 and mold B.2, and the inner surface of mold B.2 has a diameter of 10 tan and a curvature of 3.
A concave cavity of 0 cW1 is formed. A sol injection port 4 is formed so as to communicate with this cavity 3. After setting the pH of all pages of the sol to 4 that was previously adjusted, fill the cavity 5 from the sol inlet 4.
Fill inside. After aging at 50° C. for 24 hours, the mold is disassembled and the wet gel gold is taken out and immediately immersed in pure water. Next, the mixture was transferred to a drying container with micro holes in the top surface and dried at 60° C. for one week to obtain a dry gel. This dry gel was gradually heated to 1250° C. in a vacuum furnace and taken out. I hope to be able to obtain a convex lens with a diameter of 5 and a curve of 15G. The thermal expansion coefficient of this lens is 2×10, and the refractive index distribution is 1
0 or less, and no distortions, striae, etc. were observed. Moreover, the light transmittance was 90% or more up to 200 nm.

本実施例では石英ガラスについてのみ記入したが硼酸又
は硼硅酸粉末又はP、bO粉末を使用することにより硼
硅酸ガラス、鉛ガラス等他の多成分についても適用しう
る。又凹レンズや各種のレンズ形状、特に非球面レンズ
等の共作も宕易に行うことができる。
In this embodiment, only quartz glass is described, but by using boric acid or borosilicate powder, or P, bO powder, it is also possible to apply to other multi-component materials such as borosilicate glass and lead glass. Furthermore, it is easy to co-produce concave lenses and various lens shapes, especially aspherical lenses.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上述べた如く本発明によれば非球面レンズ等の従来の
研磨加工では非常に困難であった形状のガラスレンズ全
容易に炸裂することが可能となつtoその製造方法は射
出成型に似ているが、射出成型に見られる肉厚部のヒケ
等は生ぜず高精度のレンズが得られた。
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily explode glass lenses of shapes such as aspherical lenses, which are extremely difficult to do with conventional polishing, and the manufacturing method thereof is similar to injection molding. However, a high-precision lens was obtained without the sink marks in the thick parts that are seen with injection molding.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第一図は本発明を実施するゲル化容器の断面図である。 1、型A    2.  型B S 空腔   屯 ゾル注入口。 以上 FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a gelling container in which the present invention is implemented. 1. Type A 2. Type B S empty cavity tun sol inlet. that's all

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] ガラスレンズを製造する方法において、その成分のゾル
溶液をレンズ形状の空腔を持つ型に注入してゲル化を行
なうことを特徴とするガラスレンズの製造方法。
1. A method for manufacturing a glass lens, which comprises injecting a sol solution of its components into a mold having a lens-shaped cavity to gel it.
JP25888186A 1986-10-30 1986-10-30 Production of glass lens Pending JPS63112436A (en)

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JP25888186A JPS63112436A (en) 1986-10-30 1986-10-30 Production of glass lens

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JPS63112436A true JPS63112436A (en) 1988-05-17

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