KR101703986B1 - Apparatus for molding of contact lens - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
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- B29D11/00038—Production of contact lenses
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
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- B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a contact lens molding apparatus, and includes a rotating plate, a lens liquid input portion, a first pressing portion, and a second pressing portion. The rotary plate has a plurality of holes along an outer circumferential surface thereof, and a lower mold supplied from the lower mold supply unit is seated while rotating at constant intervals. The lens liquid injecting portion injects the lens liquid into the lower moles that are seated on the rotary plate. In the first pressing portion, the upper mold supplied from the upper mold supply portion is seated on the lower mold into which the lens liquid is injected, and the lens mold formed between the lower mold and the upper mold is pressed by pressing the upper mold to form a coupling mold. The second squeezing portion presses the upper surface of the mating mold to perform secondary squeezing so that the lens liquid spreads uniformly.
According to the present invention, a contact lens having a uniform thickness and excellent surface uniformity can be formed by bonding an upper mold and a lower mold provided with a lens liquid to form an engagement mold, and then re-pressurizing the engagement mold. The upper mold is automatically injected so as to maintain a certain direction to prevent dust and the like from being attached to the lower mold and the upper mold to increase the molding performance of the contact lens and shorten the molding time to improve the production capacity.
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The present invention relates to a contact lens molding apparatus, and more particularly, to a contact lens molding apparatus capable of precisely molding a contact lens with a uniform thickness.
Contact lenses are used to correct vision by refracting light in close contact with the corneal surface of the eye. Therefore, the contact lens should be formed of a flexible material that does not damage the cornea while being closely attached to the cornea, so that the wearer can comfortably wear it.
As a feature of the contact lens, it is worn in a state of being directly fixed to the cornea, so that arbitrary change due to the difference in temperature and humidity hardly occurs, there is no action of the prism, the magnification difference of the image is small, Since it is possible to correct irregular astigmatism, it has excellent optical characteristics compared to ordinary glasses.
The contact lens forming apparatus generally employs a method of molding a contact lens having flexibility and elasticity by pressing and firing a liquid lens liquid. The contact lens forming apparatus may include a pressing part, an upper mold, and a lower mold, and the lens liquid provided between the upper mold and the lower mold is pressed against the upper mold by the pressing part, Can be molded.
At this time, in order to form a contact lens having a constant thickness, it is required to press the upper mold at a uniform pressure. When the upper mold is simply pressed, the upper mold and the lower mold can not maintain a firmly coupled shape, and uniform pressure is not applied to the lens liquid provided between the upper mold and the lower mold, so that a contact lens having irregular thickness can be formed .
The cleanliness of the upper mold and the lower mold when the upper mold and the lower mold are put into the contact lens molding apparatus is one of the important factors. That is, the upper mold and the lower mold must be charged so as to maintain a constant directionality, and when the work is processed by the gravitational force, the working speed is lowered, and when the attachment of foreign matter such as dust is buried in the upper mold and the lower mold, The surface precision of the lens may be reduced. The contact lens manufactured in this manner can cause the user's eyes to become congested when worn, making the wearer feel fatigued and can lower the value of the contact lens product.
Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2003-7015402 discloses a center contact method and apparatus for contact lens molding. Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2003-7015402 discloses a method and apparatus for center contact for molding a contact lens, wherein the upper mold and the lower mold are firmly coupled if there is a side that is difficult to insert the upper mold and the lower mold at a predetermined position, It is difficult to form a contact lens of one thickness.
An object of the present invention is to provide a contact lens forming apparatus capable of forming a contact lens mold for bonding an upper mold and a lower mold provided with a lens liquid and for molding a contact lens having a uniform thickness and excellent surface uniformity by re- .
Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a contact lens which is capable of automatically molding a lower mold and an upper mold so as to keep the same in a certain direction to prevent dust and the like from adhering to the lower mold and the upper mold, And to provide a contact lens molding apparatus capable of improving the ability.
In order to achieve the above object, a contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a rotating plate, a lens liquid injecting portion, a first pressing portion, and a second pressing portion. The rotary plate has a plurality of holes along an outer circumferential surface thereof, and a lower mold supplied from the lower mold supply unit is seated while rotating at constant intervals. The lens liquid injecting portion injects the lens liquid into the lower moles that are seated on the rotary plate. In the first pressing portion, the upper mold supplied from the upper mold supply portion is seated on the lower mold into which the lens liquid is injected, and the lens mold formed between the lower mold and the upper mold is pressed by pressing the upper mold to form a coupling mold. The second squeezing portion presses the upper surface of the mating mold to perform secondary squeezing so that the lens liquid spreads uniformly.
The first squeeze portion of the contact lens molding apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention may have an air inlet at the end for pressing the upper mold. The first squeeze portion can be coupled to the lower mold by moving the upper mold through the air inlet and then moving the lens mold to the lower mold into which the lens liquid is injected.
The upper mold supply part of the contact lens molding apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is formed in a cylindrical shape and has a guide formed on the upper surface of the cylindrical shape to prevent the upper mold from falling to the outside, And a second linear guide portion formed to surround the upper mold supply portion in a spiral shape at the discharge port and a second linear guide portion formed to be inclined from the end of the second spiral guide portion toward the hole.
The contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a discharge unit. The discharge portion can separate the coupling mold pressed by the second pressing portion from the hole.
The contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a second rotary plate. The second rotary plate has a perforation hole formed at the center thereof, and may be arranged to be coplanar with the rotary plate. The second rotary plate can transfer the coupling mold separated from the hole to the firing portion through the discharge portion.
The contact lens molding apparatus according to the present invention can mold a contact lens having a uniform thickness and excellent surface uniformity by bonding an upper mold and a lower mold provided with a lens liquid to form an engagement mold and then re- .
In addition, the contact lens molding apparatus according to the present invention can automatically insert the lower mold and the upper mold so as to maintain a predetermined direction, thereby preventing the lower mold and the upper mold from being contaminated with dust and the like, thereby increasing the molding performance of the contact lens, The time can be shortened and the production capacity can be improved.
1 is a contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a detailed view of an upper mold and a lower mold of a contact lens according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart of a contact lens forming process of a contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a photograph of a lower mold supply part of the contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A and 5B are partial detail views of a lower mold supply portion of a contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a photograph of an upper mold supply part of the contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a detailed view of a discharge portion of a contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible. Further, the detailed description of known functions and configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted. For the same reason, some of the components in the drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated.
Also, throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "including" an element, it is understood that the element may include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise. Also, throughout the specification, the term "on " means to be located above or below a target portion, and does not necessarily mean that the target portion is located on the upper side with respect to the gravitational direction.
FIG. 2 is a detailed view of an upper mold and a lower mold of a contact lens according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a contact lens forming process of the contact lens forming apparatus according to the first embodiment.
1 to 3, an automatic contact lens apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a
The
The
The
The lens liquid injecting
The
The
The terminating end of the first crimping
The
The end of the second lift unit 410 is wider than the upper surface of the
4 is a detailed view of a lower mold supply part of a contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 5A and 5B are partial detail drawings of a lower mold supply part of a contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention to be.
4 and 5 will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 3. Fig. The lower
The first
Through the repetitive process, the lower
The first
Further, a detection sensor (not shown) may be provided to detect the movement of the
6 is a detailed view of an upper mold supply unit of a contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. The upper
The second
The second helical guiding
Since the second
The second
The upper
7 is a detailed view of a discharge portion of a contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. The contact lens molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a
In addition, the ejector 510 can be moved to the second
It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of the present invention in order to facilitate description of the present invention and to facilitate understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.
10: lower mold 20: upper mold
30: coupling mold 100: spindle
110: Hole 120: Lower mold supply part
121: first spiral guide part 122: first linear guide part
200: Lens liquid injecting part 210: Lowering unit
300: first crimping portion 310: upper mold supply portion
312: second spiral guide part 313: second straight guide part
320: air inlet port 400: second pressing portion
500: discharging part 510: discharging device
600: second rotating plate 700:
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A lens liquid injector for injecting the lens liquid into the lower mold seated on the rotary plate;
Wherein the lens mold is formed by pressing the upper mold and pressing the lens liquid between the lower mold and the upper mold to form a coupling mold, A pressing part;
A second squeezing unit for pressing the upper surface of the coupling mold to perform secondary squeezing to uniformly spread the lens liquid;
And a discharge portion for separating the coupling mold pressed by the second pressing portion from the hole,
Wherein the discharge portion includes an ejector that horizontally moves along the rotation plate,
Wherein the ejector is capable of separating the coupling mold from the hole by pushing the upper end of the coupling mold, and setting a moving distance of the ejection depth to be different according to the frequency of the contact lens formed on the coupling mold.
Wherein the first pressing portion comprises:
Wherein the lower mold is provided with an air suction port at the end for pressing the upper mold, and after the upper mold is adsorbed through the air suction port, the lens mold is moved to the lower mold into which the lens liquid is injected and is coupled to the lower mold. .
The upper mold is supplied at an upper mold supply portion,
Wherein the upper mold supply unit includes:
A guide formed on the upper surface of the cylindrical shape to prevent the upper mold from falling to the outside, an outlet for discharging the upper mold is formed in the guide,
A second helical guiding portion formed to surround the upper mold supplying portion in a spiral shape at the discharge port and a second linear guiding portion formed to be inclined from the end of the second helical guiding portion toward the hole. Device.
And a second rotating plate having a perforation hole formed at the center thereof and disposed in the same plane as the rotating plate,
The second rotating plate includes:
And the transfer mold separated from the hole through the discharge portion is transferred to the firing portion.
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