SG79215A1 - Wedge demolding of cast lens mold assemblies - Google Patents

Wedge demolding of cast lens mold assemblies

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Publication number
SG79215A1
SG79215A1 SG9701011A SG1997001011A SG79215A1 SG 79215 A1 SG79215 A1 SG 79215A1 SG 9701011 A SG9701011 A SG 9701011A SG 1997001011 A SG1997001011 A SG 1997001011A SG 79215 A1 SG79215 A1 SG 79215A1
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Singapore
Prior art keywords
mold
wedge
separating
frontcurve
array
Prior art date
Application number
SG9701011A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
F Widman Michael
Tsu-Fang Wang Daniel
A Dagobert Henri
Original Assignee
Johnson & Johnson Vision Prod
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Publication date
Application filed by Johnson & Johnson Vision Prod filed Critical Johnson & Johnson Vision Prod
Publication of SG79215A1 publication Critical patent/SG79215A1/en

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Classifications

    • 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
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00009—Production of simple or compound lenses
    • B29D11/00038—Production of contact lenses
    • B29D11/00125—Auxiliary operations, e.g. removing oxygen from the mould, conveying moulds from a storage to the production line in an inert atmosphere
    • B29D11/00192—Demoulding, e.g. separating lenses from mould halves
    • B29D11/00221—Demoulding, e.g. separating lenses from mould halves using prying means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C31/00—Handling, e.g. feeding of the material to be shaped, storage of plastics material before moulding; Automation, i.e. automated handling lines in plastics processing plants, e.g. using manipulators or robots
    • B29C31/006—Handling moulds, e.g. between a mould store and a moulding machine
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
    • B29C33/0011—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor thin-walled moulds
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
    • B29C33/44—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor with means for, or specially constructed to facilitate, the removal of articles, e.g. of undercut articles
    • B29C33/46—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor with means for, or specially constructed to facilitate, the removal of articles, e.g. of undercut articles using fluid pressure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C37/00—Component parts, details, accessories or auxiliary operations, not covered by group B29C33/00 or B29C35/00
    • B29C37/0003—Discharging moulded articles from the mould
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S425/00—Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus
    • Y10S425/808—Lens mold

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Robotics (AREA)
  • Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Eyeglasses (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
SG9701011A 1996-04-01 1997-03-31 Wedge demolding of cast lens mold assemblies SG79215A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US08/626,730 US5693268A (en) 1996-04-01 1996-04-01 Wedge demolding of cast lens mold assemblies

Publications (1)

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SG79215A1 true SG79215A1 (en) 2001-03-20

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Country Status (9)

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US (1) US5693268A (fr)
EP (1) EP0799689B1 (fr)
JP (1) JPH1058456A (fr)
AT (1) ATE242688T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU706354B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2201260C (fr)
DE (1) DE69722697T2 (fr)
SG (1) SG79215A1 (fr)
TW (1) TW467826B (fr)

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EP0799689A2 (fr) 1997-10-08
EP0799689A8 (fr) 2006-07-12
US5693268A (en) 1997-12-02
EP0799689B1 (fr) 2003-06-11
CA2201260A1 (fr) 1997-10-01
AU706354B2 (en) 1999-06-17
DE69722697D1 (de) 2003-07-17
JPH1058456A (ja) 1998-03-03
ATE242688T1 (de) 2003-06-15
AU1663697A (en) 1997-10-09
CA2201260C (fr) 2006-06-06
MX9702424A (es) 1998-03-31
TW467826B (en) 2001-12-11
EP0799689A3 (fr) 1998-01-28
DE69722697T2 (de) 2004-04-29

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