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- the present invention is directed toward optical films and film laminates and, more particularly, to the preparation of films and film laminates for use in producing optical articles such as lenses.
- Films and film laminates are employed to manufacture optical lenses, for example ophthalmic lenses and sun glass lenses, to impart optically functional characteristics to the lenses.
- the optical functional characteristics imparted may include photochromic properties, polarizing properties, antireflective properties, hard or protective properties, hydrophobic or hydrophilic properties, and/or various tinting or coloration properties.
- circular forms of a film or film laminate are cut from flat sheets of film or film laminate. Once cut, the individual cut forms of the film or film laminate are referred to as wafers.
- the diameter of the circular wafer is determined based upon the size of the lens blank being formed, the type of lens being formed, and certain properties of the equipment in which the lenses are to be formed.
- the film or film laminate from which the wafers are cut is typically provided in a flat sheet.
- a square pattern of circular wafers may be cut from a rectangular sheet of film or film laminate using a cutting plate.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show examples of a conventional, film or film laminate sheet cut pattern 2 for the formation of circular wafers of different diameters, for example of circular wafers having a diameter of 86 and 76 millimeters, respectively.
- weed In order to minimize imperfections resulting from the cutting of the sheet, a space, for example 0.03125 inches, is maintained between each adjacent wafer cut from the sheet.
- the area of the film or film laminate sheet remaining after the wafers have been cut is referred to as “weed.”
- one disadvantage of the above-described conventional method for forming wafers is that the weed can amount to as much as 30 percent of the area of the original uncut film or film laminate sheet.
- the flat, circular wafer prior to employing a flat, circular wafer in the formation of a lens, the flat, circular wafer is per-formed or manipulated into a curved or cup-like shape that is similar to the curvature of a front surface of the lens to be formed.
- the wafer can be formed into this curved shape by various techniques such as the application of vacuum and heat.
- the distortion of the flat, circular shaped wafer in to a curved, circular wafer often leads to a radial fold formed in the film or film laminate of the wafer.
- the fold occurs in order to accommodate the distortion and/or material stress of the initially flat wafer. This fold can be visible in higher base curve lenses thus leading to product waste due to poor or unacceptable quality lens.
- significant cost savings could be realized if techniques for reducing this fold in the curved wafer were achieved.
- the present invention improves efficiency and quality of forming film and film laminate wafers for use in the fabrication of optical articles such as single and multifocal lenses. These improvements are achieved, in part, by providing a cut pattern for the formation of film wafers for making optical articles comprising a plurality of individual wafer templates each having six sides of equal length and a series of rows and columns in which the plurality of individual wafers are arranged such that each of the six sides of an individual wafer template of said plurality of individual wafer templates is adjacent and parallel to a side of a different wafer template of said plurality of individual wafer templates.
- these improvements are achieved by providing a wafer for use in the formation of a circular optical article comprising six sides of equal length and a maximum dimension that is approximately equal to a maximum dimension of the circular optical article in which the wafer will be employed.
- these improvements are achieved by a method for forming film wafers for use in the formation of optical articles comprising: forming a single wafer template having six straight sides of equal length, an intersection of each pair of adjacent sides of said six straight sides forming a curve; duplicating the wafer template in a series of rows and columns; arranging the rows and columns of the duplicated wafer templates such that each sides of a first wafer template is adjacent and parallel to a side of a different wafer template; and using said arrangement of rows and columns of the duplicated wafer templates to cut a plurality of individual wafers from a sheet of film.
- these improvements are achieved by a method for forming an injection molded lens comprising: placing a hexagonal-shaped film wafer within a mold forming a portion of a lens mold cavity; closing the mold cavity; injecting a molten resin in the closed mold cavity; and removing the lens from the mold cavity.
- FIG. 1 is a view of an example of a conventional film or film laminate sheet cut pattern.
- FIG. 2 is a view of an example of a conventional film or film laminate sheet cut pattern.
- FIG. 3 is a view of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4A is a view of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4B is a plan view of a wafer template or wafer according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4C is a magnified view of portion “C” of FIG. 4A of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5A is a view of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5B is a plan view of a wafer template or wafer according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5C is a magnified view of portion “C” of FIG. 5A of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6A is a view of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6B is a plan view of a wafer template or wafer according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6C is a magnified view of portion “C” of FIG. 6A of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6D is a partial view of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an image of a hexagonal-shaped wafer according to the present invention resting on top of a conventional, round wafer.
- FIG. 8 is an image of a lens employing a hexagonal-shaped wafer according to the present invention
- the film or film laminate cut pattern of the present invention effectively reduces weed resulting from the original film or film laminate sheet while also effectively reducing the occurrence of a fold in the subsequently pre-formed, curved wafer.
- these objectives are achieved by employing a film or film laminate sheet cut pattern that results in wafers having a regular hexagon, i.e. having a shape with six equal angles and with six sides of equal length, a hexagonal-shape, or a hexagonal-like shape.
- These objectives are further achieved by employing a film or film laminate sheet cut pattern that results in hexagonal-shaped wafers having curved or rounded corners.
- FIG. 3 shows a hexagonal wafer cut pattern 10 according to the present invention.
- the cut pattern 10 is designed for use in the formation of circular lenses having, for example, a diameter of 86 millimeters.
- the sides 14 of the hexagonal wafers 12 are, for example approximately 44 millimeters.
- the percent of weed resulting from this cut pattern is approximately five percent.
- the wafer is held in place by applying vacuum behind the wafer at specific points near the periphery of the circular wafer.
- Such wafer vacuum points are compromised or otherwise not present in a wafer having a perfect hexagonal shape.
- the otherwise perfect hexagonal shape of the wafer is altered by trimming or otherwise rounding the corners formed at the intersections of the straight sides of the hexagon and by enlarging the otherwise perfect hexagon so as to have a diameter or largest dimension approximately equal to that of the diameter of the lens in which the wafer will be employed.
- FIG. 4A shows a hexagonal-shaped wafer cut pattern 20 according to the present invention in which the corners of the otherwise perfect hexagons are trimmed at a diagonal 26 to form wafers 22 .
- FIG. 4B is a magnified view of a single wafer 22 having a dimension 25 between opposite sides 24 of approximately 78 millimeters and a dimension 27 between opposite diagonals 26 of approximately 85 . 1 millimeters.
- FIG. 4C shows a magnified view of a portion “C” of FIG. 4A . As shown in FIG. 4C , diagonals 26 have a dimension 23 of approximately 8.6 millimeters, and sides 24 have a dimension 21 of approximately 35.1 millimeters.
- the feature of the sides 24 of adjacent wafers 22 being “shared.”
- the adjacent sides 24 of adjacent wafers 22 are not spaced apart or gapped and are formed by a single cut in the film or laminate film sheet.
- FIG. 5A shows a hexagonal-shaped wafer cut pattern 30 according to the present invention in which the corners of the otherwise perfect hexagons are trimmed so as to form curves 36 spanning between two adjacent sides 34 of the wafers 32 .
- FIG. 5B is a magnified view of a single wafer 32 having a dimension 35 between opposite sides 34 of approximately 78 millimeters.
- the shape or radius of the curves 36 is determined by best fitting the wafer 32 within a circle 37 having a diameter 38 of 85.55 millimeters.
- the circle 37 and diameter 38 are representative of a lens to be molded with the wafer 32 .
- the curvature of the curves 36 of the wafer 32 is determined based upon a curvature of a circular lens of a desired diameter to which the wafer 32 will be molded.
- FIG. 5C is a magnified view of a portion “C” of FIG. 5A . As shown in FIG. 5C , sides 34 of wafer 32 have a dimension 31 of approximately 30.54 millimeters.
- the feature of the sides 34 of adjacent wafers 32 being “shared.”
- the adjacent sides 34 of adjacent wafers 32 are not spaced apart or gapped and are formed by a single cut in the film or laminate film sheet.
- FIG. 6A shows a hexagonal-shaped wafer cut pattern 40 according to the present invention in which the corners of the otherwise perfect hexagons are trimmed so as to form curves 46 spanning between two adjacent sides 44 of the wafers 42 .
- the wafer cut pattern 40 employs first gaps or spaces 51 and second gaps or spaces 52 between the sides 44 of the individual different wafers. While such first spaces 51 and second spaces 52 may result in increased weed, such a pattern may be desired in certain situations due to limitations in, for example, wafer cutting mechanisms; limitations in available film or film laminate sheet sizes; and/or the film's or film laminate's physical properties.
- FIG. 6B is a magnified view of a single wafer 42 having a dimension 45 between opposite sides 44 of approximately 78 millimeters.
- the shape or radius of the curves 46 is determined by best fitting the wafer 42 within a circle 47 having a diameter 38 of approximately 85.55 millimeters.
- the circle 47 and diameter 38 are representative of a lens to be molded with the wafer 42 .
- the curvature or radius of the curves 46 of the wafer 42 is determined based upon a radius or curvature of a circular lens of a desired diameter to which the wafer 42 will be molded.
- FIG. 6C is a magnified view of a portion of area “C” of FIG. 6A . As shown in FIG.
- first spaces 51 and second spaces 52 may employ different dimensions.
- first spaces 51 may have a dimension of approximately 19 millimeters and second spaces 52 may have a dimension of approximately three sixteenths of an inch.
- spacing 51 and spacing 52 may have equal or approximately equal dimensions, for example 1.15 millimeters.
- the dimensions of the spacing 51 and the spacing 52 may, for example, be in the range of 0.4 millimeters to 30 millimeters, regardless of whether there is a differential between the dimensions of spacing 51 and spacing 52 .
- each of hexagonal-shapes or wafers 12 , 22 , 32 , 42 shown in FIGS. 3 , 4 A, 4 B, 5 A, 5 B, 6 A, and 6 B may represent a template of an area from which an individual wafer has yet to be cut; a void left after an individual wafer has been removed from a portion of a film laminate sheet; or a cut wafer remaining after the surrounding unused portion of a film laminate sheet has been removed.
- FIG. 7 shows a wafer 30 or 40 according to the present invention resting upon or over a conventional, circular wafer. Both wafers are intended for use in the molding of circular lenses having the same diameter.
- a template or shape for an individual film or film laminate wafer is formed depending on, for example the size of the optical article, for example a single or multifocal lens.
- a cut pattern is then formed by duplicating the wafer template and arranging the duplicated template wafers in columns and rows so as to achieve the desired balance between efficient use of the sheet of film or film laminate from which the wafers will be cut and wafer quality.
- the individual wafers are then cut from the sheet of film or film laminate, the edges of the wafers are cleaned, and the individual wafers are pre-formed if desired depending on the intended application.
- an individual wafer Prior to the molding of an optical article, an individual wafer is then inserted or placed within a mold forming a side of a mold cavity.
- the wafer may, but need not necessarily be held into place within the mold by a friction fit within the mold.
- the mold cavity is then closed and a molten optical substrate, for example a polycarbonate resin, is injected into the closed mold cavity.
- the mold cavity is cooled, the cavity opened and the molded optical article is removed.
- the wafer may form a front or back surface of the optical article or may be embedded within an interior of the optical article.
- FIG. 8 shows an optical article in the form of a single focal lens molded with a wafer 30 or 40 according to the present invention.
- hexagonal-shaped wafers according to the present invention are advantageous over conventional, circular wafers in several regards.
- hexagonal-shaped wafers according to the present invention allow for film or film laminate sheet cutting patterns that result in significantly less production of weed or wasted, unused film or film laminate sheet area.
- the advantage of this optimization are realized most significantly in the reduced waste of functional laminate components such as tinting dyes, photochromic dyes, and polarization layers.
- the hexagonal-shaped wafers of the present invention further advantageously provide for the continued utilization of edge cleaning techniques already in practice. Accordingly, employing the hexagonal-shaped wafers of the present invention does not necessitate development of new edge cleaning techniques.
- the hexagonal-shaped wafers of the present invention also advantageously provide for the continued utilization of robotic handling of the inventive wafers during utilization in the lens manufacturing process.
- the hexagonal-shaped wafers of the present invention advantageously decrease the occurrence of wafer folding during the process of pre-forming curved wafers.
- the hexagonal shape of the wafers of the present invention does not experience the same distortion and/or material stress during formation of a curved wafer from an initially flat wafer as exhibited when employing conventional circular wafers.
- Employing the hexagonal-shaped wafers of the present invention thereby decreases the occurrence of the wafer fold observed in higher base curve lenses formed from circular wafers. Accordingly, less product is wasted due to poor or unacceptable lens quality and production costs are thereby decreased.
- cutting the inventive hexagonal-shaped wafers to the size of the mold cavity of the lens in which the wafer will be employed allows for a friction fit or placement of the wafer within the mold.
- the number of contact points of the inventive hexagonal-shaped wafers within the mold is advantageously reduced relative to a conventional round wafer which reduces the particulates generated and results in a higher yield of acceptable lenses.
- inventive hexagonal-shaped wafers advantageously allow for the wafer to be more sealed within a lens blank thereby reducing the chance of contamination from film or film laminate bleeding. This may be especially beneficial with lenses that will be coated as it may result in reduced particulates in coating. Additionally, the edge of the resulting lens is smoother due to lack of bleeding, for example polymer bleeding, along the edge of the wafer and lens. Accordingly, lens forming cavities may be maintained cleaner thereby leading to fewer defects and reduced coater defects.
- hexagonal-shaped wafers of the present invention may be less susceptible to film oil which effects where air bubbled may form and be trapped around the wafer; a common defect seen in low base lenses.
- the present wafers also more easily facilitate recognition of an undesirable wafer drop or deflection and the presence of a wafer in an unfinished lens.
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- This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/937,428 filed Feb. 7, 2014, entitled Cut Pattern For Film, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- The present invention is directed toward optical films and film laminates and, more particularly, to the preparation of films and film laminates for use in producing optical articles such as lenses.
- Films and film laminates are employed to manufacture optical lenses, for example ophthalmic lenses and sun glass lenses, to impart optically functional characteristics to the lenses. The optical functional characteristics imparted may include photochromic properties, polarizing properties, antireflective properties, hard or protective properties, hydrophobic or hydrophilic properties, and/or various tinting or coloration properties.
- Conventionally, when films or film laminates are employed during the formation of circular lenses or lens blanks, for example through injection molding and casting techniques, circular forms of a film or film laminate are cut from flat sheets of film or film laminate. Once cut, the individual cut forms of the film or film laminate are referred to as wafers. The diameter of the circular wafer is determined based upon the size of the lens blank being formed, the type of lens being formed, and certain properties of the equipment in which the lenses are to be formed.
- The film or film laminate from which the wafers are cut is typically provided in a flat sheet. For example, a square pattern of circular wafers may be cut from a rectangular sheet of film or film laminate using a cutting plate.
FIGS. 1 and 2 show examples of a conventional, film or film laminatesheet cut pattern 2 for the formation of circular wafers of different diameters, for example of circular wafers having a diameter of 86 and 76 millimeters, respectively. - In order to minimize imperfections resulting from the cutting of the sheet, a space, for example 0.03125 inches, is maintained between each adjacent wafer cut from the sheet. The area of the film or film laminate sheet remaining after the wafers have been cut is referred to as “weed.” In certain configurations, one disadvantage of the above-described conventional method for forming wafers is that the weed can amount to as much as 30 percent of the area of the original uncut film or film laminate sheet. Hence, in view of the substantial costs associated with acquiring certain optically functional films and film laminates, significant cost saving could be realized if techniques for reducing the weed were achieved.
- In many cases, prior to employing a flat, circular wafer in the formation of a lens, the flat, circular wafer is per-formed or manipulated into a curved or cup-like shape that is similar to the curvature of a front surface of the lens to be formed. The wafer can be formed into this curved shape by various techniques such as the application of vacuum and heat. The distortion of the flat, circular shaped wafer in to a curved, circular wafer often leads to a radial fold formed in the film or film laminate of the wafer. The fold occurs in order to accommodate the distortion and/or material stress of the initially flat wafer. This fold can be visible in higher base curve lenses thus leading to product waste due to poor or unacceptable quality lens. Hence, in view of the substantial costs associated with forming high quality lenses, significant cost savings could be realized if techniques for reducing this fold in the curved wafer were achieved.
- The present invention improves efficiency and quality of forming film and film laminate wafers for use in the fabrication of optical articles such as single and multifocal lenses. These improvements are achieved, in part, by providing a cut pattern for the formation of film wafers for making optical articles comprising a plurality of individual wafer templates each having six sides of equal length and a series of rows and columns in which the plurality of individual wafers are arranged such that each of the six sides of an individual wafer template of said plurality of individual wafer templates is adjacent and parallel to a side of a different wafer template of said plurality of individual wafer templates.
- In certain other embodiments, these improvements are achieved by providing a wafer for use in the formation of a circular optical article comprising six sides of equal length and a maximum dimension that is approximately equal to a maximum dimension of the circular optical article in which the wafer will be employed.
- In certain other embodiments, these improvements are achieved by a method for forming film wafers for use in the formation of optical articles comprising: forming a single wafer template having six straight sides of equal length, an intersection of each pair of adjacent sides of said six straight sides forming a curve; duplicating the wafer template in a series of rows and columns; arranging the rows and columns of the duplicated wafer templates such that each sides of a first wafer template is adjacent and parallel to a side of a different wafer template; and using said arrangement of rows and columns of the duplicated wafer templates to cut a plurality of individual wafers from a sheet of film.
- In certain other embodiments, these improvements are achieved by a method for forming an injection molded lens comprising: placing a hexagonal-shaped film wafer within a mold forming a portion of a lens mold cavity; closing the mold cavity; injecting a molten resin in the closed mold cavity; and removing the lens from the mold cavity.
- These and other aspects, features and advantages of which embodiments of the invention are capable of will be apparent and elucidated from the following description of embodiments of the present invention, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which
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FIG. 1 is a view of an example of a conventional film or film laminate sheet cut pattern. -
FIG. 2 is a view of an example of a conventional film or film laminate sheet cut pattern. -
FIG. 3 is a view of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 4A is a view of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 4B is a plan view of a wafer template or wafer according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 4C is a magnified view of portion “C” ofFIG. 4A of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 5A is a view of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 5B is a plan view of a wafer template or wafer according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 5C is a magnified view of portion “C” ofFIG. 5A of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 6A is a view of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 6B is a plan view of a wafer template or wafer according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 6C is a magnified view of portion “C” ofFIG. 6A of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 6D is a partial view of a cut pattern according to one embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 7 is an image of a hexagonal-shaped wafer according to the present invention resting on top of a conventional, round wafer. -
FIG. 8 is an image of a lens employing a hexagonal-shaped wafer according to the present invention - Specific embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. The terminology used in the detailed description of the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In the drawings, like numbers refer to like elements.
- The film or film laminate cut pattern of the present invention effectively reduces weed resulting from the original film or film laminate sheet while also effectively reducing the occurrence of a fold in the subsequently pre-formed, curved wafer. Generally speaking, these objectives are achieved by employing a film or film laminate sheet cut pattern that results in wafers having a regular hexagon, i.e. having a shape with six equal angles and with six sides of equal length, a hexagonal-shape, or a hexagonal-like shape. These objectives are further achieved by employing a film or film laminate sheet cut pattern that results in hexagonal-shaped wafers having curved or rounded corners.
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FIG. 3 shows a hexagonalwafer cut pattern 10 according to the present invention. Thecut pattern 10 is designed for use in the formation of circular lenses having, for example, a diameter of 86 millimeters. Thesides 14 of thehexagonal wafers 12 are, for example approximately 44 millimeters. The percent of weed resulting from this cut pattern is approximately five percent. - In practice, the use of perfect or regular hexagonal wafers can be problematic for two reasons. First, in practice, after a wafer has been cut, the edges of the wafer must be cleaned of lint and other debris. Conventional wafer cleaning processes are hampered by the presence of the relatively sharp corners on a wafer formed in the shape of a perfect hexagon. However, improper edge cleaning can result in the persistence of debris on the edges of the wafer. The presence of such debris can, in turn, result in a higher percent of lenses having cosmetic failures due to the incorporation of imperfections in the lens.
- Second, in the case of at least injection molded lenses, placement of the conventional circular wafers into the injection mold cavity is conducted by robot. The wafer is held in place by applying vacuum behind the wafer at specific points near the periphery of the circular wafer. Such wafer vacuum points are compromised or otherwise not present in a wafer having a perfect hexagonal shape.
- In order to overcome both of these deficiencies of employing a wafer having a perfect hexagonal shape, in certain embodiments of the present invention, the otherwise perfect hexagonal shape of the wafer is altered by trimming or otherwise rounding the corners formed at the intersections of the straight sides of the hexagon and by enlarging the otherwise perfect hexagon so as to have a diameter or largest dimension approximately equal to that of the diameter of the lens in which the wafer will be employed.
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FIG. 4A shows a hexagonal-shaped wafer cut pattern 20 according to the present invention in which the corners of the otherwise perfect hexagons are trimmed at a diagonal 26 to formwafers 22.FIG. 4B is a magnified view of asingle wafer 22 having adimension 25 betweenopposite sides 24 of approximately 78 millimeters and a dimension 27 betweenopposite diagonals 26 of approximately 85.1 millimeters.FIG. 4C shows a magnified view of a portion “C” ofFIG. 4A . As shown inFIG. 4C ,diagonals 26 have adimension 23 of approximately 8.6 millimeters, and sides 24 have adimension 21 of approximately 35.1 millimeters. - Also shown in
FIG. 4C , is the feature of thesides 24 ofadjacent wafers 22 being “shared.” Alternatively stated, theadjacent sides 24 ofadjacent wafers 22 are not spaced apart or gapped and are formed by a single cut in the film or laminate film sheet. -
FIG. 5A shows a hexagonal-shaped wafer cut pattern 30 according to the present invention in which the corners of the otherwise perfect hexagons are trimmed so as to formcurves 36 spanning between twoadjacent sides 34 of thewafers 32.FIG. 5B is a magnified view of asingle wafer 32 having adimension 35 betweenopposite sides 34 of approximately 78 millimeters. - The shape or radius of the
curves 36 is determined by best fitting thewafer 32 within acircle 37 having adiameter 38 of 85.55 millimeters. Thecircle 37 anddiameter 38 are representative of a lens to be molded with thewafer 32. In other words, in the present embodiment, the curvature of thecurves 36 of thewafer 32 is determined based upon a curvature of a circular lens of a desired diameter to which thewafer 32 will be molded.FIG. 5C is a magnified view of a portion “C” ofFIG. 5A . As shown inFIG. 5C , sides 34 ofwafer 32 have adimension 31 of approximately 30.54 millimeters. - Also shown in
FIG. 5C , is the feature of thesides 34 ofadjacent wafers 32 being “shared.” Alternatively stated, theadjacent sides 34 ofadjacent wafers 32 are not spaced apart or gapped and are formed by a single cut in the film or laminate film sheet. -
FIG. 6A shows a hexagonal-shaped wafer cutpattern 40 according to the present invention in which the corners of the otherwise perfect hexagons are trimmed so as to formcurves 46 spanning between twoadjacent sides 44 of thewafers 42. Thewafer cut pattern 40 employs first gaps orspaces 51 and second gaps orspaces 52 between thesides 44 of the individual different wafers. While suchfirst spaces 51 andsecond spaces 52 may result in increased weed, such a pattern may be desired in certain situations due to limitations in, for example, wafer cutting mechanisms; limitations in available film or film laminate sheet sizes; and/or the film's or film laminate's physical properties. -
FIG. 6B is a magnified view of asingle wafer 42 having adimension 45 betweenopposite sides 44 of approximately 78 millimeters. The shape or radius of thecurves 46 is determined by best fitting thewafer 42 within acircle 47 having adiameter 38 of approximately 85.55 millimeters. Thecircle 47 anddiameter 38 are representative of a lens to be molded with thewafer 42. In other words, in the present embodiment, the curvature or radius of thecurves 46 of thewafer 42 is determined based upon a radius or curvature of a circular lens of a desired diameter to which thewafer 42 will be molded.FIG. 6C is a magnified view of a portion of area “C” ofFIG. 6A . As shown inFIG. 6C ,first spaces 51 andsecond spaces 52 may employ different dimensions. For example, as shown inFIGS. 6A and 6C ,first spaces 51 may have a dimension of approximately 19 millimeters andsecond spaces 52 may have a dimension of approximately three sixteenths of an inch. - Alternatively, as shown in
FIG. 6D , in certain embodiments of the present invention, spacing 51 andspacing 52 may have equal or approximately equal dimensions, for example 1.15 millimeters. The dimensions of thespacing 51 and thespacing 52 may, for example, be in the range of 0.4 millimeters to 30 millimeters, regardless of whether there is a differential between the dimensions of spacing 51 andspacing 52. - For the sake of clarity, each of hexagonal-shapes or
wafers FIGS. 3 , 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, 6A, and 6B may represent a template of an area from which an individual wafer has yet to be cut; a void left after an individual wafer has been removed from a portion of a film laminate sheet; or a cut wafer remaining after the surrounding unused portion of a film laminate sheet has been removed. - By way of comparison,
FIG. 7 shows awafer 30 or 40 according to the present invention resting upon or over a conventional, circular wafer. Both wafers are intended for use in the molding of circular lenses having the same diameter. - In operation, according to certain embodiments of the present invention, a template or shape for an individual film or film laminate wafer is formed depending on, for example the size of the optical article, for example a single or multifocal lens. A cut pattern is then formed by duplicating the wafer template and arranging the duplicated template wafers in columns and rows so as to achieve the desired balance between efficient use of the sheet of film or film laminate from which the wafers will be cut and wafer quality. The individual wafers are then cut from the sheet of film or film laminate, the edges of the wafers are cleaned, and the individual wafers are pre-formed if desired depending on the intended application.
- Prior to the molding of an optical article, an individual wafer is then inserted or placed within a mold forming a side of a mold cavity. The wafer may, but need not necessarily be held into place within the mold by a friction fit within the mold. The mold cavity is then closed and a molten optical substrate, for example a polycarbonate resin, is injected into the closed mold cavity. The mold cavity is cooled, the cavity opened and the molded optical article is removed. Depending upon the exact placement of the wafer within the mold or mold cavity the wafer may form a front or back surface of the optical article or may be embedded within an interior of the optical article.
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FIG. 8 shows an optical article in the form of a single focal lens molded with awafer 30 or 40 according to the present invention. - The hexagonal-shaped wafers according to the present invention are advantageous over conventional, circular wafers in several regards. First, hexagonal-shaped wafers according to the present invention allow for film or film laminate sheet cutting patterns that result in significantly less production of weed or wasted, unused film or film laminate sheet area. The advantage of this optimization are realized most significantly in the reduced waste of functional laminate components such as tinting dyes, photochromic dyes, and polarization layers.
- The hexagonal-shaped wafers of the present invention further advantageously provide for the continued utilization of edge cleaning techniques already in practice. Accordingly, employing the hexagonal-shaped wafers of the present invention does not necessitate development of new edge cleaning techniques.
- The hexagonal-shaped wafers of the present invention also advantageously provide for the continued utilization of robotic handling of the inventive wafers during utilization in the lens manufacturing process.
- The hexagonal-shaped wafers of the present invention advantageously decrease the occurrence of wafer folding during the process of pre-forming curved wafers. The hexagonal shape of the wafers of the present invention does not experience the same distortion and/or material stress during formation of a curved wafer from an initially flat wafer as exhibited when employing conventional circular wafers. Employing the hexagonal-shaped wafers of the present invention thereby decreases the occurrence of the wafer fold observed in higher base curve lenses formed from circular wafers. Accordingly, less product is wasted due to poor or unacceptable lens quality and production costs are thereby decreased.
- In addition to the above advantages, according to certain embodiments of the present invention, cutting the inventive hexagonal-shaped wafers to the size of the mold cavity of the lens in which the wafer will be employed allows for a friction fit or placement of the wafer within the mold. Furthermore, the number of contact points of the inventive hexagonal-shaped wafers within the mold is advantageously reduced relative to a conventional round wafer which reduces the particulates generated and results in a higher yield of acceptable lenses.
- Additionally, the inventive hexagonal-shaped wafers advantageously allow for the wafer to be more sealed within a lens blank thereby reducing the chance of contamination from film or film laminate bleeding. This may be especially beneficial with lenses that will be coated as it may result in reduced particulates in coating. Additionally, the edge of the resulting lens is smoother due to lack of bleeding, for example polymer bleeding, along the edge of the wafer and lens. Accordingly, lens forming cavities may be maintained cleaner thereby leading to fewer defects and reduced coater defects.
- Furthermore, the hexagonal-shaped wafers of the present invention may be less susceptible to film oil which effects where air bubbled may form and be trapped around the wafer; a common defect seen in low base lenses. The present wafers also more easily facilitate recognition of an undesirable wafer drop or deflection and the presence of a wafer in an unfinished lens.
- Although the invention has been described in terms of particular embodiments and applications, one of ordinary skill in the art, in light of this teaching, can generate additional embodiments and modifications without departing from the spirit of or exceeding the scope of the claimed invention. Accordingly, it is to be understood that the drawings and descriptions herein are proffered by way of example to facilitate comprehension of the invention and should not be construed to limit the scope thereof.
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