WO2000067051A1 - Plastic lens and its processing method - Google Patents

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WO2000067051A1
WO2000067051A1 PCT/JP2000/002792 JP0002792W WO0067051A1 WO 2000067051 A1 WO2000067051 A1 WO 2000067051A1 JP 0002792 W JP0002792 W JP 0002792W WO 0067051 A1 WO0067051 A1 WO 0067051A1
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  • the present invention relates to a processing method for providing a plastic coating with a primer coating layer, a hard coating layer, a colored layer, and the like, and a lens obtained by the method.
  • Plastic lenses are lightweight and easy to dye, so they are fashionable and widely used. In recent years, the refractive index of plastics has also improved, and even those with a refractive index exceeding 1.7 are commercially available.
  • a resin a thermosetting resin is mainly used, and a high-refractive-index resin is often used.
  • Plastic lenses for spectacles have high light transmittance and are preferred to be transparent, but reflection occurs at the interface between the lens and air, and the transmittance decreases by about 8%. For this reason, it is common practice to deposit a metal thin film in multiple layers to prevent reflection.
  • the surface of plastic lenses is soft and easily damaged.
  • the shrinkage ratio due to temperature change with the metal thin film is different, the metal thin film is peeled off and cannot be put to practical use. Therefore, a hard coating layer is formed on the surface of the lens substrate.
  • an adhesive film is used as a primer coating layer on the lens surface.
  • a hard coating layer is formed on the upper side.
  • the thermosetting resin for the lens is completely hardened by the heat polymerization reaction. In this state, the adhesion strength of each coating layer is weak, and the layers may peel.
  • the primer coating layer is also used to efficiently absorb impact energy and protect the lens from destruction. For these purposes, it is required to have adhesion and sufficient heat resistance.
  • the thickness of the brim coating layer is on average about dry and the thickness of the hard coating layer is l to 2 m when dry.
  • a dipping method and a spin coating method are widely used as coating methods utilizing the viscosity and surface tension of a coating solution.
  • Each of these layers cannot be applied continuously at a time, and it is extremely complicated to first apply primer coating, heat and dry to the touch, then hard coat and heat dry again. Coating must be done.
  • the dive method is a widely used method, but it is a notch system.It is mounted on a support and once submerged in liquid, then pulled up at a constant speed to form a film on the lens surface. Method. Therefore, since the primer coating liquid and the hard coating liquid are stored in the liquid tank, the surface of the liquid is constantly exposed to air, and it is necessary to eliminate dust and strictly control the viscosity and solid content ratio. Is a heavy burden. In addition, in the case of a lens-like shape composed of a curved surface, even if the lens is pulled vertically from the liquid surface, the lens surface does not always become perpendicular to the liquid surface. Therefore, there is a problem that the film thickness is not constant. Therefore, the desired result cannot be obtained even if a plurality of layers are stacked to exert a special effect such as antireflection.
  • the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method in which various coating liquids formed on the outer surface of a lens substrate are kept in a closed state and uniformly applied, and a novel coating layer or surface using this method is formed. It is to provide a lens having. Disclosure of the invention
  • one or more of various coating solutions such as a material solution for a plastic lens, a primer coating solution, a hard coating solution, a dyeing solution, a coloring coating solution, etc. are used for the plastic lens objective surface, A part or all of the eye surface and side surfaces are applied using an injection device to form a film or to be impregnated to form a coating layer or a coating surface.
  • the ink jet device may be either a thermal system or a piezo system.
  • Discharge control may be either a continuous method or an on-demand method.However, it is more efficient to apply the composition only to the necessary places. Is preferred.
  • the hard coating solution contains inorganic fine particles, and the particle size of the fine particles is in the range of l to 200 mz (millimicron), and particularly preferably 2 to 50. If the particle size is smaller than 1 m /, the surface hardness of the coating may decrease, and if it is larger than 200 111, the transparency of the coating may decrease. Since such inorganic fine particles are contained, the selection of the nozzle diameter of the ink jet is limited.
  • the thickness of the primer coating layer and the hard coating layer of the plastic lens is preferably in the range of 0.5 to 2 ⁇ m when dried, the ink jet is discharged.
  • the size of the droplet is closely related to the application density of the droplet.
  • a hard coating liquid having a different refractive index is applied to each layer to form a film, and a plurality of hard coating layers are provided. Since the refractive index of the primer coating layer is lower than the refractive index of the lens substrate, a hard coating layer having a higher refractive index than the primer is applied on the hard coating layer thereon, and a hard coating layer having a lower refractive index is further applied thereon. To provide a The coating is performed so that the refractive index of the coating layer is alternately high and low. In the ink jet method, since the size of the droplet is almost constant, the film thickness can be made constant, and these application steps can be assembled in a series.
  • the hard coating layer having such a configuration has an anti-reflection function and can achieve a light transmittance of about 95%.
  • the thickness of each film is not constant, so that the optical path length of the reflected light between the layers is different, and as a result, the anti-reflection effect cannot be obtained.
  • a plastic lens having a plurality of hard coating layers formed thereon has an effect of reducing interference fringes that are remarkably visually recognized in a lens using a resin whose refractive index of the lens substrate is 1.6 or more.
  • one or more colored hard coating liquids are applied alone or in an overlapping manner to form hard coating layers of various colors. That is, a hard coating solution is mixed with a dye or pigment, and a plurality of hard coating solutions, preferably black, cyan, magenta, and yellow, are prepared, and an ink jet device is used. A colored lens having a freely colored hard coating layer can be obtained by applying these layers one on top of the other or by applying them adjacently.
  • a photoreactive substance is applied to a part or the whole of the lens between the lens surface and the layer formed by the coating solution and / or between the layers formed by the coating solution.
  • the photoreactive substance include a photochromic substance and an ultraviolet absorber.
  • a spiro-ring-containing compound, fine-grained silver halide, and the like are used.
  • examples include droxybenzo'triazole and salicylic acid-based fine powder.
  • these substances are used by being dispersed in a resin binder and forming a layer by coating with a coating means, or kneading the base material.
  • a solvent in which these fine particles are dispersed is applied to a predetermined location.
  • a strong film is not formed, and primer coating and hard coating are performed only on the adhered state, and these fine particles are fixed between layers.
  • silver halide which is a high-performance mouth-mixing inorganic fine particle, is difficult to chemically bond or disperse in a resin binder at high density, but is stable when dispersed in a solvent such as ink. In this state, it is possible to discharge by ink jet, and a strong film cannot be formed, but silver halide fine particles can be fixed at a high density. The fine particles are fixed between the hard coating layer, the primer coating layer, the surface of the lens substrate and the like to protect the fine particles.
  • the fine particles in the form of ink can be applied only to a predetermined location, and the application density can be freely controlled. Therefore, the boundary between the portion to be applied and the portion not to be applied can be freely blurred.
  • the entire lens is photochromic processed, when the vehicle is running, the front of the eye will be dark for the first moment when the tunnel enters, but photomixing processing will be applied to the upper part of the lens. There is no problem if only processing is performed, and even if it suddenly becomes dark, the view will not be lost. Blurring the boundary between the unprocessed part and the one that is excellent in design is also possible.
  • a portion having a different color tone is formed on at least a part of the peripheral portion of the plastic lens.
  • the peripheral portion of the lens means the peripheral portion of the objective surface or the eye surface and the side surface of the lens.
  • Frameless spectacles are particularly popular as lightweight spectacles, but a colored part is formed around the periphery of the lens as a means to impart design to the lens.
  • a three- or four-color injection device is used to apply three primary color coating liquids, or apply a slightly shifted color liquid droplet to obtain a synthesized color tone.
  • it is possible to enhance the design by making it look as if it has a frame or by giving it a pattern.
  • a dyeing solution it cannot be colored into a bulky shape, but it is impregnated and colored (dyed).
  • An elegant design that gives accents to W can be given.
  • one or more of various coating liquids such as a plastic lens material liquid, a primer coating liquid, a hard coating liquid, and a photochromic coating liquid are applied to the surface of the plastic lens.
  • a part of or the entire surface is coated using an ink jet device to form fine irregularities, thereby reducing reflected light from the lens. That is, inorganic fine particles (for example, silica and titania) having a particle diameter of 80 to 200 nm are mixed in advance with various coating liquids, and these inorganic fine particles are dispersed on the lens surface to form fine uneven surfaces. I do.
  • inorganic fine particles are well dispersed in an inorganic binder solution, but have a density as expected in an organic binder. Does not disperse. Therefore, when inorganic fine particles having a particle size of 80 to 200 nm are coated by the diving method, coating cannot be performed in a state where the fine particles are densely arranged, and a complete heterogeneous layer can be obtained. Absent.
  • the present invention is an effective means for improving this.
  • the particle size is 20 nm and 16
  • a coating liquid having a nonvolatile content of 10 to 15% is applied using an ink jet having a nozzle diameter of about 20 m; Form fine projections with a size of about 1 to 0.2 ⁇ m. Repeated application by moving the transfer device on the lens side by a small amount Thus, an antireflection function can be imparted by forming a surface in which such fine projections are in close contact with each other and forming an inhomogeneous layer.
  • the above-mentioned various coating liquids are applied at least twice using an ink jet apparatus, and these properties are synthesized by closely arranging droplets having different properties.
  • a coated layer can be formed.
  • the ink droplets are applied in the form of dots, they are applied so as to fill the gaps between the droplets, form a continuous surface, and are leveled to provide a smooth primer coating layer.
  • Form a coating layer In general, when a liquid containing a pigment is applied and fixed, a coating film with high surface accuracy can be obtained by diluting with a solvent and applying the coating multiple times.
  • the coating method such as rubbing is restricted by the viscosity of the coating liquid and the density of the solid content in order to obtain a predetermined film thickness.
  • a restriction is not applied.
  • the range of choices is large, and hard coating solutions with different refractive indices or different physical properties can be applied in a uniform thickness.
  • hard-coating droplets having different colors are applied in close contact, these colors are combined to form a hard-coating layer of another color.
  • the coating can be applied to a predetermined area of an arbitrary portion at an arbitrary film thickness on both the objective surface and the opposing surface of the lens, the material liquid of the plastic lens (various simple liquids) can be applied. It is also possible to increase the wall thickness by applying a body, etc., and add a correction amount for the correction power.
  • the lens to be processed is preferably made of any one of acrylic, styrene, CR-39, urethane, thiourene, epoxy, and sulfur-containing epoxy resin.
  • the lens material liquid is preferably the same resin in view of the coefficient of linear expansion of the resin and the like, but is not limited thereto.
  • unsaturated monomers having a double bond such as acryl and styrene, CR-39, ⁇ Thermosetting monomers such as urethane, thiourethane, epoxy, and sulfur-containing epoxy can be used.
  • the coating is performed on the unfinished lens so that the thickness of the coating layer made of the material liquid gradually changes from the center to the periphery of the lens.
  • polymerization is performed.
  • the polymerization can be carried out by heat, ultraviolet light, radiation or the like, depending on the type of the monomer used. After polymerization, it is polished to obtain a finished lens.
  • an anaerobic resin such as a sulfur-containing epoxy resin
  • prepare a mold of the desired degree apply the resin to the surface of the lens, press the mold, seal the surroundings, and contact the air. It is necessary to carry out heat polymerization without causing contact.
  • the coating device was configured using the head of the ink jet printer on hand.
  • the ink jet printer is a thermal ink jet color jet printer with a four-color configuration.
  • the diameter of the nozzle is 40 zm, and the pitch in the direction perpendicular to the running direction of the head is 120 ⁇ m.
  • the plastic lens is held horizontally with the object plane facing down, the lens is held in the paper feed direction via a slide bearing, and the feed amount is linked with the feed mechanism of the ink jet printer to adjust the feed roller. Linked to match surface speed.
  • This feed direction was set to the Y-axis direction, and a feed device that can move a small amount in the orthogonal X-axis direction was prepared.
  • the position of the lens was set at 20 mm below the nozzle of the ink jet.
  • An ultrasonic vibrator is attached to the lens holding part to facilitate leveling of various coating liquids.
  • a primer coating solution was prepared. 50 parts by weight of block-type polyisocyanate (parts by weight, the same applies hereinafter), 36 parts of polyester polyol, 0.4 part of zinc octoate, 0.3 part of a silicon-based leveling agent, 20 parts of ethyl ethyl solvent 0 parts and methanol 300 parts were uniformly mixed to obtain a nonvolatile content of about 17% by weight.
  • the refractive index of the primer coating solution was 1.5, the viscosity was 6 mPa's, and the surface tension was 0.025 N / m.
  • This primer coating solution was injected and sealed for all four colors instead of the ink for four colors of the ink jet, and all four colors were operated.
  • the plastic There is no phenomenon that penetrates the paper because droplets are applied on the glass, and the adjacent dots do not repel each other and spread out flatly, and no banding phenomenon was observed because there was no seepage. .
  • the diameter of the plastic lens is desired thickness with 8 0 mm is about 1 in dry, non-volatile content because 1 7% as described above, the coating amount is specific gravity 1.0 and to lcm 2 per Ri 0 7.2 mg is required, and 30.1 mg for one lens.
  • the coating solution was set and the coating solution was repellered.
  • the coating solution was heated and dried at 90 ° C. for 1 hour to form a primer coating layer. When the film thickness was measured, it was 0.9 ⁇ m.
  • Hard coating was continued when the primer coating layer was dry to the touch.
  • the preparation of the hard coating solution is as follows. 35 g of 3-glycidoxypropylmethyl ethoxysilane and 5 g of tetramethoxysilane were poured into a flask, and 7.5 g of 0.05 N dilute hydrochloric acid was added dropwise over 30 minutes while stirring under ice-cooling. Further, 50 g of a methanol solution of antimony oxide sol (nonvolatile content: 30%) was added, and the mixture was aged at 20 to 25 ° C. for 16 hours, and then 20 g of ethanol was added.
  • a coating solution was prepared by adding 80 g of alcohol and 0.6 g of aluminum perchlorate hexahydrate respectively.
  • a hard coating solution was prepared in the same manner except that fine particles (particle diameter: 20 nm) of silicon force were used in place of antimony oxide in the hard coating solution of the first example.
  • the refractive index of this liquid was 1.49.
  • the plastic lens of this example has a film-forming configuration in which the first layer is a primer coating layer (refractive index 1.5), the second layer is a hard coating layer (refractive index 1.55), and the third layer is a third layer.
  • the layer is a hard coating layer (having a refractive index of 1.49) and high and low refractive layers are alternately laminated, if the refractive index of the plastic lens substrate is 1.6 or more, these The coating layer exhibited a reflection reducing effect, and the effect of making interference fringes less visible was recognized.
  • Ink jet printing is applied with droplets, but since the nozzle used has a relatively large bite of 120 ⁇ m, it is preferable that adjacent droplets be sprayed at equal intervals. I do. The droplets are almost spherical and attempt to flatten by colliding with the lens surface. Therefore, adjacent droplets are connected to form a surface. When four colors of ink jet printing are used, a continuous surface texture can be obtained by shifting the position of each head. In this case, the amount of application is also quadrupled, so that the number of application times can be reduced. Actually, the repeller was allowed to set for a set time, and then heated and dried. 3.
  • a coating composition containing a large amount of resin was used to form a single strong layer.
  • silver halide is dispersed at high density as an ink. Fix between hard coating layers without forming a particularly strong film.
  • As the photomixing solution vigorously mix 45 parts of glycidoxypropyl methoxysilane, 60 parts of tetramethoxysilane, 50 parts of isopropyl alcohol, and 0.1 part of a silicon surfactant. Then, 43 parts of a 0.05 N hydrochloric acid aqueous solution was added, and the mixture was stirred for 24 hours to carry out hydrolysis.
  • a coating composition having a viscosity of 5 mP ⁇ s examples include silver bromide, silver chloride, silver iodide and the like.
  • the above-described photochromic coating layer was placed on the area approximately 40% above the eye-facing surface of the lens in which the above-mentioned primer coating layer and hard coating layer were previously provided with a film thickness of 1 ⁇ m.
  • the coating liquid is applied twice using two of the four colors of the ink jet, and then about 20% of the area is covered with the photomixing liquid and the hard coating liquid by the other two.
  • the photochromic layer is located above the lens, it prevents glare caused by direct sunlight when worn outdoors, and forms a photochromic layer when the vehicle enters the tunnel during vehicle operation. Visibility can be secured by other parts.
  • the four-color ink jet apparatus used in this embodiment has a nozzle diameter of 40 ⁇ m and a relatively large pitch of 120 ⁇ m, so that the particle diameter of one droplet is 800 ⁇ m. m, it is difficult to form a convex with a size of 100 to 20 nm even if a coating solution with a volatile content of 10 to 17% is prepared. is there. Therefore, a hard coating solution using silica fine particles (particle diameter of 20 nm) described above and a hard coating liquid using silica having a particle diameter of 160 ⁇ m adjusted to 25%. A dosing solution was prepared.
  • a plastic coating having a thickness of 0.5 to 1 ⁇ m was applied to the plastic lens on which the above-mentioned primer coating layer was formed by using a hard coating solution using silica having a particle diameter of 20 nm as the first layer. After forming a hard coating layer, drying by heating, and cooling to room temperature, the coating is performed two or three times with a hard coating solution using silica having a particle size of 160 nm to obtain the number of the silicic acid. , And the screw force of 160 nm was spread uniformly. At this time, the liquid applied by the ultrasonic vibrator was relaxed to eliminate the overlap of silica as much as possible.
  • the second layer of the hard coating liquid preferably has a non-volatile content ratio as small as possible, and is adjusted to the lowest surface tension value at which the droplet property as an ink jet is ensured.
  • the mixture was heated to evaporate the volatile portions, thereby forming a second hard coating layer.
  • the state of the second layer was confirmed by an electron microscope, it was confirmed that the silica particles were closely adhered and did not overlap, and half of the particles were fixed with fine irregularities. The color of this surface was blue, and the light reflectance was 2%.
  • This fine uneven surface is an antireflection layer of a heterogeneous layer whose refractive index changes continuously.
  • a diameter of 75 mm, made of copper resin The lens is washed with an aqueous alkaline solution to remove stains such as release agent components on the surface, and then dried. Then, a two-component mixed urethane resin monomer is applied by an ink jet so that the thickness gradually increases from the center of the lens to the peripheral edge, and the thickness of the flange is 1.5 to 2 The thickness should be about mm. After coating is completed, heat polymerization is continued. After cooling to room temperature, remove it from the heater and polish the coated surface to obtain a 3-dioptric lens.
  • the periphery of the lens is decorated with the color and design of the spectacle frames.
  • frameless eyeglasses are preferred.
  • decorating the periphery of the lens in such frameless spectacles for example, it is conceivable to color the portion corresponding to the frame.
  • any color tone can be obtained by enclosing a colorant in each of the four color ink jets used in this embodiment and mixing the three primary colors with black.
  • Pigments such as Solvent Red and Solvent Toy Yellow as red, Solvent Blue and Solvent Yellow as green, Solvent Blue as blue and carbon black as black are preferably used.
  • Suitable resins include amine-modified epoxy resin, acrylic silicone resin, acrylic resin varnish, and melamine resin, and solvents such as methyl ethyl ketone and methyl alcohol are suitable.
  • Others In order to express gold and silver, inorganic pigments such as iron oxide-based brown, ollic yellow, and furnace black can be used as appropriate.
  • the colorant is adjusted to have a viscosity of 2 to 5 mPa ⁇ s and a surface tension of 0.03 to 0.06 N / m.
  • the signal for starting the ink jet is performed by a computer, and the design and color tone are adjusted independently.
  • Coloring is applied to the side of the finished plastic lens, the periphery of the objective surface of the finished or unfinished lens, and the periphery of the eye surface as appropriate.
  • the peripheral portion may be colored first before forming the desired shape as eyeglasses, or the lens may be cut into a desired shape first and then colored on the peripheral portion. .
  • the design of the portion to be colored may be colored in any shape without being limited to the frame shape. Industrial applicability
  • the method for processing a plastic lens according to the present invention various processing such as frequency adjustment, hard coating, coloring, photochromism, and anti-reflection can be freely performed by the ink jet apparatus. Since it can be performed, the obtained lens is suitably used as a lens for various kinds of glasses such as eyesight correcting glasses, sunglasses, and fashion glasses.

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A method for evenly coating the surface of a plastic lens base with various coating liquids from a closed state, a novel coating layer formed by the method, and a lens having a coated surface. The object-side surface, the eye-side surface, and a part or all of the side surface of a plastic lens are coated by means of an ink-jet device with one or more of a plastic lens material liquid, a primer coating liquid, a hard-coating liquid, a dyeing liquid, coloring coating liquid, and other coating liquids to form films or to impregnate the plastic lens with them. By using, for example, the application of the coating liquids as dotlike droplets, colored hard-coating liquids are applied by multicoating or applied in areas closely adjacent to each other to form a hard-coating layer of a color tone produced by combining the tones of the colored hard-coating liquids. Alternatively, a photoreactive material is immobilized between the hard-coating layers at high density.

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明 細 書 プラスチックレンズとその加工方法 技術分野  Description Plastic lens and its processing method
本発明は、 プラスチック レンズにプライマコーティ ング層やハー ドコ —ティ ング層あるいは着色層等を付与する加工方法と、 それによ り得ら れるレンズに関する。 背景技術  The present invention relates to a processing method for providing a plastic coating with a primer coating layer, a hard coating layer, a colored layer, and the like, and a lens obtained by the method. Background art
プラスチヅクレンズは軽量であり、 染色が自由なことからファ ッショ ン性に富み広く利用されている。 近年ではプラスチックの屈折率も向上 し、 屈折率が 1 . 7 を越えるようなものまで市販されている。 樹脂と し ては熱硬化性の樹脂が主流であり、 高屈折率ゥレ夕 ン樹脂が多く用いら れている。 眼鏡用プラスチックレンズは光線透過率が高く、 透明なもの が好まれるが、 レンズと空気の界面で反射が起こ り、 8 %ほどは透過率 が減少する。 このために反射防止のための金属薄膜を多層に蒸着するこ とが一般的に行われている。  Plastic lenses are lightweight and easy to dye, so they are fashionable and widely used. In recent years, the refractive index of plastics has also improved, and even those with a refractive index exceeding 1.7 are commercially available. As a resin, a thermosetting resin is mainly used, and a high-refractive-index resin is often used. Plastic lenses for spectacles have high light transmittance and are preferred to be transparent, but reflection occurs at the interface between the lens and air, and the transmittance decreases by about 8%. For this reason, it is common practice to deposit a metal thin film in multiple layers to prevent reflection.
しかしながら、 プラスチッ ク レンズの表面は柔らかく傷つきやすい。 また金属薄膜との温度変化による収縮率が異なることから、 金属簿膜が 剥離し実用に耐えないものとなる。 そこでレンズ基材の表面にハー ドコ —ティ ング層を形成するのであるが、 密着性に問題があ り、 これを解消 するためにプライマコ一ティ ング層と して粘着性の膜をレンズ表面に設 け、 その上側にハー ドコ一ティ ング層を形成するなどしている。 しか し、 これらが工程を複雑にして製造原価を押し上げる大きな要因となつ ている。 特に、 レンズ用の熱硬化性樹脂が加熱重合反応によ り完全に硬 化した状態では各コーティ ング層の密着強度が弱く、 剥離する場合があ る。 なお、 プライマコ一ティ ング層は衝撃エネルギーを効率よ く 吸収 し、 レンズを破壊から守る目的でも使用されている。 これらの目的のた めには、 密着性及び十分な弹性を有することが求められる。 However, the surface of plastic lenses is soft and easily damaged. In addition, since the shrinkage ratio due to temperature change with the metal thin film is different, the metal thin film is peeled off and cannot be put to practical use. Therefore, a hard coating layer is formed on the surface of the lens substrate. However, there is a problem with adhesion, and in order to solve this problem, an adhesive film is used as a primer coating layer on the lens surface. In addition, a hard coating layer is formed on the upper side. However, these are major factors that complicate the process and increase manufacturing costs. In particular, the thermosetting resin for the lens is completely hardened by the heat polymerization reaction. In this state, the adhesion strength of each coating layer is weak, and the layers may peel. The primer coating layer is also used to efficiently absorb impact energy and protect the lens from destruction. For these purposes, it is required to have adhesion and sufficient heat resistance.
ところで、 ブライマコ一ティ ング層の膜厚は、 平均的には乾燥時で約 であり、 ハ一 ドコーティ ング層の膜厚は乾燥時で l 〜 2 mとさ れている。 これらの塗布には、 コーティ ング液の粘度と表面張力を利用 した塗布方法として、 デイ ツ ビング法、 スピンコー ト法が広く用いられ ている。 これらの各層は一度に連続して塗布するこ とはできず、 先ずプ ライマコーティ ングを行って加熱し指触乾燥させた後、 ハー ドコーティ ングを行って再び加熱乾燥するといつた、 極めて煩雑なコーティ ングを 行わなければならない。  By the way, the thickness of the brim coating layer is on average about dry and the thickness of the hard coating layer is l to 2 m when dry. For these coatings, a dipping method and a spin coating method are widely used as coating methods utilizing the viscosity and surface tension of a coating solution. Each of these layers cannot be applied continuously at a time, and it is extremely complicated to first apply primer coating, heat and dry to the touch, then hard coat and heat dry again. Coating must be done.
デイ ツビング法は広く用いられている方法であるが、 ノ ツチシステム であり、 支持具に複数個装着して液中に一旦沈めてから一定の速度で引 き上げることでレンズ表面に成膜する手法である。 従って、 プライマコ —ティ ング液ゃハー ドコーティ ング液は液槽に蓄えられるため液の表面 は絶えず空気に曝され、 ゴミの排除及び粘度と固形分比率を厳密に管理 する必要があ り、 作業者にかかる負担は大きい。 また、 デイ ツビング法 は、 曲面で構成されるレ ンズのような形状の場合、 液面から垂直にレン ズを引き上げても、 レンズの面は必ずしも液面に対して直角になる訳で はないので膜厚が一定にならないという問題点を含んでいる。 従って複 数の層を重ねて反射防止のような特別の効果を発揮させよう としても期 待する結果は得られない。  The dive method is a widely used method, but it is a notch system.It is mounted on a support and once submerged in liquid, then pulled up at a constant speed to form a film on the lens surface. Method. Therefore, since the primer coating liquid and the hard coating liquid are stored in the liquid tank, the surface of the liquid is constantly exposed to air, and it is necessary to eliminate dust and strictly control the viscosity and solid content ratio. Is a heavy burden. In addition, in the case of a lens-like shape composed of a curved surface, even if the lens is pulled vertically from the liquid surface, the lens surface does not always become perpendicular to the liquid surface. Therefore, there is a problem that the film thickness is not constant. Therefore, the desired result cannot be obtained even if a plurality of layers are stacked to exert a special effect such as antireflection.
本発明が解決しょう とする課題は、 レ ンズ基材の外面に形成する各種 塗布液を密閉状態で保持して、 均一に塗布する方法と、 この方法を用い た新規な塗布層又は塗布面を有するレンズを提供することである。 発明の開示 The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method in which various coating liquids formed on the outer surface of a lens substrate are kept in a closed state and uniformly applied, and a novel coating layer or surface using this method is formed. It is to provide a lens having. Disclosure of the invention
本発明では、 プラスチック レンズの素材液、 プライマコ一ティ ング 液、 ハードコ一ティ ング液、 染色液、 着色塗液等、 各種塗布液の 1種又 は 2種以上を、 プラスチックレンズの対物面、 対眼面及び側面の、 一部 分又は全部に、 イ ンクジェッ ト装置を用いて塗布し、 成膜させあるいは 含浸させて、 塗布層又は塗布面を形成する。  In the present invention, one or more of various coating solutions such as a material solution for a plastic lens, a primer coating solution, a hard coating solution, a dyeing solution, a coloring coating solution, etc. are used for the plastic lens objective surface, A part or all of the eye surface and side surfaces are applied using an injection device to form a film or to be impregnated to form a coating layer or a coating surface.
ィ ンクジエツ ト装置はサ一マル方式あるいはピエゾ方式のいずれでも よい。 吐出制御もコンティニァス方式やオンデマン ド方式のいずれでも よいが、 必要な個所のみに塗布した方が無駄がないので、 後述するよう に光学的に特殊な機能をレンズの所定箇所のみに施す場合はオンデマン ド方式が好ま しい。 また、 ハー ドコ一ティ ング液は無機微粒子を含有し ており、 この微粒子の粒径は l〜 2 0 0 m z (ミ リ ミ クロン) の範囲で あるが、 特に 2〜 5 0 が好ま しい。 粒径が 1 m /よ り小さいと被膜 の表面硬度が低下する場合があり、 2 0 0 111 より大きいと被膜の透明 性が低下する場合があるためである。 このような無機微粒子を含んでい るためにィ ンクジエツ トのノズル径の選択は限定を受けることになる。 また、 プラスチヅク レンズにおけるプライマコ一ティ ング層ゃハ一 ドコ —ティ ング層の膜厚は、 乾燥時で 0 . 5〜 2〃mが好ま しい範囲である とされているので、 イ ンクジエツ 卜の吐出液滴の大きさは液滴の塗布密 度と深く関係する。  The ink jet device may be either a thermal system or a piezo system. Discharge control may be either a continuous method or an on-demand method.However, it is more efficient to apply the composition only to the necessary places. Is preferred. The hard coating solution contains inorganic fine particles, and the particle size of the fine particles is in the range of l to 200 mz (millimicron), and particularly preferably 2 to 50. If the particle size is smaller than 1 m /, the surface hardness of the coating may decrease, and if it is larger than 200 111, the transparency of the coating may decrease. Since such inorganic fine particles are contained, the selection of the nozzle diameter of the ink jet is limited. In addition, since it is said that the thickness of the primer coating layer and the hard coating layer of the plastic lens is preferably in the range of 0.5 to 2 μm when dried, the ink jet is discharged. The size of the droplet is closely related to the application density of the droplet.
本発明の一実施態様と して、 屈折率の異なるハ一 ドコ一ティ ング液を それそれ塗布して成膜させ、 複数層のハー ドコーティ ング層を設ける。 レンズ基材の屈折率よ り プライマコ一ティ ング層の屈折率は低いので、 その上のハー ドコーティ ング層はプライマよ り屈折率が高いものを塗布 し、 更にその上に屈折率の低いハー ドコーティ ング層を設けるよう にし て、 コーティ ング層の屈折率が交互に高低となるように塗布する。 イ ン クジェッ ト方式は、 液滴の大きさがほぼ一定であるから膜厚を一定にす ることができるほか、 これらの塗布工程を一連に組むこ とができる。 こ のような構成のハ一 ドコ一ティ ング層は反射防止機能があ り、 9 5 %程 度の光線透過率を達成することができる。 デイ ツビング方式でこのよう な反射防止膜を形成する と、 各膜厚が一定にならないので層間の反射光 の光路長が異なるこ とにな り、 その結果反射防止効果が得られな く な る。 このほか、 ハー ドコーティ ング層を複数層に塗布形成したプラスチ ックレンズは、 レンズ基材の屈折率が 1 . 6以上の樹脂を用いたレンズ において顕著に視認される干渉縞を軽減させる効果がある。 As one embodiment of the present invention, a hard coating liquid having a different refractive index is applied to each layer to form a film, and a plurality of hard coating layers are provided. Since the refractive index of the primer coating layer is lower than the refractive index of the lens substrate, a hard coating layer having a higher refractive index than the primer is applied on the hard coating layer thereon, and a hard coating layer having a lower refractive index is further applied thereon. To provide a The coating is performed so that the refractive index of the coating layer is alternately high and low. In the ink jet method, since the size of the droplet is almost constant, the film thickness can be made constant, and these application steps can be assembled in a series. The hard coating layer having such a configuration has an anti-reflection function and can achieve a light transmittance of about 95%. When such an anti-reflection film is formed by the divving method, the thickness of each film is not constant, so that the optical path length of the reflected light between the layers is different, and as a result, the anti-reflection effect cannot be obtained. . In addition, a plastic lens having a plurality of hard coating layers formed thereon has an effect of reducing interference fringes that are remarkably visually recognized in a lens using a resin whose refractive index of the lens substrate is 1.6 or more.
別の実施態様と して、 1種又は 2種以上の着色されたハー ドコ一ティ ング液を単独で又は重ねて塗布し、 種々の色調のハー ドコーティ ング層 を形成する。 すなわち、 ハー ドコーティ ング液に染料や顔料を混合し、 複数色のハー ドコーティ ング液、 好まし く は黒、 シアン、 マゼン夕、 ィ エロ一などの色種を用意し、 イ ンクジエツ ト装置を用いてこれらを重ね て塗布したり隣接して塗布することで自在に着色されたハー ドコ一ティ ング層を有する着色レンズを得ることができる。  In another embodiment, one or more colored hard coating liquids are applied alone or in an overlapping manner to form hard coating layers of various colors. That is, a hard coating solution is mixed with a dye or pigment, and a plurality of hard coating solutions, preferably black, cyan, magenta, and yellow, are prepared, and an ink jet device is used. A colored lens having a freely colored hard coating layer can be obtained by applying these layers one on top of the other or by applying them adjacently.
さらに別の実施態様と して、 レンズの一部又は全部に、 光反応性物質 をレンズ表面と塗布液によ り形成される層の間及び/又は塗布液によ り 形成される各層間に固定する。 光反応性物質としては、 ホ トクロ ミ クス 物質あるいは紫外線吸収剤があり、 前者の例では含スビロ環化合物、 微 粒子状ハロゲン化銀等が、 後者の例ではヒ ドロキシベンゾフエノ ン、 ヒ ドロキシベンゾ' ト リアゾール、 サリチル酸系の微粉末が挙げられる。 通 常これらの物質は、 樹脂バイ ンダに分散され、 塗布手段によ り成膜して 層を形成するか、 あるいは基材に混練して用いられている。  In still another embodiment, a photoreactive substance is applied to a part or the whole of the lens between the lens surface and the layer formed by the coating solution and / or between the layers formed by the coating solution. Fix it. Examples of the photoreactive substance include a photochromic substance and an ultraviolet absorber. In the former example, a spiro-ring-containing compound, fine-grained silver halide, and the like are used. Examples include droxybenzo'triazole and salicylic acid-based fine powder. Usually, these substances are used by being dispersed in a resin binder and forming a layer by coating with a coating means, or kneading the base material.
本発明では、 これらの微粒子を分散させた溶媒を所定の箇所に塗布し 乾燥させたときに強固な膜を形成させず、 単に付着している状態の上か らプライマコ一ティ ング、 ハ一 ドコ一ティ ングを行い、 これらの微粒子 を層間に固定する。 特に高性能なホ トク口 ミ ツク無機微粒子であるハロ ゲン化銀は、 高密度に樹脂バイ ンダ中に化学結合あるいは分散させるこ とは難しいが、 ィ ンクの様な溶媒に分散して安定な状態にすればィ ンク ジエツ トによる吐出も可能で、 強固な膜の成形はできないが高密度にハ ロゲン化銀の微粒子を定着させることができる。 この微粒子をハ一 ドコ —ティ ング層、 プライマコ一ティ ング層及びレンズ基材の表面等の間に 固定して、 微粒子を保護するようにする。 イ ンクジエツ ト装置によれば ィ ンク状の微粒子を所定の箇所のみに塗布でき、 塗布密度を自由に制御 できるから、 塗布される部分とされない部分の境界を自在に暈すことが できる。 眼鏡に用いた場合、 レンズの全体がホ トクロ ミクス加工されて いると、 車両走行の際、 ト ンネル突入時に一瞬目の前が真っ暗になるが ホ ト ク 口 ミ クス加工をレンズの上方部にのみ加工しておけば問題はな く、 急に暗く なつても視界を失う こ とがない。 加工されない部分との境 目をぼかしておけば意匠的にも優れたものとなる。 In the present invention, a solvent in which these fine particles are dispersed is applied to a predetermined location. When drying, a strong film is not formed, and primer coating and hard coating are performed only on the adhered state, and these fine particles are fixed between layers. In particular, silver halide, which is a high-performance mouth-mixing inorganic fine particle, is difficult to chemically bond or disperse in a resin binder at high density, but is stable when dispersed in a solvent such as ink. In this state, it is possible to discharge by ink jet, and a strong film cannot be formed, but silver halide fine particles can be fixed at a high density. The fine particles are fixed between the hard coating layer, the primer coating layer, the surface of the lens substrate and the like to protect the fine particles. According to the ink jet apparatus, the fine particles in the form of ink can be applied only to a predetermined location, and the application density can be freely controlled. Therefore, the boundary between the portion to be applied and the portion not to be applied can be freely blurred. When used for eyeglasses, if the entire lens is photochromic processed, when the vehicle is running, the front of the eye will be dark for the first moment when the tunnel enters, but photomixing processing will be applied to the upper part of the lens. There is no problem if only processing is performed, and even if it suddenly becomes dark, the view will not be lost. Blurring the boundary between the unprocessed part and the one that is excellent in design is also possible.
他の意匠的な効果を得るための実施態様と しては、 プラスチヅク レン ズの周縁部の少な く とも一部に色調の異なる部分を形成する。 こ こでレ ンズ周縁部とは、 対物面又は対眼面の周縁部とレンズ側面をいう。  As another embodiment for obtaining other design effects, a portion having a different color tone is formed on at least a part of the peripheral portion of the plastic lens. Here, the peripheral portion of the lens means the peripheral portion of the objective surface or the eye surface and the side surface of the lens.
特に軽量な眼鏡としてフ レームレス眼鏡がもてはやされているが、 こ のレンズ部分に意匠性を施す手段としてレンズ周縁部に着色部分を形成 するのである。 例えば、 3 〜 4色のカラーイ ンクジェッ ト装置を用いて 3原色の着色塗液を塗り重ねるか、 少しずらせて各色の液滴を塗布し、 合成された色調を得る。 このようにしてあたかもフ レームがあるように 見せるか、 あるいは模様を施すこ とで意匠性を高めることができる。 染 色液の場合は、 嵩高な形状に着色はできないが含浸着色 (染色) してレ W ンズにアクセン トを付与する上品な意匠を施すことができる。 Frameless spectacles are particularly popular as lightweight spectacles, but a colored part is formed around the periphery of the lens as a means to impart design to the lens. For example, a three- or four-color injection device is used to apply three primary color coating liquids, or apply a slightly shifted color liquid droplet to obtain a synthesized color tone. In this way, it is possible to enhance the design by making it look as if it has a frame or by giving it a pattern. In the case of a dyeing solution, it cannot be colored into a bulky shape, but it is impregnated and colored (dyed). An elegant design that gives accents to W can be given.
さらに別の実施態様と して、 プラスチックレンズの素材液、 プライマ コーティ ング液、 ハー ドコーティ ング液、 ホ トクロ ミ クスコ一ティ ング 液等、 各種塗布液の 1種又は 2種以上を、 プラスチッ クレンズ表面の一 部又は全部にイ ンクジエツ ト装置を用いて塗布して微細な凹凸を形成 し、 レンズの反射光を低減する。 すなわち、 予め 8 0〜 2 0 0 n mの粒 径を有する無機微粒子 (例えばシリ カ、 チタニア) を各種塗布液に混合 しておき、 これら無機微粒子をレンズ表面に分散させて微細な凹凸面を 形成する。 無機微粒子を一層に密に配列して不均質層を形成することは 公知であるが、 無機微粒子は無機系バイ ンダー溶液中ではよ く分散する が有機系バイ ンダ一中では期待するほどの密度に分散しない。 従ってデ ィ ヅビング法で粒径 8 0〜 2 0 0 n mの無機微粒子をコーティ ングする 場合は、 密に微粒子が並んだ状態にコーティ ングすることができず、 完 全な不均質層は得られない。  In still another embodiment, one or more of various coating liquids such as a plastic lens material liquid, a primer coating liquid, a hard coating liquid, and a photochromic coating liquid are applied to the surface of the plastic lens. A part of or the entire surface is coated using an ink jet device to form fine irregularities, thereby reducing reflected light from the lens. That is, inorganic fine particles (for example, silica and titania) having a particle diameter of 80 to 200 nm are mixed in advance with various coating liquids, and these inorganic fine particles are dispersed on the lens surface to form fine uneven surfaces. I do. It is known to form a heterogeneous layer by densely arranging inorganic fine particles.However, inorganic fine particles are well dispersed in an inorganic binder solution, but have a density as expected in an organic binder. Does not disperse. Therefore, when inorganic fine particles having a particle size of 80 to 200 nm are coated by the diving method, coating cannot be performed in a state where the fine particles are densely arranged, and a complete heterogeneous layer can be obtained. Absent.
本発明はこれを改善するための有効な手段である。 一例としてハー ド コーティ ング液に含有される無機微粒子と して、 粒径が 2 0 n mと 1 6 The present invention is an effective means for improving this. As an example, as the inorganic fine particles contained in the hard coating solution, the particle size is 20 nm and 16
O n mの 2種類のものを用意し、 最初に 2 O n mの方を塗布して第 1層 と し、 次いで 1 6 0 n mの方を数回塗布して無機微粒子の量を加減し、 乾燥時に無機微粒子が 1層で半分ほど固着された状態の微細な凹凸面を 形成する。 この微細な凹凸面は不均質層と して反射光を低減する。 本例 では 2層構造として説明しているがこれに限定されるものではなく、 下 地との密着性を考慮すれば第 2層のみを形成してもよい。 Prepare two types of O nm, first apply 2 O nm to make the first layer, then apply 160 nm several times to adjust the amount of inorganic fine particles, and dry Occasionally, a fine irregular surface is formed in which the inorganic fine particles are fixed about half in one layer. This fine uneven surface reduces the reflected light as an inhomogeneous layer. In this example, a two-layer structure has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and only the second layer may be formed in consideration of the adhesion to the underlying layer.
また、 別の方法として 2 0 ; m程度のノズル径を有するイ ンクジェ ヅ トを用いて不揮発分が 1 0〜 1 5 %のコーティ ング液を塗布し、 液滴の 乾燥時に収縮して 0 . 1 〜 0 . 2 〃 m程度の大きさになる微細な凸部を 形成する。 レンズ側の移送装置を微量移動させて繰り返し塗布すること でこのような微細な凸部が密接した状態の面を形成し、 不均質層を形成 することで反射防止機能を付与することもできる。 As another method, a coating liquid having a nonvolatile content of 10 to 15% is applied using an ink jet having a nozzle diameter of about 20 m; Form fine projections with a size of about 1 to 0.2 μm. Repeated application by moving the transfer device on the lens side by a small amount Thus, an antireflection function can be imparted by forming a surface in which such fine projections are in close contact with each other and forming an inhomogeneous layer.
本発明のさらに別の実施態様として、 前出の各種塗布液を、 少なく と も 2回イ ンクジエツ ト装置を用いて塗布し、 異なる性質の液滴を密接に 配列することでこれらの性質を合成したコ一ティ ング層を形成すること ができる。 また、 イ ンクジェッ ト液滴は ド ッ ト状に塗布されるから液滴 の間隙を埋めるように塗布して連続面と成し、 レべリ ングさせて平滑な プライマコ一ティ ング層ゃハ一ドコ—ティ ング層を形成する。 一般に、 顔料を含む液体を塗布固着する場合、 溶媒で希釈して複数回塗り重ねる ことによ り面精度の良い塗膜が得られる。 デイ ツビングのような塗布方 式は、 所定の膜厚を得るためにコーティ ング液の粘度と固形分の密度の 制約を受けることになるが、 本発明ではこの様な制約は受けず、 塗布条 件の選択幅が大き く、 異なる屈折率あるいは異なる物性のハー ドコ一テ イ ング液を均一な膜厚で塗り重ねることができる。 また、 前述の通り色 調の異なるハー ドコーティ ング液滴を密接して塗布した場合、 これらの 色が合成されて別の色調のハー ドコ一ティ ング層が形成される。  As still another embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned various coating liquids are applied at least twice using an ink jet apparatus, and these properties are synthesized by closely arranging droplets having different properties. Thus, a coated layer can be formed. Also, since the ink droplets are applied in the form of dots, they are applied so as to fill the gaps between the droplets, form a continuous surface, and are leveled to provide a smooth primer coating layer. Form a coating layer. In general, when a liquid containing a pigment is applied and fixed, a coating film with high surface accuracy can be obtained by diluting with a solvent and applying the coating multiple times. The coating method such as rubbing is restricted by the viscosity of the coating liquid and the density of the solid content in order to obtain a predetermined film thickness. However, in the present invention, such a restriction is not applied. The range of choices is large, and hard coating solutions with different refractive indices or different physical properties can be applied in a uniform thickness. Also, as described above, when hard-coating droplets having different colors are applied in close contact, these colors are combined to form a hard-coating layer of another color.
さらに、 イ ンクジェッ ト装置では、 レンズの対物面、 対眼面のいずれ の面においても任意の部分の所定の面積に任意の膜厚で塗布できるか ら、 プラスチック レ ンズの素材液 (各種単量体等) を塗布して肉厚に し、 矯正度数の補正量を付加することも可能である。  Furthermore, in the case of the ink jet device, since the coating can be applied to a predetermined area of an arbitrary portion at an arbitrary film thickness on both the objective surface and the opposing surface of the lens, the material liquid of the plastic lens (various simple liquids) can be applied. It is also possible to increase the wall thickness by applying a body, etc., and add a correction amount for the correction power.
この場合、 加工対象となるレンズと しては、 アク リル、 スチレン、 C R— 3 9、 ウレ夕ン、 チォウレ夕ン、 エポキシ、 及び含硫エポキシ樹脂 のうちのいずれかからなるものが好ましい。  In this case, the lens to be processed is preferably made of any one of acrylic, styrene, CR-39, urethane, thiourene, epoxy, and sulfur-containing epoxy resin.
また、 レ ンズ素材液は、 樹脂の線膨張係数等からみて、 同一樹脂の方 が好ま しいが、 それに限定されるわけではない。 素材液としては、 ァク リル、 スチレ ン等の二重結合を有する不飽和単量体や、 C R— 3 9、 ゥ レタン、 チォウレタン、 エポキシ、 及び含硫エポキシ等の熱硬化性単量 体が使用できる。 The lens material liquid is preferably the same resin in view of the coefficient of linear expansion of the resin and the like, but is not limited thereto. As the material liquid, unsaturated monomers having a double bond such as acryl and styrene, CR-39, ゥ Thermosetting monomers such as urethane, thiourethane, epoxy, and sulfur-containing epoxy can be used.
塗布は、 未完成レンズ上で、 素材液による塗布層の肉厚がレンズの中 心部から周縁部にかけて徐々に変化するように行う。 所望の厚みの塗布 層が得られた ら重合させる。 重合は、 使用する単量体の種類にも よる が、 熱、 紫外線あるいは放射線等によって行う ことができる。 重合後、 研磨加工し、 完成品レンズを得る。 ただし、 含硫エポキシ樹脂のような 嫌気性樹脂の場合は、 希望する度数のモール ドを用意し、 レンズの表面 に樹脂を塗布後、 前記モール ドを押しつけて周囲を密封し、 空気との接 触が生じないようにして加熱重合することが必要である。  The coating is performed on the unfinished lens so that the thickness of the coating layer made of the material liquid gradually changes from the center to the periphery of the lens. When a coating layer having a desired thickness is obtained, polymerization is performed. The polymerization can be carried out by heat, ultraviolet light, radiation or the like, depending on the type of the monomer used. After polymerization, it is polished to obtain a finished lens. However, in the case of an anaerobic resin such as a sulfur-containing epoxy resin, prepare a mold of the desired degree, apply the resin to the surface of the lens, press the mold, seal the surroundings, and contact the air. It is necessary to carry out heat polymerization without causing contact.
上記の応用として、 着色されたレンズ素材液を塗布すること、 異なる 屈折率のレンズ素材を塗布することなども含め、 後加工によるレンズ仕 様の種々の変更が可能である。  As the above application, various modifications of the lens specifications by post-processing are possible, including applying a colored lens material liquid, applying a lens material having a different refractive index, and the like.
以上述べたイ ンクジエツ ト装置を用いる本発明によれば、 プライマコ —ティ ング液ゃハー ドコーティ ング液など各種液を密封した状態で低温 保存できるので、 各液の寿命を大幅に伸ばすことができ、 デイ ツビング 法における無駄な液の廃棄等の問題を解消することができる。 また、 デ ィ ッビング法に比較して均一な膜厚が得られるので、 屈折率の異なるハ — ドコ一ティ ング層を積層して反射防止機能を付与することができる。 更に、 異なる色調に着色されたハー ドコ一ティ ング液を組み合わせて色 調の豊富な着色レンズを得ることができる。 そして、 レンズの所定箇所 にのみ塗布するこ とができるのでホ トクロ ミ クス加工も部分的に行え、 実用的な部分にのみ加工を行い、 急激に明るさの変化する状況下でも視 野を失うことがないよう にすることができる。 さらには、 微細な凹凸面 を形成して反射防止機能を付与するなどィ ンクジエツ ト装置を用いた塗 布方法の応用範囲は広い。 発明を実施するための最良の形態 According to the present invention using the above-described ink jet apparatus, since various liquids such as primer coating liquid, hard coating liquid and the like can be stored in a sealed state at a low temperature, the life of each liquid can be greatly extended, It is possible to eliminate problems such as wasteful disposal of liquid in the dive method. In addition, since a uniform film thickness can be obtained as compared with the diving method, a hard coating layer having a different refractive index can be laminated to provide an antireflection function. Further, a colored lens having a rich color tone can be obtained by combining hard coating solutions colored in different colors. In addition, since it can be applied only to a specified part of the lens, photochromic processing can be partially performed, processing is performed only on practical parts, and the visual field is lost even in situations where the brightness changes rapidly Can be avoided. Furthermore, the application range of a coating method using an ink jet device is wide, such as forming a fine uneven surface to provide an antireflection function. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
本発明の実施の形態を実施例に基づき説明するが、 本発明はこれらの 実施例に限定されるものではない。  Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.
1 . ハードコーティ ング層の形成例 ( 1 )  1. Example of forming hard coating layer (1)
特に図示しないが、 手持ちのィ ンクジエツ トプリ ン夕のへッ ド部分を 用いて塗布装置を構成した。 イ ンクジエツ トプリ ン夕は 4色構成のサー マルイ ンクジェヅ ト方式のカラ一ジヱッ トプリ ン夕である。 ノズルの直 径は 4 0 z mであ り、 ヘッ ドの走行方向に対して直角方向のピッチは 1 2 0〃 mである。  Although not particularly shown, the coating device was configured using the head of the ink jet printer on hand. The ink jet printer is a thermal ink jet color jet printer with a four-color configuration. The diameter of the nozzle is 40 zm, and the pitch in the direction perpendicular to the running direction of the head is 120〃m.
プラスチックレンズの対物面を下にして水平に保持し、 用紙の送り方 向にレンズをスライ ドベアリ ングを介して保持すると共に送り量はィ ン クジエツ トプリ ン夕の送り機構から連動させて送り ローラの表面速度に 一致するように連動させた。 この送り方向を Y軸方向とし、 直交する X 軸方向にも微量移動させることができる送り装置を用意した。 レンズの 位置はイ ンクジェ ッ トのノズルの下方 2 0 m mと した。 なお、 レンズ保 持部には超音波振動器を付設して各種コ一ティ ング液のレベリ ングを容 易にしている。  The plastic lens is held horizontally with the object plane facing down, the lens is held in the paper feed direction via a slide bearing, and the feed amount is linked with the feed mechanism of the ink jet printer to adjust the feed roller. Linked to match surface speed. This feed direction was set to the Y-axis direction, and a feed device that can move a small amount in the orthogonal X-axis direction was prepared. The position of the lens was set at 20 mm below the nozzle of the ink jet. An ultrasonic vibrator is attached to the lens holding part to facilitate leveling of various coating liquids.
次に、 プライマコーティ ング液を調製した。 ブロ ック型ポリイ ソシァ ネー ト 5 0部 (重量部、 以下同様) 、 ポリエステルポリオール 3 6部、 ォクチル酸亜鉛 0 . 4部、 シリコン系レべリ ング剤 0 . 3部、 ェチルセ 口ソルブ 2 0 0部、 メタノール 3 0 0部を均一に混合し、 不揮発分約 1 7重量%と した。 このプライマコーティ ング液の屈折率は 1 . 5 であ り、 粘度は 6 m P a ' sで、 表面張力は 0 . 0 2 5 N / mであった。 4 色のィ ンクジエツ ト用ィ ンクの替わりにこのプライマコ一ティ ング液を 4色共に注入密封し、 4色共に作動させた。 本例では、 プラスチックレ ンズ上に液滴が塗布されるから紙に浸透するような現象はなく、 隣接す る ド ヅ トは互いにレペリ ングして平坦に広がり、 滲み込みがないのでバ ンディ ング現象は認められなかつた。 プラスチック レンズの直径は 8 0 m mで所望の膜厚は乾燥時で約 1 であり、 上述したよう に不揮発分が 1 7 %なので、 塗布量は比重 1 . 0 と して l c m2あた り 0. 7 2 m g 必要であり、 レンズ 1枚では 3 0. 1 m gとなる。 全面にプライマコー ティ ング液を塗布後セッティ ングを行って塗布液のレペリ ングを行い、 9 0 °C、 1時間の加熱乾燥を行って、 プライマコ一ティ ング層を形成し た。 膜厚を測定したところ 0. 9〃 mであった。 Next, a primer coating solution was prepared. 50 parts by weight of block-type polyisocyanate (parts by weight, the same applies hereinafter), 36 parts of polyester polyol, 0.4 part of zinc octoate, 0.3 part of a silicon-based leveling agent, 20 parts of ethyl ethyl solvent 0 parts and methanol 300 parts were uniformly mixed to obtain a nonvolatile content of about 17% by weight. The refractive index of the primer coating solution was 1.5, the viscosity was 6 mPa's, and the surface tension was 0.025 N / m. This primer coating solution was injected and sealed for all four colors instead of the ink for four colors of the ink jet, and all four colors were operated. In this example, the plastic There is no phenomenon that penetrates the paper because droplets are applied on the glass, and the adjacent dots do not repel each other and spread out flatly, and no banding phenomenon was observed because there was no seepage. . The diameter of the plastic lens is desired thickness with 8 0 mm is about 1 in dry, non-volatile content because 1 7% as described above, the coating amount is specific gravity 1.0 and to lcm 2 per Ri 0 7.2 mg is required, and 30.1 mg for one lens. After coating the entire surface with the primer coating solution, the coating solution was set and the coating solution was repellered. The coating solution was heated and dried at 90 ° C. for 1 hour to form a primer coating layer. When the film thickness was measured, it was 0.9 μm.
プライマコ一ティ ング層が指触乾燥したところで、 引き続きハ一 ドコ —ティ ングを行った。 ハー ドコ一ティ ング液の調製は次の通りである。 3—グリシ ドキシプロビルメチルジェ トキシシラン 3 5 g、 テ トラメ ト キシシラン 5 gをフラスコに注ぎ、 氷冷下攪拌しながら 0 . 0 5規定の 希塩酸 7. 5 gを 3 0分かけて滴下した。 更に、 酸化アンチモンゾルの メ タノール溶液 (不揮発分 3 0 %) 5 0 gを添加し、 2 0〜 2 5 °〇で 1 6時間熟成した後、 ェ夕ノ一ル 2 0 g:、 ジアセ ト ンアルコール 8 0 g、 過塩素酸アルミニウム ' 6水和物 0 . 6 gをそれそれ添加してコーティ ング液を調製した。 この液の粘度は 5 mP a · sで表面張力は 0. 0 3 N7mであり、 屈折率は 1 . 5 5であった。 なお酸化アンチモンの微粒 子は平均粒径 2 0 ~ 3 0 nmのものを使用している。 プライマコーティ ングの時と同様のィ ンクジエツ トプリ ン夕一で 1回塗布し、 塗布液がレ ベリ ングしたのを確かめてから加熱乾燥し、 指触乾燥したところで再び 同様の塗布を行ってハー ドコーティ ングを完了した。 超音波振動器を作 用させて レべ リ ングしたと ころで、 1 2 0 °C、 1 時間の加熱乾燥を行 い、 ハー ドコーティ ング層を完成させた。 膜厚を測定したところ 2 m であった。 2 . ハー ドコ一ティ ング層の形成例 ( 2 ) Hard coating was continued when the primer coating layer was dry to the touch. The preparation of the hard coating solution is as follows. 35 g of 3-glycidoxypropylmethyl ethoxysilane and 5 g of tetramethoxysilane were poured into a flask, and 7.5 g of 0.05 N dilute hydrochloric acid was added dropwise over 30 minutes while stirring under ice-cooling. Further, 50 g of a methanol solution of antimony oxide sol (nonvolatile content: 30%) was added, and the mixture was aged at 20 to 25 ° C. for 16 hours, and then 20 g of ethanol was added. A coating solution was prepared by adding 80 g of alcohol and 0.6 g of aluminum perchlorate hexahydrate respectively. The viscosity of this liquid was 5 mPa · s, the surface tension was 0.03 N7m, and the refractive index was 1.55. The fine particles of antimony oxide used had an average particle diameter of 20 to 30 nm. Apply the ink once every evening with the same ink jet printing as in the case of primer coating, make sure that the coating solution has leveled, heat dry, and apply the same coating again when dry to the touch. Completed. At the point where the leveling was performed using an ultrasonic vibrator, heating and drying were performed at 120 ° C for 1 hour to complete the hard coating layer. When the film thickness was measured, it was 2 m. 2. Example of hard coating layer formation (2)
上記第 1の例のハー ドコーティ ング液の酸化アンチモンに替えてシリ 力の微粒子 (粒径 2 0 n m ) を用いた以外は同様にしてハー ドコ一ティ ング液を調整した。 この液の屈折率は 1 . 4 9であった。 ハー ドコ一テ ィ ング液を塗布する際、 2回目の塗布にこれを使用した以外は第 1 の例 と同様に塗布し、 乾燥させた。 本例のプラスチッ ク レンズの成膜構成 は、 第 1層がプライマコ一ティ ング層 (屈折率 1 . 5 ) 、 第 2層がハー ドコ一ティ ング層 (屈折率 1 . 5 5 ) 、 第 3層がハードコーティ ング層 (屈折率が 1 . 4 9 ) であり、 高屈折、 低屈折層が交互に積層するので プラスチックレンズの基材の屈折率が 1 . 6以上の場合には、 これらの コーティ ング層が反射低減効果を示すことになり、 干渉縞を見え難く す る効果が認められた。  A hard coating solution was prepared in the same manner except that fine particles (particle diameter: 20 nm) of silicon force were used in place of antimony oxide in the hard coating solution of the first example. The refractive index of this liquid was 1.49. When applying the hard coating solution, it was applied in the same manner as in the first example except that it was used for the second application, and dried. The plastic lens of this example has a film-forming configuration in which the first layer is a primer coating layer (refractive index 1.5), the second layer is a hard coating layer (refractive index 1.55), and the third layer is a third layer. Since the layer is a hard coating layer (having a refractive index of 1.49) and high and low refractive layers are alternately laminated, if the refractive index of the plastic lens substrate is 1.6 or more, these The coating layer exhibited a reflection reducing effect, and the effect of making interference fringes less visible was recognized.
イ ンクジエツ トプリ ン夕は液滴で塗布されるが、 使用したノズルのビ ツチが 1 2 0〃mと比較的大きいので、 好まし くは隣り合う液滴が等間 隔に散布されるよう にする。 液滴はほぼ球状であり、 レンズ表面に衝突 して扁平になろう とする。 従って隣接する液滴はつながって面を形成す るようになる。 4色のイ ンクジェッ トプリ ン夕を使用する場合、 各へッ ドの位置をずらせることによ り連続した面性状にすることができる。 塗 布量もこの場合には 4倍になるので塗布回数を削減するこ とができる。 実際にはセッティ ング時間をとつてレペリ ングさせ、 加熱乾燥した。 3 . ホ トク ロ ミ クス層の形成例  Ink jet printing is applied with droplets, but since the nozzle used has a relatively large bite of 120〃m, it is preferable that adjacent droplets be sprayed at equal intervals. I do. The droplets are almost spherical and attempt to flatten by colliding with the lens surface. Therefore, adjacent droplets are connected to form a surface. When four colors of ink jet printing are used, a continuous surface texture can be obtained by shifting the position of each head. In this case, the amount of application is also quadrupled, so that the number of application times can be reduced. Actually, the repeller was allowed to set for a set time, and then heated and dried. 3. Example of photochromic layer formation
次に、 ホ 卜クロ ミ クス加工について述べる。  Next, photochromic processing will be described.
従来のホ トク口 ミ クス加工では、 単独の強固な層を形成するため樹脂 分の多い塗布組成物を用いていたが、 本発明ではィ ンクと してハロゲン 化銀を高密度に分散させ、 特に強い膜を形成させないで、 ハ一 ドコ一テ ィ ング層間に固定する。 ホ トクロ ミ クスコ一ティ ング液と しては、 ァ一グリ シ ドキシプロビル メ トキシシラン 4 5部、 テ トラメ トキシシラン 6 0部、 イ ソプロビルァ ルコール 5 0部、 シリコン系界面活性剤 0 . 1部を激しく かき混ぜなが ら 0 . 0 5 N塩酸水溶液 4 3部を添加し、 一昼夜攪拌して加水分解を行 つた。 次に塩化第一錫 0 . 2部及び平均粒径 4 0 m〃の臭化銀 7 0部を 加えて粘度 5 m P · sの塗布組成物を調製した。 ハロゲン化銀と して は、 臭化銀のほかに、 塩化銀、 ヨウ化銀などを挙げるこ とができる。 前 述のプライマコ一ティ ング層とハー ドコ一ティ ング層を予めそれそれ 1 〃 mの膜厚に設けたレンズの対眼面の上方側 4 0 %程度の面積に、 上記 ホ トクロ ミクスコ一ティ ング液をイ ンクジェッ ト 4色のう ち 2色分を用 いて 2回塗布し、 つづく 2 0 %程度の面積をホ トクロ ミ クスコ一ティ ン グ液とハー ドコ一ティ ング液を他の 2色分のィ ンクジヱ ヅ トを用いてこ れらの液滴の配列を交互にあるいは縞状に密接して配列するように塗布 してぼかし部分を形成し、 残りの 4 0 %の面積をハー ドコーティ ング液 のみで塗布した。 8 5 °Cで 2 0分予備乾燥し、 ついで 1 2 0 °Cで 9 0分 硬化させ、 膜厚を l y mとした。 更にこれらの上にハー ドコーティ ング 液をレンズの全面に、 乾燥時に 1 mになるように塗布し、 ハードコ一 ティ ング層の表面を均一な面性状にし加熱乾燥した。 In conventional mouth opening mixing, a coating composition containing a large amount of resin was used to form a single strong layer.In the present invention, silver halide is dispersed at high density as an ink. Fix between hard coating layers without forming a particularly strong film. As the photomixing solution, vigorously mix 45 parts of glycidoxypropyl methoxysilane, 60 parts of tetramethoxysilane, 50 parts of isopropyl alcohol, and 0.1 part of a silicon surfactant. Then, 43 parts of a 0.05 N hydrochloric acid aqueous solution was added, and the mixture was stirred for 24 hours to carry out hydrolysis. Next, 0.2 parts of stannous chloride and 70 parts of silver bromide having an average particle size of 40 m〃 were added to prepare a coating composition having a viscosity of 5 mP · s. Examples of the silver halide include silver bromide, silver chloride, silver iodide and the like. The above-described photochromic coating layer was placed on the area approximately 40% above the eye-facing surface of the lens in which the above-mentioned primer coating layer and hard coating layer were previously provided with a film thickness of 1 μm. The coating liquid is applied twice using two of the four colors of the ink jet, and then about 20% of the area is covered with the photomixing liquid and the hard coating liquid by the other two. Using a color ink jet, these droplets are applied alternately or in close stripes to form a blurred portion, and the remaining 40% area is hard-coated. Coating solution only. The film was pre-dried at 85 ° C. for 20 minutes, and then cured at 120 ° C. for 90 minutes to obtain a film thickness of lym. Further, a hard coating solution was applied on the entire surface of the lens so as to have a thickness of 1 m at the time of drying, and the surface of the hard coating layer was made to have a uniform surface property and dried by heating.
このようにして得られたレンズを太陽光に曝したところ、 上側は紫色 に中間部は薄い紫色に着色した。 これらの加工はレンズの片側の面のみ に施されたが両面に加工することに問題はない。 ホ トクロ ミ クス層はレ ンズの上方側にあるため戸外で着用したときに太陽光の直射によるまぶ しさを防ぎ、 かつ車輛運転時に ト ンネルに突入したときなどホ トクロ ミ クス層を形成した以外の部分によ り視界を確保するこ とができる。  When the lens thus obtained was exposed to sunlight, the upper part was colored purple and the middle part was colored purple. These processes were performed only on one side of the lens, but there is no problem in processing on both sides. Since the photochromic layer is located above the lens, it prevents glare caused by direct sunlight when worn outdoors, and forms a photochromic layer when the vehicle enters the tunnel during vehicle operation. Visibility can be secured by other parts.
4 . 微細な凹凸面の形成例  4. Example of forming fine uneven surface
次に微細な凹凸面を形成する例について説明する。 本実施例で用いている 4色のイ ンクジエツ ト装置は、 上述したように ノズル径が 4 0〃 mでピッチが 1 2 0〃mと比較的大きいので一つの液 滴の粒径が 8 0 mに達すると推定されるから、 たとえ揮発分 1 0〜 1 7 %のコ一ティ ング液を調製したとしても 1 0 0〜 2 0 O n mの大きさ で凸状に形成することは困難である。 そこで、 既に述べたシリカの微粒 子 (粒径 2 0 n m ) を用いたハードコ一ティ ング液と、 粒径が 1 6 0 η mのシリカを用いた不揮発分が 2 5 %に調整されたハー ドコ一ティ ング 液を用意した。 Next, an example of forming a fine uneven surface will be described. As described above, the four-color ink jet apparatus used in this embodiment has a nozzle diameter of 40 μm and a relatively large pitch of 120 μm, so that the particle diameter of one droplet is 800 μm. m, it is difficult to form a convex with a size of 100 to 20 nm even if a coating solution with a volatile content of 10 to 17% is prepared. is there. Therefore, a hard coating solution using silica fine particles (particle diameter of 20 nm) described above and a hard coating liquid using silica having a particle diameter of 160 ηm adjusted to 25%. A dosing solution was prepared.
前出のプライマコ一ティ ング層を形成したプラスチック レンズに、 先 ず第 1層として粒径 2 0 n mのシリカを用いたハー ドコ一ティ ング液を 用いて膜厚 0 . 5〜 1 〃 mのハー ドコーティ ング層を形成し、 加熱乾燥 させて室温まで冷却後、 粒径が 1 6 0 n mのシリカを用いたハ一 ドコ一 ティ ング液で 2〜 3回の塗布を行つてシリ力の個数を確保すると共に 1 6 0 n mのシ リ力が一様に広がるようにした。 この際に超音波振動器で 塗布された液を リ ラ ッ クスさせてシ リ カの重な り を極力排除した。 な お、 第 2層のハー ドコーティ ング液は、 できるだけ不揮発分の比率が少 ない方が好ま しく、 イ ンクジヱヅ 卜 としての液滴性が確保される最低の 表面張力値に調整される。 塗布終了後、 加熱して揮発部分を蒸発させて 第 2層のハー ドコーティ ング層を形成した。 第 2層の状態を電子顕微鏡 で確認したところ、 シリカの粒子が密接して重なり もなく、 粒子の半分 が微細な凹凸面を成して固定されていることが確認された。 この面の発 色はブルー色であ り、 光線反射率は 2 %であった。 この微細な凹凸面は 屈折率が連続的に変化する不均質層の反射防止層である。  First, a plastic coating having a thickness of 0.5 to 1 μm was applied to the plastic lens on which the above-mentioned primer coating layer was formed by using a hard coating solution using silica having a particle diameter of 20 nm as the first layer. After forming a hard coating layer, drying by heating, and cooling to room temperature, the coating is performed two or three times with a hard coating solution using silica having a particle size of 160 nm to obtain the number of the silicic acid. , And the screw force of 160 nm was spread uniformly. At this time, the liquid applied by the ultrasonic vibrator was relaxed to eliminate the overlap of silica as much as possible. The second layer of the hard coating liquid preferably has a non-volatile content ratio as small as possible, and is adjusted to the lowest surface tension value at which the droplet property as an ink jet is ensured. After the completion of the application, the mixture was heated to evaporate the volatile portions, thereby forming a second hard coating layer. When the state of the second layer was confirmed by an electron microscope, it was confirmed that the silica particles were closely adhered and did not overlap, and half of the particles were fixed with fine irregularities. The color of this surface was blue, and the light reflectance was 2%. This fine uneven surface is an antireflection layer of a heterogeneous layer whose refractive index changes continuously.
5 . レンズ素材液塗布による度数調整の例  5. Example of power adjustment by applying lens material liquid
次に、 レンズ素材液塗布による度数調整の例を示す。  Next, an example of power adjustment by applying a lens material liquid will be described.
例えば、 チォウ レ夕ン樹脂からなる直径 7 5 m m、 — 2 ジォプ夕一の レ ンズをアルカ リ水溶液で洗浄して表面の離型剤成分等の汚れを除去 し、 乾燥する。 次いで 2液混合したチォウレタン樹脂モノ マーをイ ンク ジエツ トによ り レ ンズの中心部から周縁部に向かって肉厚が徐々に増加 するように塗布し、 こばの厚みが 1 . 5〜 2 m m程度厚くなるよう にす る。 塗布終了後、 引き続き加熱重合する。 室温まで冷却したのち、 加熱 器から取り出して、 塗布面を研磨加工し、 — 3ジォプ夕一のレンズを得 る。 For example, a diameter of 75 mm, made of copper resin, The lens is washed with an aqueous alkaline solution to remove stains such as release agent components on the surface, and then dried. Then, a two-component mixed urethane resin monomer is applied by an ink jet so that the thickness gradually increases from the center of the lens to the peripheral edge, and the thickness of the flange is 1.5 to 2 The thickness should be about mm. After coating is completed, heat polymerization is continued. After cooling to room temperature, remove it from the heater and polish the coated surface to obtain a 3-dioptric lens.
6 . レンズ周縁部の着色の例  6. Example of coloring the lens edge
プラスチックレンズが眼鏡として使用される場合、 眼鏡枠に装着され る場合は、 レ ンズの周縁部分は眼鏡枠の色や意匠によ り装飾されてい る。 しかしよ り軽量な眼鏡を必要とするときはフ レームレス眼鏡が好ん で用いられる。 このようなフレームレス眼鏡においてレンズ周縁部に装 飾を施す場合、 一例としてフ レームに該当する部分に着色することが考 えられる。  When plastic lenses are used as spectacles or mounted on spectacle frames, the periphery of the lens is decorated with the color and design of the spectacle frames. However, when lighter eyeglasses are needed, frameless eyeglasses are preferred. When decorating the periphery of the lens in such frameless spectacles, for example, it is conceivable to color the portion corresponding to the frame.
イ ンクジヱッ ト装置で着色する場合は、 本実施例で用いる 4色のイ ン クジヱッ トにそれそれ着色剤を封入し、 3原色と黒色を混合するこ とで 如何様の色調にも着色できる。 着色剤は、 赤色と してソルベン ト レ ツ ド、 ソルベン トイ エロ一、 緑色としてソルベン ト ブル一、 ソルベン ト イ エロー、 青色としてソルベン トブル一、 黒色と してカーボンブラック等 の顔料が好ま しく用いられ、 樹脂分としてはアミ ン変性エポキシ樹脂、 アク リルシリコーン樹脂、 アク リル樹脂ワニス、 メ ラ ミ ン樹脂、 溶剤と してはメチルェチルケ ト ン、 メチルアルコール等が適切である。 その他 金色、 銀色を表現するするために酸化鉄系のォ一リ ックブラウン、 ォー リ ックイエロ一、 フ ァーネス力一ボン等の無機顔料も適宜使用すること ができる。 着色剤は、 粘度を 2〜 5 m P a · s、 表面張力を 0 . 0 3〜 0 . 0 6 N / mの範囲に調整する。 イ ンクジエツ ト起動の信号は電算機によ り行い、 デザイ ンと色調を自 在に調整する。 着色は、 完成品プラスチックレンズの側面、 完成品又は 未完成品レンズの対物面の周縁部、 対眼面の周縁部に適宜施される。 着 色する段階としては、 眼鏡として希望の形状にする前に周縁部に先に着 色してもよく、 レンズを先に希望形状に削りだした後、 その周縁部に着 色してもよい。 また着色する部分のデザィ ンはフ レーム形状にとらわれ ず自由な形状に着色してもよい。 産業上の利用可能性 In the case of coloring with an ink jet device, any color tone can be obtained by enclosing a colorant in each of the four color ink jets used in this embodiment and mixing the three primary colors with black. Pigments such as Solvent Red and Solvent Toy Yellow as red, Solvent Blue and Solvent Yellow as green, Solvent Blue as blue and carbon black as black are preferably used. Suitable resins include amine-modified epoxy resin, acrylic silicone resin, acrylic resin varnish, and melamine resin, and solvents such as methyl ethyl ketone and methyl alcohol are suitable. Others In order to express gold and silver, inorganic pigments such as iron oxide-based brown, ollic yellow, and furnace black can be used as appropriate. The colorant is adjusted to have a viscosity of 2 to 5 mPa · s and a surface tension of 0.03 to 0.06 N / m. The signal for starting the ink jet is performed by a computer, and the design and color tone are adjusted independently. Coloring is applied to the side of the finished plastic lens, the periphery of the objective surface of the finished or unfinished lens, and the periphery of the eye surface as appropriate. In the stage of coloring, the peripheral portion may be colored first before forming the desired shape as eyeglasses, or the lens may be cut into a desired shape first and then colored on the peripheral portion. . The design of the portion to be colored may be colored in any shape without being limited to the frame shape. Industrial applicability
以上のように本発明に係るプラスチック レンズの加工方法によれば、 イ ンクジエツ ト装置によ り、 度数調整、 ハ一 ドコーティ ング、 着色、 ホ トクロ ミ クス、 反射防止等の種々の加工が自在に行えるので、 得られる レンズは、 視力矯正用眼鏡、 サングラス、 ファッショ ングラス等、 種々 の眼鏡用のレンズとして好適に用いられる。  As described above, according to the method for processing a plastic lens according to the present invention, various processing such as frequency adjustment, hard coating, coloring, photochromism, and anti-reflection can be freely performed by the ink jet apparatus. Since it can be performed, the obtained lens is suitably used as a lens for various kinds of glasses such as eyesight correcting glasses, sunglasses, and fashion glasses.

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請 求 の 範 囲 The scope of the claims
1 . プラスチヅク レンズの素材液、ブライマコーティ ング液、 ハー ドコ 一ティ ング液、 染色液、 着色塗液等の、 各種塗布液の 1種又は 2種以上 を、 イ ンクジヱヅ 卜装置を用いてプラスチックレンズの表面に塗布し、 該塗布液をプラスチックレンズの表面に含浸あるいは成膜させてなるプ ラスチックレンズ。 1. One or more of various coating liquids, such as plastic lens material liquid, primer coating liquid, hard coating liquid, dyeing liquid, coloring coating liquid, etc., are plasticized using an ink jet device. A plastic lens which is applied to the surface of a lens and the coating solution is impregnated or formed into a film on the surface of the plastic lens.
2 . 前記塗布液がプラスチックレンズの対物面及び Z又は対眼面の一部 又は全部に塗布されたことを特徴とする、 請求項 1 に記載のプラスチッ ク レンズ。  2. The plastic lens according to claim 1, wherein the coating liquid is applied to a part or all of an objective surface and a Z surface or an eye surface of a plastic lens.
3 . 屈折率の異なるハー ドコ一ティ ング液を順に塗布してそれぞれ成膜 させ、 複数層のハー ドコーティ ング層を設けたことを特徴とする、 請求 項 1又は 2 に記載のプラスチヅクレンズ。  3. The plastic lens according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of hard coating layers are provided by sequentially applying hard coating liquids having different refractive indices to form respective films.
4 . 1種又は 2種以上の着色されたハー ドコーティ ング液を塗布し、 単 層又は複数層の着色ハー ドコーティ ング層を設けたことを特徴とする、 請求項 1 ~ 3のいずれか 1項に記載のプラスチック レンズ。  4. One or more colored hard-coating layers are applied by applying one or more colored hard-coating liquids, and one or more colored hard-coating layers are provided. A plastic lens as described in.
5 . 光反応性物質をレンズ表面と前記塗布液により形成される層の間及 び/又は塗布液によ り形成される各層間に固定してなるこ とを特徴とす る、 請求項 1〜 4のいずれか 1項に記載のプラスチックレンズ。  5. The photoreactive substance is fixed between the lens surface and the layer formed by the coating liquid and / or between the layers formed by the coating liquid. 5. The plastic lens according to any one of items 4 to 4.
6 . 前記各種塗布液の 1種又は 2種以上に微粒子を添加して塗布し、 レ ンズ面の対物面及び/又は対眼面の一部又は全部に微細な凹凸を形成し てレンズの反射光を低減したことを特徴とする、 請求項 1〜 5の各項に 記載のプラスチックレンズ。  6. One or more of the above-mentioned various coating solutions are coated with fine particles and applied to form fine irregularities on part or all of the objective surface and / or the eye surface of the lens surface and reflect the lens. The plastic lens according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein light is reduced.
7 . プラスチヅク レンズの素材液をプラスチヅクレンズの対物面及び/ 又は対眼面の一部又は全部に塗布して、 レンズの度数調整を行ったこと を特徴とする、 請求項 1 に記載のプラスチヅクレンズ。 7. The plastic lens according to claim 1, wherein the material of the plastic lens is applied to part or all of the objective surface and / or the eye surface of the plastic lens to adjust the power of the lens. Chic lens.
8 . レンズの周縁部の一部又は全部に、 染色液又は着色塗液を用いて着 色部分を形成したことを特徴とする、 請求項 1 に記載のプラスチックレ ンズ。 8. The plastic lens according to claim 1, wherein a colored portion is formed on a part or the entire periphery of the lens using a dyeing solution or a coloring coating solution.
9 . ブラスチッ ク レ ンズの素材液、プライ マコ一テ ィ ン グ液、 ハー ドコ 一ティ ング液、 染色液、 着色塗液等の、 各種塗布液の 1種又は 2種以上 を、 イ ンクジヱッ ト装置を用いてプラスチヅクレンズの表面に塗布し、 該塗布液をプラスチック レンズの表面に含浸あるいは成膜させるこ とか らなるプラスチックレンズの加工方法。  9. Inject one or more of various coating liquids, such as material liquid for blast lens, primer coating liquid, hard coating liquid, dyeing liquid and colored coating liquid. A method for processing a plastic lens, comprising applying the coating solution to the surface of a plastic lens using an apparatus and impregnating or forming a film on the surface of the plastic lens.
10. 前記各種塗布液を、 少なく とも 2回イ ンクジエ ツ ト装置を用いて塗 布し、 異なる性質のコーティ ング液滴を配列するこ とでこれらの性質が 合成された塗布面を形成することを特徴とする、 請求項 9 に記載のブラ スチックレンズの加工方法。  10. Applying the above various coating solutions at least twice using an ink jet device and arranging coating droplets of different properties to form a coated surface where these properties are synthesized. The method for processing a plastic lens according to claim 9, wherein:
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