Method for manufacturing spectacle lens, spectacle lens and spectacles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025060616-A1
Application number	US-202218715285-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 2, 2022
Priority date	Dec 22, 2021
Publication date	Feb 20, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a spectacle lens and a related technique thereof, includes: performing desired marking processing by irradiating one surface of a spectacle lens with laser, the spectacle lens having an object-side surface and an eyeball-side surface each having a different anti-reflection film, the marking processing including: determining an applicable wavelength of the laser to be used; selecting a surface with an anti-reflection film having a relatively low reflectance to the applied wavelength, out of the object-side surface and the eyeball-side surface; and performing laser irradiation to the selected surface using the applied wavelength.

First claim

1 . A method for manufacturing a spectacle lens, the method comprising:
performing desired marking processing by irradiating one surface of a spectacle lens with laser, the spectacle lens having an object-side surface and an eyeball-side surface each having a different anti-reflection film, the marking processing comprising:
determining an applicable wavelength of the laser to be used;
selecting a surface with an anti-reflection film having a relatively low reflectance to the applied wavelength, out of the object-side surface and the eyeball-side surface; and
performing laser irradiation to the selected surface using the applied wavelength.

2 . A method for manufacturing a spectacle lens, the method comprising:
performing desired marking processing by irradiating one surface of a spectacle lens with laser, the spectacle lens having an object-side surface and an eyeball-side surface each having a different anti-reflection film, the marking processing comprising:
selecting a surface with a relatively low reflectance for light in a predetermined wavelength range, out of the object-side surface and the eyeball-side surface; and
applying laser irradiation to the selected surface using a laser beam having a wavelength within the predetermined wavelength range.

3 . The method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to claim 1 , wherein the applied wavelength or the wavelength within the predetermined wavelength range is within a range of 200 to 400 nm, or within a range of 800 to 1100 nm.

4 . The method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to claim 1 , wherein the anti-reflection film on the selected surface has a reflectance of 10% or less to the applied wavelength or the wavelength within the predetermined wavelength range.

5 . The method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to claim 1 , wherein the anti-reflection film on the selected surface has a reflectance lower than the other surface by 10% or more to the applied wavelength or the wavelength within the predetermined wavelength range.

6 . The method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
performing desired laser processing by irradiating an anti-reflection film with ultrashort pulse laser; thereby partially removing a predetermined layer including an outermost layer of a multilayer structure, the anti-reflection film having the multilayer structure including laminated layers of a low refractive index layer and a high refractive index layer, and being formed to coat an optical surface of a lens base material, wherein the anti-reflection film on the selected surface includes a reactive layer that is relatively more reactive to irradiation with the ultrashort pulse laser than other layers included in the multilayer structure, and therefore the laser processing is performed to visually recognize the reactive layer by visible light by at least partially removing the reactive layer.

7 . The method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to claim 6 , wherein the ultrashort pulse laser has a pulse width of 10 femtoseconds or more and less than 100 picoseconds.

8 . A spectacle lens, which is a spectacle lens whose one surface is subjected to laser marking, having different anti-reflection films provided on an object-side surface and an eyeball-side surface,
wherein the anti-reflection film provided on one surface has a lower reflectance than the anti-reflection film provided on the other surface, to at least light with a wavelength of 200 to 400 nm.

9 . A spectacle lens, which is a spectacle lens whose one surface is subjected to a laser marking, having different anti-reflection films provided on an object-side surface and an eyeball-side surface,
wherein the anti-reflection film provided on one surface has a lower reflectance than the anti-reflection film provided on the other surface, to at least light with a wavelength of 800 to 1100 nm.

10 . The spectacle lens according to claim 8 , wherein the spectacle lens comprises:
a lens base material having an optical surface; and an anti-reflection film coating the optical surface of the lens base material, the anti-reflection film having a multilayer structure including a laminated layer of a low refractive index layer and a high refractive index layer, the anti-reflection film including a reactive layer that has a relatively higher reactivity to ultrashort pulse laser irradiation than other layers included in the anti-reflection film, wherein a removed area after at least partially removing a predetermined layer including an outermost layer of the multilayer structure is marked with a marking that allows the removed area to be visually recognized by visible light, because the underlying high refractive index layer below the reactive layer or the reactive layer that remains partially is exposed.

11 . A spectacle lens manufactured by the method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to claim 1 , or spectacles in which a spectacle lens which is a spectacle lens whose one surface is subjected to laser marking, having different anti-reflection films provided on an object-side surface and an eyeball-side surface, wherein the anti-reflection film provided on one surface has a lower reflectance than the anti-reflection film provided on the other surface, to at least light with a wavelength of 200 to 400 nm, is fitted into a frame.

12 . The method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to claim 2 , wherein the applied wavelength or the wavelength within the predetermined wavelength range is within a range of 200 to 400 nm, or within a range of 800 to 1100 nm.

13 . The method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to claim 2 , wherein the anti-reflection film on the selected surface has a reflectance of 10% or less to the applied wavelength or the wavelength within the predetermined wavelength range.

14 . The method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to claim 2 , wherein the anti-reflection film on the selected surface has a reflectance lower than the other surface by 10% or more to the applied wavelength or the wavelength within the predetermined wavelength range.

15 . The method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to claim 2 , the method comprising:
performing desired laser processing by irradiating an anti-reflection film with ultrashort pulse laser; thereby partially removing a predetermined layer including an outermost layer of a multilayer structure, the anti-reflection film having the multilayer structure including laminated layers of a low refractive index layer and a high refractive index layer, and being formed to coat an optical surface of a lens base material, wherein the anti-reflection film on the selected surface includes a reactive layer that is relatively more reactive to irradiation with the ultrashort pulse laser than other layers included in the multilayer structure, and therefore the laser processing is performed to visually recognize the reactive layer by visible light by at least partially removing the reactive layer.

16 . The method for manufacturing a spectacle lens according to claim 15 , wherein the ultrashort pulse laser has a pulse width of 10 femtoseconds or more and less than 100 picoseconds.

17 . The spectacle lens according to claim 9 , wherein the spectacle lens comprises:
a lens base material having an optical surface; and an anti-reflection film coating the optical surface of the lens base material, the anti-reflection film having a multilayer structure including a laminated layer of a low refractive index layer and

Assignees

• Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd

Inventors

• Ookubo Shigeki

Classifications

• B29L2011/0016

  Lenses · CPC title

• B29D11/00865

  Applying coatings; tinting; colouring (printing, marking or copying processes B41M; identification in general G09F3/00; producing decorative effects in general B44C; positioning or marking of lenses B24B13/0055) · CPC title

• B29D11/00009

  Production of simple or compound lenses · CPC title

• B29D11/00336

  by making depressions in the lens surfaces · CPC title

• G02C7/104

  having spectral characteristics for purposes other than sun-protection · CPC title