Photochromic lens for eye glasses

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9335566-B2
Application number	US-201214110605-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2012
Priority date	Apr 13, 2011
Publication date	May 10, 2016
Grant date	May 10, 2016

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a photochromic lens for eye glasses, which has a high refractive index and excellent light-controlling properties and has such a constitution that the weight and thickness of the lens can be reduced. [Solution] Provided is a photochromic lens for eye glasses, which is produced by polymerizing a polymerizable composition prepared by dissolving a photochromic compound into a monomer mixture comprising a first radically polymerizable monomer represented by general formula (I), a second radically polymerizable monomer represented by general formula (II) and divinylbenzene that has a purity of 50% or more and contains a divinylbenzene component and an ethylvinylbenzene component at a total content of 90% or more.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A photochromic lens for eye glasses, which is produced by polymerizing a polymerizable composition obtained by dissolving a photochromic compound into a monomer mixture comprising:
a first radically polymerizable monomer represented by general formula (I)

(where R 1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 2 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and m+n=0 to 4);
a second radically polymerizable monomer represented by general formula (II)

(in the formula, B is an ethylene group or a linear or branched propylene group, and p represents a numeral of 1 to 9 on average); and
divinylbenzene that contains a divinylbenzene component and an ethylvinylbenzene component, the divinylbenzene component contained in the range of 50% or more, and the combination of the divinylbenzene component and the ethylvinylbenzene component contained in the range of 90% or more,
wherein, in the monomer mixture, the first radically polymerizable monomer of the general formula (I) is contained in the range of 40 to 55% by mass, the second radically polymerizable monomer of the general formula (II) is contained in the range of 5 to 20% by mass, and the combination of the divinylbenzene component and the ethylvinylbenzene component of the divinylbenzene is contained in the range of 29 to 45% by mass, and
wherein, in the monomer mixture, the first radically polymerizable monomer of the general formula (I), the second radically polymerizable monomer of the general formula (II), and the combination of the divinylbenzene component and the ethylvinylbenzene component of the divinylbenzene, are contained in the range of 100% by mass in total.

2. The photochromic lens for eye glasses according to claim 1 , wherein a refractive index is in the range of 1.58 or more.

Assignees

• Kadowaki Shinichiro
• Hoya Corp

Inventors

• Kadowaki Shinichiro

Classifications

• G02B5/23

  Photochromic filters · CPC title

• C08F2/44

  Polymerisation in the presence of compounding ingredients, e.g. plasticisers, dyestuffs, fillers · CPC title

• G02B1/043

  Contact lenses · CPC title

• G02B1/041

  Lenses · CPC title

• G02C7/102 Primary

  Photochromic filters · CPC title