Method and device for producing an optical coupling element made of elastomer
AssigneePma/Tool AG
InventorsDominik Coenen, Detlef Westerburg
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Abstract
A method for producing an optical coupling element made of elastomer includes filling a free-flowing elastomer formulation or its constituents into a mold so as to produce a flat sheet whose thickness is adapted to a thickness of the optical coupling element that is to be produced. The elastomer formulation or its constituents is cured to form an inherently stable elastomer. Individual optical coupling elements are cut out of the flat sheet.
Claims8
A method for producing an optical coupling element made of elastomer, the method comprising:
- filling a free-flowing elastomer formulation or its constituents into a mold so as to produce a flat sheet whose thickness is adapted to a thickness of the optical coupling element that is to be produced,
- curing the elastomer formulation or its constituents to form an inherently stable elastomer, and
- cutting the optical coupling element out of the flat sheet while the flat sheet is in the mold, wherein a bottom section of a bottom of the mold is cut out, whereby the bottom section forms a protective element that is detachable from the optical coupling element and that serves to protect an underside of the optical coupling element.
A method for producing an optical coupling element made of elastomer, the method comprising:
- filling a free-flowing elastomer formulation or its constituents into a mold so as to produce a flat sheet whose thickness is adapted to a thickness of the optical coupling element that is to be produced,
- curing the elastomer formulation or its constituents to form an inherently stable elastomer, and
- cutting the optical coupling element out of the flat sheet together with a protective element that is detachable from the optical coupling element and that serves to protect an underside of the optical coupling element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.