Mold for molding optical element
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYasushi Taniguchi
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Abstract
Molds for press molding an optical element of glass are disclosed. Proposed are: (1) A mold contains oxygen at the interface between a mold base of the mold and a carbon film formed at least on the molding surface of the mold base with an oxygen amount of 0-10 atom % and with the interface of a width of 0-500 .ANG., (2) a mold subjected to carbon ion injection at least on the molding surface of the mold base, and (3) a mold subjected to ion injection during or after formation of a carbon film at least on the molding surface of the mold base material.
Claims8
A mold for press molding an optical element of glass comprising:
- (a) a mold base having a molding surface;
- (b) a carbon film;
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- (c) an interfacial region joining said molding surface and said carbon film, said interfacial region containing implanted ions to improve adhesion between said molding surface and said carbon film;
- wherein said mold is produced by the steps of forming said carbon film on said molding surface, and thereafter implanting the ions into both said molding surface and said carbon film so as to form said interfacial region.
A mold for press molding an optical element of glass comprising:
- (a) a mold base having a molding surface;
- (b) a carbon film;
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- (c) an interfacial region joining said molding surface and said carbon film, said interfacial region containing implanted ions to improve adhesion between said molding surface and said carbon film;
- wherein said mold is produced by the steps of forming said carbon film on said molding surface and simultaneously implanting ions into said molding surface and said carbon film so as to form said interfacial region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.