Imprinting process of hot-melt type curable silicone composition for optical devices
AssigneesDow Corning Corporation, Dow Corning Toray Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasaaki Amako, Steven Swier, Haruna Yamazaki, Shin Yoshida, Makoto Yoshitake
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method of making an optical assembly. An optical device is secured in a fixture, the optical device having an optical surface, wherein a silicone film is positioned with respect to the optical surface, the silicone film having a distal surface relative to the optical surface. The method includes, among other features, imprinting the distal surface of the silicone film to create a surface imprint in the distal surface of the silicone film.
Claims20
A method of making an optical assembly, comprising:
- securing an optical device in a fixture, the optical device having an optical surface, wherein a silicone film is positioned with respect to the optical surface, the silicone film having a distal surface relative to the optical surface;
- positioning a release liner with a liner surface facing the silicone film, the release liner including an imprint on the liner surface;
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- pressing the release liner against the silicone film, thereby causing the imprint of the release liner to be imparted to the distal surface of the silicone film creating a surface imprint in the distal surface.
An optical assembly including an optical device having an optical surface and a silicone film disposed on the optical surface, the silicone film having an imprinted surface on a distal surface of the optical surface, created by a process comprising:
- securing the optical device in a fixture, wherein the silicone film is positioned with respect to the optical surface;
- positioning a release liner with a liner surface facing the silicone film, the release liner including an imprint on the liner surface;
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- pressing the release liner against the silicone film, thereby causing the imprint of the release liner to be imparted to the distal surface of the silicone film creating the imprinted surface in the distal surface.
An system for making an optical assembly, comprising:
- a fixture configured to secure an optical device and allow a silicone film to be positioned with respect to a optical surface;
- a release liner with a liner surface configured to face the silicone film, the release liner including an imprint on the liner surface;
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- a pressing mechanism configured to press the release liner against the silicone film, thereby causing the imprint of the release liner to be imparted to a distal surface of the silicone film creating an imprinted surface in the distal surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.