Method and System for Manufacturing an Optical Volume Element from a Curable Material Using an Additive Manufacturing Technology

    公开(公告)号:US20220118705A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-21

    申请号:US17310739

    申请日:2020-02-21

    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optical element (100) from a curable material (50) using an additive manufacturing technology comprising steps of: providing a first portion of curable material (50), forming a first part of the optical element by irradiating the surface (55) of the curable material with a first curing surface energy, the first curing surface energy being strictly lower than a first predetermined energy threshold and higher than a second predetermined threshold, and forming, after the irradiation of the first part with the first curing surface energy, at least a second part of the optical element, distinct from the first part of the optical element, by irradiating, with at least a second curing surface energy, the surface of the curable material, the second curing surface energy irradiating both the second part of the optical element (100) and at least a portion of the first part of the optical element, the sum of the first curing surface energy and the at least second curing surface energy being higher than or equal to the first predetermined energy threshold. A manufacturing system (1) for manufacturing an optical element.

    METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL COMPONENT WITH IMPROVED QUALITY SURFACE USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20230041524A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17788031

    申请日:2020-12-23

    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical component having at least one optical function, comprising: —manufacturing using an additive manufacturing process at least part of an optical element (40) by depositing a plurality of pre-determined volume elements (14) of polymerizable material, a part of the optical element (40) being configured to provide at least a part of the optical function of an optical component, said additively manufacturing being performed such that the optical element (40) comprises an unfinished peripheric surface (42), said unfinished peripheric surface (42) having a relief pattern (44) formed by traces of the additive manufacturing process and having at least one depression (18) with regard to another part of the peripheric surface (42), —coating said unfinished peripheric surface (42) with a layer (50) of coating liquid (46) configured to at least partially fill the at least one depression (18).

    A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL LENS

    公开(公告)号:US20210387431A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17283354

    申请日:2019-10-04

    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical lens included the following steps: receiving optical data representing at least a characteristic of an optical correction provided by the optical lens; receiving process data representing at least one characteristic of an additive manufacturing method used to manufacture the optical lens, the process data defining at least an equipment involved in the additive manufacturing method; based on the optical data and on the process data, determining manufacturing data usable by an additive manufacturing machine implementing the additive manufacturing method; and—manufacturing the optical lens by the additive manufacturing machine using the manufacturing data. A corresponding system is also described.

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