ATE187386T1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zur entformung der opthalmischen kontakt-linsen - Google Patents

Verfahren und vorrichtung zur entformung der opthalmischen kontakt-linsen

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ATE187386T1
ATE187386T1 AT95303999T AT95303999T ATE187386T1 AT E187386 T1 ATE187386 T1 AT E187386T1 AT 95303999 T AT95303999 T AT 95303999T AT 95303999 T AT95303999 T AT 95303999T AT E187386 T1 ATE187386 T1 AT E187386T1
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Prior art keywords
mold half
contact lenses
upper mold
lenses
prying
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AT95303999T
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Finn Thrige Andersen
Wallace Anthony Martin
Ture Kindt-Larsen
Craig William Walker
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Johnson & Johnson Vision Prod
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00009—Production of simple or compound lenses
    • B29D11/00038—Production of contact lenses
    • B29D11/00125—Auxiliary operations, e.g. removing oxygen from the mould, conveying moulds from a storage to the production line in an inert atmosphere
    • B29D11/00192—Demoulding, e.g. separating lenses from mould halves
    • B29D11/00211—Demoulding, e.g. separating lenses from mould halves using heating means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
    • B29C33/20—Opening, closing or clamping
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C33/00—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor
    • B29C33/44—Moulds or cores; Details thereof or accessories therefor with means for, or specially constructed to facilitate, the removal of articles, e.g. of undercut articles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C37/00—Component parts, details, accessories or auxiliary operations, not covered by group B29C33/00 or B29C35/00
    • B29C37/0003—Discharging moulded articles from the mould
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D11/00—Producing optical elements, e.g. lenses or prisms
    • B29D11/00009—Production of simple or compound lenses
    • B29D11/00038—Production of contact lenses
    • B29D11/00125—Auxiliary operations, e.g. removing oxygen from the mould, conveying moulds from a storage to the production line in an inert atmosphere
    • B29D11/00192—Demoulding, e.g. separating lenses from mould halves
    • B29D11/00221—Demoulding, e.g. separating lenses from mould halves using prying means
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S425/00—Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus
    • Y10S425/808—Lens mold

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Eyeglasses (AREA)
  • Moulds For Moulding Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
AT95303999T 1994-06-10 1995-06-09 Verfahren und vorrichtung zur entformung der opthalmischen kontakt-linsen ATE187386T1 (de)

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EP (1) EP0686487B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3776149B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE187386T1 (de)
AU (1) AU709955B2 (de)
BR (1) BR9502729A (de)
CA (1) CA2151339C (de)
CZ (1) CZ147595A3 (de)
DE (1) DE69513725T2 (de)
IL (1) IL113826A0 (de)
ZA (1) ZA954807B (de)

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DE69513725T2 (de) 2000-06-08
EP0686487A3 (de) 1996-11-20
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CA2151339C (en) 2006-06-06
IL113826A0 (en) 1995-08-31
DE69513725D1 (de) 2000-01-13
CZ147595A3 (en) 1996-02-14
ZA954807B (en) 1996-12-09
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