IP Library Patent Application 15013287
Patent Application
App. No. 15/013,287

GLASS BODY FOR PRESSURE FORMING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MICROFABRICATED GLASS BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

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15/013,287
Abstract

Provided are a glass body for pressure forming enabling press forming in a low-temperature range without the need of a special mold material, and a method for manufacturing the same. A glass body for pressure forming 1 having a porosified layer 1 b formed by porosifying a surface thereof and having a Vickers hardness of 85 N/mm 2 or less on the porosified surface. The porosified layer 1 b can be manufactured by phase-separating the glass body by spinodal decomposition, acid-treating the phase-separated glass body and then treating the acid-treated glass body with alkali or hot water to porosify the surface of the glass body.

Claims (27)

1 . A glass body for pressure forming having a porosified surface, the glass body having a Vickers hardness of 85 N/mm 2 or less on the porosified surface.

2 . The glass body for pressure forming according to claim 1 ,

wherein a depth of a layer of the porosified surface is 1 μm or more.

3 . The glass body for pressure forming according to claim 1 ,

wherein a shape of the glass body is a plate shape.

4 . The glass body for pressure forming according to claim 1 ,

wherein a transmittance at a wavelength of 400 nm to 800 nm of the glass body is 80% or more.

5 . A method for manufacturing a glass body for pressure forming, comprising:

phase-separating the glass material by spinodal decomposition; and

porosifying a surface of the glass material by acid-treating the phase-separated glass material and then treating the acid-treated glass material with alkali or hot water.

6 . The method for manufacturing a glass body for pressure forming according to claim 5 ,

wherein after the acid treatment, the alkali treatment is performed, and thereafter the hot water treatment is performed.

7 . A microfabricated glass body having a desired projecting and recessed shape formed by press-processing a surface of the glass body for pressure forming according to claim 1 .

8 . The microfabricated glass body according to claim 7 ,

wherein a line width or one side of the projecting and recessed shape is 0.1 to 100 μm.

9 . The microfabricated glass body according to claim 7 ,

wherein the projecting and recessed shape formed on a surface of the microfabricated glass body has an optical function.

10 . The microfabricated glass body according to claim 7 ,

wherein the projecting and recessed shape formed on a surface of the microfabricated glass body has a physical function.

11 . A method for manufacturing a microfabricated glass body, comprising:

phase-separating a glass material by spinodal decomposition;

porosifying a surface of the glass material by acid-treating the phase-separated glass material and then treating the acid-treated glass material with alkali or hot water; and

pressing the porosified glass material by a forming die to transfer a projecting and recessed shape.

12 . The method for manufacturing a microfabricated glass body according to claim 11 ,

wherein a line width or one side of the projecting and recessed shape is 0.1 to 100 μm.

13 . The method for manufacturing a microfabricated glass body according to claim 11 ,

wherein the press of the porosified glass is performed at a temperature equal to or lower than a glass transition point (Tg) of the glass material.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
To: AGC INC.
Reel/Frame 046730/0786 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2016
From: IMAKITA, KENJI; FUJII, MINORU; KITAOKA, KENJI
To: KOBE UNIVERSITY; ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 037644/0989 →