IP Library Granted Patent US 7,079,323
Granted Patent B2
US 7,079,323 · App. 10/456,836 · Granted Jul 18, 2006

Surface treatment method and optical part

Assignee: Konica Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,079,323
App. No.
10/456,836
Granted
Jul 18, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surface treating method of forming a coating layer on a base material, comprising conducting a plasma processing under an atmospheric pressure for the base material so as to form a coating layer on the base material having at least one of a curved surface and an uneven surface.

Claims (76)

1. A surface treating method of forming a coating layer on a base material, comprising:

conducting a plasma processing under an atmospheric pressure for the base material so as to form a coating layer on the base material having at least one of a curved surface and an uneven surface, wherein the base material is a lens having an effective optical surface and the lens satisfies the following formulas:

0<D≦300

0< T/D≦ 1.0

where D is a diameter (mm) of the effective optical surface and T is a thickness (mm) of the effective optical surface on an optical axis.

2. The surface treating method of claim 1 , wherein the lens is a lens for use in an optical pickup apparatus and the lens satisfies the following formulas:

1≦D≦10

0.23 T/D≦ 0.5.

3. The surface treating method of claim 1 , wherein plural ring-shaped step portions are provided on the effective optical surface and satisfy the following formula.

0<Hi≦0.01

0.001≦Li≦0.1

where Hi is a depth (mm) of the plural ring-shaped step portions and Li is an interval (mm) of the plural ring-shaped step portions.

4. The surface treating method of claim 1 , wherein the base material is a lens array on which plural lens sections are mounted in a form of an array and satisfies the following formulas:

0<Di≦300

0< Ti/Di≦ 1.0

0<Li≦200

where Di is a diameter (mm) of a lens section, Ti is a thickness (mm) of the lens section and Li is an interval (mm) of the plural lens sections.

5. The surface treating method of claim 4 , wherein the lens array is a micro lens array and satisfies the following formulas:

0.01≦Di≦2

0.2≦ Ti/Di≦ 0.5

0.01≦Li≦5.

6. The surface treating method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of a concave or a convex is provided on the uneven surface of the base material.

7. The surface treating method of claim 6 , wherein plural convexes being shaped in one of a saw tooth and a rectangle are provided on the base material with an arrangement satisfying the following formulas:

0<Li≦30

0< Hi/Li≦ 3.0

0<Wi<Li

where Hi is a height (mm) of the convex, Wi is a width (mm) of the convex and Li is an interval (mm) of plural convexes.

8. The surface treating method of claim 7 , wherein some of the plural convexes are provided on the base material with a different interval Lk (mm) and satisfies the following formula:

0<Wi<Lk.

9. The surface treating method of claim 7 , wherein the base material is a light introducing plate satisfying the following formulas:

0.05≦Li≦2

0.01≦ Hi/Li≦ 0.1.

10. The surface treating method of claim 1 , wherein the base material is a prism satisfying the following formulas:

0<W≦30

0<HW≦3.0

where H is a height (mm) of the prism and W is a width (mm) of the prism.

11. The surface treating method of claim 10 , wherein the prism is a micro prism satisfying the following formulas:

0.5≦W≦4.0

0.5≦H≦4.0.

12. An optical element, comprising:

at least one of a curved surface and an uneven surface on a base material; and

a coating layer formed on the at least one of a curved surface and an uneven surface by the surface treating method of claim 1 .

13. The optical element of claim 12 , wherein the lens is a lens for use in an optical pickup apparatus and the lens satisfies the following formulas:

1≦D≦10

0.2≦ T/D≦ 0.5.

14. The optical element of claim 12 , wherein plural ring-shaped step portions are provided on the effective optical surface and satisfy the following formula:

0<Hi≦0.01

0.001≦Li≦0.1

where Hi is a depth (mm) of the plural ring-shaped step portions and Li is an interval (mm) of the plural ring-shaped step portions.

15. The optical element of claim 12 , wherein the base material is a lens array on which plural lens sections are mounted in a form of an array and satisfies the following formulas:

0<Di≦300

0< Ti/Di≦ 1.0

0<Li≦200

where Di is a diameter (mm) of a lens section, Ti is a thickness (mm) of the lens section and Li is an interval (mm) of the plural lens sections.

16. The optical element of claim 15 , wherein the lens array is a micro lens array and satisfies the following formulas:

0.01≦Di≦2

0.2≦ Ti/Di≦ 0.5

0.01≦Li≦5.

17. The optical element of claim 12 , wherein at least one of a concave or a convex is provided on the uneven surface of the base material.

18. The optical element of claim 17 , wherein plural convexes being shaped in one of a saw tooth and a rectangle are provided on the base material with an arrangement satisfying the following formulas:

0<Li≦30

0< Hi/Li≦ 3.0

0<Wi<Li

where Hi is a height (mm) of the convex, Wi is a width (mm) of the convex and Li is an interval (mm) of plural convexes.

19. The optical element of claim 18 , wherein some of the plural convexes are provided on the base material with a different interval Lk (mm) and satisfies the following formula:

0<Wi<Lk.

20. The optical element of claim 18 , wherein the base material is a light introducing plate satisfying the following formulas:

0.05≦Li≦2

0.01≦ Hi/Li≦ 0.1.

21. The surface treating method of claim 12 , wherein the base material is a prism satisfying the following formulas:

0<W≦30

0< H/W≦ 3.0

where H is a height (mm) of the prism and W is a width (mm) of the prism.

22. The surface treating method of claim 21 , wherein the prism is a micro prism satisfying the following formulas:

0.5≦W≦4.0

0.5≦H≦4.0.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2003
From: OHTA, TATSUO; NAKANO, SATOSHI; HIRAYAMA, HIROSHI
To: KONICA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014163/0082 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-169793 · Jun 11, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20030228413A1 · Dec 11, 2003