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JP4228653B2
JP4228653B2 JP2002305802A JP2002305802A JP4228653B2 JP 4228653 B2 JP4228653 B2 JP 4228653B2 JP 2002305802 A JP2002305802 A JP 2002305802A JP 2002305802 A JP2002305802 A JP 2002305802A JP 4228653 B2 JP4228653 B2 JP 4228653B2
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Description

【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、ロッドレンズの製造方法に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
ロッドレンズはその光軸方向に光束を収斂したり、発散光を平行化したりするために広く用いられている。ロッドレンズとして、屈折率分布を持たない均質な材質を用いた場合、その光線が入出射する両端面は鏡面に近い面粗さを有する平面や、凸球面、あるいは2次関数以上の高次関数によって決まる非球面形状であることが多く、少なくとも一方の面は凸面形状とすることが多い。従来、両端面の面精度や面粗さは、所定の設計仕様に従ってロッドレンズの端面を機械的な切削、研削、研磨等により直接加工したり、または適宜金型を用いたプレス法により加工したりしていた。
【0003】
機械的な切削、研削、研磨等で加工する方法は、生産性が悪いという欠点がある。また、ロッドレンズの少なくとも一方の面を凸面形状に加工する場合、端面が平面の円柱ロッド材を用いてプレス成型すると、成型工程において凹型金型面とロッド材面によってできる空間内に空気が閉じ込められて、成型後のレンズ表面に空気溜りの痕跡が残留してしまう現象が発生する問題があった。そして、これを避けるためには、金型に空気抜きを設けたり、真空成形機構造としたりして高価な構造を用いる必要があった。
【0004】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は上記の問題を解決したロッドレンズの製造方法を提供することを目的とする。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、母材となるガラスロッドの曲面化したい端面を下に向けて治具により保持し、前記端面部の真下に適当な距離をおいて、熱風が放出される噴出し口を有する熱源を置き、前記端面部と前記熱源との間に設けた遮蔽板により前記熱風の径や風量を制御しつつ、熱電対により計測しながら所定の温度に制御された熱風を前記噴出し口から放出して前記端面部に当てて前記端面部を熱変形温度より高い温度とし、該温度で一定時間保持後、温度を下げて前記端面部を所定の球面または非球面形状とすることを特徴とするロッドレンズの製造方法を提供する。
【0006】
また、所定の球面または非球面形状とされた面を、さらに、プレス成型用金型でプレス成型する請求項1記載のロッドレンズの製造方法であって、プレス成型前における前記所定の球面または非球面形状の頂点の曲率が、同頂点に対応するプレス成型用金型の頂点の曲率よりも大きいことを特徴とするロッドレンズの製造方法を提供する。
【0007】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明におけるロッドレンズは、所定の長さに切り出されたロッド形状のガラス材(以下、ガラスロッドという)を母材とするものであり、その材料はガラスであればよい。本発明においては、このガラスロッドの端面を下(重力方向)に向け、火焔、熱風等の加熱手段と、熱電対等による温度状態を監視する温度監視手段と、その温度制御を行う温度制御手段により、ガラスロッドの端面形状を平面から所望の球面ないし非球面の凸面形状に変形させることで、屈折力を持たないガラスロッドを、屈折力を有するロッドレンズに変えることができる。
【0008】
本発明のロッドレンズ製造方法の一例を図1に示す。母材のガラスロッド1は曲面化したい端面2を下に向け、治具(図示せず)により保持される。この端面部の真下に適当な距離をおいて熱源3を置き、熱源の噴出し口4から所定の温度の熱風5が放出され、ガラスロッド1の端面2に一定時間当たるように配置されている。ここで、熱源3から噴出する熱風の径6や風量を、遮蔽板7を用いて制御し、かつ熱風5の温度を熱電対8で測定しながらガラス材の熱変形温度(ガラス転移温度、屈服点、軟化点など)より高い温度で一定時間制御しながら保つことにより、ガラスロッド1の端面2が徐々に軟化する。そして、端面2が表面張力と重力のバランスにより所定の球面または非球面形状になったときに熱源から噴出する熱風をカットしたりして、温度を下げるように調整することによって、目的とする球面形状または非球面形状に変形された曲面10を有するロッドレンズ9を得ることができる。
【0009】
また、さらに同様の操作をもう一方の端面について行えば、両端面のエッジ部が球面形状または非球面形状に変形されたロッドレンズを得ることもできる。
【0010】
ここで、熱源3としては、ニクロム線ヒータ等の抵抗発熱体や遠赤外線ヒータ等の電気熱源だけでなく、ブンゼンバーナー、酸素バーナー等の火焔熱源でもよく、対象とするロッドガラスのガラス転移点を超える熱を発する熱源であれば何でもよい。熱源は、ガラス材の屈服点または軟化点温度以上まで加熱可能なものが好ましい。火焔熱源を用いるときは、その炎が前述の熱風の効果を有するように熱源の位置を調整すればよい。
【0011】
また、熱源の熱風を噴出する噴出し口4は、噴出される熱風の径6が対象とするガラスロッド1の端面2を軟化させるサイズであれば充分である。また、熱風や火炎の温度は中央部と周辺部において温度差を生ずる場合があるが、これについては熱電対8や遮蔽板7の形状やサイズ等を変えることにより最適な温度分布とすることができる。また、熱源3やその噴出し口4の数も一つではなく、最適な熱風や炎の状態になるように複数とすることも可能であり、有効である。
【0012】
なお、ガラスロッドの材料は熱によって軟化、変形するものであれば何でもよく、ガラスの組成は問わない。しかし、PbO、Bi等の還元され易い酸化物を含むガラス材に対して火焔法による加熱軟化を行う場合、火焔の炎によって還元されたPb、Bi等の黒化物が表面に析出して遮光部分を形成する場合がる。したがって、この場合は、前述のヒータ等の電気熱源による熱風で曲面化を行うほうが好ましい。
【0013】
また、ガラスロッド1の端面2は平面に限ることはない。さらに、端面2の面粗さは軟化した端面の表面張力によって滑らかな曲面となるため必ずしも鏡面でなくてもよいが、目的とする曲面の面粗さを良好な研磨面と同等にしたい場合は、ガラスロッド1の端面2はキズやクレーターなどの無い面で、かつできるだけ鏡面に近い面であることが好ましい。
【0014】
本発明では、凸型の曲面形状とされた面を、さらに、プレス成型用金型でプレス成型することができ、その場合は、凸型の曲面形状の頂点の曲率が、同頂点に対応するプレス成型用金型の頂点の曲率よりも大きいことが好ましい。そうすることにより、金型面とロッドレンズ面によってできる閉空間内の空気をレンズ面中央部に閉じ込めないで、レンズ面の有効径外の周辺部に逃がすことにより、空気溜りの無い精密な形状を有するロッドレンズが得られる。
【0015】
また、本発明では、ガラス材をそのガラス転移点を超えた温度に加熱して軟化させることにより、エッジ部に角を持たないロッドレンズまたはロッドレンズ用ガラス材を得ることができ、これにより、レンズのエッジ部にバリ、欠けの発生およびガラスカレットの飛散のない精密な形状を有するロッドレンズが得られる。
【0016】
【実施例】
(例1)
表1に示した組成(単位:モル%)のガラス材のうち、組成No.1の材料について、表1に示した外径、長さで円柱状のガラスロッドを製作し、両端面は平面研磨面仕上げを行った。次に、ニクロム線を用いた抵抗ヒータを熱源とし、ファンによって送られる熱風がガラスロッド端面の近傍に配置された熱電対の位置において、ガラス材の屈服点より高温となるように熱源の位置、温度を制御し、ガラスロッド端面が徐々に軟化してほぼ球面形状となる時間だけ保持した後、速やかに送風を停止することにより、ほぼ滑らかな球面形状を片面に有する平凸面ロッドレンズが得られた。
【0017】
さらに、同様の操作をもう一方の端面に行うことにより、両端面にほぼ滑らかな球面形状のエッジ部を有する両凸面ロッドレンズが得られた。
【0018】
さらに、表1の組成No.2〜4のガラス材についても、前記の組成No.1と同様に熱源の温度をそれぞれのガラス材の屈服点より高温となるように制御して、加熱軟化成型を行い端面がほぼ球面形状を有するロッドレンズが得られた。
【0019】
(例2)
表1に示した組成(単位:モル%)のガラス材のうち、組成No.5および6の材料について、表1に示した外径、長さで円柱状のガラスロッドを製作し、両端面は平面研磨面仕上げを行った。次に、図5で示すように、酸素バーナーを熱源とし、その火焔による熱がロッド材端面の近傍に配置された熱電対の位置において、ガラス材の屈服点より高温となるように熱源を制御し、ガラスロッド端面が徐々に軟化してほぼ球面形状となる時間だけ保持した後、速やかに火焔を遮断することにより、ほぼ滑らかな球面形状を有する平凸面ロッドレンズが得られた。さらに、同様に、同様の操作をもう一方の端面に行うことにより、両端面にほぼ滑らかな球面形状のエッジ部を有する両凸面ロッドレンズが得られた。なお、図5の中の番号は図1で用いているものと同じである。
【0020】
(例3)
表1の組成No.1のガラス材について、例1で得られたロッドレンズを母材とし、さらに、精密な平凸非球面ロッドレンズを得るため、図2で示すように、例1で得られた平凸面ロッドレンズ10の頂点曲率11よりも小さい頂点曲率12をベースとする凹非球面形状金型13を加工し、一方で平面形状14を有する金型15を用意して、これらの金型を精密ガラスプレス成型機のコア型として組み立て、その凹非球面形状金型の面には平凸面ロッド球面レンズの球面側を向けて置き(図2では下に向けているが、逆でもよい)、表1の組成No.1の欄に示す屈服点温度を超える温度領域まで両金型を加熱し、約10秒間200Nの加圧を行った後、約10分間の自然冷却を行い、金型からロッドレンズを取り出した。このロッドレンズのプレス成型面の非球面形状は、空気溜りの跡のような凹みの全く無いきれいな外観を示し、その非球面形状を3次元形状測定機で測定すると、精密に非球面形状加工された金型面とほぼ一致した良好な非球面形状となっていることが判った。また、他端の平面形状は、エッジ部にバリ、欠けやガラスカレットの飛散がなく、その平面形状を3次元形状測定機で測定すると、ほぼ金型と一致した良好な平面形状となっていることが判った。
【0021】
(例4)
一方、図3に示すように、例3で作製した凹非球面金型13と平面金型15の同じ金型の組合せに対し、両端面が平面のガラスロッド16を前記金型内に置き、例3と同様の成型条件で成型を行い、金型からレンズを取り出した。このレンズの平面金型側の平面14はきれいに成型後のレンズ面に転写されていたが、エッジ部には欠け21や飛散したガラスカレット22が見られた。これは、成型の際において、図3の平面金型側壁面14とリング金型内壁面とによってできる空間内に閉じ込められたガラスがバリを発生させ、それが破壊し、欠け、そのカレットがレンズ表面に付着したためと推測される。
【0022】
さらに非球面金型側のレンズ面は、図4に示すように、中央部付近に大きな真円状のへこみ18が見られ、非球面形状の転写性は不充分であった。
【0023】
これは、成型の際において、図3の凹非球面金型13の非球面12とガラスロッドの平面17によってできる空間内に閉じ込められた空気が圧縮され、周辺部に逃げることができずに非球面レンズ面の一部に真円状の凹み跡18を形成してしまったためと推定される。
【0024】
【表1】

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【0025】
【発明の効果】
本発明によれば、ロッドレンズの少なくとも一方の面を、凸型の球面または非球面形状の鏡面に加工する場合に、従来のような機械的切削、研削、研磨による高価な方法を用いずに安価な方法で製作することが可能となる。
【0026】
また、ロッドレンズをプレス成型で製造する場合にも、金型面とロッドレンズ面によってできる閉空間内の空気を、レンズ面中央部に閉じ込めないで、レンズ面の有効径外の周辺部に逃がすことにより、空気溜りの無い精密な端面形状を有するロッドレンズを、高価な空気抜き構造や真空成形法を用いずに製造することが可能となる。さらに、レンズのエッジ部にバリ、欠けの発生およびガラスカレットの飛散のない精密な形状を有するロッドレンズを製造することが可能となる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の1例を示す概念図
【図2】本発明の1例を示す概念図
【図3】比較例を示す概念図
【図4】比較例により製造されたロッドレンズを示す側面図
【図5】本発明の別の例を示す概念図
【符号の説明】
1:ガラスロッド
2:端面
3:熱源
4:噴出し口
5:熱風
7:遮蔽板
8:熱電対
9:ロッドレンズ[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a rod lens.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The rod lens is widely used for converging a light beam in the optical axis direction and for collimating diverging light. When a homogeneous material having no refractive index distribution is used as the rod lens, both end surfaces where the light enters and exits are flat surfaces having surface roughness close to a mirror surface, convex spherical surfaces, or higher-order functions of quadratic functions or higher. In many cases, the aspherical shape is determined by the above-mentioned, and at least one surface is often a convex shape. Conventionally, the surface accuracy and surface roughness of both end surfaces are processed directly by mechanical cutting, grinding, polishing, etc. according to predetermined design specifications, or by appropriate pressing using a die. I was doing.
[0003]
A method of processing by mechanical cutting, grinding, polishing, or the like has a drawback that productivity is poor. Also, when processing at least one surface of the rod lens into a convex shape, if the end surface is press-molded using a cylindrical rod material, air is confined in the space created by the concave mold surface and the rod material surface in the molding process. As a result, there is a problem that a trace of air accumulation remains on the lens surface after molding. In order to avoid this, it is necessary to use an expensive structure such as providing the mold with an air vent or a vacuum forming machine structure.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a rod lens that solves the above problems.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is directed to a heat source having an ejection port through which an end surface of a glass rod that is a base material to be curved is held by a jig with an appropriate distance directly below the end surface portion, and hot air is discharged. And controlling the diameter and volume of the hot air with a shielding plate provided between the end face part and the heat source, and discharging hot air controlled at a predetermined temperature while measuring with a thermocouple from the outlet. Then, the end surface portion is brought to a temperature higher than the heat deformation temperature by being applied to the end surface portion, and after maintaining for a certain time at the temperature, the temperature is lowered to make the end surface portion have a predetermined spherical or aspherical shape. A method for manufacturing a rod lens is provided.
[0006]
2. The method of manufacturing a rod lens according to claim 1, wherein the surface having a predetermined spherical or aspherical shape is further press-molded with a press molding die, wherein the predetermined spherical or non-spherical surface before press molding is formed. Provided is a method for manufacturing a rod lens, characterized in that the curvature of the vertex of the spherical shape is larger than the curvature of the vertex of the press mold corresponding to the vertex.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The rod lens in the present invention uses a rod-shaped glass material (hereinafter referred to as a glass rod) cut out to a predetermined length as a base material, and the material may be glass. In the present invention, the end face of the glass rod is directed downward (in the direction of gravity), a heating means such as a flame or hot air, a temperature monitoring means for monitoring a temperature state by a thermocouple or the like, and a temperature control means for controlling the temperature. The glass rod having no refractive power can be changed to a rod lens having refractive power by changing the end face shape of the glass rod from a flat surface to a desired spherical or aspherical convex shape.
[0008]
An example of the rod lens manufacturing method of the present invention is shown in FIG. The base glass rod 1 is held by a jig (not shown) with the end surface 2 to be curved facing downward. The heat source 3 is placed at an appropriate distance directly below the end surface portion, and hot air 5 having a predetermined temperature is discharged from the heat source outlet 4 so as to hit the end surface 2 of the glass rod 1 for a predetermined time. . Here, the diameter 6 and the air volume of the hot air ejected from the heat source 3 are controlled using the shielding plate 7, and the temperature of the hot air 5 is measured by the thermocouple 8 while the glass material is subjected to the heat deformation temperature (glass transition temperature, deformation). The end surface 2 of the glass rod 1 is gradually softened by maintaining the temperature at a higher temperature for a certain period of time. Then, when the end surface 2 becomes a predetermined spherical surface or aspherical surface due to the balance between surface tension and gravity, the hot air blown from the heat source is cut to adjust the temperature to lower the target spherical surface. The rod lens 9 having the curved surface 10 deformed into a shape or an aspherical shape can be obtained.
[0009]
Further, if the same operation is performed on the other end surface, a rod lens in which the edge portions of both end surfaces are deformed into a spherical shape or an aspherical shape can be obtained.
[0010]
Here, the heat source 3 may be not only a resistance heating element such as a nichrome wire heater or an electric heat source such as a far-infrared heater, but also a flame heat source such as a Bunsen burner or an oxygen burner. Any heat source may be used as long as it generates more heat. The heat source is preferably one that can be heated to a temperature above the bending point or softening point of the glass material. When using a flame heat source, the position of the heat source may be adjusted so that the flame has the effect of the hot air described above.
[0011]
In addition, it is sufficient that the ejection port 4 for ejecting the hot air of the heat source has a size that softens the end surface 2 of the glass rod 1 targeted by the diameter 6 of the ejected hot air. In addition, the temperature of the hot air or flame may cause a temperature difference between the central portion and the peripheral portion, and this can be achieved by changing the shape and size of the thermocouple 8 and the shielding plate 7 to obtain an optimal temperature distribution. it can. In addition, the number of heat sources 3 and their ejection ports 4 is not limited to one, and a plurality of heat sources 3 and flames can be used so as to obtain an optimal hot air or flame, which is effective.
[0012]
The material of the glass rod is not particularly limited as long as it is softened and deformed by heat. However, when heating and softening by a flame method on a glass material containing an oxide that is easily reduced, such as PbO and Bi 2 O 3 , blackened materials such as Pb and Bi that have been reduced by the flame of the flame are deposited on the surface. In some cases, a light shielding portion is formed. Therefore, in this case, it is preferable to make the curved surface with hot air from an electric heat source such as the heater described above.
[0013]
Further, the end surface 2 of the glass rod 1 is not limited to a flat surface. Furthermore, the surface roughness of the end surface 2 is not necessarily a mirror surface because it becomes a smooth curved surface due to the surface tension of the softened end surface, but if the desired surface roughness of the curved surface is to be equal to a good polished surface, The end surface 2 of the glass rod 1 is preferably a surface free from scratches and craters and as close to a mirror surface as possible.
[0014]
In the present invention, the convex curved surface can be further press-molded with a press mold, and in this case, the curvature of the vertex of the convex curved surface corresponds to the same vertex. The curvature is preferably larger than the curvature of the apex of the press mold. By doing so, the air inside the closed space created by the mold surface and rod lens surface is not confined in the center of the lens surface, but is released to the periphery outside the effective diameter of the lens surface. A rod lens having
[0015]
Further, in the present invention, by heating the glass material to a temperature exceeding its glass transition point and softening, it is possible to obtain a rod lens or a rod lens glass material having no corners at the edge part, A rod lens having a precise shape free from burrs, chipping and glass cullet scattering at the edge of the lens can be obtained.
[0016]
【Example】
(Example 1)
Among the glass materials having the composition (unit: mol%) shown in Table 1, composition No. A cylindrical glass rod having the outer diameter and length shown in Table 1 was produced for the material No. 1, and both end surfaces were finished with a flat polished surface. Next, a resistance heater using nichrome wire is used as a heat source, and the position of the heat source so that the hot air sent by the fan is higher than the buckling point of the glass material at the position of the thermocouple arranged in the vicinity of the glass rod end surface, By controlling the temperature and holding the glass rod end face for a time to gradually soften to become a nearly spherical shape, and then quickly stop blowing, a plano-convex rod lens with a substantially smooth spherical shape on one side can be obtained. It was.
[0017]
Further, by performing the same operation on the other end face, a biconvex rod lens having substantially smooth spherical edge portions on both end faces was obtained.
[0018]
Furthermore, the composition No. in Table 1 Also for the glass materials 2 to 4, the above composition No. In the same manner as in No. 1, the temperature of the heat source was controlled so as to be higher than the bending point of each glass material, and heat softening was performed to obtain a rod lens having an almost spherical end face.
[0019]
(Example 2)
Among the glass materials having the composition (unit: mol%) shown in Table 1, composition No. For the materials 5 and 6, cylindrical glass rods having the outer diameters and lengths shown in Table 1 were produced, and both end surfaces were finished with a polished surface. Next, as shown in FIG. 5, an oxygen burner is used as a heat source, and the heat source is controlled so that the heat from the flame is higher than the buckling point of the glass material at the position of the thermocouple disposed near the end face of the rod material. Then, after the glass rod end face was gradually softened and held for a time to become a substantially spherical shape, the flame was quickly cut off, whereby a plano-convex rod lens having a substantially smooth spherical shape was obtained. Furthermore, similarly, by performing the same operation on the other end face, a biconvex rod lens having substantially smooth spherical edge portions on both end faces was obtained. The numbers in FIG. 5 are the same as those used in FIG.
[0020]
(Example 3)
Composition No. in Table 1 In order to obtain a precise plano-convex aspherical rod lens using the rod lens obtained in Example 1 as a base material for the glass material of No. 1, the plano-convex rod lens obtained in Example 1 is used as shown in FIG. A concave aspherical mold 13 based on a vertex curvature 12 smaller than the vertex curvature 11 of 10 is processed, while a mold 15 having a planar shape 14 is prepared, and these molds are precision glass press molded. Assembled as a core mold of the machine, placed on the surface of the concave aspherical mold with the spherical side of the plano-convex rod spherical lens facing (in FIG. 2, it is directed downward, but may be reversed). No. Both molds were heated to a temperature range exceeding the bending point temperature shown in the column 1 and pressurized at 200 N for about 10 seconds, then naturally cooled for about 10 minutes, and the rod lens was taken out of the mold. The aspherical shape of this rod lens's press-molded surface shows a clean appearance with no dents such as traces of air pockets. When the aspherical shape is measured with a three-dimensional shape measuring machine, the aspherical shape is precisely processed. It was found that the aspherical shape was almost the same as the mold surface. Further, the planar shape of the other end is free from burrs, chips and glass cullet at the edge portion, and when the planar shape is measured with a three-dimensional shape measuring machine, it is a good planar shape substantially matching the mold. I found out.
[0021]
(Example 4)
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, with respect to the same combination of concave aspherical mold 13 and flat mold 15 produced in Example 3, glass rods 16 having flat end faces are placed in the mold, Molding was performed under the same molding conditions as in Example 3, and the lens was removed from the mold. The flat surface 14 on the flat mold side of this lens was clearly transferred to the lens surface after molding, but a chipped portion 21 and scattered glass cullet 22 were seen at the edge portion. This is because, during molding, the glass confined in the space formed by the planar mold side wall surface 14 and the ring mold inner wall surface in FIG. 3 generates burrs, which breaks, breaks, and the cullet becomes a lens. It is presumed that it was attached to the surface.
[0022]
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the lens surface on the aspheric mold side has a large perfect circular dent 18 in the vicinity of the center portion, and the transfer property of the aspheric shape is insufficient.
[0023]
This is because the air trapped in the space formed by the aspherical surface 12 of the concave aspherical mold 13 and the glass rod flat surface 17 in FIG. 3 is compressed and cannot escape to the peripheral portion. It is presumed that a perfect circular recess 18 was formed on a part of the spherical lens surface.
[0024]
[Table 1]
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[0025]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when processing at least one surface of a rod lens into a convex spherical or aspherical mirror surface, an expensive method such as conventional mechanical cutting, grinding, and polishing is not used. It can be manufactured by an inexpensive method.
[0026]
Also, when manufacturing a rod lens by press molding, the air in the closed space formed by the mold surface and the rod lens surface is not trapped in the center of the lens surface, but escapes to the periphery outside the effective diameter of the lens surface. This makes it possible to manufacture a rod lens having a precise end face shape without air accumulation without using an expensive air vent structure or vacuum forming method. Furthermore, it becomes possible to manufacture a rod lens having a precise shape free from burrs, chipping and glass cullet scattering at the edge of the lens.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a comparative example. FIG. 4 shows a rod lens manufactured by a comparative example. Side view [Fig. 5] Conceptual diagram showing another example of the present invention [Explanation of symbols]
1: Glass rod 2: End face 3: Heat source 4: Ejection port 5: Hot air 7: Shield plate 8: Thermocouple 9: Rod lens

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母材となるガラスロッドの曲面化したい端面を下に向けて治具により保持し、前記端面部の真下に適当な距離をおいて、熱風が放出される噴出し口を有する熱源を置き、前記端面部と前記熱源との間に設けた遮蔽板により前記熱風の径や風量を制御しつつ、熱電対により計測しながら所定の温度に制御された熱風を前記噴出し口から放出して前記端面部に当てて前記端面部を熱変形温度より高い温度とし、該温度で一定時間保持後、温度を下げて前記端面部を所定の球面または非球面形状とすることを特徴とするロッドレンズの製造方法。 Hold the end face to be curved of the glass rod as a base material with a jig facing down, place a heat source having an outlet from which hot air is discharged at an appropriate distance just below the end face part, While controlling the diameter and air volume of the hot air with a shielding plate provided between the end face part and the heat source, the hot air controlled to a predetermined temperature while being measured by a thermocouple is discharged from the outlet and the end face The end surface portion is placed at a temperature higher than the thermal deformation temperature by contact with a portion, and after maintaining for a certain period of time at that temperature, the temperature is lowered to make the end surface portion a predetermined spherical or aspherical shape. Method. 所定の球面または非球面形状とされた面を、さらに、プレス成型用金型でプレス成型する請求項1記載のロッドレンズの製造方法であって、プレス成型前における前記所定の球面または非球面形状の頂点の曲率が、同頂点に対応するプレス成型用金型の頂点の曲率よりも大きいことを特徴とするロッドレンズの製造方法。 2. The method for manufacturing a rod lens according to claim 1, wherein the surface having a predetermined spherical or aspherical shape is further press-molded by a press molding die, and the predetermined spherical or aspherical shape before press molding is formed. A method for manufacturing a rod lens, wherein the curvature of the apex is greater than the curvature of the apex of a press mold corresponding to the apex.
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