A method for manufacturing a blinker module for a rearview device of a motor vehicle includes the steps of providing at least one lighting element comprising at least one light guide and at least one light disk or lens and providing of at least one illuminant unit comprising at least one illuminant, wherein the illuminant unit is designed to couple light emitted by the illuminant into the lighting element. A blinker module, rearview device and motor vehicle, including the blinker module manufactured according to the method, are also described.

A plastic reflective waveguide is manufactured using a soft transfer stamp formed in a first mold using a liquid injection molding process to provide the stamp with parallel wall surfaces having a zero degree draft angle. The soft transfer stamp is placed as an insert in a second mold utilized in a multi-stage thermoplastic injection molding process. A first thermoplastic injection molding stage molds a base part of the plastic reflective waveguide having parallel wall surfaces with a zero degree draft angle. The soft transfer stamp is removed from the second mold and a partially-reflective coating is applied to the base part. A second thermoplastic injection molding stage is utilized to create a secondary part of the plastic reflective waveguide. The raw plastic reflective waveguide is ejected from the second mold and subjected to additional manufacturing processes to realize a finished part meeting design requirements for size and form factor.

The invention relates to a mould (2) for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens or an ophthalmic lens blank called a puck (3), equipped with an insert (1), said mould comprising a first portion (2A) intended to mould the front face of the ophthalmic lens or puck, a second portion (2B) intended to mould the back face of the ophthalmic lens or puck and at least one third portion (2C) intended to mould a peripheral lateral face of the ophthalmic lens or puck. According to the invention, said mould (2) comprises at least one recess (2B1, 2B2, 2B3, 2B4) for positioning the insert (1), before and during the moulding.

The invention relates to a process for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens equipped with an insert (1), by means of a mold, comprising:a step of molding a puck (3) comprising two faces (3A, 3B) and said insert (1) positioned between said faces; anda step of machining at least one of said faces (3A, 3B) of said puck in order to form one of the front or back faces of said ophthalmic lens, the insert (1) being positioned relative to one portion of the mold before said molding step, According to the invention, an element associated with the insert or an imprint of this element left in the puck after the element has been removed comprises at least one of its portions providing a positional reference relative to said insert (1) in the machining step.

The invention relates to a process for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens element equipped with an insert (1), this ophthalmic lens element comprising a front face and a back face, comprising steps consisting in: providing a first portion or intermediate product (2, 2) made of a first material comprising a first and second frontal face (2A, 2B, 2A, 2B), said second face forming the back or front face of said ophthalmic lens element; placing the insert (1) on said first face of said intermediate product; depositing a second material in liquid form on said first face of the intermediate product (2, 2) so as to cover at least partially said insert with said second material; and solidifying said second material in order to form an integral second portion (4) of said intermediate product. According to the invention, said first material is organic.

Methods of forming a total-internal-reflection (TIR) optical fiber lens are disclosed. The methods include heating an end of an optical fiber with a defocused infrared laser beam to form a bulbous tip having a curved outer surface that defines a lens surface. The bulbous tip is laser cleaved to define a TIR facet. Light traveling in the fiber diverges at an effective fiber end and is reflected by the TIR facet through the lens surface to form an image at an image plane.

Provided is a display module including a display element, and a light-guiding optical device that guides image light emitted from the display element to form an exit pupil, in which the light-guiding optical device is an off-axis optical system. The off-axis optical system includes a first optical surface, a second optical surface, a first light-shielding portion, the first light-shielding portion being formed at the first optical surface, and a second light-shielding portion, the second light-shielding portion being formed at the second optical surface, in which the first light-shielding portion exposes, through a first aperture, a part of the first optical surface, and the second light-shielding portion exposes, through a second aperture, a part of the second optical surface, the first aperture and the second aperture having mutually different shapes.

The present application provides a mold for making a waveguide lens and a waveguide lens, relating to the technical field of electronic products. The mold for making a waveguide lens comprises: a first mold comprising a first slot defined on one side, the first slot being configured to accommodate an optical waveguide assembly with optical assist function; a second mold configured for molding with the first mold, the second mold comprising a second slot defined on a side of the second mold facing the first mold, wherein the second mold is close to a first surface of the optical waveguide assembly, and the second slot is configured for molding a first lens on the first surface. The present application can reduce the thickness of the waveguide lens while reducing the process of preparing the waveguide lens.

A lighting device for vehicles is provided with a housing, a cover lens covering an opening in the housing, a light module containing a number of light sources, and an optical unit for generating a predefined light distribution. The optical unit contains an optical waveguide that has a light entry surface and a light emitting surface. The optical waveguide is connected to the cover lens. A first section of the optical waveguide, facing the light source, protrudes from the inner surface of the cover lens, or the light entry surface of the optical waveguide is flush with the inner surface of the cover lens. A second section of the optical waveguide, facing away from the light source, protrudes from the outer surface of the cover lens, or the light emitting surface of the optical waveguide is flush with the outer surface of the cover lens.

A plastic reflective waveguide is manufactured using a soft transfer stamp formed in a first mold using a liquid injection molding process to provide the stamp with parallel wall surfaces having a zero degree draft angle. The soft transfer stamp is placed as an insert in a second mold utilized in a multi-stage thermoplastic injection molding process. A first thermoplastic injection molding stage molds a base part of the plastic reflective waveguide having parallel wall surfaces with a zero degree draft angle. The soft transfer stamp is removed from the second mold and a partially-reflective coating is applied to the base part. A second thermoplastic injection molding stage is utilized to create a secondary part of the plastic reflective waveguide. The raw plastic reflective waveguide is ejected from the second mold and subjected to additional manufacturing processes to realize a finished part meeting design requirements for size and form factor.