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(12) Patent: (11) CA 1069213
(21) Application Number: 1069213
(54) English Title: MOLD FOR USE IN MAKING A VIDEO DISC
(54) French Title: MOULE POUR LA FABRICATION DE DISQUES VIDEO
Status: Term Expired - Post Grant Beyond Limit
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English Abstract


ABSTRACT
A mold for use in forming at least the video information
layer of a video disc is disclosed. The mold includes a body
having a substantially flat upper surface with discontinuities
out of the plane of the surface, the discontinuities being
separated by a flat portion of the surface. The discontinuities
and the flat portions are arranged in a video information track,
which track is substantially circular. Each discontinuity has
a constant radial dimension and a constant maximum dimension
in the direction perpendicular to the flat surface. The length
of each discontinuity in the circumferential direction and the
corresponding separation between adjacent discontinuities
represents the stored information. The discontinuities may take
the form of depressions in the surface or protrusions above the
surface.


Claims

Note: Claims are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A mold for use in forming at least the video
information layer of a video disc comprising:
a body of elastomeric material having an upper surface,
said upper surface being substantially flat for establishing a
substantially planar surface in the resulting video disc suitable
for reflecting light incident thereto, and said upper surface having
discontinuities out of the plane of the surface, and each of said
discontinuities being separated by a flat portion of said upper
surface, and said discontinuities and flat surface portions being
arranged as an image of a video information track, said video
information track being generally disposed in a substantially
circular path, each discontinuity having a constant dimension in the
radial direction and a constant maximum dimension in the direction
perpendicular to said surface, the length of each discontinuity in
the circumferential direction and the distance between adjacent
discontinuities in the circumferential direction representing the
stored information.
2. The mold of claim 1 above, wherein said surface
discontinuities are generally depressions in the surface, whereby
video discs produced from said mold have raised surface
continuities.
3. The mold of claim 1 above, wherein said surface
discontinuities are elevated from the surface whereby video discs
produced from said mold have depressed surface discontinuities.
4. The mold of claim 1 above, wherein said body is made
of a silicone rubber elastomer.
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5. A process for producing a mold for replicating
a disc-shaped record, comprising the steps of: forming a master
matrix carrying information represented as a series of surface
discontinuities positioned out of the plane of a planar surface of
the matrix and arranged in a track-like fashion, each discontinuity
having a constant dimension in the radial direction and a constant
maximum dimension in the direction perpendicular to said planar
surface, the length of each discontinuity in the circumferential
direction and the distance between adjacent discontinuities in the
circumferential direction representing stored information; and
flowing an elastomeric compound against said matrix and allowing
the elastomeric compound to cure to form a negative mold having an
upper surface carrying the video information in a form complementary
to the information carrying surface of the matrix, said upper
surface of the mold thereby being formed with a pattern of surface
discontinuities separated by flat surface portions of said upper
surface.
6. The process as claimed in Claim 5, and further
including the steps of: applying a mold release compound to the
surface of the matrix prior to the forming step; and adhering a
backing plate to the mold to facilitate removal thereof from the
matrix and to provide additional support to the mold.
7. The process as claimed in Claim 5, including the
steps of: prior to said mold forming step, rotating the matrix
while applying a mold release compound to the information carrying
surface of the matrix, and drying said mold release compound;
providing material ingredients for preparing a mold compound;
mixing said ingredients to form the mold compound; filtering and
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degassing said mold compound for removing all bubbles, said mold
forming step including pouring the filtered and degassed mold
compound over the information bearing surface of the matrix, and
curing the mold compound and separating the cured mold from the
master matrix.
8. The process as claimed in Claim 5, therein said
forming step comprises: providing a glass disc substrate having
a first disc surface defining said matrix planar surface; and
forming said discontinuities in a video information track on
said first surface, said information track
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being in the form of a series of photoresist discontinuities, the dis-
continuities generally arranged in a concentric, spiral track.
9. The process as claimed in Claim 7, wherein said forming step
includes: providing a silicon rubber compound as the material for making
the mold; and applying a uniform pressure over said compound subsequent to
said pouring step.
10. The process as claimed in Claim 9, wherein said curing step
includes heating said compound until cured while being subjected to said
uniform pressure.
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Description

Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.


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BACKGROVND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to information handling
systems and more particularly to a mold for producing replicas
from a master matrix and to the mold.
This application is a division of copending Canadian
application Serial No. 210,356 filed September 30, 1974, directed
to the process for producing the replicas and the replicas
produced thereby.
Description of the Prior Art
Over the years, there has been a continuing attempt to
achieve a low cost, mass produced disc which contains video informa-
tion that can be retrieved with an inexpensive home instrument for
playback for a conventional television set.
Early attempts at providing video information have
~ generally involved the use of video tape recorders of various
; sorts as well as photographic techniquesL ~till other approaches
have attempted to utilize thermoplastic records or the surface
alteraeion of à thin metallic film.
In the co-pending Canadian application of Manfred H.
Jsrsen, Serial No. 210,354, filed September 30, 1974, entitled
"Methot of Creating A Replicating Matrix and the Matrix Created
Thereby", assignet to the assignee of the present invention, methods
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were taught which led from a master video recording, such as in the
Canadian Patent 1,013,854 and the co-pending t~visional Canatian
~1 application of John S. ~inslow, Serial NQ. 266,802, filed November
1 26, 1976, and as9igned eo the assignee of the present invention,
to a three-time~sional matrix from which replicas can be createt.;
i :~` In the co-pending Jarsen applicatlon, supra, the present~
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casting process was disclosed for producing a replica OD a disc
which includes a Mylar* polyeAter fllm sub~trate and a polymer
layer, into which is molded the information contained in the
matrix,
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1 According to the parent invention, the casting process
2 includes the production of a principal mold which can be usod to
3 produce submatrices which, in turn, would produc~ submolds.
4 Both the Molds and the submolds can be used to "cast" replicas.
In the prefe~red embodiment of the process, a ~ylar substrate of
6 thickness from 4-10 mils is uniformly coated with a very thin
7 (approximately 3-7 microns) layer of a polymerizable resin to
8 which a catalyst has been added.
9 The resin is then brought into contact with the mold and
subjected to pressure to assure that the resin fills all of the
11 depressions and/or cavities of the mold. The resin is then
12 permitted to cure. The bond between the .~ylar substrate and the
13 resin is perfected. Afte~ curing; the Mylar and polymerized
14 resin are a unitary structure and, as such, can be peeled from
the mold. The same mold can then be used again in the casting
16 of subsequent replicas using substantially the same techniques.
17 The replica, thus cast, is then provided with a reflectiva,
18 metal layer, for example, through a vapor d~position process.
19 If desired, an outer, wear layer of clear plastic can be applied.
21 ¦ In the video disc systems described in the related
patents and applications, one systems approach permits the use
22 of a thin, flexible disc, such as is produced by the present
23 method. Such a disc can be read on appro~riate playback
24 e~uipment as has been heretofore disclosed.
If, the exigencies of mass production are such that
2 insufficient molds can be derived from a single matrix, it is
7 feasible, according to the pa~enc invention, to cast a number
28 ¦ of polymer, replioas in the first mold which can function as
29 ¦ submatrices, as well.
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1 ~n altcrnatc replica can be madc ~rom an acrylic-polyestcr
2 combination. Thc acrylic rcplicas whcn plated, can be dis-
3 tributed as such. The acrylic replicas could also be utilized
4 ¦ as a starting element in the scries of plating steps that
5 ¦ ultimately result in a stamper for use in the alternative,
6¦ stamping process of producing replicas.
7 In yet other, alternative casting methods, replicas can
8 1 be produced by first flowing the resin-catalyst mixture into
9 I the mold. The Mylar polyester film substrate is applied later,
10 ¦ and becomes bonded to the cured resin.
11 ¦ The replica is then "peeled" off the mold. In the
12 ¦ preferred embodiment, the cast replica is then subjected to a
13 ¦ metallizing step in which a suitably reflective metal such as
14 aluminu~ is applied to the surface. Vapor deposition of
15 ¦ alu~inum has been found to be satisfactory. The reflective
16 ¦ -coating enhances the optical contrast between the deformed
17 ¦ areas representing information and the plane areas adjacent
18 I thereto. ~n additional coating of a clear plastic, wear layer
19 ¦ can be applied to protect the metal fil~ from scratches or
20¦ abrasions.
21¦ It is obvious that the present method could be modified
2~ to produce replicas in which the surface deformations are de-
23 pressions rather than elevated portions, should that type of
24 replica better lend itself to the playback equipment. Further,
25 I the requirements of the playback equipment would also determine
26¦ the size and shape of the surface deformations which represent
271 the video information.
28¦ For example, in the system being developed by the
assignee, a reading technique is employed which utilizes light
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~catter~ng and light reflection to generate electrical signal~
of different ~lgnificance. In such a system, the "bumps" or
"depressions" serve to scatter rather than reflect light applied
from the player device. The surface between ad~acent bumps or
depresslons, however, serves as a plane reflector, and returns
substantially all of the light to the player optical system.
In the alternative schemes, phase contrast optics are
employed in ~hich case it is de!3irable that reflecting planes be
spaced apart by n4 (where~ is the wavelength of the playback
radiation and "n" is an odd integer~ be employed so that light
reflected from a one of the surfaces is constructively interfered
with, and light from the other of the surfaces is destruc~ively
interfered with.
Given an original matrix ha~ing such characteristics,
the present process is admirably suited to produce repllcas
utilizing the mold of the present invention, that is created from
the ~atrix.
The invention accordlng to tke parent application
may be defined as a disc-shaped record carrying video information
~n a form suitable of being sensed by an impin~ing light beam,
and the video information is arranged in a track li~e fashion; an
information bearing layer having a ~irst surface and a second
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surface; the first surface of t~e in~ormation bearing layer carry-
I ing the video information as a line of discontinuities positioned
out of the plane of tbe first surface; each di~continuity having
8 constant dimenslon in the radlal direction and a con~tant maximum~
tlmenslon in the direction perpendlcular to the surface; the
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; length of each di~ccntlnuity in the clrcumferentlal direction~and
th~ di~tance between ad~acent discontinuitle8 in the circumferenelal
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direction representing the stored ~nformation, and each dls-
continuity reflects the impinging light beam differently than the
planar surface portions of the first surface.
The parent application is also seen to define a process
for producing a disc-shaped record which comprises providing a master
matrix carrying information represented as a series of surface dis-
continuities arranged in a track l.ike fashion; forming an elastomeric
negative mold having an upper surface carrying the video information
in a form complementary to the information bearing surface of the
matrix; the upper surface of the mold being formed with a pattern of
surface deformities separated by flat surface portions of the upper
surface; making a replica disc in the elastomeric mold; and removing
the replica disc having a planar surface exhibiting a pattern of
discontinuities arranged identical to the information track carried
by the master matrix.
To go along with the process and the product defined in
; the parent applicaeion, the invention of the present divisional
` application may be defined as a mold for use in forming at least
the video information layer of a video disc comprising a body of .
elastomeric material having an upper surface, the upper surface
being substantially flat for establishing a substantially planar
surface in the resulting video disc suitable for reflecting light
incident thereto, and the upper surface having discontinuities out
of the plane of the surface, and each of the discontinuities being
separated by a flat portion of the upper surface, and the dis-
continu~ties and flat surface portions being arranged as an image
of a video information track, the video information track being
generally disposed in a substantially circular path, each dis- ~
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a constant maximum dimension in the direction perpendicular to the
surface, the length of each discontinuity in the circumfe~ential
direction and the di~tance between ad~acent discontinuities in the
circumferential direction representing the stored in~ormation.
The present invention also is characterized by a process
for producing a mold for replicating a disc-shaped record, comprising
the steps of: forming a master matrix carrying information
represented as a series of surface discontinuities positioned out
of the plane of a planar surface of the matrix and arranged in a
track-like fashion, each discontinuity having a constant dimension
in the radial direction and a constant maximum dimension in the
direction perpendicular to the planar surface, the length of each
discontinuity in the circumferential direction and the distance
between ad~acent discontinuities in the clrcumferential direction
representing stored information, and flowing an elastomeric compound
against the matrix and allowing the elastomeric compound to cure
-to form a negative mold having an upper surface carrying the video
information in a form complementary to the information carrying
surface of the matrix, the upper surface of the mold thereby being
formed with a pattern of surface discontinuities separated by flat
surface portions of the upper surface.
The novel features which are believed to be characteristic
of the invention, both as to organization and method of operation,
- together with further ob~ects and advantages thereof, will be better
understood from the following description considered in connection
witb the accompanying drawings in which several of the preferred
embodlment9 of the invention are illustrated by way of example. It
to be express].y understood, however, that the drawings are for
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the purpose of illustration and description only and are not inte~ded
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as a definition of the limits of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the surface
of a mold made in accordance with the present invention;
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1 ¦ FIG. 2 is a sidc section view of the apparatus used ~o
2 produce the mold of lIG. l;
3 FIG. 3 is a sidc section view of the mold of FIG. 2 taken
4 along line 3-3 in the direction of the appended arrows prior to
the castin~J of a replica;
6 FIG. 4 is a side section view of apparatus for providing
7 a polymerizable resin and substrate combination;
8 FIG. 5 including FIGS. 5a and 5b are side section views
9 of the ~old of FIG. 1 with a resin and substrate co~biantion
being applied in alternative pro~esses;
11 FIG. 6 is a side section view of the mold during the
12 casting step;
13 FIG. 7 is a side section view of the polymerized resin
14 and substrate being removed from the mold;
15 I FIG. 8 is a side section view of a cast acrylic replica
16 ¦ in the mold; and . - .
17 ¦ FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a portion of a replica
18¦ disc partly broken away to show the metal and plastic protective .
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21 In FIG. 1, there is shown in perspectiva view a portion
22¦ f a mold 10 made in accordance with the present
231 invention. As will be noted, the mold 10 has an upper surface 12
24I in which is formed a plurality of depressions 14 generally
25¦ arranged in a concentric spiral track 16.
26¦ Although the individual depressions are arranged in a
271 generally circular pattern, the track 16 is a discontinuous one,
28¦ and includes a flat surface area 18 between adjacent depxessions . .
330 ¦ 14. The pref~rr d embodi-~4t o~ the present invo-tion contempla tl
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1 an information trac~ 16 arrangcd in a spir~l, but altcrnative
2 embodiments contcmplate information arra~gcd in circular
3 tracks, not shown, as well.
4 It is to be furthcr notcd that while thc preferred
e~bodiment illustrat~d in FIG. :L shows each track 16 to include
6 depressions 14, it is equally feasible to supply protuberances
7 ¦ or "bumps" in place of the depressions 14. If the surface
81 features p~ovided in the playback replica are intended to scatter
¦ radiation rather than reflect it, the choice of one or the
other is dictated primarily by considerations of fahrication of
11 the mold 10, or the replica to be cast in the mold 10.
12 ¦ ~he process of producing the mold 10 can be éxplained
13 ¦ in connection with FIG. 2. The starting material should be a
141 matrix 20, such as is disclosed in the copending Jarsen
~5¦ application. As taught in that application, the matrix 20 includes a
16¦ glass disc 22 on which the video information is arranged as a
17 series of photoresist "bumps" 24 approximately.7 micron high
18 ¦ and generally 1 micron in the radial direction. The bumps are
19 ¦ generally arranged in a concentric, spiral track with a spacing
20 i of approximately two microns between the centers of adjacent
21¦ tracks. , ~.
2 ¦ The matrix 20 may or may not have remaining on the surface,
31 a very thin layer of a low melting point opaque material 26 such
251 as is disclosed in the copending Winslow application. A thin
bismuth film has been found to be suitable for this purpose.
26 If desirable, the bismuth film 26 may be removed utilizing a
27 suitable chemical solvent. Such a step is generally not under-
28 taken in that it may jeopardiza the integrity of the in~ormat~n
29 pattern.
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1 I To prcparc the matrix 20 for the present procoss, a mold
2 ¦ release compound (not sho~n) is spun on to the matrix 20 and
3 ¦ permittcd to dry, after which it is bak2d. In one satisfactory
4 ¦ procoss, a commercial release, identified as Fitzgerald Polyvinyl
5 ¦ Alcohol ;~lold Release, is diluted with three parts of water to
6 ¦ each part of mold r~lease.
7 ¦ With a matrix 20 such as is disclosed by Jarsen supra,
8 ¦ approximately 25 cc. of mold release is diluted to a total
9 ¦ quantity of 100 cc., filtered and then applied to the matrix 20.
10 ¦ The mold release is dried in air for approximately 10 minutes,
11 ¦ and the matrix is then baked at a temperature of 300 F.
12 ¦ for approximately 30 minutes.
13 ¦ As seen in FIG. 2, apparatus is shown which is suitable
14 ¦ for use in the production of the mold 10. A heater unit 30 has,
i~ ¦ placed on its upper surface, a block of aluminum 32 which is a
16 ¦ good thermal conductor.- The glass-based matrix 20 is securea
17 I to the aluminum platQ 32 using a wax 34 which acts as both an
181 adhesive and a cushion.
19¦ Spacers 36 are provided to create a volume in which the
2Q¦ mola 10 can be made. In the preferred em~odiment, first
21¦ spacers 36, approximately 14 mils high, are placed around the
22¦ periphery of the matrix 20, and a second spacer-38 approximately
231 7 mils in thickness is placed at the center of the matrix disc.
24¦ A glass plate 40 is coated with a primer compound 42 to
251 which the elastomeric material comprising the mold will adhere.
26¦ One such primer material is sold under the designation
271 Primer SS4120 by the General Electric Company. The primer
28¦ coating 42 is permitted to air dry for approximately 30 minutes.
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¦ In the prefcrr~d cmbodiment, the mold 10 1~ made ~f a
2¦ silicon~ rubber elastomer, such as is sold by the General
3¦ Electric Company und~r the designation nTv 615~ silicone rubber.
4¦ In the proccss, being d~scribcd herein, it has been found that
5 ¦ approximately 200 grams of the silicone rubber, with 20 grams of
6I the proper catalyst for that compound, are su~ficient to make a
7 ¦ roughly 15 inch diameter mold that is approximately 14 mils thick.
8I The mixture of silicone rubber and catalyst is mix d for
- 9 ¦ approximately 15 minutes, fil~ered and deaassed, until all
lO~ bubbles have disappeared. The compound is then poured over the
11 I surface of the matrix 20 which has been treated with the mold
12 ¦ release. The glass plate 40 with the applied primer layer 42 is
13 I placed, primer layer down, on the spacers 36, 38 and
14 ¦ immediately overlies the rubber catalyst mixture.
15 j ~ A rubber platen 44 is then placed on the glass disc 40,
16 ¦ and a mass 46 is placed on the platen 44 to apply a uniform
17 I pressure over the surface of the glass 22.
18 I The rubber mixture is then cured. The temperatures and
19 ¦ cure times are, of course, related. For lower temperatures,
20 j ranging from 160 to 200 F., a curing time of approximately
21 1 12 hours can be used. At the higher curing temperatures,
22¦ shorter curing times can be used. For example, a 14 mil thick,
23 ¦ 15 inch diameter mold will cure in approximately 2 hours at
24 1 400~ F.
25 ~ At the conclusion of the curing period, the upper plate 40
26 is separated from the matrix 20. The presence of the mold .
27 ¦ release on the matrix 20 and the primer 42 on the upper glass
28 I disc 40 causes the mold thus created to adhere to the upper
291 disc 40 and not to the matrix 20. .
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1 The comploted rubber mold 10, shown in FIG. 3, can then
2 be trimme~d to cut a~lay the cxtru~ed exccss ~nd should be cleaned
3 and vacuumed for use in replication. If tho mold reloase has
4 worked ~ell, the original matrix may be used to produce yet
additional molds. However, because the surface features on the
6 matrix 20 are mer~ly hardened photoresist material adhering to
the glass disc 22, it is not generally expected that more than
8 a very limited number of molds can be made from the original
9 matrix 20. A mold 10 once made, however, can be used to cast
either replicas, to be used for playback, or submatrices, which
11 ¦ may or may not be used for playbac~.
12 I Turning next to PIG. 4, the process of producing a replica
13 j is partially illustrated. In a preferred embodiment, a Mylar
14 I polyester film substrate 50 is cut into a 15 inch disc and placed
15¦ on a glass support plate 52. Both are then placed on a
16 turntable 54. The substrate 50 is washed with acetone and Xylene
17 ¦ and is spun dry.
18 I A polyurethane resin mixture is then prepared. In the
19 i preferred e~bodiment, a polyurethane resin is employed which is
20 ¦ sold by Hughson Chemical Company under the designation
21 ! Chemglaze z051. Alternatively, a similar resin, Chemglaze Z052, i
22 j may also be used. A resin thinner, sold under the designation
~3 Chemglaze 9951 is also used in the preferred embodiment. The
241¦ resin and thinner are generally used in a ratio of 3 parts resin
to 2 parts of thinner.
26 A catalyst sold by the Hughson Chemical Company as ~ast
27 Catalyst 9984 or 9986 is also employed to speed the polymerization
28 process. In the preferred embodiment, 10 cc. of catalyst is
29 ¦ diluted to 75 cc., using the thinner, prior to use.
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1¦ ~pproximatcly 5 cc. of the dilutcd catalyst i5 thcn mi~ed
~¦ with 100 cc. of the dilutcd r~sin solution. The combination is
31 mixed well for approximatcly 3 minutcs and is then "spun" onto
the substrate disc 50. With the turntable 54 operating at
5 i approximately 400 rpm, a polymer 56 coating is spun on for
61 approximately 5 seconds, to result in an approximately 5 micron
71l layer in the preferred embodiment. The thicXness can range from
8l~ 3 to 7 microns.
g l! The methods of ap~lying the coated substrate to the
10¦1 mold 10 are shown in FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 5~, the preferred
11 , technique is to partially wrap the substrate 50 around a rather
12 i large roller 58 and then to roll the combination onto the mold 10.
13 ¦ This method provides a gradual application of the resin coated
14 ¦ substrate 50 and, at the same time, provides an opportunity to
15 I assure an even and uniform application of pressure to the resin
16 , layer 56, while minimizing the occurrence of trapped bubbles of
17 ~ air or gas in the mold 10.
18 ~hile the resin layer 56 is setting up, the combination
19 I can be rolled again with a heavier roller. The set-up time runs
for from 15 to 45 minutes depending upon the resin-catalyst
21 i combination and the thicXness of the resin layer 56.
22 i Other materials can be used in addition to the polyurethane
23 ¦ resin. For example, acrylics and epoxies can also be employed as
24 j well as monomers which can be polymerized by radiation such as
251 ultraviolet light or radio freguency energy as taught in the
261 related ~roadbent patents, supra. Similarly, substrates other
27¦, than Mylar polyester film could be employed, including metal
28 1 ~oils, which can be thin and flexible.
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1 ¦ It has also bcen found that an al~crna~ivo ca3ting proc~ss
2 j can be employed, as illustrated in FIG. 5B. The rc~in is
3 ! thinne~ and mixed with the ca~alyst and applicd directly to the
4 I mold 10. The substrate 50' is then rolled onto the resin layer 56'
51 which is then permitted to cure and to adhere the substrate 50'
6 I as illustrated in FIG. 6. The f.i~ishcd replica will then be
71 substantially the same, no matter which process is employed.
8 In FIG. 7, there is shown a method of removing a replica 60
9¦ from the mold 10. The roller 58 which was used to apply the
10 I polymer-substrate combination ca~ be used to remove the cast and
11!. cured replica 60. One surface of the replica 60 adheres to the
12 i roller 58, which, when rotated! removes the cured replica 60
13 I from the mold 10.
14 ~ Alternatively, an acrylic material may be cast in the
1~ mold 10 as shown in FIG. 8. The acrylic replica 62 may be used
16 with a polyester film substrate 63. The acrylic replica can be
17 used interchang`eably with the polyurethane replicas. .
1~ ' It has also been noted that, inasmuch as the acrylic .
lg i replicas 62 can be plated, the plated acrylic replica 62 can
also be utilized as an interim element in the process of
21 , producing stampers for making replicas utilizing embossing
22¦ techniques. .
23 ~ile the methods of producing the mold and the replicas . -.
24 ' have been described in terms of a system which utili~es "bumps".
26 j to represent information, it is equally feasible to employ thé
26 ! same process to create a mold whose surface resembles the matrix .~.
27 ! and from which alternative replicas can be cast. In the
28 !~ alternative replicas, information is represented as depressions
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S ~ larly, while the present invention has been
described in terms of a video disc system that employs light
scattering for the reco~nition of information, the process steps
are equally applicable to phase contrast recording and playback
systems. In such systems, a mold can be created from the
original master. The reflecting planes are separated by a vertical
distance of n~ (where ~ is the ~avelen~th of the illuminating
radiati~n and "n" is an odd inte~er) and can be easily replicated.
- It would seem that a relatively rigid replica would be preferable
for this type of playback.
Turning finally to FIG. 9, a replica disc 60 is shown in
some greater detail. The disc 60 includes, in the preferred
embodiment, a surface pattern of discontinuous bumps 64 separated
by planar areas 66. A reflective metal coating 68, such as aluminum,
is applied by a process such as vapor deposition to enhance the
reflectivity of the planar portions 66 and to enhance the light
scattering capability of the individual sur~ace deformations
64 representing information.
If desired, an additional, clear plastic coating 70
can be applied to the disc 60 to protect the metallic surface 68
from scratches, abrasion, and wear. However, with the "non-
; contact" playback systems, as well as the vacu~ playback trans-
- ducqr and fluid cushion turntables disclosed by Jarsen, supra,
t~le chances of abrasive wear, at least with respect to the playback
mechanism, is m:inimized.
Thus there has been disclosed a complete process for
converting a matrix derived from a master disc into a replica
disc for playback. The process includes, first, a process for
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7 ¦ the mold and` a polyester substrate, which is bonded to the
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Description Date
Inactive: Expired (old Act Patent) latest possible expiry date 1997-01-01
Grant by Issuance 1980-01-01

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Owners on Record

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Current Owners on Record
MCA DISCO-VISION
Past Owners on Record
MANFRED H. JARSEN
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Claims 1994-03-22 4 142
Abstract 1994-03-22 1 30
Drawings 1994-03-22 2 59
Descriptions 1994-03-22 17 698