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Plasma cvd process for coating a dome-shaped substrate
Assignee: Schott AG
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Filing: 1991-03-18
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Granted: 1992-10-13
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Expires: 2011-03-18
Abstract
Abstract A plasma-CVD process and apparatus for coating strongly arched, dome-like substrates with a dielectric and/or metallic coating system on the inside and/or outside face. The thickness of the gas layer to be reacted above the face to be coated is adjusted such as with the aid of the displacement body, so that the extent of the homogeneous reaction or formation occurring in the gas layer during a plasma phase is harmless for the desired coating quality. Strongly arched substrates coated with a uniform coating of highest optical quality and also mechanical, thermal and chemical stability without complicated substrate movement. Specified axial and azimuthal coating thickness profiles can also be superimposed by suitably shaping the displacement body.
Inventors
- 👤 Heinz W. Etzkorn
- 👤 Harald Krummel
- 👤 Volker Paquet
- 👤 Gunter Weidmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 20:43
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/44; C23C16/455; C23C16/45517; C03; C03C; C03C17/00; C03C17/001; C23C16/04; C23C16/045; C23C16/45563
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A plasma chemical vapor deposition process for coating a dome shaped or arched substrate with a dielectric and/or metallic coating system on the inside and/or outside face, the improvement comprising adjusting the thickness of the plasma zone above the face of the substrate to be coated with the air of a displacement body which generally conforms to the substrate to maintain the extent of the homogeneous reaction and glass soot formation taking place during the plasma phase at a level which does not harm the coating quality desired.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A plasma chemical vapor deposition process for coating a dome shaped or arched substrate with a dielectric and/or metallic coating system on the inside and/or outside face, the improvement comprising adjusting the thickness of the plasma zone above the face of the substrate to be coated with the air of a displacement body which generally conforms to the substrate to maintain the extent of the homogeneous reaction and glass soot formation taking place during the plasma phase at a level which does not harm the coating quality desired.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the coating formed is a reflection coating and the glass soot formation is maintained at a level sufficiently low such that the coating formed does not significantly scatter light.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the substrate is strongly arched and has a diameter greater than 5 mm at the base.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein multiple coatings are applied to the substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process as in claim 4, which provides a reflector having an inside dielectric cold-light mirror coating.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the glass soot formed is less than 1% of the deposited layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the coating applied is uniform and comprises TiO 2 , SiO 2 or both.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein gas flows through the displacement body to the surface to be coated.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the coating is applied by a plasma pulse CVD and the gas passes through a displacement body configured to provide coatings with varying axial and azimuthal coating thickness profiles.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the substrate body is not moved during coating.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the plasma zone is adjusted to 2 to 20 mm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the plasma zone is adjusted by means of a displacement body made of a material which is dimensionally stable and usable in vacuum up to a temperature of 200° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
52 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the plasma zone is adjusted by means of a displacement body made of a metallic material which is aluminum, titanium or stainless steel, or a dielectric material which is glass, ceramic or glass ceramic, or of a plastic which is fluorocarbon resin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
110 words
A plasma chemical vapor deposition process for producing a dome shaped or arched substrate having an open-dome neck a dielectric coating system on the inside face and a diameter at the dome base of at least 2 cm, the improvement comprising coating the dome shaped or arched substrates in a receptacle which is composed of two substrates combined to form a vacuum vessel and joined gas-tightly to each other, wherein the reaction gases are fed and exhausted through the openings in the dome necks in a continuous gas stream along the faces to be coated and the plasma is produced in the entire reaction space bounded by the two substrates.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
110 words
A plasma chemical vapor deposition process for producing a dome shaped or arched substrate having an open-dome neck a dielectric coating system on the inside face and a diameter at the dome base of at least 2 cm, the improvement comprising coating the dome shaped or arched substrates in a receptacle which is composed of two substrates combined to form a vacuum vessel and joined gas-tightly to each other, wherein the reaction gases are fed and exhausted through the openings in the dome necks in a continuous gas stream along the faces to be coated and the plasma is produced in the entire reaction space bounded by the two substrates.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process as in claim 14, wherein the glass soot formation is maintained at a level less than 1% of the deposited layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process as in claim 14, wherein multiple coatings are applied to the substrate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process as in claim 14 which provides a reflector having an inside cold-light mirror coating.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
84 words
A plasma chemical vapor deposition process for coating strongly arched substrates having a base diameter less than 2 cm, with a dielectric and/or metallic reflection coating system on the inside and/or outside face, the improvement comprising adjusting the thickness of the plasma zone above the face of the substrate to be coated to maintain the extent of the homogeneous reaction and glass soot formation taking place during the plasma phase at a level such that the reflection coating formed does not significantly scatter light.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
84 words
A plasma chemical vapor deposition process for coating strongly arched substrates having a base diameter less than 2 cm, with a dielectric and/or metallic reflection coating system on the inside and/or outside face, the improvement comprising adjusting the thickness of the plasma zone above the face of the substrate to be coated to maintain the extent of the homogeneous reaction and glass soot formation taking place during the plasma phase at a level such that the reflection coating formed does not significantly scatter light.
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