EP0323572A3 - Device for centering optical lenses for mechanical clamping, espcially during bevelling and facetting - Google Patents

Device for centering optical lenses for mechanical clamping, espcially during bevelling and facetting Download PDF

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EP0323572A3
EP0323572A3 EP88119936A EP88119936A EP0323572A3 EP 0323572 A3 EP0323572 A3 EP 0323572A3 EP 88119936 A EP88119936 A EP 88119936A EP 88119936 A EP88119936 A EP 88119936A EP 0323572 A3 EP0323572 A3 EP 0323572A3
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facetting
espcially
optical lenses
mechanical clamping
centering optical
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Erhard Bruck
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Wilhelm Loh Wetzlar Optikmaschinen GmbH and Co KG
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Wilhelm Loh Wetzlar Optikmaschinen GmbH and Co KG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B9/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor
    • B24B9/02—Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of materials specific to articles to be ground
    • B24B9/06—Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of materials specific to articles to be ground of non-metallic inorganic material, e.g. stone, ceramics, porcelain
    • B24B9/08—Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of materials specific to articles to be ground of non-metallic inorganic material, e.g. stone, ceramics, porcelain of glass
    • B24B9/14—Machines or devices designed for grinding edges or bevels on work or for removing burrs; Accessories therefor characterised by a special design with respect to properties of materials specific to articles to be ground of non-metallic inorganic material, e.g. stone, ceramics, porcelain of glass of optical work, e.g. lenses, prisms
    • B24B9/146—Accessories, e.g. lens mounting devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B13/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding or polishing optical surfaces on lenses or surfaces of similar shape on other work; Accessories therefor
    • B24B13/005—Blocking means, chucks or the like; Alignment devices
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S82/00—Turning
    • Y10S82/903—Balancing and centering
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T82/00—Turning
    • Y10T82/25—Lathe
    • Y10T82/2552—Headstock
    • Y10T82/2562—Spindle and bearings
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T82/00—Turning
    • Y10T82/25—Lathe
    • Y10T82/2568—Center
    • Y10T82/2571—Alignment adjuster
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T82/00—Turning
    • Y10T82/26—Work driver

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Ceramic Engineering (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Grinding And Polishing Of Tertiary Curved Surfaces And Surfaces With Complex Shapes (AREA)
EP88119936A 1987-12-24 1988-11-30 Device for centering optical lenses for mechanical clamping, espcially during bevelling and facetting Expired - Lifetime EP0323572B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE3744118 1987-12-24
DE3744118A DE3744118C2 (en) 1987-12-24 1987-12-24 Machine for centering edge grinding and faceting optical lenses for their mechanical mounting

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EP0323572A2 EP0323572A2 (en) 1989-07-12
EP0323572A3 true EP0323572A3 (en) 1990-08-29
EP0323572B1 EP0323572B1 (en) 1993-02-03

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EP88119936A Expired - Lifetime EP0323572B1 (en) 1987-12-24 1988-11-30 Device for centering optical lenses for mechanical clamping, espcially during bevelling and facetting

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EP (1) EP0323572B1 (en)
DE (1) DE3744118C2 (en)
ES (1) ES2037806T3 (en)

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DE10008710C2 (en) 2000-02-24 2002-01-10 Loh Optikmaschinen Ag Device for centering clamping of optical lenses for their edge processing
DE102012010005A1 (en) 2012-05-22 2013-11-28 Satisloh Ag Centering machine for workpieces, in particular optical lenses
CN113829173B (en) * 2021-09-22 2024-01-02 上饶市桐宇光电科技有限公司 Efficient polishing device based on optical lenses

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DE2756407A1 (en) * 1977-12-17 1979-06-21 Prontor Werk Gauthier Gmbh Lens grinding machine securing spindle bearing system - uses stack of bushes each end, compressed around spindle by adjusting screws
DE8702561U1 (en) * 1987-02-19 1987-06-04 Wernicke & Co Gmbh, 4000 Duesseldorf, De

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3599377A (en) * 1968-07-22 1971-08-17 Bausch & Lomb Lens alignment using gas bearings
DE2756407A1 (en) * 1977-12-17 1979-06-21 Prontor Werk Gauthier Gmbh Lens grinding machine securing spindle bearing system - uses stack of bushes each end, compressed around spindle by adjusting screws
DE8702561U1 (en) * 1987-02-19 1987-06-04 Wernicke & Co Gmbh, 4000 Duesseldorf, De

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EP0323572B1 (en) 1993-02-03
US4926588A (en) 1990-05-22
EP0323572A2 (en) 1989-07-12
DE3744118C2 (en) 1994-04-21
DE3744118A1 (en) 1989-07-06
ES2037806T3 (en) 1993-07-01

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