EP0453094A3 - Lens grinding method and apparatus - Google Patents

Lens grinding method and apparatus Download PDF

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EP0453094A3
EP0453094A3 EP19910302299 EP91302299A EP0453094A3 EP 0453094 A3 EP0453094 A3 EP 0453094A3 EP 19910302299 EP19910302299 EP 19910302299 EP 91302299 A EP91302299 A EP 91302299A EP 0453094 A3 EP0453094 A3 EP 0453094A3
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sweep
cross
tool
base
lens
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Stephen Kulan
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Gerber Coburn Optical Inc
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Pilkington Visioncare Inc
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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
    • B24B13/00—Machines or devices designed for grinding or polishing optical surfaces on lenses or surfaces of similar shape on other work; Accessories therefor
    • B24B13/04—Machines or devices designed for grinding or polishing optical surfaces on lenses or surfaces of similar shape on other work; Accessories therefor grinding of lenses involving grinding wheels controlled by gearing
    • B24B13/043—Machines or devices designed for grinding or polishing optical surfaces on lenses or surfaces of similar shape on other work; Accessories therefor grinding of lenses involving grinding wheels controlled by gearing using cup-type grinding wheels
    • 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
    • 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
    • B24B13/06—Machines or devices designed for grinding or polishing optical surfaces on lenses or surfaces of similar shape on other work; Accessories therefor grinding of lenses, the tool or work being controlled by information-carrying means, e.g. patterns, punched tapes, magnetic tapes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
    • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
    • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Grinding And Polishing Of Tertiary Curved Surfaces And Surfaces With Complex Shapes (AREA)
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Abstract

The invention provides a method of generating a lens having desired base and cross curvatures by means of a circular cup shaped diamond tool (42), which is rotated about an axis and is swept repeatedly over a lens blank (68) to remove material so as to generate the required surface, the tool being positioned so as to produce the desired combination of base and cross curvatures on the blank, the method comprising positioning the diamond tool by means of a cross slide (24) and a base slide (22), both of which slides are free to move during the generation of the surface; sweeping the rotating tool over the lens blank and adjusting the cross slide and/or the base slide during the sweep thereby to vary the head angle of the tool during the sweep such that at any position in the sweep the instantaneous head angle is at a value whereby the desired cross curvature produced is constant over the sweep. The invention also relates to a lens generating machine. <IMAGE>
EP91302299A 1990-04-18 1991-03-18 Lens grinding method and apparatus Expired - Lifetime EP0453094B1 (en)

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US51083490A 1990-04-18 1990-04-18
US510834 1995-08-03

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EP0453094A3 true EP0453094A3 (en) 1992-04-01
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JP (1) JPH04226856A (en)
KR (1) KR910018131A (en)
AT (1) ATE114528T1 (en)
AU (1) AU7379191A (en)
BR (1) BR9101549A (en)
CA (1) CA2039289A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69105336T2 (en)
FI (1) FI911876A (en)
ZA (1) ZA912459B (en)

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US2806327A (en) * 1954-03-03 1957-09-17 Orin W Coburn Lens grinder
US3289355A (en) * 1963-04-22 1966-12-06 Coburn Mfg Company Inc Automatic lens grinding machine
EP0176894A2 (en) * 1984-10-05 1986-04-09 Robert S. Craxton Toric lens generating

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JPS60114457A (en) * 1983-11-26 1985-06-20 Nippon Kogaku Kk <Nikon> Spherical face forming grinder

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2806327A (en) * 1954-03-03 1957-09-17 Orin W Coburn Lens grinder
US3289355A (en) * 1963-04-22 1966-12-06 Coburn Mfg Company Inc Automatic lens grinding machine
EP0176894A2 (en) * 1984-10-05 1986-04-09 Robert S. Craxton Toric lens generating

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 9, no. 268 (M-424)(1991) 25 October 1985 & JP-A-60 114 457 ( NIHON KOUGAKU KOGYO K.K. ) 20 June 1985 *

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FI911876A (en) 1991-10-19
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EP0453094B1 (en) 1994-11-30
ZA912459B (en) 1992-03-25
AU7379191A (en) 1991-10-24
ATE114528T1 (en) 1994-12-15
EP0453094A2 (en) 1991-10-23
BR9101549A (en) 1991-12-03
DE69105336T2 (en) 1995-05-04
DE69105336D1 (en) 1995-01-12

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