EP1066919B1 - Finishing tool for optical surface, especially for optical lens - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to tools of the type of those used for smoothing an optical surface.
- smoothing is meant here, in the usual way, both the polishing as the smoothing of such a surface.
- the tools used to ensure such smoothing comprise, on the one hand, a support, which is rigid, and, on the other hand, a member of work, which is integral with the previous support.
- the present invention relates more particularly to the case where this organ is generally annular in shape and at least partially resilient deformable.
- a smoothing tool comprising such a working member is located by example described in the German utility model No 298 03 158.
- annular shape it is possible to give the organ of work of sufficient dimensions and rigidity to be able to generate the desired smoothing effect, while minimizing, by its recess central, its overall volume, and, therefore, the amount of material elastically deformable which is actually to be deformed.
- the elastically deformable part of this organ of work advantageously allows it to adapt as well as possible to the surface to smooth while ensuring optimal balancing of contact pressure corresponding.
- the present invention generally relates to a provision allowing better control of this working organ.
- a smoothing tool for optical surface of the kind comprising, on the one hand, a support, which is rigid, and, on the other hand, a working member, which is annular in shape, and which is at less partially elastically deformable, this smoothing tool being of a generally characterized in that the support forms, in hollow, a annular housing, and in that the working member is attached to this support to the bottom of this annular housing, making however obviously protruding beyond the support.
- the support implemented includes at its root the working organ, and it is thus even to maintain and guide this working organ, for the benefit working conditions of the latter.
- this support facilitates obtaining a uniform distribution of the contact pressure between this working member and the worked optical surface.
- the smoothing 10 comprises, overall, on the one hand, a support 11, which is rigid, and, on the other hand, a working member 12, which is integral with the support 11.
- the support 11 is carried by a pin 13 suitable for allow rotational training.
- the support 11 forms a part of revolution around this axis of rotation A.
- the working member 12 is shaped general annular, having as its axis the axis of rotation A, and, according to arrangements described in more detail later, it is at least partly elastically deformable.
- the support 11 forms, recessed, on its surface transverse 14 opposite spindle 13, that is to say on its free surface, a annular housing 15, and the working member 12 is attached to this support 11 in favor of the bottom 16 of this annular housing 15, making however obviously protruding beyond the support 11, that is to say beyond the surface transverse 14 thereof.
- the annular housing 15 of the support 11 has as its axis the axis of rotation A.
- the transverse surface 14 of the support 11 extends substantially perpendicular to this axis of rotation A.
- annular housing 15 presented by the support 11 is delimited by two lateral surfaces 17, 18, one internal, the other external, which are coaxial, being both centered on the axis of rotation A, and which, in practice, are both generally cylindrical, extending both substantially perpendicular to the bottom 16.
- the support 11 has, recessed, on at least one of the lateral surfaces 17, 18 of its annular housing 15, at least one groove unloading 19.
- This discharge groove 19 extends in the middle zone of the lateral surfaces 17, 18, concerning more than half the height of these, and, in the embodiment shown, its bottom 20 is cylindrical, being centered on the axis of rotation A.
- the working member 12 is itself delimited by lateral surfaces 21, 22 cylindrical, one internal, the other external, and it covers the entire bottom 16 of the annular housing 15 of the support 11.
- D1 be the internal diameter of the working member 12, D2 its diameter external, and E1 its thickness.
- this width E2 is greater than the thickness E1 of the member work 12, so that it remains on both sides of this working organ 12, at the outlet of the annular housing 15 of the support 11, a set J.
- the working member 12 is in three parts.
- This elastically deformable core 12A is for example in elastomer.
- Its elasticity is chosen according to the deformation capacity desired and support effort to support in operation.
- this elastically deformable core 12A is between 30 and 80 shore A degrees, preferably being included between 50 and 60 shore A degrees.
- the elastically deformable core 12A extends beyond the support 11.
- the working member 12 then comprises between its elastically deformable core 12A and its working surface 24, the latter being formed by its free surface opposite the bottom 16 of the annular housing 15, a surface layer 12B, which is itself elastically deformable, but whose elasticity is lower than that of elastically deformable core 12A above.
- the layer of surface 12B is responsible for giving the assembly all the necessary rigidity to allow the desired smoothing.
- this surface layer 12B is made of polyurethane.
- the hardness of the surface layer 12B is at least equal to 50 shore A degrees.
- it is between 80 and 90 shore A degrees.
- the height of the surface layer 12B parallel to the axis of rotation A is adapted according to the flexibility desired.
- the working member 12A comprises, finally, at its free end, an abrasive film 12C, which forms the work surface 24.
- this 12C abrasive film is polyester, and it has grains abrasives with a grain size between 0.25 and 45 ⁇ m.
- these abrasive grains can be provided by a carrier fluid, such as a liquid, gel or aerosol for example, and be dragged by a sheet of support, in fabric or foam for example, or by a grid, being by example flocked on this support sheet or on this grid.
- a carrier fluid such as a liquid, gel or aerosol for example
- the three constituent parts of the working member 12 that is to say the elastically deformable core 12A, the surface layer 12B, and the abrasive film 12C, are joined to each other by gluing, and, even, this working member 12 is itself secured by gluing to the support 11.
- the dimensions of the working member 12 are chosen sufficiently large vis-à-vis those of the defects to be smoothed so that these do not influence the shape components to be respected for the surface optics worked, and small enough for the tool to adapt locally to the shape of the part, so that the gap between the deformations of the working surface 24 and the surface to be treated is as small as possible.
- the elasticity of the surface layer 12B can vary from that from the elastically deformable core 12A to that of a metal.
- this surface layer 12B is formed from a thin and flexible metallic film.
- the surface layer 12B is purely and simply deleted.
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Description
La présente invention concerne d'une manière générale les outils du type de ceux mis en oeuvre pour le lissage d'une surface optique.The present invention relates generally to tools of the type of those used for smoothing an optical surface.
Par lissage, on entend, ici, de manière usuelle, aussi bien le polissage que le doucissage d'une telle surface.By smoothing is meant here, in the usual way, both the polishing as the smoothing of such a surface.
D'une manière générale, les outils mis en oeuvre pour assurer un tel lissage, et cela est le cas, notamment, pour les lentilles ophtalmiques, comportent, d'une part, un support, qui est rigide, et, d'autre part, un organe de travail, qui est solidaire du support précédent.In general, the tools used to ensure such smoothing, and this is the case, in particular, for ophthalmic lenses, comprise, on the one hand, a support, which is rigid, and, on the other hand, a member of work, which is integral with the previous support.
La présente invention vise plus particulièrement le cas où cet organe est de forme générale annulaire et où il est au moins en partie élastiquement déformable.The present invention relates more particularly to the case where this organ is generally annular in shape and at least partially resilient deformable.
Un outil de lissage comportant un tel organe de travail se trouve par exemple décrit dans le modèle d'utilité allemand No 298 03 158.A smoothing tool comprising such a working member is located by example described in the German utility model No 298 03 158.
Grâce à sa forme annulaire, il est possible de conférer à l'organe de travail des dimensions et une rigidité suffisantes pour qu'il soit à même de générer l'effet de lissage recherché, tout en minimisant, par son évidement central, son volume global, et, donc, la quantité de matière élastiquement déformable qui est effectivement à déformer.Thanks to its annular shape, it is possible to give the organ of work of sufficient dimensions and rigidity to be able to generate the desired smoothing effect, while minimizing, by its recess central, its overall volume, and, therefore, the amount of material elastically deformable which is actually to be deformed.
Le compromis ainsi trouvé est d'autant plus avantageux que, en pratique, la partie utile d'un tel organe de travail, c'est-à-dire la partie de cet organe de travail qui travaille le plus, en est la partie périphérique, lorsque, comme en l'espèce, cet organe de travail est, en service, l'objet d'un mouvement de rotation autour de son axe.The compromise thus found is all the more advantageous since, in practical, the useful part of such a working organ, that is to say the part of this the working organ that works the most, is the peripheral part, when, as in this case, this working organ is, in service, the object of a rotational movement around its axis.
Corollairement, la partie élastiquement déformable de cet organe de travail permet avantageusement à celui-ci de s'adapter au mieux à la surface à lisser tout en assurant un équilibrage optimal de la pression de contact correspondante.As a corollary, the elastically deformable part of this organ of work advantageously allows it to adapt as well as possible to the surface to smooth while ensuring optimal balancing of contact pressure corresponding.
La présente invention a d'une manière générale pour objet une disposition permettant un meilleur contrôle de cet organe de travail.The present invention generally relates to a provision allowing better control of this working organ.
De manière plus précise, elle a pour objet un outil de lissage pour surface optique du genre comportant, d'une part, un support, qui est rigide, et, d'autre part, un organe de travail, qui est de forme annulaire, et qui est au moins en partie élastiquement déformable, cet outil de lissage étant d'une manière générale caractérisé en ce que le support forme, en creux, un logement annulaire, et en ce que l'organe de travail est rapporté sur ce support à la faveur du fond de ce logement annulaire, en faisant cependant évidemment saillie au-delà du support.More specifically, it relates to a smoothing tool for optical surface of the kind comprising, on the one hand, a support, which is rigid, and, on the other hand, a working member, which is annular in shape, and which is at less partially elastically deformable, this smoothing tool being of a generally characterized in that the support forms, in hollow, a annular housing, and in that the working member is attached to this support to the bottom of this annular housing, making however obviously protruding beyond the support.
Autrement dit, par le logement annulaire qu'il comporte pour le recevoir, le support mis en oeuvre englobe à sa racine l'organe de travail, et il est ainsi à même d'assurer le maintien et le guidage de cet organe de travail, au bénéfice des conditions de travail de celui-ci.In other words, by the annular housing which it comprises to receive it, the support implemented includes at its root the working organ, and it is thus even to maintain and guide this working organ, for the benefit working conditions of the latter.
En outre, en canalisant le gonflement dont est inévitablement l'objet en service la partie élastiquement déformable de cet organe de travail, ce support facilite l'obtention d'une répartition uniforme de la pression de contact entre cet organe de travail et la surface optique travaillée.Furthermore, by channeling the swelling which is inevitably the object by service the elastically deformable part of this working member, this support facilitates obtaining a uniform distribution of the contact pressure between this working member and the worked optical surface.
Préférentiellement, pour satisfaire au mieux à ce gonflement, il est prévu, en creux, sur l'une au moins des surfaces latérales du logement annulaire du support suivant l'invention, au moins une gorge de déchargement.Preferably, to best satisfy this swelling, it is provided, recessed, on at least one of the lateral surfaces of the housing annular support according to the invention, at least one unloading groove.
Ainsi, un compromis avantageux est également trouvé entre, d'une part, le maintien et le guidage recherchés pour l'organe de travail, et, d'autre part, le volume de réception disponible pour la partie malgré tout déformée de celui-ci.Thus, an advantageous compromise is also found between, on the one hand, the maintenance and guidance sought for the working member, and, on the other hand, the reception volume available for the part, despite everything deformed thereof.
Les caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront d'ailleurs de la description qui va suivre, à titre d'exemple, en référence au dessin annexé sur lequel la figure unique est une vue en coupe axiale d'un outil de lissage suivant l'invention.The characteristics and advantages of the invention will moreover emerge from the following description, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing in which the single figure is an axial section view of a smoothing tool according to the invention.
Tel qu'illustré sur cette figure, et de manière connue en soi, l'outil de
lissage 10 suivant l'invention comporte, globalement, d'une part, un support
11, qui est rigide, et, d'autre part, un organe de travail 12, qui est solidaire du
support 11.As illustrated in this figure, and in a manner known per se, the
De manière connue en soi, également, et tel que schématisé en traits
mixtes sur la figure, le support 11 est porté par une broche 13 propre à en
permettre l'entraínement en rotation.In a manner known per se, also, and as shown schematically in lines
mixed in the figure, the
Soit A l'axe de rotation correspondant.Either to the corresponding axis of rotation.
En pratique, le support 11 forme une pièce de révolution autour de cet
axe de rotation A.In practice, the
De manière connue en soi, enfin, l'organe de travail 12 est de forme
générale annulaire, en ayant pour axe l'axe de rotation A, et, suivant des
dispositions décrites plus en détail ultérieurement, il est au moins en partie
élastiquement déformable.In a manner known per se, finally, the working
Suivant l'invention, le support 11 forme, en creux, sur sa surface
transversale 14 opposée à la broche 13, c'est-à-dire sur sa surface libre, un
logement annulaire 15, et l'organe de travail 12 est rapporté sur ce support 11
à la faveur du fond 16 de ce logement annulaire 15, en faisant cependant
évidemment saillie au-delà du support 11, c'est-à-dire au-delà de la surface
transversale 14 de celui-ci.According to the invention, the
En pratique, comme l'organe de travail 12, le logement annulaire 15 du
support 11 a pour axe l'axe de rotation A.In practice, like the working
En pratique, également, la surface transversale 14 du support 11
s'étend sensiblement perpendiculairement à cet axe de rotation A.In practice, too, the
Outre le fond 16, le logement annulaire 15 que présente le support 11
est délimité par deux surfaces latérales 17, 18, l'une interne, l'autre externe,
qui sont coaxiales, en étant l'une et l'autre axées sur l'axe de rotation A, et
qui, en pratique, sont l'une et l'autre globalement cylindriques, en s'étendant
l'une et l'autre sensiblement perpendiculairement au fond 16.In addition to the
Préférentiellement, et cela est le cas dans la forme de réalisation
représentée, le support 11 comporte, en creux, sur l'une au moins des
surfaces latérales 17, 18 de son logement annulaire 15, au moins une gorge
de déchargement 19.Preferably, and this is the case in the embodiment
shown, the
Par exemple, et tel que représenté, il y a une gorge de déchargement
19, et une seule, sur chacune des surfaces latérales 17, 18 du logement
annulaire 15 du support 11.For example, and as shown, there is an
Cette gorge de déchargement 19 s'étend dans la zone médiane des
surfaces latérales 17, 18, en concernant plus de la moitié de la hauteur de
celles-ci, et, dans la forme de réalisation représentée, son fond 20 est
cylindrique, en étant axé sur l'axe de rotation A.This
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, l'organe de travail 12 est
lui-même délimité par des surfaces latérales 21, 22 cylindriques, l'une interne,
l'autre externe, et il couvre la totalité du fond 16 du logement annulaire 15 du
support 11.In the embodiment shown, the working
Soit D1 le diamètre interne de l'organe de travail 12, D2 son diamètre
externe, et E1 son épaisseur.Let D1 be the internal diameter of the working
Soit, corollairement, E2 la largeur du logement annulaire 15 du support
11 à son débouché à l'extérieur.As a corollary, E2 the width of the
Préférentiellement, et cela est le cas dans la forme de réalisation
représentée, cette largeur E2 est supérieure à l'épaisseur E1 de l'organe de
travail 12, en sorte qu'il subsiste, de part et d'autre de cet organe de travail
12, au débouché du logement annulaire 15 du support 11, un jeu J.Preferably, and this is the case in the embodiment
shown, this width E2 is greater than the thickness E1 of the
Dans la forme de réalisation représenté à titre d'exemple, qui concerne
plus particulièrement le cas où la surface optique à travailler appartient à une
pièce en matière minérale non représentée, l'organe de travail 12 est en trois
parties. In the exemplary embodiment, which relates
more particularly the case where the optical surface to be worked belongs to a
piece of mineral material not shown, the working
Il comporte, tout d'abord, à compter du fond 16 du logement annulaire
15 du support 11, un noyau élastiquement déformable 12A.It comprises, first of all, from the
Ce noyau élastiquement déformable 12A est par exemple en
élastomère.This elastically
Son élasticité est choisie en fonction de la capacité de déformation souhaitée et de l'effort d'appui à soutenir en fonctionnement.Its elasticity is chosen according to the deformation capacity desired and support effort to support in operation.
Par exemple, la dureté de ce noyau élastiquement déformable 12A est
comprise entre 30 et 80 degrés shore A, en étant de préférence comprise
entre 50 et 60 degrés shore A.For example, the hardness of this elastically
De préférence, et tel que représenté, le noyau élastiquement déformable
12A s'étend au-delà du support 11.Preferably, and as shown, the elastically
Autrement dit, il fait saillie sur la surface transversale 14 de celui-ci.In other words, it projects on the
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, l'organe de travail 12
comporte, ensuite, entre son noyau élastiquement déformable 12A et sa
surface de travail 24, celle-ci étant formée par sa surface libre opposée au
fond 16 du logement annulaire 15, une couche de surface 12B, qui est elle-même
élastiquement déformable, mais dont l'élasticité est inférieure à celle du
noyau élastiquement déformable 12A précédent.In the embodiment shown, the working
Tandis que le noyau élastiquement déformable 12A a à charge
d'encaisser les déformations de la surface optique travaillée, en permettant
ainsi une adaptation de l'ensemble à cette surface optique, la couche de
surface 12B a à charge de conférer à l'ensemble toute la rigidité nécessaire
pour permettre le lissage recherché.While the elastically
Par exemple, cette couche de surface 12B est en polyuréthanne.For example, this
Mais elle peut aussi être en élastomère, pourvu que cet élastomère soit
moins déformable que celui constituant le noyau élastiquement déformable
12A.But it can also be made of elastomer, provided that this elastomer is
less deformable than that constituting the elastically
Préférentiellement, la dureté de la couche de surface 12B est au moins
égale à 50 degrés shore A.Preferably, the hardness of the
Par exemple, elle est comprise entre 80 et 90 degrés shore A.For example, it is between 80 and 90 shore A degrees.
Préférentiellement, également, la hauteur de la couche de surface 12B
parallèlement à l'axe de rotation A est adaptée en fonction de la flexibilité
désirée.Preferably, also, the height of the
Si nécessaire, il peut d'ailleurs être prévu une réalisation multicouche de
cette couche de surface 12B, pour générer un gradient d'élasticité.If necessary, a multilayer realization of
this
Dans la forme de réalisation représentée, l'organe de travail 12A
comporte, enfin, à son extrémité libre, un film abrasif 12C, qui en forme la
surface de travail 24. In the embodiment shown, the working
Par exemple, ce film abrasif 12C est en polyester, et il porte des grains abrasifs dont la granulométrie est comprise entre 0,25 et 45µm.For example, this 12C abrasive film is polyester, and it has grains abrasives with a grain size between 0.25 and 45 µm.
Mais, en variante, au lieu d'être agglomérés dans un tel film abrasif
12C, ces grains abrasifs peuvent être apportés par un fluide porteur, tel qu'un
liquide, un gel ou aérosol par exemple, et être entraínés par un drap de
support, en tissu ou en mousse par exemple, ou par une grille, en étant par
exemple floqués sur ce drap de support ou sur cette grille.But, as a variant, instead of being agglomerated in such an
Par exemple, les trois parties constitutives de l'organe de travail 12,
c'est-à-dire le noyau élastiquement déformable 12A, la couche de surface 12B,
et le film abrasif 12C, sont solidarisées les unes aux autres par collage, et, de
même, cet organe de travail 12 est lui-même solidarisé par collage au support
11.For example, the three constituent parts of the working
Préférentiellement, les dimensions de l'organe de travail 12 sont choisies
suffisamment grandes vis-à-vis de celles des défauts à lisser pour que ceux-ci
n'influent pas sur les composantes de forme à respecter pour la surface
optique travaillée, et suffisamment petites pour que l'outil s'adapte localement
à la forme de la pièce, de façon à ce que l'écart entre les déformations de la
surface de travail 24 et la surface à traiter soit aussi petit que possible.Preferably, the dimensions of the working
A titre d'exemple, et sans qu'il puisse en résulter une quelconque limitation de la présente invention, il sera indiqué, ici, que, à cet égard, des résultats particulièrement satisfaisants ont été obtenus avec les valeurs dimensionnelles suivantes :
- D1 compris entre 6 et 16 mm, en étant préférentiellement compris entre 6 et 10 mm,
- D2 compris entre 10 et 20 mm, en étant préférentiellement compris entre 10 et 15 mm,
- E1 compris entre 2 et 4 mm, en étant préférentiellement compris entre 2 et 3 mm.
- D1 between 6 and 16 mm, preferably between 6 and 10 mm,
- D2 between 10 and 20 mm, preferably between 10 and 15 mm,
- E1 between 2 and 4 mm, preferably being between 2 and 3 mm.
En pratique, l'élasticité de la couche de surface 12B peut varier de celle
du noyau élastiquement déformable 12A jusqu'à celle d'un métal.In practice, the elasticity of the
Autrement dit, suivant une variante de réalisation non représentée, cette
couche de surface 12B est formée d'un pellicule métallique, fine et flexible.In other words, according to a variant embodiment not shown, this
Suivant une autre variante de réalisation également non représentée, qui
convient plus particulièrement au cas où la surface optique travaillée appartient
à une pièce en matière organique, la couche de surface 12B est purement et
simplement supprimée. According to another alternative embodiment, also not shown, which
more particularly suitable for the case where the worked optical surface belongs
to a piece of organic material, the
D'une manière plus générale, la présente invention ne se limite à la forme de réalisation plus particulièrement décrite et représentée, mais englobe toute variante d'exécution comme définie dans les revendications suivantes.More generally, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment more particularly described and represented, but encompasses any variant as defined in the following claims.
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- A tool for smoothing optical surfaces including a rigid support (11) and a generally annular working member (12) which is at least in part elastically deformable, characterized in that the support (11) forms a recessed annular housing (15) and in that the working member (12) is attached to said support (11) via the bottom (16) of said annular housing (15) but projects beyond the support (11).
- A smoothing tool according to claim 1 characterized in that the working member (12) has an elastically deformable core (12A) adjoining the bottom (16) of the annular housing (15) of the support (11).
- A smoothing tool according to claim 2 characterized in that the elastically deformable core (12A) of the working member (12) extends beyond the support (11).
- A smoothing tool according to claims 2 and 3 characterized in that the Shore A hardness of the elastically deformable core (12A) of the working member (12) is from 30 degrees to 80 degrees.
- A smoothing tool according to any of claims 2 to 4 characterized in that the working member (12) has a surface layer (12B) between its elastically deformable core (12A) and its working surface (24) which is itself elastically deformable but less elastic than the above elastically deformable core (12A).
- A smoothing tool according to claim 5 characterized in that the Shore A hardness of the surface layer (12B) of the working member (12) is at least 50 degrees.
- A smoothing tool according to claim 6 characterized in that the Shore A hardness of the surface layer (12B) of the working member (12) is from 80 degrees to 90 degrees.
- A smoothing tool according to claim 6 characterized in that the hardness of the surface layer (12B) of the working member (12) is that of a metal.
- A smoothing tool according to any of claims 1 to 8 characterized in that the working member (12) has an abrasive film (12C) at its free end which forms its working surface (24).
- A smoothing tool according to any of claims 1 to 9 characterized in that the inside diameter (D1) of the working member (12) is from 6 mm to 16 mm.
- A smoothing tool according to any of claims 1 to 10 characterized in that the outside diameter (D2) of the working member (12) is from 10 mm to 20 mm.
- A smoothing tool according to any of claims 1 to 11 characterized in that the thickness (E1) of the working member (12) is from 2 mm to 4 mm.
- A smoothing tool according to any of claims 1 to 12 characterized in that the support (11) has at least one relief groove (19) on at least one lateral surface (17, 18) of its annular housing (15).
- A smoothing tool according to claim 13 characterized in that it includes a relief groove (19) on each lateral surface (17, 18) of the annular housing (15) of the support (11).
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FR9908564A FR2795667B1 (en) | 1999-07-02 | 1999-07-02 | SMOOTHING TOOL FOR OPTICAL SURFACE, PARTICULARLY FOR OPHTHALMIC LENS |
FR9908564 | 1999-07-02 |
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