EP3442746A1 - Werkzeugspindel für eine vorrichtung zur feinbearbeitung von optisch wirksamen flächen an werkstücken - Google Patents
Werkzeugspindel für eine vorrichtung zur feinbearbeitung von optisch wirksamen flächen an werkstückenInfo
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- the present invention relates generally to a tool spindle for a device for fine machining of optically effective surfaces on workpieces.
- the invention relates to a tool spindle for a device for fine machining the optically effective surfaces of spectacle lenses, as used in so-called "RX workshops", i.
- Production facilities for the production of individual spectacle lenses are widely used according to prescriptions.
- this should not be understood in any way restrictive, but is also intended for use in fine optics (lens, mirror and mold production), where a strong trend towards more complex components, especially with aspherical surfaces and free-form surfaces is observed.
- the machining of the optically active surfaces of spectacle lenses can be roughly subdivided into two processing phases, namely first the pre-processing of the optically effective surface for the production of the recipe-based macrogeometry
- the optically effective surfaces of spectacle lenses are usually subjected during fine machining a fine grinding, lapping and / or polishing, including you use a corresponding machine.
- Fine grinding and lapping operations include, in the example so fine grinding or lapping tools.
- hand-fed polishing machines in RX workshops are usually designed as "twin machines", so that advantageously the two spectacle lenses of an "RX job" - a spectacle lens prescription always consists of a pair of spectacle lenses - can be finished simultaneously.
- a "twin” polishing machine is known for example from the publication WO 2012/123120 AI.
- the polishing machine on a machine housing which defines a working space, projecting into the two workpiece spindles, on the two lenses to be polished by means of a rotary drive about substantially mutually parallel workpiece Rotary axes Cl, C2 can be driven in rotation.
- the polishing machine On the tool side, the polishing machine has a first linear drive unit, by means of which a first tool carriage is movable along a linear axis X, which extends substantially perpendicular to the workpiece axes of rotation Cl, C2, a pivot drive unit which is arranged on the first tool carriage and by means of a pivot yoke a pivot axis B can be pivoted in the
- a second linear drive unit which is arranged on the pivot yoke and by means of a second tool carriage along a linear adjusting axis Z is movable, which is substantially perpendicular to the pivoting adjusting axis B, and two tool spindles each having a tool-receiving portion, wherein the tool Receiving sections each one of the workpiece spindles assigned projecting into the work space.
- Each tool spindle has a spindle shaft, on which the respective tool-receiving portion is formed and which is rotatably mounted about a tool axis of rotation AI, A2 in a spindle housing, which in turn is guided axially displaceably defined in a guide tube in the direction of the tool axis of rotation.
- the guide tubes are mounted on the pivot yoke, so that as a result the tool rotation axis AI or A2 of each tool spindle forms a plane with the workpiece rotation axis C1 or C2 of the associated workpiece spindle in which the respective tool rotation axis AI or A2 with respect to the workpiece rotation axis Cl or C2 of the associated workpiece spindle axially displaceable (linear axis X, linear adjustment axis Z) and tiltable (pivoting adjustment axis B).
- the prior art polishing machine allows at a kom ⁇ compact structure the pairwise processing of spectacle lenses both with a so-called "tangential polishing kinematics", in which the tool spindles axially delivered (Z) polishing tools under a preset but Fixed pivot angle (B) of the tool spindles are moved oscillating with relatively small strokes across (X) over the lenses, as well as with a polishing kinematics, in which the supplied (Z) polishing tools while their oscillating transverse movement (X) at the same time continuously pivot (B ) to the surface curvature follow the lenses, with the lenses and
- Polishing tools the same or opposite directions with the same or different speeds around their axes of rotation (AI, A2, Cl, C2) can be driven (at least in the case of polishing tools but not need).
- the spindle shaft of each tool spindle is designed as a hollow shaft, via which the tool receiving section designed for receiving a membrane chuck tool-as is known, for example, from document EP 2 014 412 A1-can be charged with a fluid, so that
- the spindle housing - and thus the provided on the spindle shaft tool-receiving portion - a total of axially guided in the guide tube in the direction of the tool axis of rotation axially so that a membrane chuck tool held in the tool receiving section can be moved, rather slowly, over relatively large axial paths and positioned relative to the workpiece to be machined.
- a polishing plate held on the membrane chuck tool can perform correspondingly fast or sensitive axial compensation movements to the respective processing requirements, for example when workpieces with very large curvatures or larger changes in curvature are processed over the circumference.
- the axial movement of the polishing tool should be as smooth as possible.
- This property is particularly important for the polishing of spectacle lenses with toric, atoric or progressive surfaces with high deviation from the rotational symmetry, so that the polishing tool is always full or flat and with sensitively adjustable polishing force (or pressing force) is applied to the spectacle lens. If, in fact, the polishing tool would lose the surface contact to the workpiece surface during its high-speed rotary motion only for a short time, the coarser grains and agglomerates present in the polishing agent could cause scratching of the polished spectacle lens surface.
- each tool spindle for the axial feed of the respective polishing tool along the associated tool rotation axis A A 'has a piston-cylinder arrangement, with a recorded in a cylinder housing piston, the actuating effect in a very compact manner in coaxial arrangement with a central spindle shaft is connected, which is rotatably mounted together with the piston-cylinder assembly in a spindle housing about the respective tool axis of rotation A, A 'and end carries a tool-receiving head for the polishing tool.
- groove shaft guides are readily commercially available, for example, from Nippon Bearing Co., Ltd., Ojiya-City, Japan, there is a disadvantage in that - compared to the prior art described in WO 2012/123120 AI, in which the torque transmission is on the spindle shaft from the polishing tool from behind the axial guide (guide member 176) of the membrane chuck tool - the axial mobility of the tool-receiving head is not quite so sensitive.
- a tool spindle for a device for fine machining of optically effective surfaces on workpieces has a spindle housing and a tool holding section projecting above it, which can be axially fed along the tool axis of rotation A via a guide arrangement which can be driven in rotation in the spindle housing about a tool rotation axis A. (Zustellachse Z) and possibly tilted about a tilting point K on the tool axis of rotation A, wherein the guide assembly for the axial Zu- position of the tool-holding portion has a plurality of uniformly distributed around the tool axis of rotation A linear bearing elements and respectively associated guide rods , the tensile and pressure-resistant connected to the tool-holding section.
- a torque transmission between the closely tolerable linear bearing elements and the guide rods is further according to the invention according to the number of these pairings distributed over several locations, so that the individual guide rods in relation may have small cross-sections, not least compared to that provided in the prior art Grooved shaft guide leads to a lower friction. It has further been shown that - -
- the guide arrangement can have a receiving part which can be driven in rotation about the tool rotation axis A and has recesses for receiving the linear bearing elements in parallel.
- the guide arrangement comprises a first and a second guide plate, of which the first guide plate on the side facing away from the tool holding portion of the receiving part to the extending through the linear bearing elements therethrough Guide rods is attached and these rigidly connected to each other at a first end, while the second guide plate is mounted on the tool-holding portion facing side of the receiving part on the guide rods and rigidly interconnects at a second end.
- the guide arrangement has exactly three guide rods which are assigned to three linear bearing elements which are angularly spaced from one another by 120 ° with respect to the tool axis of rotation A common circle are arranged.
- linear bearing elements e.g. Linear plain bearings or linear ball bearings with ball cage.
- the linear bearing elements are ball bushings.
- a piston-cylinder arrangement is provided for axially advancing the tool-holding portion along the tool axis of rotation A, with a piston received in a cylinder housing, operating in a series arrangement with the guide rods of the guide assembly is connected, which is rotatably mounted in the spindle housing together with the piston-cylinder arrangement about the tool rotation axis A.
- This construction is characterized in particular by a low weight.
- the cylinder housing of the pneumatically actuated piston-cylinder arrangement is preferably formed in two parts and lined with a barrel sleeve made of mineral glass, in which the existing on its tread of a graphite material piston is received longitudinally displaceable.
- a barrel sleeve made of mineral glass, in which the existing on its tread of a graphite material piston is received longitudinally displaceable.
- the cylinder housing may be provided on the outer peripheral side with an oblique toothing for attacking a helical gear which is rotatably driven by a motor to rotate the piston-cylinder assembly and thus the guide assembly in the spindle housing about the tool axis of rotation A.
- a rotary drive means of standard drive elements is not only very smooth and inexpensive, but has - compared to a also conceivable coaxial with the guide arrangement arranged rotary drive - the advantage of low moving masses, which in turn is a high quality of the polished surface conducive to short process times.
- the guide arrangement of the tool spindle for the tilting of the tool holding portion with respect to the tool rotation axis A may comprise a ball joint. This allows a simple tilting of the tool relative to the tool rotation axis A of the tool spindle in, for example, the polishing machining, so that the tool the various workpiece geometries, even e.g. cylindrical surfaces or
- the tiltability of the tool advantageously allows the execution of polishing processes with the already mentioned “tangential” Polishing kinematics ", wherein the tool is able to align the workpiece angularly.
- the ball joint having a ball head accommodated in a ball socket can be constructed such that the ball head is formed on a ball pin which can be fastened to the guide rods of the guide arrangement, while the ball socket is formed in the tool holding section.
- a reverse arrangement of the ball joint, with ball socket on the side of the guide rods and ball pin on the side of the tool-holding portion, of course, is also conceivable.
- the ball head may have a receiving bore for a transverse pin, which extends through the ball head and engages on both sides of the ball head with associated recesses in the ball socket to connect the tool-holding portion by positive engagement rotatable takeaway with the ball pin ,
- a transverse pin which extends through the ball head and engages on both sides of the ball head with associated recesses in the ball socket to connect the tool-holding portion by positive engagement rotatable takeaway with the ball pin
- the tool holding section is resiliently supported by a resilient ring element on a ball pin side support flange in such a way that the tool holding section is endeavored with its center axis with the ball pin and so that the tool rotation axis A of the tool spindle Consfluraum.
- the tool is prevented from excessive tilting movements, which on the one hand, in particular during the reversal of motion in the mentioned oscillation of the tool on the workpiece has a favorable effect, since the tool can not buckle and jam in the sequence on the workpiece.
- such an elastic support of the tool-holding portion during mounting or placement of the tool is advantageous because the tool-holding portion assumes a defined position with slight pressure.
- the collision of the tool and workpiece can also be due to the elastic (pre-) orientation of the tool-holding section done so that the tool is substantially axially oriented on the workpiece touches, and not tilted, which, for example, in particularly thick or naval coordinate polishing plates could lead to problems.
- pre- orientation of a polishing plate by means of a pneumatically actuated rubber bellows on the tool-holding portion, but this would be much more complex.
- the ball joint of the guide arrangement can be formed in a queravysok and unbiased, ie without the above-described elastic (pre-) orientation of the tool-holding portion in an imaginary especially for fine optical applications alternative.
- a rotational drive of the tool-holding portion with the guide assembly takes place only due to the friction in the joint gap between the ball and ball socket of the ball joint. This makes a polishing process less aggressive.
- the tool holding section can easily follow the geometry of the machined workpiece, in particular because the gimbal errors associated with the transverse pin solution are avoided.
- a polishing plate can be exchangeably held on the tool holding section, for which purpose a base body of the polishing plate and the tool holding section are provided with complementary structures for axial locking and for rotational drive of the polishing plate with the tool holding section.
- Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a tool spindle for a
- a tool holding portion releasably holds a polishing plate, with a to machined surface on the workpiece is in machining engagement, wherein the polishing plate is in a relation to the tool spindle extended (Z delivery axis), lower position and an associated bellows at the factory - - tool holding section has been omitted for ease of illustration;
- Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the tool spindle of Fig. 1 corresponding to the section line II-II in Fig. 1, wherein a ball joint of a guide arrangement of the tool spindle has been omitted, which holds the tool-holding portion with respect to the tool rotation axis A tilted on the tool spindle ;
- Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the tool spindle of Fig. 1 corresponding to the section line III-III in Fig. 1, for further illustration of evenly distributed around the tool axis of rotation
- Tool holding portion connected guide rods, which includes the guide arrangement of the tool spindle for the axial feed (Z Zustellachse) of the tool holding portion;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the tool spindle separated from the linear bearing elements and guide rods of the guide assembly of the tool spindle of FIG. 1 obliquely from above, which illustrates how the guide rods are rigidly connected to each other via upper and lower guide plates and the guide arrangement for axial feed ( Infeed axis Z) is coupled to a piston of a piston-cylinder arrangement; 5 is a perspective view of the assembly of Figure 4 obliquely from below. and
- Fig. 6 is a view corresponding to the section line of Fig. 1 corresponding longitudinal sectional view of a tool spindle for a device for fine machining of optical effective surfaces on workpieces according to a second embodiment of the invention, in which in particular the ball joint of the guide arrangement of the tool spindle formed differently and the tool-holding portion is part of another polishing tool, which is in machining engagement with a surface to be machined on the workpiece, in the position and with the simplifications of FIG. 1.
- Fig. 1 is - as a possible application or use of a tool spindle according to the invention 10 - a device for fine machining optically effective surfaces cc, cx on workpieces, such as lenses L generally numbered 12.
- the apparatus 12 only partially shown in FIG. 1 forms a subassembly of a polishing machine, which is explained in detail in the earlier international application PCT / EP2015 / 001857 (WO 2016/058663 A1).
- the device 12 and the polishing machine will be described below only insofar as it appears necessary for the understanding of the present invention.
- the tool spindle 10 has a spindle housing 14 and a tool holding portion 16 protruding above it, which can be axially fed along the tool axis of rotation A (feed axis Z) via a guide arrangement 18 rotatably drivable about a tool rotation axis A (feed axis Z) and - at least in this case illustrated embodiment - a tilting point K on the tool axis of rotation A is tilted. It is essential that - The guide assembly 18, which will be described in more detail below, for the axial delivery of the tool holding portion 16 a plurality of evenly distributed around the work ⁇ axis rotation axis A linear bearing elements 20 and associated guide rods 22, the tensile and compression resistant are connected to the tool holding portion 16.
- the tool spindle 10 protrudes into a working space 24 of the polishing machine, indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 1, where it bears at its end
- Tool holding portion 16 a polishing tool 25, which is consequently driven to rotate about the tool axis of rotation A and along the tool axis of rotation A is axially deliverable (Z delivery axis).
- the device 12 further comprises a tool spindle 10 associated with and projecting into the working space 24 projecting workpiece spindle 26 via which a to be polished lens L, which usually by means of a Blockmate ⁇ rials M on a block piece S for inclusion in a chuck 28 of Workpiece spindle 26 is held, about a workpiece axis of rotation C with a predetermined speed and direction of rotation can be driven to rotate.
- the tool spindle 10 is relative to the workpiece spindle 26 along a substantially perpendicular to the workpiece axis of rotation C extending linear axis X by means of a driven tool carriage (not shown) CNC-position-controlled movable and pivotable about a pivoting adjusting axis B, which is substantially perpendicular to the workpiece Rotation axis C and substantially senk ⁇ right to the linear axis X runs.
- the tool spindle 10 is mounted on or in a manner not shown here on the tool slide pivot yoke 30 which pivots about the pivot axis B by means of a fork-shaped pivot arm 32 of the pivot yoke 30 engaging linear drive (not shown) is.
- the tool spindle 10 is flanged on the spindle housing 14 of FIG. 1 from below on the pivot yoke 30.
- the dash-dotted lines shown in FIG. 1 indicate a screw connection.
- the other components or assemblies of the tool spindle 10 are rotatably mounted in the spindle housing 14 via a bearing arrangement of rolling bearings, which comprises a lower fixed bearing 33 and an upper floating bearing 34, which are mounted by means of a spacer sleeve 35 spaced apart in the spindle housing 14.
- the floating bearing 34 is in this case over a plurality of evenly distributed on the circumference and screwed into the threaded bores 36 of the spindle housing 14 end cap screws 37 against the spacer sleeve 35, as shown in Fig. 2, while the fixed bearing 33 at one in Figs. 1 and 2 supported below in the spindle housing 14 annular shoulder 38 is supported.
- the guide arrangement 18 has a receiving part 40 which can be driven in rotation about the tool rotation axis A and which is mounted in the spindle housing 14 via the fixed bearing 33 for this purpose.
- the receiving part 40 is provided with recesses 42 for axially parallel receiving the linear bearing elements 20.
- the guide assembly 18 in the illustrated embodiment exactly three guide rods 22 of a metallic solid material, which are associated with a total of three linear bearing elements 20, which with respect to the tool axis of rotation A at 120 ° angularly spaced from each other in the recesses 42 on a are arranged common circle, so that the linear bearing elements 20 all have the same radial distance from the tool axis of rotation A.
- the linear bearing elements 20 are ball bushings of the type commercially available, for example, from Nippon Bearing Co., Ltd., Ojiya-City, Japan under the name "SM-W Type - Double-Wide Type" , - -
- the guide assembly 18 further includes first and second guide plates 45, 46 at the first and second ends 43, 44 of the cylindrical guide rods 22.
- the substantially triangular, as seen in plan view, The first guide plate 45 is fixed on the side facing away from the tool-holding portion 16 side of the receiving part 40 to the extending through the linear bearing elements 20 guide rods 22 frontally by means of screws 47 so that it connects the guide rods 22 at their first ends 43 rigidly together.
- the second guide plate 46 is fastened on the guide rods 22 on the front side by means of screws 48 on the side of the receiving part 40 facing the tool holding section 16 and connects them rigidly to each other at their second ends 44.
- the tool spindle 10 furthermore has a piston-cylinder arrangement 50.
- the piston-and-cylinder arrangement 50 has a piston 54 received in a cylinder housing 52 and operatively connected in a rearward arrangement with the guide rods 22 of the guide arrangement 18.
- the piston-cylinder assembly 50 via a standard rotary feedthrough 55 on the in Figs. 1 and 2 upper end of the cylinder housing 52 can be pneumatically acted upon.
- the piston-cylinder arrangement 50, together with the guide arrangement 18, is rotatably mounted in the spindle housing 14 about the tool rotation axis A, as already indicated.
- the cylinder housing 52 is further formed in two parts according to FIGS. 1 and 2, with an upper housing part 56 and a lower housing part 57, which are connected to each other at 58 centered together, for example, are screwed.
- an upper housing part 56 and a lower housing part 57 which are connected to each other at 58 centered together, for example, are screwed.
- Screwed connections 62, 63 to the piston 54 and the first guide plate 45 Screwed connections 62, 63 to the piston 54 and the first guide plate 45.
- the lower housing part 57 of the cylinder housing 52 is supported at the top in Figs. 1 and 2 rotatably via the movable bearing 34 in the radial direction on the spindle housing 14 from. 1 and 2 below, the receiving part 40 is flanged by means of a screw 64 on the lower housing part 57, which together with the lower housing part 57 axially clamps the inner ring of the fixed bearing 33.
- the receiving part 40 forms with the underside of the spindle housing 14 at 65 and a sealing labyrinth with narrow gaps and also has radially within the labyrinth seal 65 a ring recess 66 for receiving a sealing ring 67, the sealing lip also cooperating sealingly with the underside of the spindle housing 14.
- the receiving part 40 has a central passage 68, which connects an area above the receiving part 40 to an area below the receiving part 40, such that, when the guide arrangement 18, or more precisely its guide rods 22, is displaced axially - - And plates 45, 46 with respect to the spindle housing 14 no movement obstructing, additional air spring effect can arise. As shown in FIG.
- FIG. 1 shows the cylinder housing 52 of the piston-cylinder assembly 50 engages through an opening formed in the pivot yoke 30 69 and projects beyond this with its upper housing part 56 in FIG. 1 upwards.
- the upper housing part 56 of the cylinder housing 52 is provided on the outer peripheral side with an oblique toothing 70 for the attack of a very smooth running, for example, 20 ° helical gear 71 of the same diameter.
- the gear wheel 71 can be driven via a motor 72 flanged on the pivot yoke 30 in order to controllably rotate the piston-cylinder arrangement 50 and thus the guide arrangement 18 in the spindle housing 14 about the tool rotation axis A in rotational speed and direction of rotation.
- the torque transmission takes place from the thus rotatably drivable cylinder housing 52 of the piston-cylinder assembly 50 via the screw 64 on the receiving part 40 and from there via the linear bearing elements 20 on the guide rods 22 of the guide assembly 18, which in turn take the second guide plate 46.
- the lower guide plate 46 of the tool spindle 10 in rotational speed and direction controllable about the tool rotation axis A is rotatably driven and / or along the tool rotation axis A, if necessary, also very sensitively deliverable (Z delivery axis).
- Z delivery axis To detect the raised position of the guide plate 46 / the polishing tool 25 - and thus a tool loading position of the tool spindle 10 - a ring magnet RM is glued into the piston 54 of the piston-cylinder assembly 50, which with a magnetic sensor (not shown) in the vicinity the rotary feedthrough 55 cooperates.
- the guide arrangement 18 for the tilting of the tool-holding portion 16 with respect to the tool axis of rotation A includes - - A ball joint 74, which defines the tilting point K for the tool holding portion 16 on the tool axis of rotation A.
- the ball joint 74 has a spherical head 76 received in a ball socket 75, which is formed on a ball pin 77 attachable to the guide rods 22 of the guide assembly 18, while the ball socket 75 is formed in the tool holding portion 16.
- the ball pin 77 is connected to a flange portion 78, for example by integral formation, which is screwed axially and non-rotatably to the lower guide plate 46. As best seen in Figs.
- the guide plate 46 is for this purpose within the circle formed by the screws 48 provided with three with respect to the tool rotation axis A by 120 ° angularly spaced through holes 79 which on the bottom of the Guide plate 46 in an axially over the screws 48 projecting portion of the guide plate 46 with annular collars 80 for positive reception in the associated annular recesses 81 (see FIG. 1) in the flange 78 end.
- the through holes 79 are between see the ends 44 of the guide rods 22 from above by fastening screws 82 penetrated, which are screwed into associated, adjoining the annular recesses 81 threaded holes 83 in the flange portion 78 to pull the flange 78 firmly against the guide plate 46 and thus form and locks on the guide plate 46.
- the ball head 76 has in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 a receiving bore 84 for a transverse pin 85 which extends through the ball head 76 with rounded ends and arranged diametrically on both sides of the ball head 76 with associated recesses 86 and K with respect to the tilting point Slits in the ball socket 75 engages to the tool holding portion 16 in the manner of a universal joint rotatable takeaway with the ball pin 77 and thus to connect with the guide rods 22 of the tool spindle 10.
- a base body 90 of the polishing plate 25 and the tool holding portion 16 with complementary structures 91 for axial locking and for rotational drive of the polishing plate 25 are provided with the tool holding portion 16.
- This interface formed by the complementary structures 91 between the polishing plate 25 and the tool-holding section 16 is the subject of EP 2 464 493 B1, to which express reference is made at this point with regard to the structure and function of the interface for avoiding repetitions.
- a softer intermediate layer 92 of an elastic material relative to the base body 90 is fixed, on which a polishing agent carrier 93 rests, which forms the actual, outer processing surface 94 of the polishing plate 25.
- This embodiment of the polishing plate 25 is particular in that the intermediate layer 92 has at least two areas of different hardness, which are arranged one behind the other in the direction of the center axis of the pole piece 25, wherein the area of the intermediate layer 92 adjacent to the base body 90 is softer than the area the intermediate layer 92, on which the polish carrier 93 rests. More specifically, the two regions of the intermediate layer 92 are defined here by mutually different foam layers 95, 96 of respectively - along the middle _ -
- a softer foam layer 95 is formed on the base body 90, more precisely its spherical end surface 97, and a harder foam slide 96 under the polishing agent carrier 93.
- the individual components (90, 95, 96, FIG. 93) of the polishing plate 25 glued together.
- This polishing plate 25, which can be used universally for a large range of workpiece curvatures, in particular its specific design and dimensioning, is the subject of the earlier international patent application PCT / EP2015 / 001849, to which reference is expressly made at this point in order to avoid repetition.
- polishing tools or polishing plates with the tool spindle 10 can be used in accordance with the respective polishing requirements.
- tools according to the document US 7,559,829 B2 without rigid rotary drive.
- the bore of a slightly longer ball pin receiving bore and transverse pin would be omitted as well as the Abstützflansch and the elastic ring member of the polishing tool shown in Fig. 1.
- a similar but somewhat larger diameter flange would have an outer radial groove for receiving a crimp - - bellows for use.
- the possible rotary drive of the ball head would be ensured in this case, that no high relative velocities occur in the joint gap between ball and ball socket of the ball joint, which could otherwise cause severe wear under the action of highly abrasive polishing.
- FIG. 6 shows a further variant of the tool spindle 10, as can be used for fine-optical polishing machining operations, for example, and which will be explained below only insofar as it differs from the tool spindle 10 described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 ,
- differences only exist in the design of the ball joint 74 'of the guide arrangement 18' and of the polishing tool 25 '.
- Tool-holding portion 16 ' is not resiliently supported relative to the bolted to the second guide plate 46 of the guide assembly 18' at 82 flange portion 78 'due to the omission of the ring member of FIG. Accordingly, a transfer of the rotational movement of the tool spindle 10 from the second guide plate 46 to the polishing tool 25 'merely by friction in the joint gap between the ball head 76' and the
- the polishing tool 25 'itself has in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 6-unlike the custom-shaped polishing tools otherwise used in the fine-optical production-in the radial direction to the tool-holding portion 16' subsequent, indicated at 98 'spring arms, the an elastic intermediate layer 92 'of eg axially resiliently supporting a uniform foam, to which the polishing agent carrier 93 'forming the actual working surface 94' of the polishing tool 25 'is fastened.
- the intermediate layer 92' is supported on the solid, spherical end face 97 'of the tool-holding section 16'.
- the distance between the tilting point K of the guide arrangement 18 'and the working surface 94' of the polishing tool 25 ' is significantly smaller, despite the absence of the tool holding section 16 'elastically supporting ring element avoids the danger that the polishing tool 25' accidentally tilts away and it comes in the consequence to damage or excessive deformation of the tool and workpiece, so that a high process reliability is always given.
- a tool spindle for a device for fine machining of optically effective surfaces on workpieces has a spindle housing and an overhanging tool holding section.
- the tool-holding section can be axially delivered (feed axis Z) along the tool rotational axis with respect to the workpiece by means of a guide arrangement which can be driven in rotation in the spindle housing about a tool axis of rotation A and possibly by a tilting point K. - - the tool rotation axis are tilted.
- the guide arrangement for the axial delivery of the tool-holding portion has a plurality of evenly distributed around the tool axis of rotation linear bearing elements and respectively associated guide rods, which are tensile and pressure-resistant connected to the tool holding portion.
- a tool rotation axis polishing tool (speed controlled)
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