EP1173305A2 - Method and device for machining the peripheral edge of spectacle lenses - Google Patents
Method and device for machining the peripheral edge of spectacle lensesInfo
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- EP1173305A2 EP1173305A2 EP00920544A EP00920544A EP1173305A2 EP 1173305 A2 EP1173305 A2 EP 1173305A2 EP 00920544 A EP00920544 A EP 00920544A EP 00920544 A EP00920544 A EP 00920544A EP 1173305 A2 EP1173305 A2 EP 1173305A2
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- Prior art keywords
- holding shaft
- spectacle lens
- torque
- lens holding
- spectacle
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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
- B24B49/00—Measuring or gauging equipment for controlling the feed movement of the grinding tool or work; Arrangements of indicating or measuring equipment, e.g. for indicating the start of the grinding operation
- B24B49/16—Measuring or gauging equipment for controlling the feed movement of the grinding tool or work; Arrangements of indicating or measuring equipment, e.g. for indicating the start of the grinding operation taking regard of the load
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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
- B24B9/148—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 electrically, e.g. numerically, controlled
Definitions
- the invention relates to a method and a device for shaping the peripheral edge of spectacle lenses and, if necessary, subsequently attaching a facet with a driven spectacle lens holding shaft that holds the spectacle lens and a processing tool that can be moved in a controlled manner with respect to the spectacle lens holding shaft
- the processing pressure can be controlled by means of a quantity of data from a computer which also controls the shaping of the spectacle lens by means of this quantity of data.
- the control of the machining pressure can be effected by changing the torque transmitted by the servomotor moving the machining tool relative to the spectacle lens holding shaft, whereby the Modification of the torque can be carried out either by means of a torque-controlled servomotor or by means of a torque-controlled coupling between the servomotor and the adjustable machining tool
- the invention is also based on the problem of creating a method and a device for shaping the peripheral edge of spectacle lenses and, if appropriate, subsequently attaching a facet, with which penetration of the spectacle lens clamped into the spectacle lens holding shaft is reliably avoided, and with which the shaping of the The peripheral edge of eyeglass lenses can be carried out as quickly as possible without the risk of the eyeglass lenses breaking or being damaged, this method and the device should be designed and constructed in a simple manner and should not require any complicated control
- the machining force acting on the spectacle lens holding shaft clamped always remains below a predeterminable value at which the spectacle lens will certainly not be drenched.
- This method has the advantage that it can also be retrofitted to an eyeglass lens processing machine, regardless of the control of the shape machining
- the method according to the invention is independent of whether the shaping of the spectacle lens is CNC-controlled or by means of copy grinding using a shaping disc
- the measurement of the torque of the spectacle lens holding shaft can be carried out in different ways, for example by measuring the torque of the drive motor of the spectacle lens holding shaft. This torque is proportional to the current consumption, so that the measurement of the torque can be achieved by measuring the current consumption of the drive motor. Likewise, the torque of the drive motor can be measured on the housing of the drive motor if this housing rotates slightly on an elastic Support is stored and the way of elastic support is measured
- the control of the rotational speed of the spectacle lens holding shaft can either be carried out in such a way that it is reduced in proportion to the exceeding of a predetermined value of the torque or by stopping the spectacle lens holding shaft as long as a predetermined value of the torque is exceeded
- the device for shaping the peripheral edge of eyeglass lenses and, if necessary, subsequently attaching a facet with a driven eyeglass lens holding shaft holding the eyeglass lens and a processing tool that can be moved with respect to the eyeglass lens holding shaft has a measuring device for measuring the torque of the eyeglass lens holding shaft and a control device for this Force of the processing tool acting on the spectacle lens to reduce this force by reducing the rotational speed of the spectacle lens holding shaft, if necessary to a standstill, if and as long as the torque exceeds a predetermined value
- the control device can act on the drive of the spectacle lens holding shaft, in the sense of reducing the rotational speed of the spectacle lens holding shaft, if necessary to a standstill
- the measuring device for measuring the torque has an elastic support for the rotatably mounted housing of the drive motor for the spectacle lens holding shaft, wherein a displacement sensor cooperating with the control device can be arranged on the support and the control device reduces the speed of the spectacle lens holding shaft in proportion to the exceeding of a predetermined path of the encoder
- a particularly advantageous embodiment of the device according to the invention is obtained if the elastic support is pre-tensioned such that movement only occurs when the pretension, ie the predetermined torque, is exceeded and in which an electrical contact with the elastic support interacts, which contributes to the power supply to the drive motor Exceeding the preload interrupts
- the inventive method and the device can be combined with the method described in DE 196 16 536 AI, so that on the one hand the machining pressure is increased in a controlled manner from a large radius to a small radius depending on the respective radius in the contact area of the spectacle lens touching the machining tool and on the other hand, the speed of the spectacle lens holding shaft may be reduced to a standstill if and as long as the torque exceeds the predetermined value
- the invention is explained below with reference to an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing. With regard to the details of a spectacle lens edge processing machine designed according to the invention, reference is made to DE 196 16 536 A1 of the same applicants
- a processing tool in the form of a grinding wheel package 1 is shown of an eyeglass lens edge grinding machine, to which an eyeglass lens holding shaft consisting of two halves 2, 3 is arranged axially parallel Between the halves 2, 3 of the eyeglass lens holding shaft an eyeglass lens 5 provided with a block or suction cup 4 is clamped Spectacle lenses 5 are made in such a way that the spectacle lens 5 is set in slow rotation by the spectacle lens holding shaft 2, 3, while the grinding wheel package 1 rotates rapidly.
- the distance between the spectacle lens holding shaft 2, 3 with the clamped spectacle lens 5 relative to the grinding wheel package 1 becomes corresponding the shape of the spectacle lens to be processed is changed in a controlled manner by means of a movement drive 15. It is also possible to move the spectacle lens retaining shaft 2 with respect to the grinding disc package 1 when the grinding wheel package 1 is stationary
- the spectacle lens holding shaft 2, 3 is driven by a gear motor 6 via gear sets 7, 8
- the spectacle lens 5 must be rotated by the geared motor 6 with a different torque, which depends on the machining pressure between the grinding wheel package 1 and the spectacle lens 5 and the respective radius of the spectacle lens 5. If this torque exceeds a value known from experience, it is possible to filter the between the spectacle lens holding shaft halves 2, 3 clamped spectacle lenses 5, which must not occur under any circumstances if the spectacle lens to be machined has a near part oriented with respect to the optical axis or a cylindrical or prismatic cut, the axial position of which is predetermined with respect to the arrangement of the spectacle lens in the spectacle frame
- the respectively valid, maximum transmissible torque is dependent on the material of the spectacle lens and on its surface treatment.
- Highly anti-reflective spectacle glasses for example, have a particularly low coefficient of friction compared to holding devices on the spectacle lens holding shaft or attached blocks or suction cups
- the housing of the geared motor 6 is rotatably mounted in the spectacle lens edge processing machine and is supported on springs 10 via an extension 9. These springs are between Fixed, adjustable abutments 1 1 arranged so that the springs 10 can be given an adjustable preload, which is a measure of the torque that can be output by the geared motor 6, before rotation of the housing of the geared motor 6 occurs against the force of the springs 10 12 is arranged parallel to the springs 10 and interacts with a pin 13 If a certain, adjustable torque of the geared motor 6 is now exceeded, a deflection of the pin 13 with respect to the displacement sensor 12 occurs. This deflection is measured and passed on to a control device 14, which the speed of the geared motor 6 may be reduced to a standstill
- the preload of the springs 10 can be set such that from a certain torque, which is still below the permissible torque, a deflection of the pin 13 occurs, which causes a proportional reduction in the speed of the geared motor 6 via the travel sensor 12 and the control device 14
- a certain deflection ie a certain, higher torque
- the control device 14 can stop the geared motor 6, and this geared motor 6 remains stopped as long as the predetermined torque is exceeded
- a particularly simple embodiment of the invention can consist in that a limit switch is arranged in the area of the extension 9 or pin 13 instead of a displacement sensor.
- This limit switch interrupts the power supply to the geared motor 6 when and as long as a torque that can be set by the bias of the springs 10 is exceeded as soon as If the torque drops to or falls below the set value, the limit switch closes again, and the gear motor 6 continues the rotation of the spectacle lens holding shaft 2, 3
- the peripheral edge of the spectacle lens is continuously ground with an uninterrupted rotation of the spectacle lens holding shaft 2, 3, while an intermittent grinding always takes place and as long as this set torque is exceeded
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- 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)
Abstract
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE19914174A DE19914174A1 (en) | 1999-03-29 | 1999-03-29 | Method and device for shaping the peripheral edge of spectacle lenses |
DE19914174 | 1999-03-29 | ||
PCT/EP2000/002557 WO2000058052A2 (en) | 1999-03-29 | 2000-03-23 | Method and device for machining the peripheral edge of spectacle lenses |
Publications (2)
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EP1173305A2 true EP1173305A2 (en) | 2002-01-23 |
EP1173305B1 EP1173305B1 (en) | 2003-02-26 |
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EP00920544A Expired - Lifetime EP1173305B1 (en) | 1999-03-29 | 2000-03-23 | Method and device for machining the peripheral edge of spectacle lenses |
Country Status (4)
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US (1) | US6579155B1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1173305B1 (en) |
DE (2) | DE19914174A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2000058052A2 (en) |
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JP2003300136A (en) * | 2002-04-08 | 2003-10-21 | Hoya Corp | Lens processing device |
EP1445065A1 (en) * | 2003-02-05 | 2004-08-11 | Nidek Co., Ltd. | Eyeglass lens processing apparatus |
DE10324146B4 (en) * | 2003-05-26 | 2008-08-14 | Weco Optik Gmbh | Method and device for shaping of spectacle lenses |
US20050019955A1 (en) * | 2003-07-23 | 2005-01-27 | Dahl Jeremy E. | Luminescent heterodiamondoids as biological labels |
JP4290673B2 (en) * | 2005-04-28 | 2009-07-08 | 株式会社ニデック | Glasses lens peripheral processing method |
US7926730B2 (en) * | 2005-11-30 | 2011-04-19 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Combined multi-spectral document markings |
JP4975469B2 (en) * | 2007-02-02 | 2012-07-11 | 株式会社ニデック | Eyeglass lens processing equipment |
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JPWO2015050186A1 (en) * | 2013-10-04 | 2017-03-09 | 株式会社フジミインコーポレーテッド | Polishing apparatus and polishing method |
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JPH10138108A (en) | 1996-10-31 | 1998-05-26 | Nidek Co Ltd | Equipment and method for grinding spectacles lens |
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1999
- 1999-03-29 DE DE19914174A patent/DE19914174A1/en not_active Withdrawn
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- 2000-03-23 EP EP00920544A patent/EP1173305B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2000-03-23 WO PCT/EP2000/002557 patent/WO2000058052A2/en active IP Right Grant
- 2000-03-23 US US09/937,549 patent/US6579155B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2000-03-23 DE DE50001329T patent/DE50001329D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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EP1173305B1 (en) | 2003-02-26 |
WO2000058052A2 (en) | 2000-10-05 |
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WO2000058052A3 (en) | 2001-06-14 |
US6579155B1 (en) | 2003-06-17 |
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