EYEGLASS LENS PROCESSING APPARATUS

• US 20110009036A1
• Filed: 07/07/2010
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nidek Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nidek Company Limited
• Inventors: SHIBATA, Ryoji
• Granted Patent: US 8,684,795 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 451/255
• CPC Class Codes: B24B 9/14 of optical work, e.g. lenses, prisms control of the position of the tool for bevelling optical work B24B47/225

Abstract

An eyeglass lens processing apparatus is provided with: a lens chuck shaft that holds an eyeglass lens; and a beveling tool for forming a bevel on the periphery of the lens. The beveling tool includes a first processing part for forming a rear bevel on the lens rear side; and a second processing part for forming a bevel foot coupled to the rear bevel. In the second processing part, the distance from a line parallel to the lens chuck shafts and passing through a point of border with the first processing part gradually increases from the point of border as the starting point to the endpoint of the second processing surface and the increase rate of the distance gradually increases at least in two steps toward the endpoint.

Claims

1. An eyeglass lens processing apparatus comprising:

a lens rotating unit which includes a lens chuck shaft for holding an eyeglass lens and a motor for rotating the lens chuck shaft; and

a tool rotating unit which includes a beveling tool for forming a bevel on a periphery of the lens, a spindle to which the beveling tool is attached and which is disposed parallel to the lens chuck shaft or disposed to be inclined with respect to the lens chuck shaft at a predetermined angle, and a motor for rotating the spindle,

wherein the beveling tool includes a first processing part for forming a rear bevel at a rear side of the lens and a second processing part for forming a bevel foot coupled to the rear bevel, and

wherein in the second processing part, a distance from a line parallel to the lens chuck shaft and passing through a point of a border with the first processing part gradually increases from the border point as the starting point to an endpoint of the second processing surface and an increase rate of the distance gradually increases at least in two steps from the border point to the endpoint.

2. The eyeglass lens processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case in which the increase rate of the distance is expressed by an inclination angle with respect to the line parallel to the lens chuck shaft, the inclination angle in the vicinity of the border point is not less than 10 degrees and the inclination angle in the vicinity of the endpoint is not more than 60 degrees.

3. The eyeglass lens processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second processing part at least partially includes a curved shape in which the increase rate of the distance continuously gradually increases toward the endpoint.

4. The eyeglass lens processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second processing part includes a curved shape in which the increase rate of the distance continuously gradually increases from the border point to the end point.

5. The eyeglass lens processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second processing part includes a straight line shape where the increase rate of the distance is constant from the border point to the midpoint located between the border point and the end point, and a curved shape where the increase rate of the distance continuously gradually increases from the midpoint to the end point.