Abstract:
A surfacing tool for optical purposes, includes a body (30) for mounting the tool (10) on a surfacing machine, an elastically compressible interface (12), a flexible buff (13), and a connecting structure between the mounting body (30) and the elastically compressible interface (12). The connecting structure includes a bell (11), and a supporting body (14) between the peripheral wall (17) of the bell (11) and the periphery of the interface (12), the body (30) for mounting the tool (10) on a surfacing machine (32, 33) being connected to the main body (16) on the side opposite the side facing the interface.
Abstract:
The tool includes a base including a rigid carrier and a flexible collar encircling the rigid carrier; an elastically compressible interface; and a flexible buffer including a central portion that is located in line with the rigid carrier and a peripheral portion that is located transversely therebeyond. This peripheral portion is connected to the carrier exclusively via the interface and via the collar, wherein the collar is configured so that the tool is elastically deformable between a rest position that it adopts in the absence of stress and a reference position in which the transverse end second surface of the flexible buffer is pressed against a reference surface that is spherical and of radius included between 40 mm and 1500 mm.
Abstract:
Polishing method comprising a step of receiving a surface to be polished, a configuration step during which the polishing machine is configured, and a polishing step during which the optical surface is polished, wherein the angle of inclination of the pin is between 2° and 20°, the inner cusp point is between −10 mm and 10 mm, the outer cusp point is between R−15 mm and R−5 mm, the speed of advance is between 100 mm/min and 2000 mm/min; the speed of rotation is between 500 rpm and 3000 rpm; and the bearing force is between 50 N and 180 N.