Abstract:
A method for machining an optical lens via a trimming machine, includes: —a step of locking the optical lens, —a step of acquiring shape characteristics of the optical faces of the optical lens, —a step of generating an instruction for trimming the optical lens, and —a step of trimming the optical lens along a desired contour. The method also includes the following steps: —a step of generating an instruction for etching the optical lens depending on the acquired shape characteristics, and —a step of etching the optical lens along a line located inside the desired contour, during which a pointed etching tool of the trimming machine is controlled according to the etching instruction in such a way that the point of same continually slides against the optical face in order to score same along the line.
Abstract:
Methods of shaping a glass sheet each include a step of removing a first portion of the glass sheet to form a first beveled surface. The methods further include the step of removing a second portion of the glass sheet to form a second beveled surface. The methods still further include the step of removing a third portion of the glass sheet comprising a remainder of an end surface of an edge portion of the glass sheet. In further examples, glass sheets are also provided with a first bevel surface intersecting a first glass-sheet surface and an apex surface, and a second bevel surface intersecting a second glass-sheet surface and the apex surface. The glass sheet exhibits a probability of failure of less than 5% at an edge stress of 135 MPa.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an optical lens, the method comprising the steps of blocking a lens member at a first position on a blocker; determining the first position of the lens member with respect to the blocker; comparing the first position of the lens member with a predetermined position in order to determine a positioning error between the first position and the predetermined position; determining a surface position of the surface to be manufactured with respect to the blocker according to the positioning error; and configuring operational parameters of a lens manufacturing tool in order to manufacture a surface according to the determined surface position such that the desired optical properties of the optical lens are respected. The invention further relates to an apparatus for manufacturing an optical lens.
Abstract:
A calibration template for calibrating a machining device that has blocking elements for blocking an ophthalmic lens, and machining elements for machining the ophthalmic lens, the template including a fastener portion suitable for being fastened to the blocking elements and a calibration portion arranged around the fastener portion. The calibration portion is made out of a material that is suitable for being machined by the machining elements, and presents firstly a plurality of shape patterns, and secondly a plurality of visual identifiers each visually associated with one of the shape patterns.
Abstract:
A blocking device and a method for blocking of eyeglass lenses on blocking pieces with a base body, with a blocking piece receiver which is located on the base body for the blocking piece which is to be attached to the eyeglass lens and with a positioning unit which is located on the base body for aligning and holding the eyeglass lens which is to be blocked, the blocking piece receiver and the positioning unit can be fixed on the eyeglass lens by activation being movable relative to one another via a lifting axis, the approach motion between the positioning unit and the blocking piece receiver being limited in the direction of the lifting axis by an adjustable stop means in at least two positions.
Abstract:
When a forming a bevel on a lens, the value of the bevel curve is calculated based on the value of the curve of the concave face, a reference axis of the bevel curve is determined to be in the same direction as the curvature of the concave face, a reference position on the peripheral edge of the lens in the first portion having the minimum thickness is determined based on the thickness of the first portion, a correction for the initial reference axis of the bevel curve is obtained, an angle of inclination from the direction of the initial reference axis of the bevel curve is obtained based on the correction and the locus of the bevel is determined based on the value of the bevel curve, the reference position and the angle of inclination.
Abstract:
An eyeglass lens processing apparatus for processing a periphery of an eyeglass lens, includes: a lens rotation shaft which holds and rotates the lens, the shaft being rotatable about a first axis; a grooving grinding stone which forms a groove in an edge surface of the lens; a holder which rotatably holds the grooving grinding stone; an inclination mechanism for relatively inclining the holder with respect to the lens rotation shaft to change inclination of a rotation axis of the grooving grinding stone with respect to the first axis; and a controller for obtaining desired inclination of the rotation axis of the grooving grinding stone correspondingly to a radius vector angle at each processing point of grooving locus, thereby controlling the inclination by the inclination mechanism.
Abstract:
When a forming a bevel on a lens, the value of the bevel curve is calculated based on the value of the curve of the concave face, a reference axis of the bevel curve is determined to be in the same direction as the curvature of the concave face, a reference position on the peripheral edge of the lens in the first portion having the minimum thickness is determined based on the thickness of the first portion, a correction for the initial reference axis of the bevel curve is obtained, an angle of inclination from the direction of the initial reference axis of the bevel curve is obtained based on the correction and the locus of the bevel is determined based on the value of the bevel curve, the reference position and the angle of inclination.
Abstract:
When a forming a bevel on a lens, the value of the bevel curve is calculated based on the value of the curve of the concave face, a reference axis of the bevel curve is determined to be in the same direction as the curvature of the concave face, a reference position on the peripheral edge of the lens in the first portion having the minimum thickness is determined based on the thickness of the first portion, a correction for the initial reference axis of the bevel curve is obtained, an angle of inclination from the direction of the initial reference axis of the bevel curve is obtained based on the correction and the locus of the bevel is determined based on the value of the bevel curve, the reference position and the angle of inclination.
Abstract:
Process for bevelling at least one edge (6) of an optical face (3) of an ophthalmic lens (1), which includes a plotting stage in which the successive curvatures of the optical face (3) are plotted in the vicinity of and along the edge (6) to be bevelled. In the plotting stage, the edge (6) to be bevelled is scanned by means of a flat light beam (23) forming a linear light spot (24) on the optical face (3), an image of the light spot (24) is simultaneously formed on optical reception means (26), the successive curvatures of the optical face (3) in the vicinity of the edge (6) are deduced from the successive positions of this image. This process includes a bevelling stage in which the lens (1), rotated about an axis (A1), is brought into contact by its edge (6) with a bevelling tool, and the relative positioning of the lens (1) and of the tool is controlled according to the plots produced.