Ophthalmic lens processing apparatus with improved user accessibility
AssigneeNational Optronics, Inc.
InventorRobert Kenneth Dewees
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Abstract
An ophthalmic lens processing apparatus is provided that includes a housing, a support structure, and ophthalmic lens processing components configured to perform an ophthalmic process on an ophthalmic lens. The housing includes a case and a user access member. The support structure includes a support plate received within and movably connected to the case. At least one of the ophthalmic lens processing components is mounted to and movable with the support plate. Also provided is a method of improving user accessibility to the at least one ophthalmic lens processing components of the ophthalmic lens processing apparatus.
Claims21
An ophthalmic lens processing apparatus, comprising:
- a housing comprising a case and a user access member;
- a support structure comprising a support plate, the support structure being received within and movably connected to the case to permit non-linear movement of at least a portion of the support structure;
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- ophthalmic lens processing components configured to perform a lens shaping process on an ophthalmic lens, the ophthalmic lens processing components comprising a rotatable lens clamp configured to hold and rotate a lens blank and a tool spindle configured to drive a tool to edge the lens blank, the lens clamp and the tool spindle being mounted to and movable with the support structure.
An ophthalmic lens edger, comprising:
- a housing comprising a case and a user access member;
- a support structure comprising a support plate and a stanchion extending downward directly below the support plate, the support structure being received within and movably connected to the case to permit non-linear movement of at least a portion of the support structure, the stanchion being reciprocally laterally movable relative to the support plate;
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- ophthalmic lens processing components configured to perform a lens edging process on an ophthalmic lens, the ophthalmic lens processing components comprising a rotatable lens clamp configured to rotate and hold a lens blank and a tool spindle configured to drive a tool to edge the lens blank, the lens clamp and the tool spindle being mounted to and movable with the support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.