Radial diamond alignment apparatus for a lens generator

An apparatus for adjusting a quill of an optical lens generating machine, comprising:

• a base;
• means for supporting an optical lens blank at a predetermined location relative to the base;
• a slide deck supported by said base;
• a pivot pin;
• means for arcuately moving the slide deck relative to the base about the pivot pin;
• a quill riser mounted on the slide deck, said quill riser being movable relative to the slide deck about a first way system;
• a quill holder supported by said quill riser;
• a grinding tool;
• a quill rotatably mounted in the quill holder for rotating the grinding tool;
• a radial way system for guiding displacement between the quill holder and the quill riser, the quill holder being movable on the radial way system toward and away from the pivot pin;
• means for accurately and bidirectionally effectuating controlled radial displacement of the quill holder relative to the quill riser on the radial way system;
• and
• gauging means for simultaneously measuring and visually displaying the relative radial displacement of the quill holder relative to the quill riser whereby the relative radial position between the quill holder and the quill riser can be adjusted and measured simultaneously.