Method for checking that lenses to be fitted to an eyeglass frame match the contour of the rims or surrounds of the frame
AssigneeEssilor International Cie Generale d'Optique
InventorChristian Joncour
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Abstract
A method of checking that a lens suits an eyeglass frame uses the lens grinding machine itself. The lens to be ground is mounted on a support shaft and moved into contact with the grinding wheel with the latter stationary. The support shaft is rotated stepwise until the lens to be ground has rotated through one complete turn. A check is carried out to determine whether a feeler associated with a template is operated thereby during such rotation. The invention finds an application in grinding machines used to trim eyeglass lenses.
Claims4
Method of checking that a lens suits an eyeglass frame using a grinding machine comprising at least one grinding wheel rotating on a frame, a carriage pivoting on said frame about an axis parallel to the rotation axis of said grinding wheel, a support shaft rotating on said carriage about an axis parallel to the rotation axis of said grinding wheel and adapted to receive axially said lens to be ground and a template, and a feeler vertically aligned with said template, in which method said lens to be ground is mounted on said support shaft and moved into contact with said grinding wheel with the latter stationary, said support shaft is rotated stepwise until said lens to be ground has rotated through one complete turn, and a check is carried out to determine whether said feeler associated with said template is operated thereby during such rotation.
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