Polishing machine comprising sliding means transverse to the front face
AssigneeEssilor International (Compagnie General d'Optique)
InventorsJames W. Drain, John R. Keller, Steven L. Reid, Joseph K. Bond, Maggy Perrier, Laurent Marcepoil, Eric Comte
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Abstract
A polishing machine for optical elements, comprising: a spindle arranged to rotationally drive an optical element; a polishing tool mobile relative to the spindle; a front face provided with a door enabling the access to the spindle and to the polishing tool; wherein the polishing tool is mounted on a body which is rotationally mounted on sliding means by way of a first axis, the sliding means being substantially perpendicular to the front face.
Claims20
A polishing machine for optical elements, comprising:
- a spindle arranged to rotationally drive an optical element;
- a polishing tool mobile relative to the spindle;
- and
- a front face provided with a door enabling the access to the spindle and to the polishing tool,
- wherein the polishing tool is mounted on a first jack which is rotationally mounted on sliding means by way of a first axis, the sliding means having a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the front face, and
- wherein the first axis is a pivot axis that is generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the sliding means and generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said spindle and wherein the first jack pivotally rotates about the pivot axis.
A polishing machine for optical elements, comprising:
- a spindle arranged to rotationally drive an optical element;
- a polishing tool mobile relative to the spindle;
- and
- a front face provided with a door enabling the access to the spindle and to the polishing tool,
- wherein the polishing tool is mounted on a first jack which is rotationally mounted on sliding means by way of a first axis, the sliding means being substantially perpendicular to the front face, and
- wherein the sliding means are insulated from the spindle and the polishing tool by means of a dome attached to the first jack and a lip seal closing onto the dome.
A polishing machine for optical elements, comprising:
- a spindle arranged to rotationally drive an optical element;
- a polishing tool mobile relative to the spindle;
- and
- a front face provided with a door enabling the access to the spindle and to the polishing tool,
- wherein the polishing tool is mounted on a first jack which is rotationally mounted on sliding means by way of a first axis, the sliding means having a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the front face, and
- wherein the door is rotationally mounted on an arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.