Nidek Co., Ltd.

Masakazu Funakura

Toshiaki Mizuno

Ryoji Shibata

Yoshinori Matsuyama

Masahiko Kobayashi

Hirokatsu Ohbayashi

The invention relates to an eyeglass lens layout device for performing layout to fit an eyeglass lens to an eyeglass frame, and an eyeglass lens processing apparatus with the eyeglass lens layout device incorporated therein. The device include a layout data input system by which layout data are inputted for each of horizontal and vertical layout items with respect to the frame, a memory in which layout methods are stored corresponding to lens types, a designating system by which one of the lens types can be designated; and a controller which retrieves one of the layout methods from the memory and sets the retrieved one of the layout methods for a corresponding one of the layout items, in accordance with the designated one of the lens types.

Eyeglass lens layout device and eyeglass lens processing apparatus having the same

A subject lens is held by two chuck shafts, which are rotated synchronously by pulse motors during a grinding operation. Chamfering and other grinding wheels are mounted on a rotary shaft of a lens grinding part. A desired grinding wheel for each processing is selected by moving the rotary shaft vertically. In the case of rough processing, the rotary shaft is moved by a pulse motor toward the center of the chuck shafts based on lens frame shape data. In the case of chamfering, the rotary shaft is moved toward the center of the chuck shafts as well as vertically based on chamfering data. To produce part of the chamfering data, a lens measuring section measures the shapes of the front and rear surfaces of the subject lens.

Lens grinding apparatus having chamfering and other grinding wheels

A subject lens is held by two chuck shafts, which are rotated synchronously by pulse motors during a grinding operation. A group of grinding wheels are mounted on each of rotary shafts of right and left lens grinding parts. The rotary shafts are disposed on opposite sides of the chuck shafts. A desired grinding wheel for each processing is selected by moving the rotary shaft vertically. To grind the subject lens, the rotary shafts are moved independently by pulse motors toward the rotation axis of the chuck shafts based on lens frame shape data in the case of rough processing.

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Aichi, Japan

Masakazu Funakura