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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2005
Applicants:
Takayasu Yamamoto, Toyohashi, JP;
Hirokatsu Obayashi, Hoi-gun, JP;
Yoshiaki Kamiya, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nidek Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 37/00 (2006.01); B23B 27/00 (2006.01); B23Q 1/01 (2006.01); B23D 7/00 (2006.01); B24B 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes: a piercing unit that includes a piercing tool for piercing a hole in an eyeglass lens; a first input unit that inputs position data and depth data of a non-through hole to be formed in a refractive surface of the lens; a detecting unit that detects a position of a front end of the piercing tool; and a control unit that controls a process of forming the non-through hole based on the detected front-end position data, and the input position data and the input depth data.