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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2006
Katsuhiro Natsume, Toyohashi, JP;
Katsuhiro Natsume, Toyohashi, JP;
Nidek Co., Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An eyeglass lens processing apparatus includes a lens holding unit for holding an eyeglass lens, a roughing tool, a finishing tool, a drilling tool, a processing water supply unit for applying processing water to a processed part of the lens held by the lens holding unit, and a controller for controlling driving operations of each of the processing tools and the processing water supply unit in order to execute roughing for the lens by the roughing tool without application of the processing water, drilling for the lens by the drilling tool without the application of the processing water after the roughing and finishing for the lens by the finishing tool with the application of the processing water after the drilling.