| Schneider GmbH & Co. KG Patent applications |
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| 20110096290 | METHOD FOR MACHINING AN EYEGLASS LENS BLANK AND EYEGLASS LENS BLANK COMPRISING A CONNECTING MATERIAL AND BLOCK PIECE - A machining method for an eyeglass lens blank in which a bock piece is connected, by way of a connecting material, to a first side of the eyeglass lens blank for holding and supporting the eyeglass lens blank in a processing machine, wherein to this end a cavity is made between the block piece and the first side, at least using a sealing or supporting means, wherein the sealing or supporting means has an inner diameter Dd, Ds and sits against the first side in a sealing manner, the connecting material is filled into the cavity or connecting material is provided in the cavity and then the connecting material is cured, the eyeglass lens blank is placed into a milling and/or turning or grinding machine by way of the block piece cast on by way of the connecting material, wherein the eyeglass lens blank is supported on the first side by the connecting material across a diameter Dv that corresponds to the diameter Dd, Ds and wherein the blank and the connecting material are worked off in one of the following machining processes. An eyeglass lens blank having a diameter Dr, said blank being fastened to a block piece through the cast-on connecting material, wherein the connecting material has an outer diameter Dv. The diameter Dv is at most 2 mm to 6 mm, in particular at most 4 mm and is less than diameter Dr. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110009035 | Polishing machine for lenses and method for polishing a lens using a machine tool - A polishing machine for lenses with at least one first polishing spindle having a polishing axis (K) and a tool holder disposed on the first polishing spindle for a first polishing disc designed as a tool, further comprising at least one first workpiece spindle having a rotary axis (C) and a workpiece holder disposed on the first workpiece spindle for a lens, wherein the workpiece holder and the tool holder are disposed so as to be movable in translation in the direction of a telescoping axis (Z) disposed parallel to the polishing axis (K) and in the direction of a translation axis (X) disposed at right angles to the rotary axis (C).; The polishing machine further has at least one first tool changer for changing the tool and a working chamber formed of at least one wall spatially limiting a spray of polishing medium during processing, wherein at least the workpiece holder and the tool holder are disposed within the working chamber, wherein the first tool changer is disposed at least partially within the working chamber during operation. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100226729 | Cutting head for a milling machine for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses made of plastic - A milling head for a milling machine for producing synthetic spectacle lenses, comprising a rotational axis, a coupling part for tensioning into a milling spindle chuck, a shoulder which connects to the coupling part with a contact surface for the milling spindle chuck, a shaft which is connected to the shoulder and a blade collar with an outer diameter D which is connected to the shaft and which comprises several cutting plates with a radius R, wherein between the blade collar at the height of the outer diameter D and the contact surface, a free length L is provided. The measurement of the free length L in relation to the measurement of the outer diameter D and the measurement of the radius R fulfills the following condition: ILI=0.18 (IDI−2IRI)+54±a, with a maximum deviation a of 3. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100224039 | Lathe for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses made of plastic - A turning machine for producing non rotationally symmetric surfaces of synthetic spectacle lenses, having a support plane E, a machine bed made of cast iron with a width b | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100190415 | Device and a method for polishing lenses - A method for polishing lens surfaces, in which a) prior to the polishing process, for the purpose of determining an abrasion profile, at least one point of a workpiece is polished by means of a polishing tool to be used, using at least one pre-defined parameter; b) the polishing abrasion thus achieved on the workpiece side is determined by measuring; c) on the basis of the abrasion profile, at least one parameter is set for a subsequent polishing process, and the polishing process is completed at least partially. A method for polishing lens surfaces, in which the polishing point is places at least outside of the workpiece centre at a distance a from a plane which is tensioned by the tool spindle axis and the workpiece spindle axis. The invention furthermore relates to a lens polishing machine in which at least one movement axis is provided, by means of which a distance a between the polishing point and a plane which is tensioned by the tool spindle axis and the workpiece spindle axis can be set and/or changed. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100184361 | Polishing head and tool change arm for a polishing head - A polishing head for use in a polishing machine for optical surfaces, having an axis of rotation and a base body having a holding structure intended to be arranged at a polishing spindle and having a transport element intended to be held at a tool change arm, the transport element being positionable against a holding element of the tool change arm in the axial direction relative to the axis of rotation in order to perform a tool change, wherein at least one locking element is provided which can be positioned against the tool change arm in the circumferential direction U such that a positive and/or non-positive joint results. A tool change arm of a polishing machine for optical surfaces, comprising a holding element intended to hold a polishing head having an axis of rotation, the holding element being positionable against a transport element of the polishing head in the axial direction in order to perform a tool change, wherein at least one guiding part is provided which, in relation to the polishing head, can be positioned against the polishing head in the circumferential direction U relative to the axis of rotation such that a positive and/or non-positive joint results. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100165330 | Method for machining and estimating an optical lens designed as a smei-finished product - The invention relates to a method for machining and estimating an optical lens which is designed as a semi-finished product, with a pre-finished form of a first side and a second side to be machined, in which a pre-specified form of a surface of the second side to be machined is estimated, wherein prior to estimating the pre-specified form of the surface of the second side, an actual form of the surface of the first side is measured using measuring means and is incorporated into the estimation of the pre-specified form of the surface of the second side. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100159809 | Polishing device with potary joint - A polishing device for polishing optical lenses having a tiltable base part for directly or indirectly receiving a polishing plate, which base part is connected to a polishing spindle having an axis of rotation D in order to be rotationally driven, wherein a rotary joint for supplying a polishing agent is provided, which rotary joint is at least partly arranged opposite said polishing spindle, relative to the base part, and a coupling element is provided by means of which the rotary joint can be detachably push-fitted or clipped onto a polishing spindle. A method for polishing selected zones of aspherical lenses which are not rotationally symmetric using a polishing plate which is guided by a polishing spindle so as to be tiltable, wherein during polishing, a polishing agent is introduced between said polishing plate and the lens via a rotary joint arranged between said polishing spindle and said polishing plate. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100151772 | Polishing head for the zonal machining of optical spectacle surfaces - A polishing head for spectacle surfaces with a basic body for attachment to a polishing spindle, with an elastic supporting part for a polishing film which is or can be attached, wherein the supporting part comprises a recess with a wall surface and a depth t, and the polishing film comprises at least one hole, wherein the hole forms an access to the recess, wherein the polishing film comprises in addition to the hole at least one further hole, which is arranged in the area of an edge of the recess and is at a radial distance a from the hole, wherein the further hole forms an outlet channel for polishing agent from out of the recess or the wall surface is raised at least over one section of the depth t, and/or with reference to a circumference, at least in segments in relation to the rotational axis D at an angle α, and/or the supporting part comprises at least one groove which is provided in the front side with a groove base and a depth t | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100141965 | Method and a device for measuring the edge of optical lenses - A method for determining the coordinates K of at least one point P | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100041318 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SPECTACLE LENS - A method for producing a semi-finished product for a plus or minus power lens having a toroidal or atoroidal back that is configured as a prescription surface. According to the method, a blank having a diameter D | 02-18-2010 |
