Tool operating assembly for a lens shaping machine
US11453096B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB24B47/12
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool operating assembly for a lens shaping machine to finish the peripheral edge of a corrective lens wherein the tool operating assembly is disposed in operative relationship relative to a lens operating assembly comprising a lens support assembly to support the corrective lens to be finished and a multi-axis lens positioning assembly to move the corrective lens relative to the tool operating assembly during the finishing operation to finish the peripheral edge of the corrective lens, the tool operating assembly comprising a multi-station tool support assembly to selectively position one of a plurality of tools in operative position to engage the peripheral edge of the corrective lens to be finished and a tool drive assembly to rotate the selected tool during the finishing operation to finish the peripheral edge of the corrective lens.
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