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Method and a device for machining parts and especially optical lenses by means of a model

US4063390A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 3, 1976
Grant dateDec 20, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 3, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23Q35/20
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In machining parts and especially optical lenses by means of a model, a single model having a shape which is the reverse of that of the part to be obtained is used for all of the various machining operations. In the machining operations, on the one hand, the model is coupled with the tool which machines the part and, on the other hand, the part to be machined is coupled with a feeler which is in contact with the model.

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