Apparatus for polishing the edges of lenses
US4561213A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 1982 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB24B9/14
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is apparatus for polishing the edges of lenses, such as eyeglass lenses. The apparatus includes a lens holder, a motor for rotating the lens holder, a hand screw mechanism for opening and closing the lens holder, a polishing pad, a motor for rotating the polishing pad, a hand pivot mechanism for pivoting the polishing pad towards and away from the lens holder, a container for polishing abrasive, and a hand screw mechanism for translating the the polishing pad axially to bring different portions of the polishing pad into engagement with lenses gripped by the lens holder.
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