Global Patent Index - EP 0971810 A1

EP 0971810 A1 20000119 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POLISHING OPHTHALMIC LENSES

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POLISHING OPHTHALMIC LENSES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM POLIREN VON OPTISCHEN LINSEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE POLISSAGE DE VERRES OPHTALMIQUES ET APPAREIL CORRESPONDANT

Publication

EP 0971810 A1 20000119 (EN)

Application

EP 99901554 A 19990128

Priority

  • CA 9900066 W 19990128
  • CA 2228323 A 19980130
  • CA 2260484 A 19990127

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9938650A1] The invention pertains to an improved method, a lapping tool head (82) and a lens polishing apparatus for carrying out the method, for polishing ophthalmic lenses (26). The apparatus has a lapping tool head (82), a flexible membrane (134) covering a lapping portion of the tool head (82), and pump and nozzle for pumping abrasive slurry over the lapping tool head. The new method comprises the conventional step of imparting an oscillatory movement to the lapping tool head (82) and contacting the lens surface with the lapping portion of the lapping tool head while an abrasive slurry is pumped over the lapping tool head (82). The improvement comprises the additional step of periodically undulating the membrane (134) for imparting a wave in that membrane such that the abrasive slurry can flow between the membrane and the lens surface. The lapping slurry is efficiently moved over the entire surface of the lens for improving the quality of the lenses (26) polished by this process.

IPC 1-7

B24B 13/00; B24B 13/02

IPC 8 full level

B24B 13/01 (2006.01); B24B 13/02 (2006.01); B24B 37/00 (2012.01); B24B 41/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B24B 13/00 (2013.01); B24B 13/02 (2013.01); B24B 37/00 (2013.01); B24B 41/04 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9938650A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9938650 A1 19990805; AT E210000 T1 20011215; AU 2147099 A 19990816; CA 2260484 A1 19990730; CA 2260484 C 20030415; CN 1262639 A 20000809; DE 69900529 D1 20020117; DE 69900529 T2 20020801; EP 0971810 A1 20000119; EP 0971810 B1 20011205; ES 2171323 T3 20020901; JP 2001518022 A 20011009; KR 20010005800 A 20010115; PT 971810 E 20020531

DOCDB simple family (application)

CA 9900066 W 19990128; AT 99901554 T 19990128; AU 2147099 A 19990128; CA 2260484 A 19990127; CN 99800425 A 19990128; DE 69900529 T 19990128; EP 99901554 A 19990128; ES 99901554 T 19990128; JP 53874399 A 19990128; KR 19997008873 A 19990929; PT 99901554 T 19990128