SIMULTANEOUS TURNING DEVICE FOR FABRICATION OF EYEGLASS LENSES

摘要

A turning device has two turning stations, each with a rotatable work piece spindle to hold a lens blank and each with a turning tool for the machining of a lens blank. A fabrication mechanism for the manufacturing of eyeglass lenses from lens blanks includes a milling device and the turning device, wherein the milling device has at least one milling station with a work piece holder to hold a lens blank and a milling tool for the machining of the lens blank. A loading device is configured to remove lens blanks from the milling device and load them into the turning device. A method for operating such a fabrication mechanism includes simultaneous machining of a third lens blank with the milling tool and a first and a second lens blank with the turning tools.

主权项

1. Turning device (50) having a first turning station (51a) with a rotatable first work piece spindle (52a) to hold a lens blank (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, 100e) and a first turning tool (53a) for the machining of a lens blank (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, 100e), characterized by at least one second turning station (52b) with a rotatable second work piece spindle (52b) to hold a second lens blank (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, 100e) and a second turning tool (53b) for the machining of a second lens blank (100a, 100b, 100c, 100d, 100e).