LENS STOCK APPARATUS AND LENS MACHINING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stack lens storage trays without the occurrence of a transport defect. SOLUTION: The lens stock apparatus has: a first stage and second stage on which a plurality of the lens storage trays are stacked and placed vertically; a first stage transportation means and second stage transportation means which vertically move the first stage and the second stage respectively; a tray transportation mean which has a holding mechanism to hold trays placed on the first stage and put at a prescribed height and moves the held trays from the first stage to the second stage; and a guide means which guides the longitudinal and lateral positions of the tray of the uppermost stage already loaded on the second stage to the prescribed loading positions when the tray held by the holding mechanism is placed on the tray of the uppermost stage already loaded on the second stage. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI