Patent ID: 6168505
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: B23Q,B24B

Abstract:
Polishing machine for spectacle lense edges, said polishing machine comprising: a machine support (1) having a guide column (26); a grinding wheel (2) seated on a grinding spindle (18) driven by a drive (22), wherein said grinding wheel (2), said grinding spindle (18), and said drive (22) are arranged on said machine support (1) and wherein said grinding wheel (2) has a rotational axis (44); a spectacle lens securing shaft (6, 7) having a drive (23, 24) and a rotational axis (45); a movable upper machine part (3) connected to said machine support (1); wherein said spectacle lens securing shaft (6, 7) is arranged together with said drive (23, 24) on said upper machine part (3); wherein said spectacle lens securing shaft (6, 7) is movable with said upper machine part (3) linearly up and down; wherein said spectacle lens securing shaft (6, 7) is pivotable about an axis (17) of said guide column (26) that is spaced from said rotational axes (44, 45) of said grinding wheel (2) and of said spectacle lense securing shaft (6, 7) and perpendicular thereto, a grinding chamber (12) enclosing said grinding wheel (2) and said spectacle lens securing shaft (6, 7); wherein said grinding chamber (12) is sealed with respect to cooling liquid thrown off said grinding wheel (2) and has a cooling liquid drain (13) guided to said machine support (1), and a movable seal (21) between said grinding chamber (12) and said grinding spindle (18).