Patent ID: 6059635
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
An eyeglass lens grinding apparatus for grinding an eyeglass lens so that it conforms to a shape of an eyeglass frame, said apparatus comprising:processing sequence storing means for storing a group of processing sequences that are classified in terms of materials of lenses and contents of processing and that are optimized for respective materials and contents;information input program storing means for storing an information input program which inputs abrasive wheel information relating to an arrangement of abrasive wheels mounted on an abrasive wheel shaft and to a kind and a position of each of the abrasive wheels mounted on the abrasive wheel shaft which are selected from a group of mountable abrasive wheels;abrasive wheel information input means for inputting the abrasive wheel information;processing sequence determining means for obtaining applicable processing sequences from the group of processing sequences based on (1) the abrasive wheel information, (2) a material of a subject lens, and (3) a processing condition including a processing mode, which are inputted by an operator,whereby a processing control program for the apparatus is given to control processing using data including layout data of the subject lens with respect to an eyeglass frame.