Patent ID: 7766723
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: B24B,B29D

Abstract:
1. A device for automatically preparing ophthalmic lenses for mounting, the device comprising: optical means for acquiring a frame of reference of each ophthalmic lens; cutting-out means for cutting out the ophthalmic lens and including holder means for holding said lens while it is being cut out; transfer means arranged to transfer each ophthalmic lens in at least one intermediate transfer between a measurement position in which the ophthalmic lens is presented in register with the optical means, and an intermediate position distinct from the measurement position; and frame of reference conservation means serving firstly during the intermediate transfer to conserve the acquired frame of reference of the ophthalmic lens, and secondly, when the ophthalmic lens is in said intermediate position, to take hold of the ophthalmic lens with a gripper member or to implant on said ophthalmic lens a cutting-out accessory, while storing the acquired frame of reference of the ophthalmic lens for the purposes of transferring it onto the cutting-out means, wherein the transfer means include intermediate transfer means distinct from the holder means of the cutting-out means and arranged to receive and convey a plurality of ophthalmic lenses simultaneously and to perform the intermediate transfers of the ophthalmic lenses in turn while conserving their acquired frames of reference.