Patent Publication Number: US-7721452-B2

Title: Shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
   The present application is based on and claims priority from Japanese patent application number 2008-088203 filed Mar. 28, 2008, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
   BACKGROUND 
   This invention relates to a shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses which measures a lens shape of a lens for eyeglasses or an inner circumferential contour shape of a lens frame of eyeglasses. 
   A shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses for measuring a contour shape of a pair of lens frames comprising an eyeglass frame, for example, is disclosed in Japanese patent publication number H07-290348 or H07-285057. 
   The shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses has a holder which holds an eyeglass frame, a turning section which turns the holder around a rotating shaft provided in the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses, a measuring element which traces a groove portion formed inside of the pair of lens frames of the eyeglass frame, a driver which drives the measuring element, a position detector which detects a position of the measuring element, and a controlling-calculating section which controls the driver and obtains and processes position information of the measuring element by the position detector. 
   In the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses, in a state where the eyeglass frame is held by the holder, the controlling-calculating section controls the turning section such that a lens frame which is measured is in approximately a horizontal state when measuring, and controls the driver such that the measuring element slides on the groove portion of the lens frame, and thereby a three-dimensional shape of the lens frame is traced by the measuring element and the three-dimensional shape of the lens frame is obtained based on information of a driving state of the driver and position information of the measuring element by the position detector. 
   However, in the above shape measuring apparatuses for eyeglasses, a turning angle by the turning section is approximately 20 degrees at most. Therefore, it is difficult to measure the shape of an eyeglass frame which is highly-curved such as wraparound eyeglasses worn by athletes, for example. 
   Moreover, it is difficult for the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses to accurately measure a contour shape of the eyeglass frame which exceeds a base curve of 8, therefore a distance between geometric centers of each lens frame of the eyeglass frame is not obtained. 
   In addition, an eyeglass frame generally has a first lens frame and a second lens frame at the right and left, and a bridge which connects the first and the second lens frames. The eyeglass frame is manufactured symmetrically centering on the center of the bridge. 
   However, actual shapes and sizes of a first lens and a second lens which respectively fit in the first lens frame and the second lens frame are often slightly different from each other. If shape measuring data of one lens (for example, the first lens) is used for a fabrication of the other lens (for example, the second lens), these lenses do not often smoothly fit in the lens frames. 
   In a case as described above, an adjustment by hand is needed afterward, that is, an additional fabrication is needed. In some cases where the adjustment does not work properly and so on, there is a possibility that a new fabrication is needed. 
   SUMMARY 
   An object of the present invention is to provide a shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses which easily and accurately measures a shape of an eyeglass frame which exceeds a base curve of 8. 
   In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses which measures a contour shape of an eyeglass element comprising: a holder which holds the eyeglass element; a holder swing mechanism which swings the holder around a virtual rotational axis which is set outside of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses; a measuring element which traces a surface of the eyeglass element; a driver which drives the measuring element; a position detector which detects a position of the measuring element; and a controlling-calculating section which controls the driver and obtains and processes position information of the measuring element by the position detector, wherein, in a state of holding the eyeglass element by the holder, the controlling-calculating section controls the driver to slide the measuring element on the surface of the eyeglass element, so that the measuring element traces a three-dimensional shape of the eyeglass element and the three-dimensional shape of eyeglass element is obtained based on information of a driving state of the driver and the position information of the measuring element by the position detector. 
   Preferably, the eyeglass element is a pair of lens frames comprising an eyeglass frame, and the measuring element traces respectively each groove portion which is formed inside of each lens frame, so that an inner circumferential contour shape of each lens frame is measured. 
   Preferably, the eyeglass frame is highly-curved, and in a state where the eyeglass frame is held by the holder, a curvature center of a curve of the eyeglass frame is set to be a position which is close to the virtual rotational axis. 
   Preferably, the holder swing mechanism includes: a rail member which is fixed to the holder and is an arc-shape centering on the virtual rotational axis; and at least a pair of rollers which is arranged to sandwich the rail member from above and below, is capable of swinging the holder centering on the virtual rotational axis. 
   Preferably, the controlling-calculating section, in a state where the holder is swung such that one lens frame of the pair of lens frames is in approximately a horizontal state, rotates the measuring element around an axis set in the apparatus which extends in a vertical direction and a groove portion of the one lens frame is traced by the measuring element. 
   Preferably, in a case where a curved amount of the one lens frame of the pair of lens frames measured by the measuring element does not exceed a certain amount, after measuring an inner circumferential contour shape of the one lens frame, while maintaining the holder in a horizontal state, the controlling-calculating section measures a shape of another lens frame of the pair of lens frames, and in a case where the curved amount of one lens frame measured by the measuring element exceeds the certain amount, the controlling-calculating section sets to be a frame holding angle which is an angle capable of negating the curved amount of the one lens frame, and measures the shape of the one lens frame after swinging the holder at only the frame holding angle. 
   Preferably, in the case where the curved amount of the one lens frame measured by the measuring element exceeds the certain amount after measuring the shape of the one lens frame, the controlling-calculating section measures a shape of the other lens frame of the pair of lens frames, in a state where the holder is swung at the same angle as the frame holding angle in an opposite direction. 
   Preferably, the eyeglass element is a lens for eyeglasses. 
   Preferably, the measuring element traces a circumference of the lens for eyeglasses held by the holder, so that a two-dimensional contour shape of the circumference of the lens for eyeglasses is measured. 
   Preferably, the measuring element measures positions of at least two points on a surface of the lens for eyeglasses held by the holder, so that a curvature radius of the lens for eyeglasses is calculated. 
   Preferably, a three-dimensional contour shape of the lens for eyeglasses is calculated by information of the measured curvature radius of the lens for eyeglasses and information of the two-dimensional contour shape of the circumference measured by tracing the circumference of the lens for eyeglasses by the measuring element. 
   Preferably, a length of the circumference of the lens for eyeglasses is calculated by information of the calculated three-dimensional contour shape of the lens for eyeglasses. 
   Preferably, a curve value of the lens for eyeglasses is calculated by measuring positions of at least two points on a surface of the lens for eyeglasses held by the holder by the measuring element. 
   Preferably, a position of a mounting hole for the eyeglass element is measured by tracing a surface of the lens for eyeglasses held by the holder by the measuring element. 

   
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1  is a partial schematic perspective view of a shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
       FIG. 1A  is a perspective view of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
       FIG. 1B  is a perspective view of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of  FIG. 1A  viewed from a different view-point. 
       FIG. 1C  is a side view of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of  FIG. 1A  viewed from a direction of an arrow C. 
       FIG. 1D  is a top view of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of  FIG. 1A . 
       FIG. 1E  illustrates a mechanism which swings a frame holder. 
       FIG. 2  is a perspective view of a measuring mechanism of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of  FIG. 1 . 
       FIG. 3  is a front view of the measuring mechanism of  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 4  is a back view of the measuring mechanism of  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 5  is a right side view of the measuring mechanism of  FIG. 4 . 
       FIG. 5A  is a schematic diagram illustrating a driver of a rotating base of the measuring mechanism of  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 5B  is a schematic diagram explaining a slider drive mechanism of  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 5C  is a top view of  FIG. 5B . 
       FIG. 5D  is a schematic explanatory view of a slide reference position detector of a slider of  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 6  is a perspective view of a moving-up-and-down mechanism of a measuring element of  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 7  is an explanatory view of a measurement of a lens frame by the moving-up-and-down mechanism of  FIG. 6 . 
       FIG. 8  is a left side view of  FIG. 7 . 
       FIG. 9  is a partially enlarged perspective view of a measuring element illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
       FIG. 10  is a side view of  FIG. 9 . 
       FIG. 10A  is a block diagram of a controller of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
       FIG. 11  is a perspective view explaining a function of the moving-up-and-down mechanism of the measuring element of  FIG. 6 . 
       FIG. 12  is an explanatory view of a measurement of the lens frame by the moving-up-and-down mechanism of  FIG. 11 . 
       FIG. 13  is an explanatory view of a linear scale of the moving-up-and-down mechanism of  FIG. 11 . 
       FIG. 14  is a right side view of  FIG. 13 . 
       FIG. 15  is a perspective view explaining a function of the moving-up-and-down mechanism of the measuring element of  FIG. 6 . 
       FIG. 16  is an explanatory view of a measurement of the lens frame by the moving-up-and-down mechanism of  FIG. 15 . 
       FIG. 17  is a left side view of  FIG. 16 . 
       FIG. 17A  is a flow chart illustrating an operation in a case where an inner circumferential contour shape of each lens frame of an eyeglass frame is measured. 
       FIG. 17B  specifically illustrates a movement by an operation of  FIG. 17A  and illustrates a manner where a first lens frame is measured in a case where the eyeglass frame is in a horizontal state. 
       FIG. 17C  specifically illustrates a movement by an operation of  FIG. 17A  and illustrates a manner where a second lens frame is measured where the eyeglass frame is in a horizontal state. 
       FIG. 17D  illustrates a sequel movement of  FIG. 17B  and illustrates a manner where the eyeglass frame is swung at only a frame holding angle (α). 
       FIG. 17E  illustrates a sequel movement of  FIG. 17B  and illustrates a manner where the first lens frame is measured. 
       FIG. 17F  illustrates a sequel movement of  FIG. 17  and illustrates a manner where the eyeglass frame is swung at only a frame holding angle (−α). 
       FIG. 18  is a movement explanatory view of a moving-up-and-down mechanism of  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 19  is a movement explanatory view of the moving-up-and-down mechanism of  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 20  is a flow chart for obtaining contour shape information and a length of a circumference of a lens by the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of  FIGS. 1 to 5 . 
       FIG. 21A  is an explanatory view regarding a curvature measurement of a lens by the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of  FIGS. 1 to 5 . 
       FIG. 21B  is a partially enlarged view of  FIG. 21A . 
       FIG. 22A  is an explanatory view of a curve value (base curve) of a lens for eyeglasses. 
       FIG. 22B  is a characteristic line which illustrates a relationship of the curve value of  FIG. 22A  and a difference of Z coordinates between 2 measurement points on a surface of a lens. 
       FIG. 23A  is a perspective view of an example of 2-point lens frame eyeglasses. 
       FIG. 23B  is a cross-sectional view of  FIG. 23A  taken along a line C 1 -C 1 . 
       FIG. 24A  is an explanatory view of an example of a position detecting area of a mounting hole of the lens. 
       FIG. 24B  is a function explanatory view of a position detection of the mounting hole. 
       FIG. 24C  is a function explanatory view of the position detection of the mounting hole. 
       FIG. 25A  is a partial cross-sectional view explaining a detection of the mounting hole provided in the lens. 
       FIG. 25B  is a partial cross-sectional view explaining the detection of the mounting hole provided in the lens. 
       FIG. 25C  is a partial cross-sectional view explaining the detection of the mounting hole provided in the lens. 
       FIG. 25D  is an explanatory view explaining the detection of the mounting hole of  FIGS. 25A to 25C . 
       FIG. 26A  is a perspective view illustrating another example of 2-point lens frame eyeglasses. 
       FIG. 26B  is a cross-sectional view of  FIG. 26A  taken along a line D 1 -D 1 . 
       FIG. 27  is an explanatory view illustrating another example of the position detection area of the mounting hole of the lens and the lens frame. 
       FIG. 28  is an explanatory view illustrating an example of a position of the position detection in the position detection area of the mounting hole of the lens of  FIG. 27 . 
       FIG. 29  is an explanatory view of a liquid crystal display used by setting the position detection area of a mounting hole of the lens. 
       FIG. 30A  is an explanatory view of a variant example. 
       FIG. 30B  is an explanatory view of a variant example. 
       FIG. 31A  is a view which illustrates that a frame holder is provided with a plurality of rollers and the frame holder is swung by a rolling movement of the rollers on a guide rail, and illustrates a case where a top surface of the guide rail is concave-shape. 
       FIG. 31B  is a view which illustrates that a frame holder is provided with a plurality of rollers and the frame holder is swung by a rolling movement of the rollers on a guide rail, and illustrates a case where a top surface of the guide rail is convex-shape. 
   

   DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
   Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on the drawings. 
   Embodiment 
   (Structure) 
     FIG. 1  illustrates a structure of a chief part of a shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
   The shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses has a main body  1  of the measuring apparatus. 
   The main body  1  of the measuring apparatus has a case portion  1   a  for storing a measuring mechanism provided in a lower part, and a lens frame holding mechanism  1   b  provided in an upper part of the case portion  1   a.  At a bottom part in the case portion  1   a  of  FIG. 1 , a base  2  illustrated in  FIG. 2  is provided. 
   As described in  FIG. 1 , the lens holding mechanism  1   b  has a pair of parallel guide rods  1   c ,  1   c  which are fixed to the case portion  1   a.    
   In the guide rods  1   c ,  1   c , slide frames  3 ,  3  are provided slidably in a state of facing each other and are held to be capable or relatively moving close to and away from each other. 
   The slide frames  3 ,  3  are urged by a coil spring or the like (not illustrated) in a direction of moving close to each other. The slide frames  3 ,  3  have vertical plates  3   a ,  3   a  which sandwich an eyeglass frame (not illustrated) from both sides, and have a lens frame holder  3   b  which holds the eyeglass frame on the vertical plates  3   a ,  3   a.    
   In the lens frame holder  3   b , two pairs of four pairs of holding bars  3   b   1 ,  3   b   2  are respectively provided on the vertical plates  3   a ,  3   a , and are arranged corresponding to right and left lens frames of the eyeglass frame (not illustrated). 
   Each holding bar  3   b   1 ,  3   b   2  projects from the vertical plates  3   a ,  3   a , and each holding bar  3   b   2  is slidable from an upper side to each holding bar  3   b   1  fixed on the vertical plates  3   a ,  3   a , and the eyeglass frame is sandwiched by each holding bar  3   b   1 ,  3   b   2 . 
   A structure which Japanese patent publication number H10-328992 discloses, for example, or well-known techniques and so on are adoptable as the lens frame holding mechanism  1   b  as described above. Therefore, the lens frame holding mechanism  1   b  will not be explained in detail. 
     FIG. 1A  is a perspective view of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses according to the embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 1B  is a perspective view of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of  FIG. 1A  viewed from a different view point. 
     FIG. 1C  is a side view of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses viewed from a direction of an arrow C, and  FIG. 1D  is a top view of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses. 
   The slide frames  3 ,  3 , as described in  FIGS. 1A to 1C , have a bottom surface  400  which is a downwardly convex-shape, and in which a shape of a lower surface is polygonal. 
   In the bottom surface  400 , an opening  400 A is formed in the center. 
   A measuring element  36  is inserted upwardly in the opening  400 A from a lower side toward an upper side. 
   The measuring element  36  will be explained later. 
   The bottom surface  400  may be a cylindrical surface which is a downwardly rounded-convex-shape. 
   On both end surfaces  401 ,  401  outside of the slide frames  3 ,  3  of the case portion  1   a,  guide rails  403 ,  403 , which are arc-shape centering on a virtual rotational axis  402 , are mounted. 
   On the other hand, in the main body  1  of the measuring apparatus, a cover  404  for a lower case is provided, at both sides of an upper part of the cover  404 , brackets  405 ,  405  are provided upward. 
   At each bracket  405 , supporting rollers  406  are respectively provided at an upper part of each bracket  405 , and supporting rollers  407  are respectively provided below the supporting rollers  406 . Each supporting roller  406 ,  407  is provided rotatably. 
   Each supporting roller  406 ,  407  at each bracket  405  is arranged to sandwich the guide rail  403  of the slide frame  3  between the supporting rollers  406 ,  407  from an upper side and a lower side of the guide rail  403 . 
   That is, both slide frames  3 ,  3  are supported on the cover  404  of the main body  1  of the measuring apparatus. 
   Therefore, both slide frames  3 ,  3  are capable of swinging centering on the virtual rotational axis  402  in a direction of an arrow D. 
   As described in  FIG. 1E , a belt  408  is abutted on a lower end surface of the guide rail  403 . 
   Both end portions of the belt  408  are fixed to both end portions of the guide rail  403 , and the remaining portion of the belt  408  (a portion except the both end portions of the belt  408 ) is not fixed to the guide rail  403 . 
   That is, the rest portion of the belt  408  is capable of being spaced from the lower end surface of the guide rail  403 . 
   At the brackets  405 ,  405  of both sides, the supporting rollers  407 ,  407  are respectively mounted, and on the cover  404  for a lower case, a motor  409  (see  FIGS. 1A to 1D ) is provided as a driver. 
   A driving roller  410  is mounted at a rotating shaft of the motor  409 . 
   The driving roller  410  is placed in approximately a middle of the supporting rollers  407 ,  407  and placed in a lower position than in positions of the supporting rollers  407 ,  407 . 
   The belt  408  fixed to the both end portions of the guide rail  403  is wound on the driving roller  410  via the supporting rollers  407 ,  407 . 
   An upper surface (a surface in contact with the lower end surface of the guide rail  403 ) of the belt  408  is gear-like, and an outer circumferential surface of the driving roller  410  is also gear-like. Therefore, a friction coefficient between the upper surface of the belt  408  and the outer circumferential surface of the driving roller  410  is large. 
   Therefore the belt  408  does not slip on the driving roller  410 , and rotating the driving roller  410  makes it possible to move the guide rail  403  in a right direction or in a left direction in  FIG. 1E . As a result, the slide frame  3  of the lens frame holding mechanism  1   b  is capable of swinging centering on the virtual rotational axis  402  in the direction of the arrow D (see  FIGS. 1A and 1C ). 
   In the main body  1  of the measuring apparatus, a swing angle detector which detects an angle (a swing angle) when the slide frame  3  swings is provided, which is not illustrated. 
   A holder swing mechanism S comprises these guide rails  403 , the supporting rollers  406 ,  407 , the belt  408 , the motor  409 , and the driving roller  410 . 
   A measuring mechanism  1   d  as described in  FIGS. 2 to 5  is provided on the base  2 . 
   The measuring mechanism  1   d  has a base supporting member  4  which is fixed on the base  2 . 
   A gear  5  having a large diameter is mounted rotatably around a rotating shaft C (a shaft extending in a vertical direction) which extends in a vertical direction of the gear  5  in the base supporting member  4 . 
   As schematically illustrated in  FIG. 5A , a motor  6  is mounted adjacent to the gear  5  on the base  2 . 
   A pinion  7  is fixed to a rotating shaft  6   a  of the motor  6 , and a belt  8  is wound on the pinion  7  and the gear  5 . 
   When the motor  6  works, a rotation of the rotating shaft  6   a  of the motor  6  is transmitted to the gear  5  via the pinion  7  and the belt  8 , and thereby the gear  5  rotates. 
   A two-phase stepping motor is used as the motor  6 . 
   As illustrated in  FIGS. 2 to 5 , a rotating base  9  is integrally fixed in an upper part of the gear  5 . 
   In the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention, a rotation reference position detector which detects a reference position regarding a rotation of the rotating base  9  to the base  2  is provided. 
   The rotation reference position detector comprises a light-emitting marker  9   b  and a photo sensor section  9   a  for indicating a reference position, and the light-emitting marker  9   b  is provided on the base  2  and the photo sensor section  9   a  is provided on the rotating base  9 . 
   The light-emitting marker  9   b  emits light upward through a slit or a circular hole provided on the base  2 , and this light is detected by the photo sensor section  9   a  fixed on the rotating base  9 , and thereby the reference position of the rotation of the rotating base  9  is detected. 
   In addition, well-known techniques such as a transparent type photo sensor, or a reflection type photo sensor, or a proximity sensor or the like is adoptable as the rotation reference position detector. 
   Moreover, as illustrated in  FIGS. 2 to 4 , at both end portions of the rotating base  9 , rail mounting plates  10 ,  11  which extend upward from each of these end portions are respectively formed integrally, and these rail mounting plates  10  are facing each other and are parallel to each other. 
   As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , both end portions in a longitudinal direction of a side plate  12  are respectively fixed to one side portion of the rail mounting plate  10  and one side portion of the rail mounting plate  11 , and as illustrated in  FIG. 4 , both end portions in the longitudinal direction of a side plate  13  are respectively fixed to the other side portion of the rail mounting plate  10  and the other side portion of the rail mounting plate  11 . 
   As illustrated in  FIGS. 2 to 4 , a pair of bar-shape guide rails  14 ,  14  extends between each upper part of the rail mounting plates  10 ,  11  horizontally and parallel to each other, and each of both end portions of the guide rails  14 ,  14  are fixed to the rail mounting plates  10 ,  11 . 
   A slider  15  is held to be slidable in a longitudinal direction on the guide rails  14 ,  14 . 
   Additionally, as illustrated in  FIGS. 2 and 3 , a pulley supporting plate part,  12   a  is integrally formed at an end portion of a side of the rail mounting plate  10  of the side plate  12 , and a bracket  16  for mounting a motor is integrally formed at an end portion of a side of the rail mounting plate  11  of the side plate  12 . 
   A pulley  17  is mounted rotatably in a rotating shaft which extends in a vertical direction in the pulley supporting plate part  12   a , and an upper end portion of a motor  18  for a movement of the slider is fixed under the bracket  16 . A rotating shaft  18   a  of this motor  18  extends upward, a pulley  19  is mounted at the rotating shaft  18   a  as illustrated in  FIGS. 5B and 5C . A DC motor is used as the motor  18 . 
   As illustrated in  FIGS. 2 ,  5 B, and  5 C, a wire belt  20  is wound on these pulleys  17 ,  19 . The wire belt  20  comprises a wire  20 A, a coil spring  23  to strain this wire, and a cylindrical-shape wire holding member  21  to hold the wire  20 A by brackets  22 ,  22 ′ fixed to a slider  15 . 
   The wire holding member  21 , in a state where the wire is inserted into an opening portion of the wire holding member  21 , is fixed to the wire  20 A, and both end portions of the wire  20 A are connected by the coil spring  23 , so that the wire belt  20  is annular. 
   The wire holding member  21  is sandwiched by the brackets  22 ,  22 ′ of the slider  15 , so that the wire belt  20  is fixed to the slider  15 . 
   Therefore, if the motor  18  is rotated normally or reversely, the rotating shaft  18   a  and the pulley  19  are rotated normally or reversely, the slider  15  moves in a left or a right direction as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
   As illustrated in  FIG. 5D , in the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention, a slide reference position detector  20   a  to detect a reference position of a movement position of the slider  15  to the rotating base  9  is provided. 
   The slide reference position detector  20   a  comprises a reflection plate  20   b  provided with a reflection surface which extends vertically (not illustrated) and a reflection type photo sensor  20   c  provided integrally with a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element. The reflection plate  20   b  is provided in the bracket  22 ′ and the reflection type photo sensor  20   c  is provided in the side plate  12 . 
   Well-known techniques such as a transparent type photo sensor, a proximity sensor and the like are adoptable as the slide reference position detector  20   a.    
   As illustrated in  FIG. 4 , between the side plate  13  and the slider  15 , a linear scale  24  (position detector) to detect a radial coordinate (a distance in a radial direction) is interposed. The linear scale  24  has a lengthy main scale  25 , and a detection head for position information  26  which moves along the main scale  25  and reads position information stored in the main scale  25 . The main scale  25  is fixed parallel to the guide rail  14  on the slider  15 , and the detection head for position information  26  is fixed on the supporting plate part  13   a  which is integrally formed on the side plate  13 . 
   The detection head for position information  26  detects movement information in the horizontal direction of the slider  15  from the position information stored in the main scale  25 . Well-known magnetic types and optical types of linear scales, for example, are used for this linear scale  24 . 
   For example, in a magnetic type linear scale  24 , a magnetic pattern where magnetic poles are repeated S, N repeats alternately along its longitudinal direction at small intervals is formed in the main scale  25 , and the magnetic pattern is detected by the detection head for position information  26 , so that a movement position of the slider  15  is detected from a signal as information for a position detection of a radial coordinate outputted from the detection head for position information  26 . 
   And in an optical type linear scale  24 , a number of slits are provided in a plate-shape main scale  25  along its longitudinal direction at small intervals, and in a detection head for position information  26 , a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element are provided to sandwich the main scale  25  from both sides. And light emitted from the light-emitting element is detected by the light-receiving element via the slits of the main scale  25 , and the number of slits are counted so that the movement position of the slider  15  is detected. 
   In approximately a center portion of the slider  15 , a through-hole  15   a  as illustrated in  FIG. 2  is formed. 
   A guide cylinder  27  which extends vertically is inserted into the through-hole  15   a.    
   Below the slider  15 , as illustrated in  FIG. 4 , a supporting frame  28  is arranged. 
   The supporting frame  28  has a horizontal plate  31 , and vertical frames  29 ,  30  which extend upward and parallel from both end portions of the horizontal plate  31 , and upper end portions of the vertical frames  29 ,  30  are held by the slider  15 . 
   As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , a pair of cylindrical-shape supporting members  32 ,  32  which extend upward and are provided parallel to each other are fixed on the horizontal plate  31 . 
   On upper end portions of the supporting members  32 ,  32 , a connecting member  33  is fixed. 
   A vertical plate  34   a  in which a side surface is L-shape of a guide supporting member  34  is fixed on the connecting member  33 . 
   A lower end portion of the guide cylinder  27  is fixed on a horizontal plate  34   b.    
   Inside the guide cylinder  27 , a measuring element shaft  35  which extends vertically (long) is inserted and is fitted and held and capable of up-and-down motion freely, and a measuring element  36  is integrally provided on an upper end portion of the measuring element shaft  35 . 
   As illustrated in  FIG. 10 , this measuring element  36  has an upright part  36   b  which extends vertically (long), a measuring element for a lens frame  37  which is fixed on the upper end portion of the vertical part  36   b  and extends in a horizontal direction, and a measuring element for a lens  38  which is fixed on the upper end portion of the upright part  36   b  and extends upward further from the upright part  36   b.    
   A lower end portion of the measuring element  36  and an upper end portion of the measuring element shaft  35  are connected by the connecting member  36   a.    
   The measuring element shaft  35 , the connecting member  36   a , and the measuring element  36  connected by the connecting member  36   a  are entirely formed in a crank-shape. 
   The measuring element for the lens frame  37  faces to the same side as the measuring element shaft  35  of the upright part  36   b , and in a part of an opposite side to the measuring element shaft  35  of the upright part  36   b , a back surface  36   c  which is curved with a certain curvature radius is formed. A part of this back surface  36   c  is abutted on a circumference of the lens to be slid on the circumference of the lens, in a case of measuring a contour shape of the lens. 
   An upper portion of the measuring element for the lens  38  is formed in a hemisphere-shape. 
   If the upper portion is a hemisphere  38   b , it is preferable that the curvature radius of the hemisphere  38   b  (that is, a radius of a shaft part  38   a ) be larger than a radius of a general mounting hole (a diameter is 2.2φ) in order to correspond to various mounting holes. 
   It is not necessary for the measuring element for the lens  38  to be provided integrally with the measuring element  36  as described above. 
   For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 9 , a screw hole is provided in an upper end portion of the upright part  36   b , a screw part  36   s  is provided in a lower end portion of the measuring element for the lens  38 , and the screw part  36   s  is screwed into the upper end portion of the upright part  36   b , so that the measuring element for the lens  38  may be detachable from the upper end portion of the upright part  36   b.    
   As illustrated in  FIGS. 6 to 8 , a bracket  39  is provided below the measuring element shaft  35  and is fixed in a lower end portion of the measuring element shaft  35 . As illustrated in  FIG. 13 , between the bracket  39  and the guide supporting member  34 , a linear scale  40  (position detector) for detecting a height of the measuring element  36  is interposed. 
   This linear scale  40  has a stick-shape main scale  41 , and a detection head for position information  42  which moves along the main scale  41  and reads position information of the main scale  41 . 
   The detection head for position information  42  is fixed to the connecting member  33 , and a lower end portion of the main scale  41  is fixed to the bracket  39  and the main scale  41  is arranged parallel to the measuring element shaft  35  along a vertical direction. 
   An upper end portion of the main scale  41  is not fixed, and this upper edge portion is inserted into holes provided in the connecting member  33  and the horizontal plate  34   b  of the guide supporting member  34 , and the main scale  41  is capable of up-and-down motion freely. 
   In this linear scale  40 , a movement amount of the main scale  41  is detected by the detection head for position information  42 , so that a movement amount in the vertical direction of the measuring element  36  fixed to the main scale  41  in the vertical direction via the bracket  39  is detected. A magnetic type or an optical type linear scale which is the same as the linear scale  24  as described above is also adopted in this linear scale  40 . 
   In addition, as illustrated in  FIGS. 6 to 8 , between the bracket  39  and the horizontal plate  31 , a coil spring  43  is interposed and always urges the measuring element shaft  35  upward. 
   In the vicinity of a joining part with the bracket  39  of the measuring element shaft  35 , an engaging pin  44  is inserted perpendicularly into the measuring element shaft  35  and is fixed. 
   As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , on the horizontal plate  31 , a bracket  45  which is formed in a U-shape is fixed, and the bracket  45  has facing plates  45   a ,  45   a . In upper portions of the facing plates  45   a ,  45   a , both end portions of a supporting shaft  46  are rotatably held. 
   A pressing lever  47  and an elevation position regulating lever  49  are fixed to this supporting shaft  46 , and these pressing lever  47  and the elevation position regulating lever  49  extend in the same direction to the supporting shaft  46 . 
   Therefore, the pressing lever  47  and the elevation position regulating lever  49  take the supporting shaft  46  as a rotational axis and are rotatable to the bracket  45  fixed on the horizontal plate  31 . 
   Additionally, between the pressing lever  47  and the horizontal plate  31 , a coil spring  48  is interposed, and an elastic force in a compressing direction of this coil spring  48  is set to be larger than an elastic force in an extending direction of the coil spring  4  so that the coil spring  48  always adds a force in a pulling-down direction to the pressing lever  47 . The pressing lever  47  abuts on an upper portion of the engaging pin  44  from above, and thereby an elevation of the measuring element shaft  35  by the coil spring  43  is regulated. 
   Below the elevation position regulating lever  49 , a linear actuator  50  is provided. The linear actuator  50  has a motor part  50   a  of a body of the actuator fixed on the horizontal plate  31  and a shaft  51  which projects upward from the motor  50   a  and is provided parallel to the measuring element shaft  35 . 
   A pulse motor is used for the linear actuator  50 . By rotating the shaft  51  of the linear actuator  50  in a normal rotation, the shaft  51  moves upward. By rotating the shaft  51  of the linear actuator  50  in a reverse rotation, the shaft  51  moves downward. The motor part  50   a  is capable of driving by a control of a controlling-calculating circuit  52  which is described later. Since the upper end portion of the shaft  51  of the linear actuator  50  which moves up and down abuts on the elevation position regulating lever  49  from below, when the shaft  51  is elevated, the pressing lever  47  is elevated with an elevation of the shaft  51 , and regulating of the elevation of the measuring element shaft  35  by the pressing lever  47  is released. 
   Thus, an up-and-down movement mechanism of the measuring element  36  is structured by (be coil spring  43 , the supporting shaft  46 , the pressing lever  47 , the coil spring  48 , the elevation position regulating lever  49 , the linear actuator  50  and the like. 
   In  FIG. 10A , a numeral  52  is a controlling-calculating circuit (controlling-calculating section). 
   A detection signal which indicates a rotation reference position from the photo sensor  9   a , a detection signal which indicates a slide reference position from the reflection type photo sensor  20   c , a detection signal which indicates a radial coordinate position from the detection head for position information  26  of the linear scale  24 , and a detection signal which indicates a height position from the detection head for position information  42  of the linear scale  40  are transmitted to the controlling-calculating circuit (controlling-calculating section)  52 . 
   The controlling-calculating circuit (controlling-calculating section)  52  performs a drive control of motors  6 ,  18 , and the linear actuator  50 . 
   As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , on one of side plates of the slide frames  3 ,  3 , a holder detector  53  is provided. 
   The holder detector  53  detects if a lens holder attaches to the slide frames  3 ,  3 , which is described later, or not. 
   A micro switch or the like is used for the holder detector  53 . 
   As illustrated in  FIG. 10A , a detection signal from the holder detector  53  which indicates a mounting of the lens holder is transmitted to the controlling-calculating circuit  52 . 
   Additionally, in  FIG. 10A , a numeral  54  is a start switch for starting a measurement, and a numeral  55  is a memory. The start switch  54  and the memory  55  are connected to the controlling-calculating circuit  52 . 
   (Function) 
   Hereinafter, a function of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses will be explained. 
   (I) Measurement of an Inner Circumferential Contour Shape of a Lens Frame 
   Before a shape measurement of a lens frame of eyeglasses or a shape measurement of a lens such as a demo-lens or the like is started by the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses, as illustrated in  FIGS. 6 to 8 , the shaft  51  of the linear actuator  50  is at the lowest position. 
   In a case where the shaft  51  is at the lowest position, the measuring element shaft  35  is pressed down by the pressing lever  47 . 
   Therefore, before the measurement is started by the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses, the measuring element  36  is at the lowest position. 
   As illustrated in  FIG. 7 , in a case where a shape measurement of a lens frame LF (RF) of an eyeglass frame MF is performed, for example, by the same method as Japanese patent publication number H10-328992 discloses, right and left lens frames LF (RF) of the eyeglass frame MF are sandwiched by the slide frames  3 ,  3  and are held by four pairs of the holding bars  3   b   1 ,  3   b   2 . The eyeglass frame MF having the right and left lens frames LF (RF) is arranged between the slide frames  3 ,  3  of  FIG. 1  (the eyeglass frame MF is not illustrated in  FIG. 1 ), and the lens frames LF (RF) are sandwiched between the holding bars  3   b   1 ,  3   b   2  as illustrated in  FIG. 7 . 
   Before the measurement begins, the lens frames LF (RF) held between the holding bars  3   b   1 ,  3   b   2  are set to be placed higher than the measuring element for the lens frame  37 . 
   That is, the measuring element for the lens frame  37  is placed at a height of a default position (A) which is lower than the lens frames LF (RF). 
   In addition, the measuring element  36  is placed at approximately a center of a default position (i) in front view of one of the lens frames LF, RF. 
   In a state before beginning of the measurement, it is set to become a state where the linear scale  24  is detecting a slide reference position of the slider  15  at the same time as a state where the rotation reference position detector described above is detecting a rotation reference position of the rotating base  9 . 
   Additionally, if the lens frames are curved-shape, the holding bars  3   b   1 ,  3   b   2  hold a part which is at the lowest position of the lens frames. 
   The shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention is configured to start a measurement of a groove position from a groove portion Ym which is at the lowest position of the lens frames LF (RF) in this lens frame holder  3   b.    
   This starting position of the lens frame measurement is taken as a starting position of a shape measurement B. 
   In a state where the measuring element  36  is at the default position (i), when the start switch is  54  turned on, the controlling-calculating circuit  52  rotates the shaft  51  of the linear actuator  50  in the normal rotation, and from a position illustrated in  FIGS. 6 to 8  to a position illustrated in  FIGS. 11 to 14 , elevates the shaft  51  by only a predetermined distance. 
   In this case, the shaft  51  lifts up a free end portion of the elevation position regulating lever  49  by only a predetermined distance against the elastic force of the coil spring  48 , and integrally turns the elevation position regulating lever  49  with the supporting shaft  46 . 
   With the movement described above, the pressing lever  47  also integrally turns with the supporting shaft  46 , and the free end portion is elevated by only a predetermined distance. 
   By the elevation of the free end portion of the pressing lever  47 , the engaging pin  44  follows the free end portion of the pressing lever  47  and is elevated by the elastic force of the coil spring  43 , so that the measuring element  36  is elevated by only a predetermined distance. 
   The elevated distance of the measuring element  36 , as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , is set to be a distance L in which a tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  is elevated from the default position (A) to a height (B) of the starting position of the shape measurement B described above. 
   Next, the controlling-calculating circuit  52  performs a drive control of the motor  18 , and the pulley  19  is rotated, so that the slider  15  is moved along the guide rail  14  by the wire belt  20  of  FIGS. 2 and 5B . 
   In this case, the slider  15  moves in the direction of an arrow A 1  of  FIG. 7 . By the movement of the slider  15 , the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37 , as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , abuts on the groove portion Ym at the starting position of the shape measurement B. 
   As described later, in a case where the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  traces along the groove portion Ym when measuring, the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  is always pressed by the groove portion Ym by an action of the elastic force of the coil spring  23  And in this state, the motor  18  is stopped by the controlling-calculating circuit  52 . 
   When the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  abuts on the groove portion Ym, a load which the motor  18  receives increases, and an electric current flowing into the motor  18  increases, therefore, by detecting this change of the electric current, the controlling-calculating circuit  52  detects that the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  abuts on the groove Ym so that the motor  18  is stopped. 
   Next, the controlling-calculating circuit  52  further rotates the shaft  51  of the linear actuator  50  in the normal rotation and elevates the shaft  51  by only a predetermined distance from a position illustrated in  FIGS. 11 to 14  to a position illustrated in  FIGS. 15 to 17 . 
   In this case, the shaft  51  lifts up the free end portion of the elevation position regulating lever  49  by only a predetermined distance against the elastic force of the coil spring  48 , and integrally turns the elevation position regulating lever  49  with the supporting shaft  46 . 
   With this movement described above, the pressing lever  47  also integrally turns with the supporting shaft  46 , and the free end portion is elevated by only a predetermined distance. 
   By the elevation of the free end portion of the pressing lever  47 , the pressing lever  47  moves away from the engaging pin  44  by only a predetermined distance. Therefore, the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  traces along the groove portion Ym, and accordingly the measuring element shaft  35  is capable of an up-and-down motion. 
   Next, if the controlling-calculating circuit  52  performs a drive control of the motor  6  and the rotating shaft  6   a  of the motor  6  is rotated in the normal rotation, a rotation of the rotating shaft  6   a  is transmitted to the gear  5  via the pinion  7  and the belt  8 , so that the rotating base  9  which is integrally provided with the gear  5  on the gear  5  rotates around a rotating shaft of the gear  5  (see  FIG. 5A ). 
   When the controlling-calculating circuit  52  performs a drive control of the slider  15  such that the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  always presses the groove portion Ym, and rotates a rotated part at an upper portion of the measuring mechanism  1   d  the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  moves up and down along the groove Ym and traces the groove Ym. 
   In this case, the slider  15  is moved integrally with the measuring element for the lens frame  37  along the guide rail  14 , therefore a movement amount from the origin position of the slider  15  becomes the same as the movement amount of the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37 . 
   This movement amount is calculated by the controlling-calculating circuit  52  based on a signal outputted from the detection head for position information  26  of the linear scale  24 . 
   Since a length from a position of a center axis of the measuring element shaft  35  to the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  is known, by setting this length to the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses beforehand, this length is added to the movement amount from the origin position of the slider  15  (the rotational center of the rotating base  9 ) detected by the detection head for position information  26 , so that a radial coordinate ρi from the rotational center of the rotating base  9  to the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  is calculated by the controlling-calculating circuit  52 . 
   Additionally, if a rotational angle of the rotating base  9  which is measured from the reference position of the rotation described above is taken as a rotational angle θi, this rotational angle θi is calculated based on the number of driving pulses of the motor  6  (information of a driving state of the driver) which rotates and drives the rotating base  9 . 
   With rotating the rotating base  9 , the radial coordinate ρi corresponding to the rotational angle θi is measured, so that an inner circumferential contour shape of the groove portion Ym of the lens frame LF (RF) (this shape is approximately a shape of the lens frame LF (RF)) is obtained in a two-dimensional polar coordinate system. 
   In the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention, a group of coordinate values (ρi, θi) expressed in the polar coordinate system is taken as information of the inner circumferential contour shape of the lens frame. 
   By the way, in a case where the lens frame LF (RF) is curved in the vertical direction, when the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  traces along the groove portion Ym, a displacement amount in the vertical direction by this curve in the vertical direction is obtained as the movement amount in the vertical direction of the measuring element for the lens frame  37 . 
   In particular, this movement amount in the vertical direction, in a case where the measuring element for the lens frame  37  traces, is calculated by the controlling-calculating circuit  52  based on a signal outputted by the detection head for position information  42  of the linear scale  40 . 
   In the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention, the displacement amount of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  in the vertical direction measured from the origin position, that is, a position (height) in the vertical direction is taken as a position Zi. 
   Therefore, information of the inner circumferential contour shape of the groove portion Ym of the lens frame LF (RF), that is, information of the contour shape of the groove portion Ym of the lens frame LF (RF) is finally obtained as a group of three-dimensional coordinate values (coordinate values of cylindrical polar coordinates), (ρi, θi, Zi). 
   This obtained three-dimensional information of the inner circumferential contour shape of the lens frame (ρi, θi, Zi) is stored in the memory  55  by the controlling-calculating circuit  52 . 
   In the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses according to the embodiment, in a case of a measurement of the inner circumferential contour shape, a drive control of a motor  409  is performed, so that a driving roller  410  illustrated in  FIG. 1E  is rotated normally or reversely and a belt  408  wound around the driving roller  410  is moved in the right direction or in the left direction in  FIG. 1E . And thereby, as illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the slide frames  3 ,  3  entirely are slidable in a direction indicated by the arrow D, centering on the virtual, rotational axis  402  (center of the curvature of a guide rail  403 ). 
   In addition, in the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses according to the embodiment, for example, even if in a case where an inner circumferential contour shape of the lens frame of eyeglass frame which exceeds a base curve of 8 is measured, in a state where the eyeglass frame is held by the slide frames  3 ,  3  by the lens frame holding mechanism  1   b,  the curvature center of the eyeglass frame is set to be a position close to a virtual rotational axis  402 . Moreover, a drive control of the slide frames  3 ,  3  entirely is performed such that a part of the eyeglass frame which is traced is held to be in approximately a horizontal state, therefore the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  is precisely engaged with the groove portion Ym, and an accurate shape of the lens frame of eyeglasses is measured. 
   In addition, the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  traces a deepest part of the groove portion Ym, therefore it prevents the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  from slipping from the groove Ym. And the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  always traces the deepest part of the groove portion Ym, so that the inner circumferential contour shape of lens frame is precisely measured, and thereby a measurement of a distance between centers of each lens frame of the eyeglass frame, that is, a measurement of a frame PD is precisely performed. 
     FIG. 17A  is an explanatory flow chart of a control in a case where the slide frames  3 ,  3  entirely are swung in the direction of an arrow D. 
     FIGS. 17B and 17C  are specifically explanatory views of the movement of the shape measurement apparatus for eyeglasses by the control illustrated in  FIG. 17A . 
   A following control is performed by the controlling-calculating circuit  52  (see  FIG. 10A ) as a controlling-calculating section. 
   Firstly, in a step S 11 , the controlling-calculating circuit  52  controls a holder swing mechanism S comprising, the guide rail  403 , the supporting rollers  406 ,  407 , the belt  408 , the motor  409 , the driving roller  410  and the like, and the slide frames  3 ,  3  which hold the eyeglass frame are in a horizontal state (see FIG.  17 B), and a shape measurement of a first lens frame of the eyeglass frame is performed. 
   In a step S 12 , the controlling-calculating circuit  52  judges if a curve amount Wp of the eyeglass frame exceeds a certain value or not. 
   In a case where the curve amount Wp of the eyeglass frame does not exceed the certain value, an operation of a step S 13  is performed, and in a case where the curve amount Wp of the eyeglass frame exceeds the certain value, an operation of a step S 14  is performed. 
   In the step S 13 , the controlling-calculating circuit  52  performs a shape measurement of a second lens frame of the eyeglass frame, while maintaining the slide frames  3 ,  3  in the horizontal state (see  FIG. 17C ). 
   In the step S 14 , the controlling-calculating circuit  52  controls the holder swing mechanism S, and the slide frames  3 ,  3  are swung in one direction (see  FIG. 17D ). This swing angle is set to be an amount which negates the curve amount Wp of the eyeglass frame (this is taken as a frame holding angle (α)). 
   And in a step S 15 , the shape measurement of the first lens frame in a state of being swung is performed again (see  FIG. 17E ). The swing angle this time is stored in the memory  55  (see  FIG. 10A ). 
   Next, in a step S 16 , the controlling-calculating circuit  52  controls the holder swing mechanism S and the slide frames  3 ,  3  are swung in an opposite direction to the one direction described above in order to perform the shape measurement of the second lens frame of the eyeglass frame (see  FIG. 17F ). 
   In this case, the controlling-calculating circuit  52  swings the slide frames  3 ,  3  based on the swing angle stored in the memory  55 . 
   That is, the controlling-calculating circuit  52  swings the slide frames  3 ,  3  at only the frame holding angle (−α) so that the second lens frame is in the horizontal state. And the operation of the step S 13  is performed. That is, the shape measurement of the second lens frame is performed in this state. 
   As described above, the frame holding angle (α) is stored in the memory  55 , and based on the stored result, the slide frames  3 ,  3  are swung at only the frame holding angle (−α), and thereby the inner circumferential contour shape measurement of the first lens frame and the inner circumferential contour shape measurement of the second lens frame are performed in which each lens frame is approximately in the horizontal state. Therefore, in a case of the shape measurement of the lens frame, an angle deviation of the tip of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  and the groove portion Ym can be small, and thereby a measurement error can be reduced. 
   (II) Contour Shape Measurement of a Lens for Eyeglasses such as a Demo Lens or the Like 
   In the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses according to the embodiment, not only the inner circumferential contour shape of the lens frame of the eyeglass frame but also the contour shape of the lens for eyeglasses are measured. 
   (II-a) Setting of the Lens for the Eyeglass such as the Demo Lens or the Like 
   In a case where the shape measurement of right and left lenses Lm (MR), Lm (ML) of a two-point frame eyeglass  200  as illustrated in  FIGS. 23A and 23B  (demo lenses for the eyeglass) is performed, for example, it is possible to use a lens holder disclosed in Japanese patent publication number H10-328992 or H08-294855. 
   To hold a lens such as the demo lens or the like by the lens holder disclosed in Japanese patent publication number H10-328992, it is possible to adopt a suction pad and a suction pad holding mechanism disclosed in Japanese patent publication number H08-294855. 
   Since a mechanism of this lens holder is not a subject of the present invention, details will not be explained. 
   The lens such as the demo lens or the like is held by the lens holder described above, and the lens holder is held between the slide frames  3 ,  3 . The side plates of the lens holder disclosed in Japanese patent publication number H10-328992 are sandwiched between the holding bars  3   b   1  and  3   b   2  described above, or a flange provided at a side portion of the lens holder disclosed in Japanese patent publication number H08-294855 is sandwiched between the holding bars  3   b   1  and  3   b   2  described above. In this case, the lens held by the lens holder faces its convex surface downward. 
   In the two-point frame eyeglass  200  illustrated in  FIG. 23A , a bridge  201  is mounted between the right and left lenses Lm (MR), Lm (ML) (a space on a nose side), and attachments for temples  202 ,  203  are respectively mounted in an opposite side (ear side) of the right and left lenses Lm (MR), Lm (ML). 
   This bridge  201 , as illustrated in  FIG. 23B , has side plate portions  201   a,    201   b  and fixing plate portions  201   c ,  201   d . The side plate portions  201   a,    201   b  abut on the nose side of circumferential surface of the lenses Lm(MR), Lm(ML). The fixing plate portions  201   c ,  201   d  abut on a back surface of the lenses Lm(MR), Lm(ML). 
   The attachment for the temple  202 , as illustrated in  FIG. 23B , has a side plate portion  202   a  and a fixing plate portion  202   b . The side plate portion  202   a  abuts on an ear side of the circumferential surface of the lenses Lm(MR), Lm (ML). The fixing plate portion  202   b  abuts on the back surface of the lenses Lm (MR), Lm (ML). 
   The attachment for the temple  203  has a side plate portion  203   a  and a fixing plate portion  203   b . The side plate portion  203   a  abuts on an ear side of the circumferential surface of the lenses Lm(MR), Lm (ML). The fixing plate portion  203   b  abuts on the back surface of the lenses Lm (MR), Lm (ML). 
   And as illustrated in  FIG. 23B , the mounting holes  204 ,  205  are formed in end portions on the nose side (end portions facing each other), and the mounting holes  206 ,  207  are formed in end portions on the ear side. 
   A left fixing plate portion  201   c  of the bridge  201  is fixed to the lens Lm (ML) by a screw  204   s  inserted into the mounting hole  204 , and a right fixing plate portion  201   d  of the bridge  201  is fixed to the lens Lm (MR) by a screw  205   s  inserted into the mounting hole  205 . 
   In addition, the fixing plate portion  202   b  of the attachment for the temple  202  is fixed to the lens Lm (ML) by a screw  206   s  inserted into the mounting hole  206 , and the fixing plate portion  203   b  of the attachment for the temple  203  is fixed to the lens Lm (MR) by a screw  207   s  inserted into the mounting hole  207 . 
   Hereinafter, the lenses Lm (ML), LM(MR) will be explained simply as the lens Lm. 
   (II-b) Abutting Movement 1 of the Measuring Element  36  on the Lens 
   When the lens holder described above (not illustrated) is attached to the slide frames  3 ,  3 , an attachment of the lens holder to the slide frames  3 ,  3  is detected by a holder detector  53  provided in one of the slide frames  3 ,  3  and the holder detector  53  outputs a signal to the controlling-calculating circuit  52 . 
   When the controlling-calculating circuit  52  receives the signal transmitted from the holder detector  53 , the controlling-calculating circuit  52  moves the slider  15  from the origin position along the guide rail  14  in a projection direction of the measuring element for the lens frame  37  and places the measuring element  36  outside of the circumference of the lens held by the lens holder described above. 
   Next, the controlling-calculating circuit  52  elevates the shaft  51  of the linear actuator  50  the same as described above, so that the measuring element for the lens frame  37  is elevated from the default position (A) in FIG,  7  to the height (B). 
   With this movement, the measuring element  36  is also elevated and a back surface  36   c  of an upright portion  36   b  of the measuring element  36  is elevated to a height corresponding to the circumference of the lens held by the lens holder. 
   The controlling-calculating circuit  52  performs a drive control of the motor  18 , so that the slider  15  is moved to a position where the back surface  36   c  of the measuring element  36  abuts on a circumferential surface of the lens Lm held by the lens holder, as illustrated in  FIG. 18 . 
   The control described above is performed based on data of shapes of standard lenses calculated by experiments performed beforehand and the like. 
   (II-c) Abutting Movement 2 of the Measuring Element  36  on the Lens 
   A method in which the measuring element  36  abuts on the circumferential surface of the lens Lm may be a method other than the method described above. 
   For example, firstly, when the shaft  51  of the linear actuator  50  is elevated, the shaft  51  lifts up a free end portion of the elevation position regulating lever  49  from a position in  FIG. 7  to a position in  FIGS. 15 to 17 , and turns integrally the elevation position regulating lever  49  with the supporting shaft  46 . 
   With this movement, this pressing lever  47  turns integrally with the supporting shaft  46 , and the free end portion of the pressing lever  47  is elevated by a predetermined distance. 
   By the elevation of the free end portion of the pressing lever  47 , the engaging pin  44  follows the free end portion of the pressing lever  47  and is elevated by the elastic force of the coil spring  43 . Therefore, the measuring element shaft  35  is elevated by only a predetermined distance, the measuring element  36  is elevated, and the measuring element for the lens  38  of the measuring element  36  abuts on the surface of the lens Lm. 
   Next, the motor  18  is driven and controlled, the slider  15  is moved along the guide rail  14  at a predetermined speed, the measuring element  36  is moved along the surface of the lens Lm to a circumference portion side, and the measuring element  36  is moved to a position which is greatly diverged from the circumference of the surface of the lens Lm. 
   In this case, the measuring element for the lens  38  is diverged from the circumference of the surface of the lens Lm and elevated by the elastic force of the coil spring  43 , and accordingly the measuring element  36  entirely is elevated. 
   However, the elastic force of the coil spring  43  is weak and an elevation speed of the measuring element  36  is small. Therefore, a movement speed of the measuring element  36  in a direction along the guide rail  14  is set to be relatively small, so that it is possible to prevent a portion other than the measuring element for the lens  38  of the measuring element  36  from hitting the lens Lm. 
   A position where the measuring element  36  is diverged from the surface of the lens Lm, that is, a diverging position, is detected from a drastic increase of the movement distance in the vertical direction of the measuring element  36  measured by the linear scale  40 . 
   In addition, a position in the horizontal direction where the measuring element  36  is at this diverging position is obtained by a signal from the linear scale  24 . 
   Therefore, the position where the measuring element  36  is diverged from the surface of the lens Lm is obtained as data of three-dimensional coordinates by a detection signal from the linear scales  24 ,  40  at the diverging position. 
   And the controlling-calculating circuit  52  performs a drive control of the linear actuator  50  based on the data of three-dimensional coordinates at this diverging position, so that a height of the free end portion of the elevation position regulating lever  49  is adjusted, a height of the free end portion of the pressing lever  47  is adjusted, and a height of the measuring element  36  is adjusted to correspond to a height of the circumference of the lens Lm held by the lens holder. 
   Next, the controlling-calculating circuit  52  performs a drive control of the motor  18  to transmit a rotation of the rotating shaft  18   a  of the motor  18  to the slider  15  by the wire belt  20 , and controls the slider  15  to move along the guide rail  14  such that as illustrated in  FIG. 18  the measuring element  36  moves until abutting on the circumferential surface of the lens Lm held by the lens holder (not illustrated). 
   And as illustrated in  FIG. 18 , the measuring element  36  abuts on the circumferential surface of the lens Lm. 
   (II-d) Contour Shape Measurement of the Lens Lm 
   Next, the controlling-calculating circuit  52  performs a drive control of the motor  6  to rotate normally the rotating shaft  6   a  of the motor  6 . A rotation of the rotating shaft  6   a  is transmitted to the gear  5  via the pinion  7  and the belt  8 , therefore the rotating base  9  provided integrally with the gear  5  on the gear  5  rotates around a rotating shaft of the gear  5 . 
   When the controlling-calculating circuit  52  performs a drive control of the slider  15  such that the back surface  36   c  of the measuring element  36  always presses the circumference of the lens and the rotated part at an upper portion of the measuring mechanism  1   d  is rotated, the back surface  36   c  of the measuring element  36  moves along the circumference of the lens and traces the circumference of the lens. 
   In this case, the slider  15  is moved integrally with the measuring element  36  along the guide rail  14 , therefore a movement amount from a reference position of the slider  15  is the same as a movement amount of the back surface  36   c  of the measuring element  36 . 
   This movement amount is calculated by the controlling-calculating circuit  52  based on a signal outputted from the detection head for position information  26  of the linear scale  24 . 
   Additionally, since a length from a center axis of the measuring element shaft  35  to the back surface  36   c  of the measuring element  36  is known, this length is set to the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses beforehand, and thereby a radial coordinate ρi from a rotational center of the rotating base  9  to the back surface  36   c  of the measuring element  36  is calculated by the controlling-calculating circuit  25  by adding this length to the movement amount from the reference position (the rotational center of the rotating base  9 ) of the slider  15  detected by the detection head for position information  26 . 
   Therefore, a rotational angle θi measured from the reference position of the rotation is calculated based on the number of driving pulses of the motor  6  which rotates and drives the rotating base  9 , and the radial coordinate ρi corresponding to the rotational angle θi is obtained, and thereby the contour shape of the lens Lm is obtained in a polar coordinate system. 
   In the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention, a group of coordinate values expressed in the polar coordinate system (ρi, θi) is taken as information of the contour shape of the lens (ρi, θi). 
   [Detection of a Notch in the Circumference Portion of the Lens] 
   As illustrated in  FIG. 30A , there is such a two-point frame that a notch  301  (see  FIG. 30B ) is provided in the circumference of the lens  300  and an attachment  305  for a temple  302  engages with this notch  301  and the temple  302  is mounted. 
   In  FIGS. 30A and 30B , a numeral  206  denotes a mounting hole for the attachment  305 , and a numeral  204  denotes a mounting hole for the bridge  201  described above. 
   When the contour shape of the lens having the notch  301  described above is measured, information of a concave shape is measured at a part corresponding to the notch  301  of contour shape data of the lens. 
   Generally, the notch  301  described above is placed at an upper half of the lens. Therefore, concave-and-convex information by a simple measurement error and the information of the concave shape at the part corresponding to the notch  301  are distinguished by approximate information regarding an existence position of the notch  301  described above, so that a position of the notch  301  is detected from this concave position. 
   And next, after the notch  301  is detected, a depth of the notch  301  is measured. This depth is taken as a depth Y (see  FIG. 30B ). 
   The depth Y of the notch  301  is measured by tracing an inner circumference of the notch  301  by the measuring element for the lens in which a tip is sharp. 
   The depth of the notch  301  may be inputted by an external inputting section without performing the measurement. 
   (III) Measurement of a Curvature of the Surface of the Lens Lm 
   In the contour shape measurement of the lens Lm described in (II-d), only information of a two-dimensional contour shape of the lens (ρi, θi) is obtained. 
   And as illustrated in  FIG. 19 , a curvature of a surface fb of the lens Lm is measured by tracing the surface fb of the lens Lm by a tip of the measuring element  38 , and a position Zbi in the vertical direction of the circumference of the lens Lm in the contour position of the lens (ρi, θi) is theoretically obtained from this measured curvature and the information of the two-dimensional contour shape of the lens (ρi, θi), and thereby the contour shape of the lens Lm is obtained as a group of three-dimensional coordinate values, (ρi, θi, Zbi) (coordinate values of cylindrical polar coordinates). 
   In the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention, this group of the coordinate values expressed in a polar coordinate system (ρi, θi, Zbi) is taken as information of the contour shape of the lens. 
   A length of the circumference of the lens Lm as a demo lens is also theoretically calculated based on this information of the three-dimensional contour shape of the lens (ρi, θi, Zbi). 
   Hereinafter, a procedure of obtaining the curvature of the surface of the lens Lm will be explained. 
   A following control is performed by the controlling-calculating circuit  52  (see  FIG. 10A ) as a controlling-calculating section based on a main program stored in the memory  55 . 
   Here, the lens Lm is held by the lens holder (not illustrated) via the suction pad. 
   As illustrated in  FIG. 20 , firstly, in a step S 1 , the controlling-calculating circuit  52  obtains the information of the two-dimensional shape of the lens (ρi, θi) by the same procedure as the contour shape measurement of the lens Lm described above, and an operation moves to a step S 2 . 
   In the step S 2 , the controlling-calculating circuit  52  measures the curvature of the surface fb of the lens Lm illustrated in  FIG. 19 . 
   Firstly, for this preparation, the same as an abutting movement of the measuring element  36  on a lens of the lens frame, the controlling-calculating circuit  52  elevates the shaft  51  of the linear actuator  50 , so that a top end of the measuring element  38  is abutted on the surface fb of the lens Lm held by the lens holder described above by the elastic force of the coil spring  43 . 
   By the way, the lens Lm is held by the suction pad and this suction pad is detachable from the lens holder described above. 
   The suction pad by which the lens Lm is held is mounted to the lens holder, so that the lens Lm is held by the lens holder. 
   And in a state where the lens holder is held between the slide frames  3 ,  3 , a center axis (optical axis) of the lens corresponds to a center axis (axis O in  FIG. 7 ) of the measuring element  38  when the slider  15  is at the reference position. 
   The position of the axis O is taken as an origin P 0  in a radial direction of the lens Lm (this is taken as an X direction) at a curvature measurement of the surface of the lens Lm. 
   Additionally, as illustrated in  FIG. 7 , when the measuring element for the lens frame  37  is descended at the default position (A), the measuring element  38  is at the lowest position, and a position of the top end (tip) of the measuring element  38  at this time is taken as a default position (C). 
   This default position (C) is taken as an origin Z 0  in a Z direction (vertical direction) of the measurement in  FIGS. 21A and 21B . 
   The controlling-calculating circuit  52  performs a drive control of the motor  18  to move the slider  15  along the guide rail  14  by the wire belt  20  which moves with this motor  18 , so that the surface of the lens Lm is traced in the X direction by the tip of the measuring element  38 , and the tip of the measuring element  38  is moved to measurement points P 2 , P 1  on the surface of the lens Lm one after another. 
   The measurement point P 2  is a position where only a distance X 2  is moved from the origin X 0 , and the measurement point P 1  is a position where only a distance X 1 (X 1 &gt;X 2 ) is moved from the origin X 0 . A movement distance in the X direction, (ΔX=)X 1 −X 2 , is set to be a predetermined value (5 mm) which is described later. 
   The controlling-calculating circuit  52 , in a case of a movement of the measuring element  38 , calculates and obtains positions Z 2 , Z 1  in the Z direction of the tip of the measuring element  38  when positions in the X direction of the tip of the measuring element  38  abutting on the surface fb of the lens Lm become positions X 2 , X 1  respectively based on a detection signal from the linear scale  40 , and the operation moves to a step S 3 . 
   In the step S 3 , the controlling-calculating circuit  52 , obtains a curvature radius of the surface fb of the lens Lm and a curve value (base curve) from information of coordinate values of the measurement points P 2 , P 1  obtained from the measurement described above. 
   By the way, when a distance from the origin Z 0  in the Z direction to a curvature center O 1  of the surface fb of the lens Lm is taken as a distance ΔZ, a height measured from a height at the curvature center O 1  to a height at the measurement point P 2  is Z 2 +ΔZ, and a height measured from the height at the curvature center O 1  to a height at the measurement point P 1  is Z 1 +ΔZ. 
   Therefore, in a rectangular coordinate system where the curvature center O 1  of the lens Lm is taken as an origin, coordinates of the measurement point P 2  arc (X 2 , Z 2 +ΔZ), and coordinates of the measurement point P 1  are (X 1 , Z 1 +ΔZ). 
   And the controlling-calculating circuit  52  performs a calculation to obtain a curvature from the coordinates of the measurement point P 2  (X 2 , Z 2 +ΔZ) and the coordinates of the measurement point P 1  (X 1 , Z 1 +ΔZ). 
   A curvature radius of the lens Lm is taken as a curvature radius R, and if a surface of the lens Lm is on a spherical surface of the radius R, an equation of a circle included in a cross-section where the spherical surface of this radius R is cut by an X-Z plane (where the curvature center O 1  of the lens Lm is taken as an origin.) is
 
 X   2   +Z   2   =R   2 .
 
   An equation of a circle where the measurement point P 1  satisfies
 
( X 1) 2 +( Z 1+Δ Z ) 2   =R   2 .   (1)
 
and an equation of a circle where the measurement point P 2  satisfies
 
( X 2) 2 +( Z 2+Δ Z ) 2   =R   2 .   (2)
 
   In these equations, (1)-(2) is expressed by
 
( X 1) 2 −( X 2) 2 +( Z 1+Δ Z ) 2 −( Z 2+Δ Z ) 2 =0.
 
   When the above equation is expanded, it is expressed by
 
( X 1) 2 −( X 2) 2 +( Z 1) 2 +2( Z 1)·Δ Z+ΔZ   2 −( Z 2) 2 −2( Z 2)·Δ Z−ΔZ   2 =0,
 
and then expressed by
 
( X 1) 2 −( X 2) 2 +( Z 1) 2 +2( Z 1)·Δ Z −( Z 2) 2 −2( Z 2)·Δ Z= 0.
 
   And when the above equation is simplified by combining ΔZ, it is expressed by
 
[2( Z 1)−2( Z 2)]Δ Z =( X 2) 2 −( X 1) 2 +( Z 2) 2 −( Z 1) 2 .
 
   ΔZ is obtained by use of the above equation. 
   
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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   ΔZ obtained by the above formula [Number 1] is substituted for the equation (1) or (2), so that the curvature radius R is calculated from the measurement values of Z 1 , Z 2 . 
   By the way, the base curve of the lens for eyeglasses is set to be in a range of a base curve of 1 to a base curve of 8 as illustrated in  FIGS. 22A and 22B . 
   Curvature radiuses corresponding to the base curve of 1 to the base curve of 8 are described in [Table 1]. 
   
     
       
         
             
             
             
             
             
           
             
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               R1: 523 
               ΔL1: 0.287 
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               ΔL2: 0.575 
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               R3: 174.3333 
               ΔL3: 0.854 
               2.958453 
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               R4: 130.75 
               ΔL4: 1.156 
               3.976042 
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               ΔL5: 1.451 
               4.9700445 
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               ΔL6: 1.75 
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               ΔL7: 2.054 
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   And when X 1 , X 2  described above are respectively taken as X 1 =10 mm, X 2 =5 mm, as illustrated in Table 1, deviations ΔL 1  to ΔL 8  (ΔL in  FIGS. 21A and 21B ; ΔL=Z 2 −Z 1 ) in the Z direction of the measurement points P 1 , P 2  corresponding to the base curve of 1 to the base curve of 8 are obtained. 
   In other words, for example, in a case where the deviation in the Z direction of the measurement points P 1 , P 2  is approximately 0.287, which is equivalent to ΔL 1 , a curvature radius of the lens Lm as a demo lens is judged to be 523 mm of R 1  corresponding to a base curve of 1. 
   In addition, a deviation ΔL in the Z direction of the measurement points P 1 , P 2  and a curve value (base curve) Cv are expressed in a linear approximation, and the equation is
 
 Cv= 3.3695×Δ L+ 0.0809.
 
   That is, a relationship of the base curve Cv and the deviation ΔL in the Z direction is linearly proportional as illustrated in  FIG. 22B . 
   When a curvature radius of the surface fb of the lens Lm and a base curve are obtained, an operation will move to a step S 4 . 
   In the step S 4 , assuming that the surface of the lens Lm is on the spherical surface of the radius R, the controlling-calculating circuit  52  obtains position information Zbi in the Z direction of the circumference of the surface fb of the lens Lm from the curvature radius (or the base curve Cv) obtained based on the deviation ΔL (ΔL 1  to ΔL 8 ) in the Z direction and the contour shape information of the lens (ρi, θi), and an operation will move to a step S 5 . 
   In a step S 5 , the controlling-calculating circuit  52  obtains three-dimensional contour shape information of the lens (ρi, θi, Zbi) from the two-dimensional contour shape information of the lens (ρi, θi) and the position information Zbi in the Z direction of the circumference of the surface fb of the lens Lm obtained in the step S 4 , and a length of the circumference of the lens Lm based on this three-dimensional contour shape information of the lens Lm (ρi, θi, Zbi) is calculated, and then it is finished. 
   The obtained three-dimensional contour shape information of the lens (ρi, θi, Zbi) is stored in a memory  55  by the controlling-calculating circuit  52 . 
   (IV) Position Measurement of a Mounting Hole of the Lens Lm 
   The shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses according to the present embodiment performs not only the measurements of the inner circumferential contour shape of the lens frame of eyeglasses and the contour shape of the lens for eyeglasses but also a measurement of a position of the mounting hole of the lens. 
   The measured three-dimensional contour shape information of the lens (ρi, θi, Zbi) in (II), (III) described above is, for example, taken as contour shape information of a lens Lm (ML) in  FIG. 23B . 
   The lens Lm (ML) in  FIG. 23B  has mounting holes  204 ,  206  and the lens Lm (MR) in  FIG. 23B  has mounting holes  205 ,  207 . 
   In the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the present information, the controlling-calculating circuit  52  sets search areas Sa, Sb for the mounting hole to be inside a contour of the lens Lm (MR), as illustrated in  FIG. 24 , based on this three-dimensional contour shape information (ρi, θi, Zbi). 
   And the controlling-calculating circuit  52  moves the measuring element for the lens  38  in the search areas for the mounting hole Sa, Sb and detects the mounting holes  206 ,  204 . 
   By the way, in a case where the measuring element for the lens  38  is moved in the search areas for the mounting hole Sa, Sb, if the measuring element for the lens  38  comes outside of the lens Lm and the tip of the measuring element for the lens  38  is displaced from the lens Lm, it may take a time to return an abutting state of the measuring element for the lens  38  and the lens Lm to the state as they were. 
   Therefore, in order that the measuring element for the lens  38  is not displaced from the lens Lm, the search areas for mounting hole Sa, Sb are set to be in a predetermined area inside an outer circumference of the lens Lm (for example, 1 mm inside) based on the three-dimensional contour shape information of the lens (ρi, θi, Zbi). 
   The measure of 1 mm is an example, and is not limited to 1 mm. That is, it is preferable that the measuring element for the lens  38  be not displaced from the lens Lm and detects the mounting hole. 
   Next, in a state where the measuring element for the lens  38  abuts on the surface of the lens Lm, based on the three-dimensional contour shape information of the lens (ρi, θi, Zbi), the controlling-calculating circuit  52  scans (moves) in a zigzag the lens measuring element for the lens  38  in the search areas for mounting bole Sa, Sb as illustrated by arrows A 1 , A 2  in  FIG. 24B  and detects mounting holes  206 ,  204 . 
   In an example illustrated in  FIG. 24B , the measuring element for the lens  38  is moved in a zigzag from an upper portion to a lower portion of the lens Lm. 
   As illustrated by arrows A 3 , A 4  in  FIG. 24C , the measuring element for the lens  38  may be moved in a zigzag from both right and left ends to inside of the lens Lm. 
   A mechanism (not illustrated) which slides the base  2  entirely by a pulse motor (not illustrated) is provided, and a drive of the rotating base  9  by the motor  6  and a drive of the pulse motor arc controlled by the controlling-calculating circuit  52 , so that a zigzag movement in the horizontal direction of the measuring element for the lens  38  as described above is performed. 
   In the shape measuring apparatus for the lens of the embodiment of the present invention, a (zigzag) movement pattern of the measuring element for lens  38  is given by a group of coordinate values (ρi′, θi) as function data of the rotational angle θi of the rotation of the rotating base  9  by the motor  6  and a slide movement amount by the pulse motor, that is, a radial coordinate ρ′. 
   The zigzag movement of the measuring element for the lens  38  may be performed by controlling a drive of the rotating base  9  by the motor  6  and a drive of the slider  15  by the motor  18  by the controlling-calculating circuit  52 . 
   The measuring element for the lens  38  is moved and the linear scale  40  traces a vertical movement of the measuring element  36 , so that a position (height) Zi′ in the vertical direction of the measuring element for the lens  38  is obtained. 
   That is, in the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention, the three-dimensional position information of the measuring element for the lens  38  when the measuring element for the lens  38  is moved in a zigzag as described above is obtained as a group of coordinate values (ρi′, θi, Zi′) expressed in the polar coordinate system. 
   Thus, in a case where the measuring element for the lens  38  is moved in the vicinity of the mounting hole  206 , for example, as illustrated by arrows B 1 , B 2  in  FIGS. 25A to 25C , the measuring element for the lens  38  moves smoothly upward along the surface of the lens Lm around passing the mounting hole  206 , however the measuring element for the lens  38  is elevated steeply in the vicinity of a position where the mounting hole  206  is formed. 
   At this time, a position Zi′ of the measuring element for the lens  38  is obtained as a Zi′-ρi′ curve as illustrated in  FIG. 25D  from a detection signal of the linear scale  40 . 
   In the Zi′-ρi′ curve of  FIG. 25D , at a position where the measuring element for the lens  38  moves toward the mounting hole  206  illustrated by the arrow B 1  in  FIGS. 25A to 25C , the position Zi′ of the measuring element for the lens  38  changes smoothly upward as illustrated by the arrow B 1 ′, and when the tip of the measuring element for the lens  38  enters the mounting hole  206  at a position P, the position Zi′ of the measuring element for the lens  38  changes greatly. 
   And at a position where the measuring element for the lens  38  moves away from the mounting bole  206  illustrated by the arrow B 2  in  FIGS. 25A to 25C , the position Zi′ changes smoothly upward again as illustrated by the arrow B 2 ′. 
   Thus, from three-dimensional position information (ρi′, θi, Zi′) when the measuring element for the lens  38  moves in a zigzag, a position where a height position of the measuring element for the lens  38  changes greatly is detected and the detected data is stored in the memory  55  as data for a mounting hole (position data for opening a hole). 
   The measurements of the mounting holes  204 ,  205 ,  207  are performed the same as the above. 
   VARIANT EXAMPLE 1 
   The above embodiment has a structure such that the bridge  201 , as illustrated in  FIG. 23B , has the fixing plate portions  201   c ,  201   d  which abut on the back surface of the lenses Lm (ML), Lm (MR), and the attachments for temples  202 ,  203 , as illustrated in  FIG. 23B , respectively have the fixing plate portions  202   b,    203   b  which abut on the back surface of the lenses Lm (ML), Lm (MR), however the structure is not limited to the above embodiment. 
   For example, the variant example 1, as illustrated in  FIGS. 26A and 26B , may have a structure such that the bridge  201  has fixing plate portions  201   c ,  201   d  which abut on a front surface of the lenses Lm (ML), Lm (MR), and the attachments for temples  202 ,  203  respectively have fixing plate portions  202   b,    203   b  which abut on the front surface of the lenses Lm (ML), Lm (MR). 
   In this case, a curvature of the front surface and a length of the circumference of the lenses Lm (ML), Lm (MR) are measured in the same manner as the back surface of the lens Lm as described above, and positions of the mounting holes  204  to  206  are measured. 
   In  FIGS. 26A and 26B , portions which are the same or approximately the same portions in  FIGS. 23A and 23B  are denoted by the numerals used in the  FIGS. 23A and 23B , and will not be explained. 
   VARIANT EXAMPLE 2 
   In the above embodiment, the search areas for mounting holes Sa, Sb which extend vertically in the right and left portions of the lens Lm are set, however the search areas are not limited to the above embodiment. 
   For example, as illustrated in  FIG. 27 , based on the contour shape information of the lens (ρi, θi, Zbi), an allowance line  304  for the measurement inside a predetermined amount (for example, 1 mm inside) from an outer circumferential surface of the lens Lm is set, and a search area for mounting holes Sc of a predetermined area (for example, 10 mm×10 mm) is set beforehand. 
   As illustrated in  FIG. 28 , a number of measurement points pi (for example, 200 measurement points in a vertical and horizontal arrangement) in the search area for mounting holes Sc described above are provided, a shape of the surface of the lens Lm in the vicinity of each of the 200 measurement points pi in the vertical and horizontal arrangement is traced by the measuring element for the lens  38 , so that a position of the mounting hole is obtained from a place where the measuring element for the lens  38  is displaced upward greatly in the search area for mounting holes Sc. 
   The obtained position for the mounting hole (ρi′, θi, Zi′) is stored as the three-dimensional position information in the memory  55 , and is taken as data of the mounting hole (position data for opening a hole). 
   Positions in which the mounting holes  204  to  207  and the like are provided to the shape of the lens Lm as a typical example are positions which are closer to an upper side of right and left end portions of the lens Lm, or positions which are closer to the center portion in the vertical direction of the right and left end portions of the lens Lm. 
   Therefore, a switch for selecting a detection position in right and left upper end portions, or a center portion in the vertical direction or the like of the lens Lm is provided, and based on the selected detection position by this switch and the contour shape information (ρi, θi, Zbi) of the lens, the search area for the mounting hole Sc may be set. 
   VARIANT EXAMPLE 3 
   As illustrated in  FIG. 29 , based on the contour shape information (ρi, θi, Zbi) of the lens Lm, a shape  220  of the lens Lm is displayed on a touch-panel type liquid crystal display monitor  221  and approximate positions of the mounting holes  204 - 207  and so on are indicated by a touch-panel of the liquid crystal display monitor  221 , so that the indicated position, for example, the indicated position is indicated by a cross mark  222 , and an area which is in the vicinity centering on this indicated position may be set as the search area for mounting holes Sc. 
   VARIANT EXAMPLE 4 
     FIGS. 31A and 31B  are examples where a plurality of rollers are provided in a frame holder and these rollers are rolled on a guide rail, so that the frame holder is swung. 
   In a variant example illustrated in  FIG. 31A , a plurality of rollers  421  are provided in a frame holder  420  and theses rollers  421  are rolled right and left on a guide rail  422  where a top surface is a concave-shape. 
   The top surface of the guide rail  422  is formed in a cylinder-side-surface-like shape, and the frame holder  420  is swung in directions of arrows E 1  and E 2  centering around a virtual axis  423  which is in a position separated from a main body of a measuring apparatus (above the main body of the measuring apparatus). 
   A numeral  424  is a measuring element which performs a shape measurement of an eyeglass frame  425  of eyeglasses. 
   The eyeglass frame  425  is set in the frame holder  420  and is held at a distance R 1  from the virtual axis  423 . 
   In  FIG. 31B , a plurality of rollers  431  are provided in a frame holder  430 , and these rollers  431  are rolled right and left on a guide rail  432  where a top surface is a convex-shape. 
   The top surface of the guide rail  432  is formed in a cylinder-side-surface-like shape, and the frame holder  430  is swung in directions of arrows F 1 , F 2  centering on a virtual rotational axis  433  which is in a position separated from the main body of the measuring apparatus (above the main body of the measuring apparatus). 
   A numeral  434  is a measuring element which performs a shape measurement of an eyeglass frame  435  of eyeglasses. 
   The eyeglass frame  435  is set in the frame holder  430  and is held at a distance R 1  from the virtual rotational axis  433 . 
   The flow chart illustrated in  FIG. 17  is applicable to a case of the  FIG. 31B . 
   Function and Effect of the Embodiment 
   As described above, the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention, comprises a lens holder (not illustrated) which is provided in the main body of the measuring apparatus  1 , a measuring element  36  which measures a circumferential shape of a lens Lm held by the lens holder, movement sections (motors  6 ,  18 ) which move the measuring element  36  along an outer circumferential surface of the lens Lm, a linear scale  24  which detects a position in a radial coordinate direction of the measuring element  36 , a linear scale  40  which detects a position in a vertical direction of the linear scale  24 , and a controlling-calculating circuit  52  which obtains contour shape data of a circumferential surface of the lens Lm as three-dimensional information based on a detection signal from the linear scales  24 ,  40 . 
   Additionally, the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention controls the motors  6 ,  18  and a tip of a measuring element abuts on the surface of the lens Lm and moves, so that a relationship of a contour shape of the circumference of the lens Lm and a hole position based on a detection signal of the linear scale  40  is detected. 
   According to this structure, a position of a mounting hole where an attachment of a 2-point eyeglass frame is mounted on a lens is easily and precisely measured. 
   The shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention detects a notch position of the lens having the notch in the circumference by the measurement of the circumferential shape of the lens. 
   According to this structure, a notch is provided in a circumference of a lens and this notch is used for mounting of the attachment of the 2-point eyeglass frame. 
   In addition, a measuring element for the lens  38  which detects a mounting hole for the lens and a measuring element for a lens frame  37  of the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention may be structured by different members. 
   By using the above structure, a fabrication of the measuring element  36  becomes easy. 
   According to the embodiment of the present invention, a holder which is inclined to approximately 40 degrees at most is provided as a holder which holds an eyeglass frame, so that a shape of the eyeglass which exceeds a base curve of 8 is easily and precisely measured. 
   Additionally, the shape measuring apparatus for eyeglasses of the embodiment of the present invention accurately obtains a specific inclination angle of the holder and respectively measures inner circumferential contour shapes of lens frames in a state where each lens frame of right and left is approximately parallel to a sliding direction of the measuring element, so that accurate inner circumferential contour shapes are obtained, and thereby an accurate distance between geometric centers of each lens frame is obtained from these inner circumferential contour shapes. 
   Although the present invention has been described in terms of exemplary embodiments, it is not limited thereto. It should be appreciated that variations may be made in the embodiments described by persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims.