Patent ID: 7938715

Claim:
A polishing machine for optical elements, comprising: a spindle ( 3 ) arranged to rotationally drive an optical element ( 4 ); a polishing tool ( 5 ) mobile relative to the spindle ( 3 ); a front face provided with a door ( 15 ) enabling the access to the spindle ( 3 ) and to the polishing tool ( 5 ); wherein the polishing tool ( 5 ) is mounted on a body ( 30 ) which is pivotally mounted on a sliding carriage ( 37 ) by way of a shaft ( 36 ), the sliding carriage being mobile in the course of the polishing operations along a direction substantially perpendicular to the font face whereas the shaft ( 36 ) remains substantially parallel to the front face and perpendicular to the spindle ( 3 ), and wherein the body is a first jack provided with a rod ( 35 ), the rod being arranged to hold the polishing tool ( 5 ).