Patent ID: 8628071

Claim:
A device for processing optically effective surfaces of spectacle lenses, the device comprising: at least one workpiece spindle constructed for mounting and releasably securing thereon a spectacle lens; at least one tool spindle constructed for mounting and releasably securing a tool thereon for machining a spectacle lens mounted on the workpiece spindle, the at least one tool spindle being movable relative to the at least one workpiece spindle; and a loading system including a machine arm that moves in rotational, planar, and axial directions constructed for taking a spectacle lens to and away from the at least one workpiece spindle and a tool to and away from the at least one tool spindle, the loading system comprising a loading head which is separate from the at least one workpiece spindle and at least one tool spindle and which has at least one loading section provided with at least one workpiece mount for a spectacle lens and with at least one tool mount for a tool whereby the at least one workpiece spindle and at least one tool spindle can be loaded in one loading process.