Method for controlling a manufacturing device used in an optical lens manufacturing process

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10195802-B2
Application number	US-201414783014-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 16, 2014
Priority date	Apr 23, 2013
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

A method for controlling a manufacturing device used in an optical lens manufacturing process. The method including providing optical lens data, the optical lens data representing the nominal and effective values of at least one optical lens parameter of an optical lens manufactured according to a manufacturing process using a manufacturing device, providing manufacturing data identifying at least the manufacturing device used to manufacture the optical lens, determining the difference between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter of the optical lens, determining a recommended value of a manufacturing parameter of the manufacturing device identified by the manufacturing data, the recommended value of the manufacturing parameter being determined based on the difference between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method implemented by processing circuitry for controlling a manufacturing device used in an optical lens manufacturing process, the method comprising the following steps:
an optical lens data providing step, during which optical lens data is provided, the optical lens data represents the nominal and effective values of at least one optical lens parameter of an optical lens manufactured according to a manufacturing process using a manufacturing device, the optical lens being adapted for a wearer;
a manufacturing data providing step during which manufacturing data identifying at least the manufacturing device used to manufacture the optical lens is provided, the manufacturing data further comprising a value of at least one manufacturing parameter of the manufacturing device;
a difference determining step during which the difference between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter of the optical lens is determined;
a manufacturing device parameter determining step during which a recommended value of the at least one manufacturing parameter of the manufacturing device identified by the manufacturing data is determined, the recommended value of the at least one manufacturing parameter is determined based on the difference between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter;
a recording step during which the value of the at least one manufacturing parameter and the difference between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter of the corresponding optical lens are recorded;
a relating step during which the different values of the at least one manufacturing parameter are related to the differences between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter of the corresponding optical lenses; and
a transmitting step during which the recommended value of the at least one manufacturing parameter is transmitted to the manufacturing device to adjust the at least one manufacturing parameter to the recommended value.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the optical lens is manufactured at a manufacturing side and the method for controlling the manufacturing device is implemented at a controlling side, the controlling side being remote from the manufacturing side.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one optical lens parameter is an optical and/or geometrical parameter of the optical lens and/or the weight of the optical lens.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the optical lens is a progressive addition lens and wherein the at least one optical lens parameter is an optical and/or a geometrical parameter in the far and/or the near vision zone.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the optical lens parameter is measured using a foccimeter.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the optical lens parameter is measured using an optical mapping device.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the optical lens parameter is obtained by using an image of a specific pattern through the optical lens.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the manufacturing device is selected in the list consisting of surfacing devices, polishing devices, edging devices, molding devices, additive manufacturing devices, blocking devices, and mounting devices.

9. A method of manufacturing an optical lens using at least one manufacturing device, wherein the method of manufacturing is remotely controlled by the method according to claim 1 .

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for controlling a manufacturing device used in an optical lens manufacturing process, the method comprising:
providing optical lens data, the optical lens data representing the nominal and effective values of at least one optical lens parameter of an optical lens manufactured according to a manufacturing process using a manufacturing device, the optical lens being adapted for a wearer;
providing manufacturing data identifying at least the manufacturing device used to manufacture the optical lens, the manufacturing data further comprising a value of at least one manufacturing parameter of the manufacturing device;
determining the difference between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter of the optical lens;
determining a recommended value of a manufacturing parameter of the manufacturing device identified by the manufacturing data, the recommended value of the manufacturing parameter being determined based on the difference between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter;
recording the value of the at least one manufacturing parameter and the difference between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter of the corresponding optical lens;
relating the different values of the at least one manufacturing parameter to the differences between the nominal and effective values of the at least one optical lens parameter of the corresponding optical lenses; and
transmitting the recommended value of the at least one manufacturing parameter to the manufacturing device to adjust the at least one manufacturing parameter to the recommended value.

Assignees

• Essilor Int

Inventors

• Allione Pascal
• Gueu Stephane
• Guilloux Cyril
• Jeannin Christophe
• Quere Loic

Classifications

• B29D11/00961 Primary

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