Lens positioning mechanism, lens producing apparatus, and method for producing lens member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12168329-B2
Application number	US-202117216808-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2021
Priority date	Mar 30, 2020
Publication date	Dec 17, 2024
Grant date	Dec 17, 2024

Abstract

A lens positioning mechanism includes: a member holding unit that has a function of holding a second surface of a lens member having a first surface, which is a convex optical surface, and the second surface, which is an optical surface facing the first surface, and biasing the held lens member toward a side of the first surface; and an attitude control unit that regulates edge positions of a plurality of portions on the first surface of the lens member biased by the member holding unit to position the lens member in a predetermined attitude.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lens positioning mechanism comprising:
a member holding unit that has a function of holding a second surface of a lens member having a first surface, which is a convex optical surface, and the second surface, which is an optical surface facing the first surface, and biasing the held lens member toward a side of the first surface; and
an attitude control unit that regulates edge positions of a plurality of portions on the first surface of the lens member biased by the member holding unit to position the lens member in a predetermined attitude,
wherein the attitude control unit is configured to regulate the edge positions by a tapered portion that extends in a biasing direction of the lens member, wherein the edge positions are configured to abut on the tapered portion.

2. The lens positioning mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the attitude control unit has a plurality of support claws corresponding to the plurality of portions, respectively, and
the tapered portion is provided for each of the plurality of support claws.

3. The lens positioning mechanism according to claim 2 , wherein
the attitude control unit has a claw drive unit that moves the plurality of support claws to switch between a gripped state and a non-gripped state of the lens member.

4. The lens positioning mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the member holding unit has
a pad that holds the second surface of the lens member by vacuum suction, and
a joint that swingably supports the pad and is configured to be capable of switching between a movable state and a fixed state of a swinging portion.

5. The lens positioning mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the member holding unit has an elastic member that stretches and contracts along a biasing direction of the lens member.

6. The lens positioning mechanism according to claim 5 , wherein
the member holding unit has a brake that maintains a bent state of the elastic member.

7. The lens positioning mechanism according to claim 1 , further comprising
a sensor unit that measures a relative position of a predetermined point on the first surface of the lens member with respect to a regulation position when positioned by the attitude control unit.

8. The lens positioning mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein
the lens member is a spectacle lens.

9. A lens producing apparatus comprising:
the lens positioning mechanism according to claim 1 ; and
a member processing unit that performs a predetermined process on the first surface of the lens member positioned in the predetermined attitude by the lens positioning mechanism.

10. A method for producing a lens member comprising:
a step of biasing a lens member having a first surface, which is a convex optical surface, and a second surface, which is an optical surface facing the first surface, to a side of a first surface;
a step of regulating edge positions of a plurality of portions on the first surface of the biased lens member to position the lens member in a predetermined attitude; and
a step of performing a predetermined process on the first surface of the lens member positioned in the predetermined attitude,
wherein the edge positions are regulated by a tapered portion that extends in a biasing direction of the lens member, and
wherein the edge positions are configured to abut on the tapered portion.

Assignees

• Hoya Lens Thailand Ltd

Inventors

• Hamanaka Akira
• Yokoyama Shinichi

Classifications

• B23K26/02 Primary

  Positioning or observing the workpiece, e.g. with respect to the point of impact; Aligning, aiming or focusing the laser beam · CPC title

• B25J9/0084

  comprising a plurality of manipulators · CPC title

• B25J15/10

  with three or more finger members {(B25J15/0009 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B25J15/0616

  with vacuum · CPC title

• B25J15/0293

  having fingers directly connected to actuator · CPC title