Abstract: An apparatus for processing a lens including a displaceable lens-holding unit comprising a holding shaft that holds the lens, and a means for detecting a rotation angle of the holding shaft; a means for processing a peripheral portion of the lens; an elevating and lowering unit that holds the lens-holding unit, wherein the elevating and lowering unit displaces to a first position in a vertical direction in accordance with a processing amount; wherein, when the lens-holding unit is lowered until the lens contacts the means for processing, the elevating and lowering unit is separate from the lens-holding unit, wherein the lens-holding unit is further lowered to the first position in the vertical direction in accordance with the processing amount, and the lens-holding unit presses the lens to the means for processing under a load determined in accordance with a weight of the lens-holding unit.

Abstract: A lens-holding shaft 41 displaces a lens 1 towards a main rotating tool 50 for processing the peripheral portion of the lens 1. A long hole 115 penetrating a waterproof case 101 is formed in the waterproof case 101 along the locus of displacement of the lens-holding shaft 41 and the lens-holding shaft is inserted through the long hole 115. At the outside of the waterproof case 101 along the long hole 115, a flexible water-resistant sliding shutter 130 is disposed in a manner such that the sliding shutter 130 can be freely displaced. The sliding shutter 130 is connected with the lens-holding shaft 41. A guide member 150 containing the sliding shutter 130 is bent at a position before the main shaft 51.

Abstract: A method and apparatus enabling the placement of a mark on a lens at a desired position, easily and rapidly, without damaging the lens. The method comprising (1) the step of measuring a lens in which the optical properties and the reference position of the spectacle lens are measured and (2) the step of processing in which the lens is processed based on the optical information obtained in the step of measuring a lens. In the step of measuring a lens, the optical properties of the lens, such as the prism value, are measured using a desirable position selected as on the uncut lens as the position of measurement. An an optical reference position, such as the optical center, is calculated, a guiding mark is placed at the calculated position the relationship between the mark and the optical reference position is used in subsequent cut processing.

Abstract: An apparatus for and process of attaching a lens holder to an uncut lens for a spectacle lens which enables efficient attachment of the lens holder at a position without the processing interference when the lens holder is attached to a progressive multifocal lens or a multifocal lens. The lens holder can be attached to the uncut lens at a position set outside of a range of processing interference when the positions of hidden marks or an edge of a segment are obtained by inputting and processing an image of the uncut lens by the apparatus for image processing, the obtained positions of the hidden marks or the edge of the segment, data of the spectacle frame and lens holder buildup area shape are processed and the lens holder is attached to the uncut lens.

Abstract: In a method of coloring a dye coating-formed lens by heating, the lens is subjected to half dyeing by changing the heating temperature depending on the lens site. This dyeing method involves heating a lens having a dye coating-formed on the surface thereof in a heating furnace to diffuse a dye into the lens. This method is carried out in a heating furnace having a frame section having the shape of a cube or rectangular parallelepiped, a heating section provided within the frame section, and an insertion port for inserting the lens provided on the bottom surface of the frame section. All or a part of the lens is inserted from the insertion port into a furnace inside of the heating furnace from the lower portion of the heating furnace and heated.

Abstract: A spectacle lens image sensing processing apparatus irradiates the convex surface of a lens to be examined with light from a light source, projects an image of the convex surface onto a reflection screen placed on the concave surface side of the lens. The apparatus senses the image of the convex surface, projected on the reflection screen, by using an image sensing unit, and performs image processing for the image of the convex surface sensed by the image sensing unit by using an image processing unit, thereby detecting optical characteristics of the lens. The image sensing unit is placed together with the light source on the convex surface side of the lens. The image of the convex surface of the lens is reflected by the reflection screen to return to the convex surface side of the lens, thereby forming the image on the image sensing unit. A spectacle lens positioning method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A lens-holding shaft 41 displaces a lens 1 towards a main rotating tool 50 for processing the peripheral portion of the lens 1. A long hole 115 penetrating a waterproof case 101 is formed in the waterproof case 101 along the locus of displacement of the lens-holding shaft 41 and the lens-holding shaft is inserted through the long hole 115. At the outside of the waterproof case 101 along the long hole 115, a flexible water-resistant sliding shutter 130 is disposed in a manner such that the sliding shutter 130 can be freely displaced. The sliding shutter 130 is connected with the lens-holding shaft 41. A guide member 150 containing the sliding shutter 130 is bent at a position before the main shaft 51.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically and continuously conducting the layout analysis, the blocking (attachment) of an uncut lens to a lens holder, and the process of grinding an edge of three types of lenses, such as a single-vision lens, a progressing multifocal lens and a multifocal lens, utilizing a calculated approximation of the optical center of the uncut lens and by determining the position to which a lens holder should attach to the uncut lens.

Abstract: This apparatus includes a unit for adhering an elastic seal to a lens holder, a unit for causing the lens holder, to which the elastic seal is adhered, to hold a lens, a pivotal arm, an arm driving unit for pivoting the pivotal arm, a clamp unit attached to the pivotal arm to be vertically movable to hold the lens holder, and a clamp driving unit for vertically moving the clamp unit. The pivotal arm is pivoted to sequentially adhere the elastic seal to the lens holder and hold the lens by the lens holder.

Abstract: A method and apparatus enabling the placement of a mark on a lens at a desired position, easily and rapidly, without damaging the lens. The method comprising (1) the step of measuring a lens in which the optical properties and the reference position of the spectacle lens are measured and (2) the step of processing in which the lens is processed based on the optical information obtained in the step of measuring a lens. In the step of measuring a lens, the optical properties of the lens, such as the prism value, are measured using a desirable position selected as on the uncut lens as the position of measurement. An an optical reference position, such as the optical center, is calculated, a guiding mark is placed at the calculated position the relationship between the mark and the optical reference position is used in subsequent cut processing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically and continuously conducting the layout analysis, the blocking (attachment) of an uncut lens to a lens holder, and the process of grinding an edge of three types of lenses, such as a single-vision lens, a progressing multifocal lens and a multifocal lens, utilizing a calculated approximation of the optical center of the uncut lens and by determining the position to which a lens holder should attach to the uncut lens.

Abstract: An apparatus for and process of attaching a lens holder to an uncut lens for a spectacle lens which enables efficient attachment of the lens holder at a position without the processing interference when the lens holder is attached to a progressive multifocal lens or a multifocal lens. The lens holder can be attached to the uncut lens at a position set outside of a range of processing interference when the positions of hidden marks or an edge of a segment are obtained by inputting and processing an image of the uncut lens by the apparatus for image processing, the obtained positions of the hidden marks or the edge of the segment, data of the spectacle frame and lens holder buildup area shape are processed and the lens holder is attached to the uncut lens.

Abstract: A spectacle lens image sensing processing apparatus irradiates the convex surface of a lens to be examined with light from a light source, projects an image of the convex surface onto a reflection screen placed on the concave surface side of the lens. The apparatus senses the image of the convex surface, projected on the reflection screen, by using an image sensing unit, and performs image processing for the image of the convex surface sensed by the image sensing unit by using an image processing unit, thereby detecting optical characteristics of the lens. The image sensing unit is placed together with the light source on the convex surface side of the lens. The image of the convex surface of the lens is reflected by the reflection screen to return to the convex surface side of the lens, thereby forming the image on the image sensing unit. A spectacle lens positioning method is also disclosed.