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Method for manufacturing hyperbolic surface
Assignee: Machida Endoscope Co Ltd
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Filing: 1981-01-27
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Granted: 1983-03-08
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Expires: 2001-01-27
Abstract
Abstract An optical lens having a hyperboloid surface is formed by cutting or grinding a workpiece made of glass or plastics while rotating it about its axis, while a cutting or grinding tool having a linear working edge is rotated or swung about a central axis, the working edge is separated from the center axis by a given distance and is inclined with respect to the central axis by a given angle. The envelope of the working edge forms a hyperboloid of one sheet of revolution along which the workpiece is cut or ground. An eccentricity of the hyperboloid curve can be adjusted by changing the inclined angle of the working edge with respect to the central axis.
Inventors
- 👤 Haruhiko Machida
- 👤 Hiroshi Kobayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:01
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23Q; B23Q27/00; B24; B24B; B24B13/00; B24B13/04; B24B13/046; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T82/00; Y10T82/13; Y10T82/14; Y10T82/148
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for manufacturing a hyperbolic surface on a workpiece comprising: securing a workpiece to be processed to a workpiece holding section; securing a shaping tool having a straight working edge to a tool holding section in such a manner that the working edge is separated from a central axis by a given distance and is inclined with respect to the central axis by a given angle; moving the tool about said central axis; moving the tool holding section and the workpiece holding section relative to each other; and shaping the workpiece by the working edge of the tool into a hyperbolic surface along a hyperbolic locus formed by the working edge.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for manufacturing a hyperbolic surface on a workpiece comprising: securing a workpiece to be processed to a workpiece holding section; securing a shaping tool having a straight working edge to a tool holding section in such a manner that the working edge is separated from a central axis by a given distance and is inclined with respect to the central axis by a given angle; moving the tool about said central axis; moving the tool holding section and the workpiece holding section relative to each other; and shaping the workpiece by the working edge of the tool into a hyperbolic surface along a hyperbolic locus formed by the working edge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the tool is rotated about said central axis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the tool is swung about said central axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said inclined angle of the working edge with respect to the central axis is adjustable to control an eccentricity of the hyperbolic surface to be formed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the workpiece is rotated about an axis which is perpendicular to said central axis to form a surface of a hyperboloid of revolution.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said workpiece and the tool are relatively moved in parallel with an axis which is perpendicular to the central axis to form a semicylindrical body having the hyperbolic surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the workpiece is swung about an axis which is in parallel with the central axis to form a toric body with a hyperbolic surface.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein a master mold is formed by reproducing the convex hyperboloid surface so obtained and a concave hyperboloid surface is formed by copy-grinding using said master mold.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein a master mold is formed by reproducing the convex hyperbolic surface so obtained and a concave hyperbolic surface is formed by press-molding using said master mold.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
168 words
An apparatus for manufacturing a hyperbolic surface by shaping a workpiece comprising a base; an X-axis sliding member slidably mounted on the base in an X-direction; a Y-axis sliding member slidably mounted on the X-axis sliding member in a Y-direction perpendicular to the X-direction; a X-axis sliding member slidably mounted on the Y-axis sliding member in a Z-direction perpendicular to the X- and Y-directions; a working tool holding member extending in the Z-direction and rotatable about a central axis; a working tool secured to an end portion of the working tool holding member and having a straight working edge which is separated from the central axis by a given distance and is inclined with respect to the central axis by a given angle; means for holding a workpiece to be shaped; means for rotating the workpiece about an axis extending in the X-direction; means for rotating or swinging the working tool holding member about the central axis; and means for sliding the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis sliding members.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
168 words
An apparatus for manufacturing a hyperbolic surface by shaping a workpiece comprising a base; an X-axis sliding member slidably mounted on the base in an X-direction; a Y-axis sliding member slidably mounted on the X-axis sliding member in a Y-direction perpendicular to the X-direction; a X-axis sliding member slidably mounted on the Y-axis sliding member in a Z-direction perpendicular to the X- and Y-directions; a working tool holding member extending in the Z-direction and rotatable about a central axis; a working tool secured to an end portion of the working tool holding member and having a straight working edge which is separated from the central axis by a given distance and is inclined with respect to the central axis by a given angle; means for holding a workpiece to be shaped; means for rotating the workpiece about an axis extending in the X-direction; means for rotating or swinging the working tool holding member about the central axis; and means for sliding the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis sliding members.
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