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OT-2026-000003246

Gripping means for handling ophthalmic lenses

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Tools & Tooling › Clamping Tools
Inventors
GOTTSCHALD LUTZ, WEISS CHRISTIAN
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WERNICKE & CO GMBH
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US-5653626-A, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 5 August 1997
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A device for processing ophthalmic lenses, which has at least one processing station for processing an edge and/or a surface of the ophthalmic lens and a multiaxial positioning unit, which has a gripping unit, which grips the ophthalmic lens and inserts it into a respective processing station and removes it therefrom. The gripping unit is provided with a plurality of vacuum grippers which are controlled by a control unit for applying a vacuum.

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Abstract

A device for processing ophthalmic lenses, which has at least one processing station for processing an edge and/or a surface of the ophthalmic lens and a multiaxial positioning unit, which has a gripping unit, which grips the ophthalmic lens and inserts it into a respective processing station and removes it therefrom. The gripping unit is provided with a plurality of vacuum grippers which are controlled by a control unit for applying a vacuum.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000003246, “Gripping means for handling ophthalmic lenses,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:55:58 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000003246.

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