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Metal frame eyeglasses are the most common type of eyewear used in everyday life. They are not only refractive but also aesthetically pleasing. A pair of frames usually consists of lenses, rims, nose rests, stakes, and feet. They are made of metal, plastic or resin, natural materials and are available in full-rim, half-rim, and rimless types. Let's learn more about the structure and types of metal frame glasses.
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Structure of metal frame eyeglasses
Types of metal frame eyeglasses
A complete pair of metal frame eyeglasses usually by the lens, mirror ring, nose rest, pile head and mirror feet, and other major parts of the composition, in addition to the above components, foot sleeve, bracket leaf screws, hinge screws, etc.
Lens: suitable for clamping in the frame, the form of horizontal, and vertical can be, in a simple, convenient mounted style.
Rim: the assembly position of the lens, with metal wire, nylon wire, and screws, by grooves or holes to fix the lens, it affects the lens cutting and the shape of the glasses in metal frame glasses.
Nose bridge: connects the left and right rims or fixes them directly to the lenses. The nose bridge is either placed directly on the nose or supported on the nose using a bracket leaf.
Nose bracket: consists of the stalk, the case, and the bracket leaves, which are in direct contact with the nose and serve to support and stabilize the frame.
Stake: the connection between the mirror ring and the mirror foot, usually curved.
Mirror foot: hooked on the ear, movable, connected to the pile head, plays the role of fixing the rim of the metal frame eyeglasses.
Hinge: a joint that connects the pile head to the mirror foot.
Locking block: the screw is tightened to fasten the locking block on both sides of the opening of the mirror ring, thus fixing the lens.
Types of metal frame eyeglasses
Full frame: the most commonly used type of frame for metal framed spectacles, characterized by being strong, easy to shape, and covering part of the thickness of the lenses.
Half-frame frames: a very thin nylon wire is used as part of the frame edge, the lens is specially ground to flatten its lower edge, and there is a narrow groove in the lower edge, so that the nylon wire is embedded in the groove, forming a bottomless frame style, which is very light in weight and gives a sense of lightness and chic, and is also more solid.
No frame: these frames have no rim, only a metal nose bridge, and metal feet, the lens is directly connected to the nose bridge and feet by a screw fastening, generally to be punched in the lens.
Combination frame: two sets of lenses at the front frame, one of which can be turned up, usually for indoor and outdoor use.
Folding frame: metal frame eyeglasses frame can be folded into four or six folds, mostly for reading glasses.
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