PROTECTIVE FILM REMOVING APPARATUS AND METHOD EACH FOR REMOVING A PROTECTIVE FILM FROM AN OPTICAL LENS

The invention relates to a protective film removal device (1) having a first removal station (S1) for releasing a protective film (102) from a first lens surface (101) of an optical lens (100), having a lens holder (10) which has an imaginary central axis (A), having at least one fluid nozzle (20, 25) having a nozzle exit duct (21, 26), and having a rotary mounting (30) between the lens holder (10) and the fluid nozzle or fluid nozzles (20, 25), wherein the rotary mounting (20) is configured in such a manner that a relative movement about the central axis (A) is able to be carried out by the fluid nozzle or fluid nozzles (20, 25), wherein the nozzle exit duct (21, 26) of the fluid nozzles (20, 25) is in each case oriented inwards. A lifting device (60) between the lens holder (10) and the fluid nozzles (20, 25) is configured in such a manner that a relative movement in relation to the lens holder (10), said relative movement being oriented along the central axis (A), is able to be carried out by the fluid nozzle or fluid nozzles (20, 25). The invention moreover relates to a method for releasing a protective film (102) from a first lens surface (101).