THE CONVERTER

ITS CONVERTING

ITS CONVERTING

ROTARY motion to RECIPROCATING motion

CAM - A mechanical device which changes the input motion, which is usually rotary motion
(a rotating motion), to a

reciprocating motion
of the follower by direct contact.

A CAM has two parts, the CAM PROFILE and the FOLLOWER

Cam The driver Follower The driven

In a cam - follower pair, the cam normally rotates while the follower may translate or oscillate.

An example

Another one

CLASSIFICATION OF FOLLOWERS
Based on surface in contact

KNIFE EDGE

FLAT FACED

CLASSIFICATION OF FOLLOWERS
Based on surface in contact

ROLLER

SPHERICAL

CLASSIFICATION OF FOLLOWERS
Based on line of action

a) Radial (in line) follower

CLASSIFICATION OF FOLLOWERS
Based on line of action

b) Offset follower

CLASSIFICATION OF CAMS Based on the physical shape (a) Disk or plate cams

CLASSIFICATION OF CAMS Based on the physical shape (b) Cylindrical cam

CLASSIFICATION OF CAMS Based on the physical shape (c) Transilating cam

NOMENCLATURE OF RADIALCAMS

ANGLES IN CAM ROTATION TO CONSIDER

Pressure angle = = 0 (fig. A) 0 (fig.B) = 45 Angle of outstroke = 800 Angle of dwell 1 = 200 0 Angle of return stroke = 80 0 Angle of dwell 2 = 180

NOMENCLATURE OF RADIALCAMS

45

20

80

80

180

F B ig. F ig.A

TYPES OF FOLLOWER MOTION

Follower motion with,

a)Uniform velocity b)Uniform acceleration and deceleration c) Simple harmonic motion d)Cycloidal motion

Displacement diagram
Plot of linear displacement (s) of follower V/S angular displacement () of the cam for one rotation

Displacement diagram
f e d c b a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 g h i j k l 0 9 1 11 12

OU ST KE T RO

DW ELL

RE RNS OK TU TR E

DW ELL

Follower motion with uniform acceleration and retardation

Simple Harmonic Motion

Cycloidal motion

b c 2 d 4 5 e 6 3

a 1 0

10 2

20m m

60
7

90
1 1 1 0 8 9

1 l 2 k

i h