Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Cam
Cam
Roller follower
b) Roller follower
a)
b)
Radial follower
Offset follower
a) Radial follower
b) Offset follower
b) Cylindrical cams
c) End cams
It is also
similar to
cylindrical
cams, but the
follower
makes
contact at
periphery of
the cam as
shown in fig
2. CAM Nomenclature
2. CAM Nomenclature
Pitch curve : The path
generated by the trace
point as the follower is
rotated about a
stationery cam.
Prime circle: The
smallest circle from the
cam center through the
pitch curve
2. CAM Nomenclature
Pressure angle: The
angle between the
direction of the follower
movement and the
normal to the pitch
curve.
Pitch point: Pitch point
corresponds to the point
of maximum pressure
angle.
2. CAM Nomenclature
Pitch circle: A circle
drawn from the cam
center and passes
through the pitch point
is called Pitch circle
Stroke: The greatest
distance or angle
through which the
follower moves or
rotates
Rise (Outstroke) the upward motion of the follower caused by cam motion.
Fall (Return stroke) the downward motion of the follower caused by cam motion.
Dwell the stationary position of the follower caused by cam motion.
Displacement diagram
Since the follower moves with uniform velocity during
its rise and fall, the slope of the displacement curve must be
constant as shown in fig
Since the
acceleration and
retardation are
uniform, therefore
the velocity varies
directly with time.
d) Cycloidal motion
CAM PROFILES
S = 30 mm
e
d
j
k
b
a
2
5 6
6 7
d = 60o Dwell
D C B
4
5
6
90
40
=
60
o
4 5
K L
A
o
1
2
3
m
9 10 11 12
o = 180o
o
o
= 30
d = 120o Dwell
S = 30 mm
e
d
j
k
b
a
2
5 6
6 7
d = 60o Dwell
D C B
4
5
6
90
60
o
4 5
K L
40
A
o
1
2
3
m
9 10 11 12
o = 180o
o
o
= 30
d = 120o Dwell
b
a
A0
L
S
5
5
6
r = 60o
Return stroke
90
40
=
60
o
4 5
K L
1
2
3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
D C B
d = 30o
Dwell
J
K
o = 90o
Out stroke
S = 40 mm
o = 180o
Y
F
e
E
d
D
c
C
b
a B
o
o
= 30
d = 180o
Dwell
b
a
AO 1
L
S
d = 60o
Dwell
D C B
F
5
6
90
60
o
4 5
K L
40
1
o
1
2
3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
o = 90o
Out stroke
J
K
3 4 5 6
S = 40 mm
o = 180o
Y
F
e
E
d
D
c
C
b
a B
o
o
= 30
r = 90o
Return stroke
d = 120o
Dwell
J
K
e
d
c
b
L
a
S = 40 mm
e
d
Dc
b
a
M N
A
o = 90o
Out stroke
D C B
90
60
o
4 5
K L
40
1
2
3
A
o
o
o
= 30
5
6
o = 180o
d = 60o
Dwell
r = 90o
Return stroke
d = 120o
Dwell
3
2
1
O
0
A
1
I
J
B
2
K
3
o = 90o
Out stroke
S = 40 mm
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
d = 30o
Dwell
r = 60o
Return stroke
d = 180o
Dwell
B
O
0
A
1
e
d
Cc
b
a
G
H
o = 90o
Out stroke
e
d
J c
b
K
a
S = 40 mm
M
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
d = 30o
Dwell
r = 60o
Return stroke
d = 180o
Dwell
S = 30 mm
E
D
J
K
B
O
0
A
1
L
2
0
d = 60o Dwell
2 3 4
E
D
J
K
B
A
4
3
O
2
6
11
S = 31.4 mm
6
d = 60o Dwell
5 4 3 2
60 mm
1
2
3
6
5
5
4
6
3
2
0