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Cam
s
Followe
r
Cam
Follower
s
(valves)
Applications
Cams used in a
pump.
Types of Cams
Cams are classified according to
1. shape,
2. follower movement, and
3. manner of constraint of the follower.
Types of Follower
A follower is a component
which is designed to move
up and down as it follows
the edge of the cam.
Knife
edge
Follower
Follower
cam
Flat foot
Off set
Roller
follower
follower
followe
r
Spiral Cams
Cylindrical
Distance
moved by
the
follower
Linear
cam
Max Lift
Min Lift
sin
2
cos
2
3
h
sin
2
4.Cycloidal Cam
h
s
sin
ds
v
dt
2
h
1 cos
References
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/tiwarishbh-1376
343-kom-ppt-cam
/
http://
books.google.ae/books?id=fK_Q3XNEpMAC&pg=PR8&dq=in
troduction+to+cam+design&hl=ar&sa=X&ei=ZXIbU-a8B8T
V4wSvmoGoAQ&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=introducti
on%20to%20cam%20design&f=false
http://www.google.ae/url?
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%2FStructures%2520%26%2520Mechanisms
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Prof. Kamal Moustafa, Introduction to cam design,
Kinematics Design of Machinery Course, Summer 2012, UAE