MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

JM609 POWER TRANSFER MECHANISM TITLE : CAM

NAME MOHAMAD FARIQ AZZAD BIN MD ALI MUHAMMAD HAZMIN BIN AZAMI ROSYADA BT ABD HALIM ADEEL ESFAL BIN ROSLI MATRIC NO. 16DEM10F1034 16DEM10F1024 16DEM10F1025 16DEM10F1077

CAMS AND CAM FOLLOWERS

WHAT ARE CAMS?

Cams convert rotary oscillating or linear

motion into a linear or reciprocating action to carry out useful work. The cams are classified according to : (a) Shape, (b) Follower movement, and (c) Manner of constraint of the follower

TYPES OF CAMS
Plate cam Face cam Cylindrical cam End cam

Plate cam
Sometimes called a disc, radial or edge cam.

The follower moves in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the camshaft.

TYPES OF CAMS
Cylindrical cam Sometimes called a barrel cam.
Its curved surface has a groove machined, within which a follower is contained. The movement is parallel to cam axis.

TYPES OF CAMS
Face cam Groove cut within which a constrained follower moves.
The groove ensures

no need for a return spring.

TYPES OF CAMS
End cam
The cylindrical cam has

the profile machined on the end. a rotating portion of a cylinder .

The follower translates

or oscillates, whereas the cam usually rotates.

TYPES OF CAM FOLLOWER

Wedge or Knife Type

Roller Flat Ended

TYPES OF CAM FOLLOWER

Wedge or Knife type It is not often used as it wears rapidly, due to the high frictional forces.
It can also track profiles

in both directions.

TYPES OF CAM FOLLOWER

Roller The advantage that wear is minimised, due to the roller action.

The profile of the cam and roller radius must not conflict. If the profile is smaller than the radius of the roller then the roller will follow the incorrect path.

Flat ended

This cannot be used for

concave profiles.
It wears slower than a

knife-edge follower, points of contact move across the surface of the follower.
These are often offset

and allowed to spin.

CAM USE
Camshaft of an Engine

The use of cam and follower systems are vital in engines, where they are used to open and close the inlet valve and the exhaust valve to the cylinder head

 CAMSHAFT OF AN ENGINE INCORPORATING A

ROCKER ARM
In this case the motion of the cam imparts on the follower is translated to the valve through a push rod and the rocker arm.

THE MOVEMENT TYPE IN FOLLOWER

Motion events

THE CAM MOTION OR PROFILE

The motion of the cam follower depends

upon the profile or shape of the cam. Therefore the profile determines the resultant action.

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