Cam and Follower: Principle, Working, Types, Advantages, Disadvantages & Applications
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What is cam in cam and follower?
The cam is a profiled disc, cylinder or sphere that rotates. The shape or profile of the cam influences the motion of the follower.
What is the principle of cam?
The cam is directly in contact with the follower. A follower is another component of this machine, made to oscillate or reciprocate by the cam. The primary purpose of this component is to convert rotational motion into linear motion for another component.
Where is a cam and follower mechanism used?
Cam and follower are mostly used to transmit the rotary motion into linear motion in IC engines.
Which type of cam and follower is used in the IC engine?
Disc or plate cam with roller follower are used in IC engines.
How to calculate the pressure angle in the cam and follower?
The pressure angle is a function of the cam rotation angle. We can express the force ratio expression for the pressure angle using the kinematics of the mechanism.