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    Mechanics of Machinery: Adapted From Theory of Machine and Mechanisms J.E Shigley

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    The document discusses cams and followers. A cam is a device that converts rotational motion to linear motion through the use of cam profiles which interact with followers. Followers can have different shapes like knife edge, flat foot, or roller followers to make contact with lobe-shaped bumps on the cam. Examples of different cam shapes and applications in pumps and engines are provided. The displacement, velocity, and acceleration diagrams for a cam and follower system are also explained, with the velocity being highest at mid-stroke and acceleration highest at the beginning and end of the stroke.

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    The document discusses cams and followers. A cam is a device that converts rotational motion to linear motion through the use of cam profiles which interact with followers. Followers can have different shapes like knife edge, flat foot, or roller followers to make contact with lobe-shaped bumps on the cam. Examples of different cam shapes and applications in pumps and engines are provided. The displacement, velocity, and acceleration diagrams for a cam and follower system are also explained, with the velocity being highest at mid-stroke and acceleration highest at the beginning and end of the stroke.

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    The document discusses cams and followers. A cam is a device that converts rotational motion to linear motion through the use of cam profiles which interact with followers. Followers can have different shapes like knife edge, flat foot, or roller followers to make contact with lobe-shaped bumps on the cam. Examples of different cam shapes and applications in pumps and engines are provided. The displacement, velocity, and acceleration diagrams for a cam and follower system are also explained, with the velocity being highest at mid-stroke and acceleration highest at the beginning and end of the stroke.

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    Mechanics of Machinery: Adapted From Theory of Machine and Mechanisms J.E Shigley

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    The document discusses cams and followers. A cam is a device that converts rotational motion to linear motion through the use of cam profiles which interact with followers. Followers can have different shapes like knife edge, flat foot, or roller followers to make contact with lobe-shaped bumps on the cam. Examples of different cam shapes and applications in pumps and engines are provided. The displacement, velocity, and acceleration diagrams for a cam and follower system are also explained, with the velocity being highest at mid-stroke and acceleration highest at the beginning and end of the stroke.

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    MECHANICS OF MACHINERY

    Adapted From theory of machine and mechanisms


    J.E Shigley
    7. Cams

    Qassim University
    Unayzah College of Engineering
    Mechanical Engineering Dept.
    Cam and Follower
    • The cam and follower is a device which can
    convert rotary motion (circular motion) into
    linear motion (movement in a straight line).

    Follower
    Cams

    Cam

    Followers
    (valves)
    Cam and Follower
    follower

    • The cam can have


    various shapes.
    These are know as Cam
    cam profiles.

    Pear Heart Circular Drop


    Cam and Follower
    Follower

    • A follower is a component
    which is designed to move
    up and down as it follows cam
    the edge of the cam.

    Knife edge Flat foot Off set Roller


    Follower follower follower follower
    Cam and Follower
    • The 'bumps' on a cam are called lobes.
    Follower
    • The square cam illustrated has four lobes,
    and lifts the follower four times each
    revolution.

    Square cam

    Examples of other rotary cam profiles.


    Cam and Follower
    Examples of a Rotary cams in operation.

    Cams used in a pump.


    Control the movement of
    the engine valves.
    Cam and Follower
    • The linear cam moves backwards and forwards in a
    reciprocating motion.

    Cam Follower

    Linear cam

    Distance
    moved by
    the follower
    Cam and Follower
    • Cams can also be cylindrical in shape
    • Below a cylindrical cam and roller follower.

    Cam rise and Fall


    • The cam follower does not have to
    move up and down - it can be an Max Lift
    oscillating lever as shown above.  
    Min Lift
    Cam types

    y
    y
     
    Wedge cam

    Plate cam

     
    y

    y Face cam
    Barrel cam 9
    Followers

    • Knife-edge
    • Flat-face
    • Roller
    • Sperical-face

    10
    The displacement diagram is
    drawn as follows :

    1. Draw a semi-circle on the follower stroke as diameter.


    2. Divide the semi-circle into any number of even equal
    parts (say eight)
    .
    3. Divide the angular displacements of the cam during out
    stroke and return stroke into the
    same number of equal parts.
    4. The displacement diagram is obtained by projecting the points
    as shown in Fig. 20.6 (a).
    The velocity and acceleration diagrams are shown in Fig. 20.6 (b)
    and (c) respectively.
    Since the follower moves with a simple harmonic motion, therefore
    velocity diagram consists of a sine
    curve and the acceleration diagram is a cosine curve. We see from
    Fig. 20.6 (b) that the velocity of
    the follower is zero at the beginning and at the end of its stroke and
    increases gradually to a maximum at mid-stroke. On the other hand,
    the acceleration of the follower is maximum at the
    beginning and at the ends of the stroke and diminishes to zero at
    mid-stroke.

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