PROBLEMS ON CAMS

&
FOLLOWERS
PREPARED BY

SAJITH. E & NIKHIL ASOK. N

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

SCMS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

KARUKUTTY, ERNAKULAM

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Given Data:
Direction of rotation Clockwise
Follower type Knife Edge
Minimum Radius 35mm
Lift / Stroke 40mm
Raise period 1200 (Uniform
Velocity)
Dwell 1 300
Return period 600 (Uniform
Velocity)
Dwell 2 1500

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 FOLLOWER MOVES WITH UNIFORM VELOCITY

Y H
G

F I
E J
DISPLACEMENT

D K
S = 40 mm
C L
B M
S T N
A
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 DWELL =
0’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’ 6’ DWELL = X
θ0=1200 300 θR=600
0
150

ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT

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 Knife Edge
Follower
Trace Point
C B
D A
1 Base Circle
2
E 3 35

20 0
R
4

=1 O
θ
5 O
F

00
6

=3
θR=60
0

D
θ
6’
0’ 1’ N
2’ 3’ 4’ M5’
G
L

K
S
J
I
Cam Profile H

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Given Data:
Direction of rotation Clockwise
Follower type Knife Edge
Minimum Radius 35mm
Lift 50mm
Offset 10mm
Raise period 1200 (S H M)
Dwell 1 300
Return period 600 (S H M)
Dwell 2 1500

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 Knife Edge
Follower
Trace Point
D C
B
1 A
2 Base Circle
E 3 0

1 20
4 =
θ O
R1
0
5 O R Offset Circle
F 35
S 6 300
= θD θR =60 0
T 0’1’
2’3’ 5’ 6’
4’
G N
M
L
K
Cam Profile J
H I
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Given Data:
Direction of rotation Clockwise
Follower type Roller
Minimum Radius 25mm
Lift 50mm
Roller Diameter 20mm
Raise period 1200 (S H M)
Dwell 1 300
Return period 600 (S H M)
Dwell 2 1500

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 FOLLOWER MOVES WITH SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION (SHM)

Y G H
e
F I
d E J

K
D
DISPLACEMENT

c S = 50 mm

C L

b B M
S T N
a A 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 1’ 2’ 3’ 04’ 5’ 6’ DWELL = X
θ0=1200 DWELL = θR=60
300
0
150

ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT

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 Roller Follower

C B
D A
Trace Point
1
2
E Base Circle
3 5

20 0
R2R35
4

=1 O
θ
5 O
F

00
6

=3
θR=60
0

Prime Circle

D
θ
6’
Pitch Curve 0’ 1’ P
2’ 3’ 4’ N5’
G
M

L
S
K
Cam Profile J
H

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T
Given Data:
Direction of rotation Clockwise
Follower type Roller
Minimum Radius 25mm
Lift 50mm
Roller Diameter 20mm
Offset 10mm
Raise period 1200 (S H M)
Dwell 1 300
Return period 600 (S H M)
Dwell 2 1500
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 Roller Follower

Trace Point
D C
B
1 A
2 Base Circle
E 3 0

1 20
4 = 25
θ O
R1 R
0
5 Offset Circle
F O R35
S 6 00
=3θD θR =60 0
Pitch Curve
0’
T 1’2’
3’ 4’5’ 6’ Prime Circle
G P
N
M
L
Cam Profile K
H J
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Given Data:
Direction of rotation Clockwise
Follower type Flat Faced
Minimum Radius 35mm
Lift 50mm
Raise period 1200 (S H M)
Dwell 1 300
Return period 600 (S H M)
Dwell 2 1500

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 Flat Faced Follower
Trace Point
C B
D
A Base Circle
1
2
E 3 35

20 0
R
4

=1 O
θ
5 O
F

00
6

=3
θR=60
0

D
θ
6’
0’ 1’ P
2’ 3’ 4’ N5’
G
M

L
S
K
J
Cam Profile H

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T
Given Data:
Direction of rotation Clockwise
Follower type Flat Faced
Minimum Radius 35mm
Lift 50mm
Offset 10mm
Raise period 1200 (S H M)
Dwell 1 300
Return period 600 (S H M)
Dwell 2 1500

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Given Data:
Direction of Counter-Clockwise
rotation
Follower type Roller
Minimum Radius 40 mm
Lift 37.5 mm
Roller Radius 20 mm
Raise period 1200 (uniform acceleration and
retardation )

Dwell 1 300
Return period 600 (uniform acceleration and
retardation )

Dwell 2 1500
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 FOLLOWER MOVES WITH UNIFORM ACCELERATION AND
RETARDATION
G H
Y
F I
e h
E J
d i
c j K S = 37.5 mm
DISPLACEMENT

D
k
b L
C a l M
S T N
B
A
0 1 2 3
4 5 6 0’
DWELL = 30
0
1’ 2’ 3’ 4’ 5’ 6’ DWELL = X
θ0 = 1200 θR= 600
0
150

ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT

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 Roller
Follower

Trace Point B C
A D
Base Circle 1
2
3 E

θ O=
R40

120
Prime Circle 4
0 O

0
R6 θ 5 F
D =3
00
θ R=60
0 6
N 0’
6’ 5’
M 4’ 3’ 2’ 1’ Pitch Curve
L G

K
S
J
I H Cam Profile

T
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OSCILLATING ROLLER FOLLOWER
Roller Follower Trace Point

T 6’
A1
A 5’
40
1
2
R
θ D=120
0
3
1 4 R50 Base Circle
5 O

20 0
4’

θO
6’
Cam Profile

=1
6

=1
20
5’

R
θ
1’

0
2 2’ 3’ 4’
Prime Circle
Pitch Curve 3’
3
2’
4
S 1’
5 6

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