Cam & Cam Follower

Prepared by:Amal T Mathew 8141705255

What is Cam & Cam Follower? A CAM is a rotating machine element

which gives reciprocating or oscillating motion to another element known as FOLLOWER.

Cam

Follower

Classification of CAM

Radial or Disc Cam Cylindrical Cam

Control the movement of the engine valves.

Cams used in a pump.

Examples of a Rotary cams in operation.

Example of cylindrical in shaped cam.

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

According to the Surface in Contact

•Knife edge follower•Roller follower•Flat faced or Mushroom follower•Spherical faced follower

According to the Path of Motion of

Follower•Radial Follower•Off-set Follower

Classification of Follower

Knife edge Follower

Classification of Follower

cam

Follower

When the contacting end of the follower has a sharp knife edge, it is called a knife edge follower.

According to the Surface in Contact

Flat foot follower or Mushroom follower

When the contacting end of the follower is a perfectlyFlat face, it is called flat faced follower.

Roller Follower

When the contacting end of the follower is a roller, is called roller follower

According to the Path of Motion of Follower

Off Set Follower

When the motion of the follower is along an axis away from the axis the cam centre it is called off-set follower