DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CAM MECHANISM WITH TRANSLATING FOLLOWER HAVING DOUBLE ROLLERS
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Published:2015-09
Issue:3
Volume:39
Page:397-406
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ISSN:0315-8977
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Container-title:Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
Affiliation:
1. Far East University Department of Mechanical Engineering Tainan, 74448, Taiwan
Abstract
The pressure angle is one of the primary considerations in designing a cam mechanism since an inappropriate angle may cause excessive sliding loads on the follower. This paper presents a simple yet straightforward method for the design and analysis of a cam mechanism with a translating follower having double rollers. In the proposed approach, conjugate surface theory is employed to derive a kinematic model of the cam mechanism. Analytical expressions for the pressure angle and principal curvatures of the cam profile are then derived. The validity of the analytical expressions is confirmed by machining a designed cam using a 3-axis CNC machine tool.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Mechanical Engineering