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Camisamachineelement,whichwhenrotatedgiveslinearornonlinearmotiontoits
follower.Thefollowerrestsoverthefaceofthecamandfollowstheprofileofthecam.
Thecurvedsurfaceatthemaximumradiusofthecamiscalleditsnose.Theminimum
radius of the cam is called its base radius. Lift is the linear distance moved by the
follower. The rise/fall period is the angle of cam rotation when the follower moves
upwards/downwards respectively. The period when the follower does not move is
called the dwell period. Cams can be classified according to the shape, and type of
motion given by the cam. Broadly cams are of two types; radial cam and cylindrical
cam.
Radialcamsarefurtherclassifiedasfollows:
Circulararccam:Flanksofthecamarearcsofacircleofgivenradii
Tangentcam:Flanksofthecamarestraightlineswhicharetangenttothebasecircle
andnose.
Circularcam:Camiscompletelycircular,butitsholeforthedriveshaftismade
eccentric.
S.H.M.cam:Movementofthefollowerfromitsbaseradiusfollowssimpleharmonic
motion.
Cylindricalcamsarefurtherclassifiedasfollows:
Cylindricalcam:Agrooveiscutontheperipheryofacylinder.Thefollowerfollows
theprofileofthegroove.Acylindricalcamcanhaveoneormore
rotationcycles.
Facecam:Oneofthefacesofacylinderisprofiledtoactasacam.Thefollowertouches
thisface.
Followersareusedtofollowthecontourformedonthecam.Varioustypesoffollowers
usedaregivenbelow:
Aconicalfollowerfollowstheprofileofthecammostfaithfully,butspoilsthesurface
duetoitssharppoint.
Aroundfollowerincreasestheareaofcontactandhencethesurfaceofthecamisnot
damaged.
Aflatfollowerislikeadiskwhoseflatcircularfacetouchesthefaceofthecam
A roller follower is a roller, which is supported in a forked end rod and offers much
lowfriction.
A yoke follower does not require any external force to bring the follower back. The
camfitsintherectangularcavityofthefollower.Itisusedwithacircularcam.
Aliftdiagramisnecessarytoshowtheliftandfallperiod.ItisnothingbutanXYplot
showingthemovementofthefollowerontheY axisandrotationangleontheXaxis.It
is needed both for radial and cylindrical cam. These diagrams are generally made
full size.
Todrawaliftdiagram,drawcentrelinesandthenacircleofgivenbasecirclediameter.
Mark the angles in sequence, opposite to the direction of rotation for the rise period,
dwell period at full lift, fall period and the dwell period at the base circle. Divide
segments in 6 equal parts or the same number for which the lift diagram has been
made.Marktheseradiallines1,2,...6forriseperiodand4 ,5 ,6...1(inreverseorderfor
fall period. Measure the lift from the lift diagram by a divider and transfer these
distances on the radial lines from the base circle and more as points. Draw a smooth
curvepassingthroughthesepoints.
Todrawacylindricalcam,draw arectangleshowingthecircumferentialsurfacespread
out in one plane. Divide the circumference in an equal number of parts and draw
verticallines.Numbertheselinesas1,2,etc..Drawtheliftdiagram.Divideitsbasein
thesamenumberofpartsasmadeforthecamsurfaceandnumberthemalso.Takethe
projectionsfromtheliftdiagramstotheseverticallines.Marktheintersectionofsimilar
pointsas1,2etc..Drawcirclesofradiithesameasthefollowerandhavingcenters
as1,2,etc..Joincurvestangentialtothesecirclesattheupperandlowersidesofthese
circles. Take the projection lines from this developed view, to the front view and
completetheshapeinorthographicprojections.
CAD
Thereisnocommandwhichcandrawacamdirectly,howevertheXLINEcommand
canhelpindrawingconstructionlinesandtheSPLINEcommandcanbeusedtodraw
thesoothcurve.
W4.1INTRODUCTION
Camisamachineelement,whichwhenrotatedgivesmotiontoitsfollower,ina
desiredmanner.Itsusecanbeseenininternalcombustionenginesfortheoperationof
theinletandexhaustvalves.Themotionmaybelinearornonlinear.Therearemany
typesofcamsandcamfollowers.Thetypeofcamanditsfollowerdependsuponthe
requirement.
W4.2TERMINOLOGY
Follower
Amachineelementwhichfollowstheprofileofthecam
Face
Circumferentialareaofthecamonwhichthefollowermoves
Nose
Curvedsurfaceatthemaximumradiusofthecam
Noseradius
Radiusofthecurvedsurfaceatthenose
Baseradius
Minimumradiusofthecam
Flank
Portionofthecamwhichliftsthefollowerfromitsminimum
positiontomaximumposition
Lift
Lineardistancemovedbythefollower
Riseperiod
Periodindegreesofcamrotationwhenthefollowermoves
upwards
Fallperiod
Periodindegreesofcamrotationwhenthefollowermoves
downwards
Dwellperiod
Periodindegreesofcamrotationwhenfollowerdoesnotmove.
W4.3TYPESOFCAMS
Cams can be classified according to the shape, and type of motion given by the cam.
VariousshapesofthecamsareshowninFigureW4.1.Accordingtotheshape,thereare
twomaintypes:radialandcylindrical.
FigureW4.1Typesofcams
W4.3.1RADIALCAM
Intheradialtype,thefollowermovesperpendiculartotheaxisofrotation.Theradius
changeswithchangeinangle.Theperipheralfaceisusedtodrivethefollower.Figure
W4.2 shows a generalized radial cam with the various periods of motion for the
follower. At minimum radius (base circle), the follower is at the lowermost position.
When the cam rotates, it is moved radially outward during the lift period. Then the
followerremainsatitshighestpositionforthedwellperiod.Itthendescendsduringthe
fallperiodbacktothebasecircleandremainsatthispositionfortheotherdwellperiod.
Acamcanhaveanyvalueoftheseperiodstogivethedesiredtypeofmotion
FigureW4.2Ageneralizedradialcam
Velocity during lift and fall period will depend upon the shape of the flank. Various
shapesthatarecommonlyusedarethefollowing:
W4.3a)
Flanks of the cam are straight lines which are tangent to the
Tangentcam:
basecircleandnose
Circularcam:
Thecamiscompletelycircular,butitsholeforthedriveshaftis
madeeccentric.Thustheliftofthecamistwicetheeccentricity
(FigureW4.3b).
SimpleHarmonicMotion(S.H.M.)cam:
Movement of the follower from its base radius follows simple
harmonicmotion.
Constant acceleration cam: Movement of the follower from its base is at constant
acceleration
FigureW4.3Shapesofradialcam
W4.3.2CYLINDRICALCAM
Inthecylindricaltype,thefollowermovesparalleltotheaxisofthecam.Itsusecanbe
seeninasewingmachinefortheoperationofthearmontherightsideforthread.They
canbefurtherclassifiedaccordingtotheirshape.
Facecam:Oneofthefacesofacylinderisprofiledtoactasacam(FigureW4.1C).The
followertouchesthisfaceofthecam.
Figure 4W.4 (B) shows a cylindrical cam in which a cycle is completed in three
revolutions. ThefollowermovesinsequenceABCDEFGHIJKLandthenback
topositionA.
(A) Cycletime2revolutions
(B) Cycletime3revolutions
FigureW4.4cylindricalcam
W4.4FOLLOWERS
Followersareusedtofollowthecontourformedonthecam.Varioustypesoffollowers
usedareconical,round,flat,rollerandyoketypes(FigureW4.5).
A knife edge follower (Figure W4.5A) follows the profile of the cam most faithfully,
butspoilsthesurfaceduetoitssharpedgeandhenceisnotusedpractically.
Aroundfollower(FigureW4.5B)increasestheareaofcontactandhencethesurfaceof
thecamisnotdamagedasinaknifeedgefollower.Itofferstheleastfrictionoutofall
thefollowers.
Aflatfollowerisjustlikeacirculardisk(FigureW4.5C).Ifitsdiameterislarge,then
the radial lift given by the cam and distance moved by the follower may be different,
because the edge of the follower may touch the cam not at the centre line, but
somewhereelse(seeExample2).Aflatfollowerismountedslightlyeccentricsothatthe
friction between the cam and the follower gives a slight rotation to the follower. This
makesthefollowertowearuniformly.ThistypeiswidelyusedinI.C.engines.
Arollerfollower(FigureW4.5D)hastheadvantageoflowfrictionasrollingfrictionis
lesserthanslidingfriction.Arollerfolloweralsomodifiestheliftofthecam,butlesser
thanflatfollower.ArollerfollowerisalsousedforcylindricalcamsasshowninFigure
W4.5E.
(F)Yokefollower
FigureW4.5Typesoffollowers
A cam with all the above mentioned followers can only lift the followers. They are
brought back during the fall period by the help of an external force like a spring or
deadweight,etc.
A yoke follower (Figure W4.5F) does not require any external force to bring the
followerback.Thecamfitsintherectangularcavityofthefollower.Itisusedwitha
circularcam.
W4.5LIFTDIAGRAM
Beforedrawingacamprofile,itisnecessarytodrawtheliftdiagramfortheriseandfall
period.ItisnothingbutanXYplotshowingthemovementofthefolloweronthe Y
axisandrotationangleontheXaxis.Itisneededbothforradialandcylindricalcams.
These diagrams are generally made full size so that they could be directly measured
and transferred to the drawing of the cam. The fFollowing information is necessary
before thedrawing:
Liftperiodindegrees
Riseperiodindegrees
Type of motion like constant velocity or constant acceleration, etc., during rise
period
Fallperiodindegrees
Typeofmotionduringfallperiod
Dwellperiodindegreesatbasecircleandnose
If both the rise and fall periods and type of motion are same, only one lift diagram is
enough,butiftheyaredifferent,thentwoliftdiagrams,oneforeachperiodisrequired.
Therecanbetwo ormoreriseperiodsandfallsinonerotationforspecialcams.Butthis
doesnotchangethemethodofthedrawing.
Todrawtheliftdiagram,drawtheabscissaOXastheperiodofriseorfallindegreesto
any suitable scale. Draw a vertical line equal to the lift above the OX line at the right
end,preferablytofullscale(FigureW4.6). DividethebaselineOXin6equalpartsand
numberthem1,2,etc..Numberofpointscanbeincreased,ifbasediameterislargeorif
more accuracy is desired. Then follow the method given below for different types of
motions.
W4.5.1CONSTANTVELOCITY
JoinlineO6asshowninFigureW4.6A.Heightateachpoint1,2,3,etc.,uptotheline
O6istheliftofthefolloweratthatposition.
FigureW4.6Liftdiagramforacam
W4.5.2SIMPLEHARMONICMOTION
DrawaverticallineO6ontheleftendoflineOXatpointO.Makeasemicircleonthis
line(Figure4.6B)withdiameterasO6.Drawradiallinesat30intervalstodividethe
semicirclein6equalpartsandmarkthemas1,2,6.Drawthinhorizontallinesfrom
thesepoints.Markthepointsofintersectionofhorizontallinesandverticallinesfrom
therespectivepoints1,2,3,etc.,as1,23etc..Drawasmoothcurvepassingthrough
thesepoints.
W4.5.3CONSTANTACCELERATION
DrawaverticallineontheleftendoflineOXatthepointO.Drawverticallinesofthe
somenumber,say6,andnumberthem.Dividetheextremeleftverticallinealsointhe
same number of parts and number them as shown in Figure W4.6 C. Note the
numberingscheme.JointhepointOasshown.Marktheintersectionoftheseinclined
linesatverticallinesas1,2,3and4.Takehorizontalprojectionsofthesepointsonthe
verticallinesatOX.Passacurvepassingthroughtherespectiveintersectingpointsas
theliftdiagram.
W4.6DRAWINGARADIALCAM
Todrawaradialcam,thefollowingdatashouldbeknown:
Liftdiagramasdrawnearlier
Basediameter
Widthofcam
Typeoffollower
Diameteroffollower
Draw centre lines and then a circle of given base circle diameter. Mark the angles in
sequenceofriseperiod,dwellattop,fallperiodanddwellatbasecircle,oppositetothe
directionofrotation.Thedwellperiodsmaybezeroinatypicalcam.Amostgeneral
caseisbeingdiscussedhere(Figure4.2).DividesegmentsAandBin6equalpartsor
thesamenumberforwhichtheliftdiagramhasbeenmade(FigureW4.S1).Markthese
radial lines 1, 2, ... 6 for rise period and 4 ,5 ,6...1 (in reverse order for fall period.
Measuretheliftfromtheliftdiagrambyadividerandtransferthesedistancesonthe
radial lines from the base circle and mark as points. Draw a smooth curve passing
throughthesepoints.
Drawacirculararcwithcentreasthecentreofthecamandradiusasthatatfullliftfor
thezoneC.ThedwellperiodatthefallperiodisthebasecircleitselfinthezoneD.
EXAMPLE1(Drawingaliftdiagramandaradialcam)
Drawaradialcamprofilehavingabasecircleofdiameter=50mmandalift30ofmmwitha
knifeedgefollower.Itshouldofferconstantaccelerationfor80anddecelerationfor80witha
totalriseperiodfor160,dwellatfullliftfor40,fallperiodsimpleharmonicfor120.Restof
themotionfor40isdwellatthebasecircle.
Howwillthecamprofilechangewitha
A. flatfollowerofdiameter=20mm,and
B. rollerfollowerofdiameter16mm
SOLUTION
FirstdrawtheliftdiagramsforriseperiodandfallperiodasshowninFigure28.S1A.
OX can be any distance. Note the difference between the construction of acceleration
anddecelerationliftdiagrams.
FigureW4.S1ALiftdiagrams
Drawthebasecircleandradiallinesata20interval.Transfertheverticaldistancesof
theliftdiagramontherespectiveradiallinesforliftandfallperiods.Thendrawarcsof
constantradiusforthedwellperiodsasshowninFigureW4.S1B.Joinallpointswitha
smoothcurve.Thisprofileisforaconicalfolloweronly.Ifthefollowerisdifferentthan
conical,theconstructionwillchangeasdescribedbelow.
FigureW4.S1BCamwithknifeedgefollower
A cam profile with a flat follower is shown in Figure W4.S1C. A line of follower size,
i.e., 20 mm is drawn symmetrically at right angles to every point, i.e., 1, 2, etc., and
centerontheradiallines.Thenacurveisdrawnpassingfromtheextremepointsofthe
follower. For a rise period it is touching the right end, while for the fall period it
touchestheleftendofthefollower.
FigureW4.S1CCamwithflatfollowerFigureW4.S1DCamwithroller
follower
FigureW4.S1Dshowsacamprofilewitharollerfollower.Circlesaredrawnofroller
diameters of 16 mm passing through each lift point 1, 2, etc. A curve is drawn
touching the circumference of the roller. Note the difference in each profile of Figure
W4.S1CandW4S1Dduetoachangeinthetypeofthefollower.
W4.6DRAWINGACYLINDRICALCAM
Todrawacylindricalcaminorthographicviews,itneedsitsdevelopmentfromwhich
itcanbemanufactured.Todrawitsdevelopment,drawitsliftdiagramfirst.
1. Make a rectangle showing the circumferential surface spread out in one plane
(FigureW4.7).
2.Dividethecircumferencein12equalparts(numbermaybeincreasedifdesired)and
drawverticallines.Numbertheselinesfrom0to11andthenagain0.
3.Drawtheliftdiagramasdescribedearlier.LetitbeS.H.M.fordemonstrationhere.
Divideitsbaseinequalnumberofpartsasmadeforthecamsurfaceandnumberthem
alsofrom1to11and0.
4.Taketheprojectionsfromliftdiagramstotheseverticallines.Marktheintersection
ofsimilarpointsas1,211.
5.Drawcirclesofradiioffollowersandcentersas1,2,3,etc.Drawcurvestangential
tothesecirclesatupperandlowersidesofthesecircles.
6. Take the projection lines from this developed view, to the front view for the outer
periphery of cylinder and inner periphery of the groove and complete the shape
in orthographicprojections.
FigureW4.7Drawingacylindricalcam
Themethodshownaboveisforonerevolutioncycle.Ifthenumbersofrevolutionper
cyclearemore(FigureW4.4),thendrawtheliftdiagramforeachrevolutionsidebyside
andthentakeprojectionsoftherespectivepoints.
CAD
There is no command which can draw a cam directly, however the XLINE command
canhelpindrawingconstructionlinesandSPLINEcommandtodrawthesoothcurve
canbeused.UseofthesecommandsisdescribedinthebookinChapter9andinWeb
Chapter1respectively.
THEORYQUESTIONS
Q1. Whatisacam?Namethevariousportionsofthecamwithasketch.
Q2. Differentiatebetweenrise/fall/dwellperiodofacam.
Q3. Classifythecamsandwriteasmalldescriptionofeach.
Q4. Differentiatebetweenaradialandacylindricalcam.
Q5. Differentiatebetweenacirculararccamandacircularcam.
Q6. WhatisanS.H.M.cam?Howdoyoudrawitsliftdiagram?
Q7. Describethemethodtodrawtheliftdiagramofaconstantaccelerationcam.
Q8. Whatarethevarioustypesoffollowers?Writeashortnoteoneachtype.
Q9. Describetheconstructionofacylindricalcamwithasketch.
Q10. Explaintherotationcycleofacylindricalcam.
Q11. Writeanythreetypicalapplicationsofcams.
FILLUPTHEBLANKQUASTIONS
Q1. Acammovesa___________inthedesiredmanner.
Q2. Theperiodduringwhichthefollowerdoesnotmoveiscalled___________
period.
Q3. _________isthecurvedsurfaceatthe_________radiusofthecam.
Q4. _________istheminimumradiusofthecam.
Q5. Thefollowermovesperpendiculartotheaxisofrotationwith_________typeof
cam.
Q6. Inacylindricalcam,thefollowermoves_________totheaxisofcam.
Q7. Theliftofacircularcamis_________theeccentricityofthecam.
Q8. Flanksofatangentcamare_________.
Q9. Rollerfolloweris_________thanconicalfollower.
Q10. Thefollowertouchesthe_________thefacecam.
Q11. TheXaxisofaliftdiagramcanbeof_________length.
Q12. Ayokefollowerdoesnotneed_________tobringitback
MULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS
Q1. Acamdrivesthefollower
a. alwaysperpendiculartotheaxisofthecam
b. alwaysparalleltotheaxisofthecam
c. perpendicularorparalleltotheaxisdependinguponthetypeofcam
d. atanangletotheaxisofthecam
Q2. Theliftofafollowerfromaradialcam
a. isthesameastheliftdiagramforanytypeoffollower
b. dependsuponthetypeoffollower
c. forrollerfollower
d. foryokefollower
Q3. Theriseperiodofaradialcamis
a. ontheleftsideoftheperipheryofthecam
b. ontherightsideoftheperipheryofthecam
c. canbeontheleftorrightsideoftheperipheryofthecam
d. noneoftheabove
Q4. Theprofileofacircularcamis
a. exactlycircular
b. circulararcsofradiusmuchbiggerthanbaseradius
c. halfcircularandhalfelliptical
d. elliptical
Q5. Theportionofthecamatthemaximumradiusiscalled
a. face
b. nose
c. flank
d. tip
Q6. Thearcofacirculararccamis
a. biggerthanbaseradius
b. smallerthanbaseradius
c. sameasbaseradius
d. sameasnoseradius
Q7. Theperiodinwhichthefollowerdoesnotmoveiscalled
a. nomoveperiod
b. stationaryperiod
c. silentperiod
d. dwellperiod
Q8. Theliftofafollowerdependsupon
a. typeoffollower
b. typeofcam
c. bothtypeoffollowerandtypeofcam
d. springstiffnessabovethefollower
Q9. Rotationcycletimeisusedfor
a. cylindricalcam
b. circularcam
c. tangentcam
d. S.H.M.cam
Q10. Thetypeofcamusedfortheoperationofvalvesofaninternalcombustion
engineis
a. radialcam
b. cylindricalcam
c. facecam
d. eccentric
AnswerstoFilluptheblankQuestions:
1.Follower
2.Dwell
3.Nose,maximum
4.Basecircle
5.radial
6.parallel
7.twice
8.straightlines
9.better
10.face
11.any
12.spring
Answerstoobjectivequestions:
1c 2b 3c 4a 5b 6c 7d 8c 9a 10a
ASSIGNMENTONCAMS
Q1.Drawacirculararccamatdoublescalewiththefollowingdata:
Baseradius=18mm
Noseradius=5mm
Circulararcradius=55mm
Lift=15mm
Holediameter=20mm
Q2. Drawacircularcamwithadiameterof80mm,aliftof10mmandahole
diameterof30mm.
Q3. Drawaliftdiagramforaconstantaccelerationfortheriseperiodandaconstant
decelerationforthefallperiodwiththefollowingdata:
Lift=40mm
Riseperiod=100
Dwellperiodatnose=40
Fallperiod=90
Dwellperiodatbaseradius=130
Q4. Drawacylindricalcamanditsliftdiagramforonerevolutioncycletimewiththe
followingdata:
Cylinderdiameter=50mm
Lengthofcylinder=65mm
Lift=40mm
Rollerfollowerdiameter=10mm
Groovedepth=8mm
TypeofmotionasS.H.M.
Holediameter=25mm
CADASSIGNMENTONCAMS
Q5.Drawacirculararccamwiththefollowingdata:
Baseradius=30mm
Noseradius=10mm
Circulararcradius=120mm
Lift=25mm
Holediameter=35mm
Q6. DrawaliftdiagramforanS.H.M.withthefollowingdata:
Lift=30mm
Riseperiod=100
Dwellperiodatnose=20
Fallperiod=100
Dwellperiodatbaseradius=140
Q7. Drawacylindricalcamanditsliftdiagramfortworevolutionsofcycletimewith
thefollowingdata:
Cylinderdiameter=60mm
Lengthofcylinder=75mm
Lift=50mm
Rollerfollowerdiameter=10mm
Groovedepth=8mm
Typeofmotionasconstantvelocity
Holediameter=30mm
HOMEWORK
Q8. Sketchthefollowingtypesofcamsofanysuitablesize.
a. Tangentcamb.Circulararccam c.Circularcamd.Cylindricalcam
e.Facecam
Q9. Sketchageneralizedprofilecamandnamethevariousportionsonit.
Q10. Sketchthefollowingtypesoffollowers:
a. Flatfollower
b.Rollerfollower c.Yokefollower
Q11. Sketchacylindricalcamofanysizeshowingcycleas3revolutions
PROBLEMSFORPRACTICE
Q12.Drawatangentcamwiththefollowingdata:
Baseradius=40mm
Noseradius=5mm
Lift=15mm
Holediameter=20mm
Findgraphicallytheriseandfallperiodindegreesofcamrotation.
Q13. Drawacircularcamwithadiameterof100mm,aliftof12mmandahole
diameterof40mm.
Q14. Drawaliftdiagramforaconstantaccelerationandconstantdecelerationforrise
periodandS.H.M.motionforthefallperiodwiththefollowingdata:
Lift=30mm
Riseperiod=100
Dwellperiodatnose=30
Fallperiod=90
Dwellperiodatbaseradius=140
Q15. Drawacylindricalcamanditsliftdiagramforonerevolutionofcycletimewith
thefollowingdata:
Cylinderdiameter=55mm
Lengthofcylinder=65mm
Lift=35mm
Rollerfollowerdiameter=10mm
Groovedepth=8mm
Typeofmotionasconstantvelocity
Holediameter=25mm
Q16.Drawacirculararccamwiththefollowingdata:
Baseradius=35mm
Noseradius=10mm
Circulararcradius=100mm
Lift=20mm
Holediameter=30mm
Q17. Draw a lift diagram for a constant acceleration/deceleration with the following
data:
Lift=30mm
Riseperiod=100
Dwellperiodatnose=30
Fallperiod=100
Dwellperiodatbaseradius=130
Q18. Drawacylindricalcamanditsliftdiagramfortworevolutionsofcycletimewith
thefollowingdata:
Cylinderdiameter=50mm
Lengthofcylinder=60mm
Lift=35mm
Rollerfollowerdiameter=8mm
Groovedepth=6mm
TypeofmotionasS.H.Mbothforriseandfallperiodfor180
Holediameter=25mm
Q19. Draw a cylindrical cam and its lift diagram for three revolutions of cycle time
withthefollowingdata:
Cylinderdiameter=55mm
Lengthofcylinder=66mm
Lift=35mm
Rollerfollowerdiameter=10mm
Groovedepth=8mm
Typeofmotionasconstantaccelerationfor140,dwell30,deceleration150,
dwell40
Holediameter=25mm