• cam follower, also known as a track follower, is a specialized type of roller or needle bearing designed to follow cam lobe profiles. Cam followers come...
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    reciprocating (back and forth) motion in the follower, which is a lever making contact with the cam. A cam timer is similar, and were widely used for electric...
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    Dwell mechanism (redirect from Dwell cam)
    or cam-follower type) is an intermittent motion mechanism that alternates forward and return motion with holding position(s). A single dwell cam mechanism...
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    Camshaft (redirect from Cam shafts)
    valves in the block and the cam acts directly on those valves. In an overhead valve engine, which came later, the cam follower presses on a pushrod which...
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  • cylinders. As the cam rotates, its profile pushes against a cam follower. The cam follower rides on the cam surface. This causes the follower to move up and...
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  • Look up follower in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Follower or variants may refer to: Follower (Australian rules football), Australian rules position...
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  • of end-effectors, or grippers, for robotic systems; the shape of a cam and follower to achieve a desired output movement coordinated with a specified input...
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    motion in a part cam lobe,[clarification needed] which acts on a follower. This follower then opens and closes the valve. Some oscillating cam systems use...
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  • Honda's VCM uses overhead cams. A solenoid unlocks the cam followers on one bank from their respective rockers, so the cam follower floats freely while the...
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    which may include Gears and gear trains; Belts and chain drives; cams and followers; Linkages; Friction devices, such as brakes or clutches; Structural...
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    engine on distributor-equipped engines), contact breaker points and cam followers can suffer from wear—both mechanical and pitting caused by arcing across...
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    processes. Cam timers and drum sequencers were primarily used with industrial machines to control repetitive sequencing operations. The cam followers often...
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    because Cam toys are powered by a very large cam and even bigger cam follower which transfers the cam rotation to the working area of the toy. The cam is unevenly...
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    position the cam follower applies sufficient force for the cycling contacts to remain closed at all times. At the other positions the cam follower applies...
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    four valves per cylinder, 16 valves total, low-friction roller finger cam followers with automatic hydraulic valve clearance compensation, roller chain...
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    The push rod now took its reciprocating motion directly from a "follower" on this cam wheel. At the same time the machine gun used was also changed –...
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    others are frequently found on architectural drawings. Cross section of a cam follower stud. Notice the double lines for the steel pattern of the "outer race"...
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    arm with contact points at the left. The pivot is on the right and the cam follower is in the middle of the breaker arm. Distributor cap. At the center is...
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    a pumping motion. A rosette or cam-like pattern mounted on the spindle is controlled by moving against a cam follower(s) while the lathe spindle rotates...
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    Hypermilers. The D15Z1 engines efficiency was enhanced by placing cam followers at every cam lobe and the use of only two piston rings per cylinder, and the...
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  • head & valvetrain cast aluminium alloy; low-friction roller finger cam followers with automatic hydraulic valve clearance compensation, simplex roller...
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    various ways such as gear trains, belt or chain drives, linkages, cam and follower systems, including brakes and clutches, and control components such...
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  • adjusting to maintain a small clearance between the valve and its rocker or cam follower. This space prevents the parts from binding as they expand with the engine's...
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  • Saigon at the time. During his early years as a youth in Saigon, Năm Cam was a follower of the most infamous mob leader in Saigon during the 60s, Đại Cathay...
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    MultiAir engine's intake valves works via a valve tappet (cam follower), moved by a mechanical intake cam, which is connected to the intake valve through a hydraulic...
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    rockers are of roller tip type on the intake and exhaust sides. Like the cam follower rollers, the steel tip roller rotates on a steel roller bearing and the...
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    using B-spline functions and a dynamic follower train model, to enhance an automated assembly machine's cam-follower train, resulting in a 14% increase in...
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    Log/Antilog Amplifier. Mechanical function generators are linkages, cam-follower mechanisms or non-circular gears, designed to reproduce different types...
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    internal combustion engine, a tappet (also called a 'valve lifter' or 'cam follower') is the component which converts the rotation of the camshaft into vertical...
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  • four valves per cylinder, 16 valves total, low-friction roller finger cam followers with automatic hydraulic valve clearance compensation, timing belt and...
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