Gear Ratio, Cams And Followers

Question 1

What is the driver attached to?

Answer 1

To a motor or a handle

Question 2

What should the answer be given as?

Answer 2

A ratio

Eg. Say there 2 gears one with 20 teeth one with 50 it would be 5:2

Question 3

What is a one cycle?

Answer 3

One rotation revolution of the cam

Question 4

What is a dwell?

Answer 4

When the cam rotates but the follower does not rise or fall

Question 5

What is the rise?

Answer 5

The part of the cam that cause the followers to rise

Question 6

What is the fall

Answer 6

The part of the cam that causes the followers to fall

Question 7

What does the pear shaped cam do?

Answer 7

It makes the follower motionless for the first half and then on the second half it rises and falls

Question 8

What do circular cams do?

Answer 8

They produce a smooth motion

Question 9

What motion does a snail cam produce?

Answer 9

Rise# slowly and falls fast

Question 10

What does a heart cam do?

Answer 10

Allows the follower to rise and fall in a uniform velocity