SD-1.54 – Cam and Follower Apparatus
A vertical pillar contains the main spindle for each cam to be rotated, whilst a dial gauge has its anvil resting on the top edge of the cam.
Description
A vertical pillar contains the main spindle for each cam to be rotated, whilst a dial gauge has its anvil resting on the top edge of the cam.
Each cam is mounted on a central shaft and is free to rotate about this shaft. The cams are rotated by hand. The rise and fall displacement of the cam, as it rotates through 360°, is measured using the dial gauge.
The angular position of the cam is shown on a protractor and a pointer. Cams and followers are easily changed and graphs for the variety of cams can be created to compare the linear change with the rise and fall of the follower. A set of cams are supplied as standard along with a set of followers which run on the perimeter of each cam. Each cam can be easily changed and the angular and dial gauge readings are clear.
Technical Specifications
- Simple harmonic motion cam: Rise/Fall 24mm
- Tangent cam: Large radius 32mm; small radius 15mm
- Eccentric cam: 10mm eccentricity
- Roller follower: Ø19mm
- Dial gauge: 25mm range, 0.01mm resolution
- Angular protractor scale with 360° range and 1° resolution
Features & Benefits
- Self-contained bench top unit
- Set of five cams supplied
- Set of two followers supplied
- Angular and linear displacement recorded
- Derive velocity and acceleration diagrams
- To determine a graph of follower displacement against angular rotation of the cam
- To assess the effect of different cams and followers
- To derive the velocity and acceleration diagrams, and determine the maximum acceleration of the follower
- To compare experimental and calculated results
- 1 x SD-1.54 Assembly
- 1 x Simple harmonic motion cam
- 1 x Uniform motion cam
- 1 x Constant acceleration cam
- 1 x Tangent cam
- 1 x Eccentric cam
- 1 x Dial gauge
- Instruction manual
- Packing list
- Test sheet
Theory of Machines
- SD-1.50 Wheel and Axle
- SD-1.51 Wheel and Differential Axle Apparatus
- SD-1.52 Efficiency of Screw Threads
- SD-1.53 Gear Tooth Form Apparatus
- SD-1.54 Cam and Follower Apparatus
- SD-1.55 Simple Flywheel
- SD-1.56 Epicyclic Gear Train
- SD-1.57 Castor, Camber, and King Pin Inclination
- SD-1.58 Relation Between Angular and Linear Speeds
- SD-1.59 Disc Brake Apparatus
- SD-1.60 Static & Dynamic Balancing Apparatus
- SD-1.61 Governor Apparatus
- SD-1.62 Gear Assembly Unit Combined Drives
- SD-1.63 Single Epicyclic Gear Train
PACKED AND CRATED SHIPPING SPECIFICATIONS
Volume: 0.14m³
Gross Weight: 18kg
Length: 0.25m
Width: 0.15m
Height: 0.54m
SD-1.54 Cam and Follower Apparatus
