Plastic cam follower rollers help avoid design compromises. Engineering design is the art of compromise. Engineers typically select components by weighing criteria such as function, reliability, ...

A. Here you can see the relationships of base circle, lobe lift and valve duration. During times when a valve is in its closed position, follower (or lifter) travel is along the base circle surface of ...

Under load, a cam follower bearing deflects at the bearing stud. This deflection affects the load distribution over the rollers and over the length of each roller, which, in turn, affects the ...