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Flat-faced cam follower, 40 mm face, 8 mm stem

What is a flat-faced follower? · Modern device · basis: Xem Studio design following Brown's figure (1868); true size, no printing allowance

Also called: flat faced follower, flat follower, seguidor de cara plana, Flachstößel

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

length
40.0 mm
width
60.0 mm
height
6.0 mm

Notes

  • Follower with a 40 × 4 mm flat face square to its 8 × 6 mm stem (60 long): contact moves across the face by ds/dθ, so the face must be wider than twice the largest ds/dθ (here 2 × 11.5 mm).
  • Xem Studio design following Brown's figure; true size, no printing allowance (apply your own to the mating features).

Flat-faced cam follower, 40 mm face, 8 mm stem size chart

dimensionvalue
face40 × 4 mm
stem8 × 6 mm
length60 mm

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Henry T. Brown (1868, public domain)Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements — scan on archive.orgwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
507movements.comBrown's movement No. 138: figure, his text and an animationwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Xem StudiodrawingwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 1 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json

flat-face-follower-40follower, face at y = 0STEP · STL
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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=flat-face-follower-40

Flat-faced cam follower, 40 mm face, 8 mm stem, isometric render of a generated part
Render of flat-face-follower-40 from the free STEP; not to scale.

Fits with

Plate cam with flat-faced follower (constant acceleration (parabolic) rise), isometric render of a generated part
Plate cam with flat-faced follower (constant acceleration (parabolic) rise)5 sizes★ 1 file

Questions

What is a flat-faced follower?

Follower with a 40 × 4 mm flat face square to its 8 × 6 mm stem (60 long): contact moves across the face by ds/dθ, so the face must be wider than twice the largest ds/dθ (here 2 × 11.5 mm).