Size Minimization of the Cam Mechanisms with Translating Roll Follower

An important problem in the cam mechanisms synthesis is their total size as a minimization condition (criteria). Usual this condition is reduced to the cam size only, which is not correct because the cam does not function alone. For a cam mechanism with translating follower, the length of follower΄s guiding is a very important contributor to the total size of the cam mechanism.In this paper the case of cam mechanism with roll edge follower is taken into consideration