Cam follower and guide assembly

A cam follower assembly comprising:

• a plastic guide body comprising:
• an annular flange,
• a chamfered shoulder transitioning from the annular flange to a hollow cylindrical portion, and
• a pair of grooved members extending from the hollow cylindrical portion, wherein each of the grooved members includes an interior planar surface defining a guide groove and a recessed surface, wherein one of the guide groove is facing and aligned with the other of the guide grooves;
• and
• a cam follower disposed between the pair of grooved members, where the cam follower comprises:
• a follower housing having two opposite facing planar sides and an open face, wherein each of the planar sides defines a roller shaft opening;
• a roller partially disposed within the follower housing through the open face, wherein the roller includes a roller shaft having two opposite ends extending out of the follower housing through the shaft openings and received in the respective guide grooves between the recessed surfaces.

A cam follower assembly comprising:

• a plastic guide body comprising a pair of grooved members extending from a hollow cylindrical portion, wherein each of the grooved members includes an interior planar surface defining a guide groove;
• and
• a metallic cam follower comprising two opposing planar surfaces slidably inserted between the interior planar surfaces, and two opposing roller shaft ends extending through the planar surfaces of the metallic cam follower and received in the respective guide grooves of the plastic guide body such that the roller shaft ends are slidable in a reciprocal axial direction within the guide grooves of the plastic guide body;
• wherein the plastic guide body further includes an edge surface interconnecting the grooved members, wherein the edge surface includes an extended stud, and wherein the metallic cam follower includes an aperture to receive the stud such that the metallic cam follower is constrained onto the plastic guide body.