Cam follower mounting assembly
AssigneeEmerson Electric Co.
InventorsCraig Schander, Lou M. Wozniak, Gary Sullwold, Kevin Mues, Patrick Tibbits
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Abstract
A cam follower mounting assembly in which a cam follower has a cam follower stud that is not threadedly mounted to a mounting plate, but rather, is secured to the mounting plate via a set screw having a spherical tip that securably interfaces with a complementary annular groove in the cam follower stud. The annular groove is located near an end of the cam follower stud opposite the follower wheel.
Claims10
An improved cam follower mounting assembly in combination with a mounting member having first and second cam follower mounting surfaces and a bore between said mounting surfaces, and a cam follower having a mounting shaft received in said bore and defining a longitudinal shaft axis, said mounting shaft having a cam follower member rotatably disposed on a first shaft end proximate said first cam follower mounting surface and a second shaft end proximate said second cam follower mounting surface, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a threaded cylindrical channel disposed between said mounting surfaces and having one opening in communication with said bore;
- an annular groove in said longitudinal shaft axis, said annular groove disposed adjacent said opening of the threaded cylindrical cavity;
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- a threaded set screw secured in said threaded cylindrical cavity, said set screw having a substantially spherical tip in communication with said annular groove of said longitudinal shaft axis, whereby forces exerted upon said shaft axis by said cam follower interacting with a cam are distributed by said set screw and said cam follower is secured within said bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.