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eccentric cam

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eccentric cam [ek¦sen·trik ′kam]
(design engineering)
A cylindrical cam with the shaft displaced from the geometric center.


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It closes the intake valves by transferring rotational movement to the output cam via a driveshaft with an eccentric cam.
First, adding a specific weight to a precise location on the cam creates a flywheel effect, exaggerating the mechanical advantage of an off-center or eccentric cam.
The expanding collet is operated manually by turning the socket head eccentric cam, which pushes a tapered plunger inside the collet causing it to expand.
 
 
 
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