cylindrical cam
cylindrical cam
[sə′lin·drə·kəl ′kam] (mechanical engineering)
A cam mechanism in which the cam follower undergoes translational motion parallel to the camshaft as a roller attached to it rolls in a groove in a circular cylinder concentric with the camshaft.
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