Patent ID: 8656806
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A compliant follower cam system, comprising: a cam rotatable about a cam rotational axis and along a displacement axis; a compliant follower having a first convex contact wall opposing a second convex contact wall, the first contact wall and the second contact wall defining a cavity therebetween and the first contact wall being made of an elastically deformable material, wherein the cam is rotated along the displacement axis in a first direction into contact with the first contact wall of the compliant follower such that the first contact wall is deflected inward into the cavity when in contact with the cam; and wherein the second contact wall has thickness greater than a thickness of the first contact wall to induce deflection of the first contact wall without deflection of the second contact wall during a deflected condition.