Design of Trochoid Cams

Trochoid Cams are shapes that are very useful for compressor pumps and Internal Combustion Wankel Engine forms. They can be easily generated in MechDesigner.

Take a look and 'read more' to see how they are constructed...

Of course, once you have designed the Trochoid Shapes as Cams, the Cam Coordinates can be exported - you can export any number of cam coordinate points - from 100 to 100,000 points.
 

	Mechanism View of Trochoid The mechanism view ( planar kinematics ) shows the two parts that are needed to create the Trochoid path.  The Function blocks ( green elements), shown underneath, control gearing relationships required to generate the path and cam profile. Read more >>>
	Three and Four Lobe Trochoid Cam Profiles MechDesigner Model shows a 3D animation of two Trochoids.  The left hand one uses a gear ratio of  -4/3 between the first and second link.  The right hand one has a gear ratio  of -3/2. Read more >>>