cam lobe

collocation in English

meaningsofcamandlobe

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cam
noun[C]
uk
/kæm/us
/kæm/
a camera, especially a small digital camera placed somewhere in order to record what ...
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lobe
noun[C]
uk
/ləʊb/us
/loʊb/
anatomyspecialized
any part of an organ that seems to be separate in some way from the rest, especially one of the parts of the brain, lungs, ...
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(Definition ofcamandlobefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The mechanism is a coaxial shaft arrangement where the outer shaft carries the main body of thecamlobe.
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The slot in fact replaces the closing flank on the main body of thecamlobe.
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The inner lifter is actuated by a smallcamlobe, while the outer ring element is moved by a pair of larger-profile lobes.
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One end of thecamlobehas a short duration/reduced lift profile, and the other end has a longer duration/greater lift profile.
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This design allows for variable valve timing as well, since thecamlobeprofiles can be made different.
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The main body of thecamlobeis in its maximum duration form.
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The duration can be increased until the closing flank of thecamlobereaches the opening flank a duration of 720 degrees.
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The two intake valves in each cylinder are operated by a rocker arm with its owncamlobe.
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Desmodromic valves are closed with a separate, dedicatedcamlobeand lifter instead of the conventional valve springs used in most internal combustion engines in consumer vehicles.
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Some manufacturers use systems with more than onecamlobe, but this is still a compromise as only a few profiles can be in operation at once.
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The camshaft is hollow, with cam lobes pressed on, which saves around 2lb kg.
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The cam lobes are thus all located one behind another, and pushrods are arrayed in parallel fashion as a result.
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Overhead camshaft engines use fingers or bucket tappets, upon which the cam lobes contact, while cam-in-block engines use rocker arms.
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The cam lobes activated the valves directly via a bucket over shim arrangement.
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The cam lobes are placed in two rows for the intake and exhaust.
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This allows each lifter and pushrod to deflect from the cam lobes perpendicular to the lobe plane.
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The effects of this were further highlighted by mismatched surface hardnesses between the cam lobes and finger followers resulting in accelerated wear rates to the finger followers.
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The cam lobes act directly on bucket type tappets, which are adjusted by means of shims between the underside of the bucket and the top of the valves.
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