CAM FOLLOWER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cam follower capable of fixing a side plate to a cam follower stud without damaging the cam follower stud and the side plate.SOLUTION: In a cam follower 1 including an outer ring 2 having an outer rolling face 2a integrally formed on an inner periphery, a cam follower stud 3 having an inner rolling face 3a opposed to the outer rolling face 2a and formed integrally with an outer periphery, provided with a flange portion 3b at an axial one side end of the inner rolling face 3a, and provided with a supporting portion 3c of a diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the inner rolling face 3a, on the axial other side end of the inner rolling face 3a, a plurality of rolling elements 4 rollably accommodated between the outer rolling face 2a and the inner rolling face 3a, and a side plate 5 having a hole 5a to which the supporting portion 3c is inserted, and disposed on the axial other side end of the inner rolling face 3a, an inner diameter d1 of the hole 5a of the side plate 5 is larger than an outer diameter D1 of the supporting portion 3c, and the side plate 5 is fixed to the cam follower stud 3 through an O-ring 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】カムフォロアスタッドや側板を損傷させることなく側板をカムフォロアスタッドに固定することができるカムフォロアを提供する。【解決手段】内周に外側転走面２ａが一体に形成された外輪２と、外周に外側転走面２ａに対向する内側転走面３ａが一体に形成され、内側転走面３ａの軸方向一側端に鍔部３ｂが設けられ、内側転走面３ａの軸方向他側端に内側転走面３ａの外径よりも縮径された支持部３ｃが設けられるカムフォロアスタッド３と、外側転走面２ａと内側転走面３ａとの間に転動自在に収容される複数の転動体４と、支持部３ｃが挿入される孔５ａを有し、内側転走面３ａの軸方向他側端に配置される側板５と、を備えたカムフォロア１において、側板５の孔５ａの内径ｄ１が支持部３ｃの外径Ｄ１よりも大きく、側板５がＯリング６を介してカムフォロアスタッド３に固定される。【選択図】図２