I-camshaft yinxalenye ye-injini yepiston. Umsebenzi wayo kukulawula ukuvula i-valve kunye nokuvala inyathelo. Nangona iCamishaft ijikeleza ngesantya se-cranksthaft kwi-injini ye-on-stroke (iCamshaft ijikeleza ngesantya esincinci njenge-Cranks kwi-Cranks kwi-Crank Add kwaye ifuna itotali enkulu. Ke ngoko, uyilo lweCamshaft lufuna amandla aphezulu kunye neemfuno zenkxaso. Ihlala yenziwa ngentsimbi ephakathi okanye yentsimbi ephezulu. Uyilo loyilo lweCamshaft lidlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu kuyilo lwe-injini ngenxa yokuba umthetho wokuhamba kwe-valve unxulumene namandla kunye neempawu zenjini ye-injini.
ICamshaft iphantsi kwemithwalo yempembelelo yexesha. Uxinzelelo loqhakamshelwano phakathi kwe-CAM kunye ne-turet inkulu kakhulu, kwaye isantya sokuhamba esiphakamileyo siphezulu kakhulu, ke ukunxitywa kwendawo yokusebenza kwe-cam kunzulu. Ngenxa yale meko, ijenali yejenali yaseCamshaft kunye nendawo yokusebenza yeCam kufuneka ibe ne-Cam ichanekile, inobunzima obukhulu kunye nokuqina okukhuselekileyo, kodwa kukwaye nokufumana i-chiest elungileyo kunye nokuthambisa okuphezulu.
I-Camshafts ihlala isusela kwi-carbon esemgangathweni yekhabhoni okanye intsimbi ye-alloy, kodwa nayo inokuphoswa kwi-Iron okanye i-iron yentsimbi. Umphezulu wejenali yejenali kunye ne-cam ifihlwe emva konyango lobushushu
