Design of fender for passenger vehicle
FENDER
Fender is a panel that are next to the hood on the either side of the car that covers front wheel.This prevents spraying of sand, mud, rocks and liquids into the air by the rotating tyreMore elaborate design include fender skirts for enclosing the outside edge of the wheel well
They are 5 mounting points in fender. They are
- Body
- Drip
- A pillar
- cowl
- sill
Drip Area
It is the region where fender will be in contact with the engine compartment. The basic design consideration of drip area will be similar in all OEMs. Depth of the Drip Area should be uniform. It do not have any predefined length, it is based on the length of the fender. The drip should be placed in between covel area and bumper area as shown in the figures below
Master Section of drip area
Bumper Mount, Sill Mount and A-Pillar Mount are done as shown in figure below