Fender Design
#6 FENDER DESIGN
OBJECTIVE
To Design the fender to provide Drip area, then mountings of Drip area, A-Pillar, sill, Cowl and Bumper area by using NX CAD with proper requirements given by a styling team and design standard.
What is Fender
Fender is the part of a car body, that frames a wheel well (the fender underside). Its primary purpose is to prevent sand, mud, rocks, liquids, and other road spray from being thrown into the air by the rotating tire. Fenders are typically rigid and can be damaged by contact with the road surface.
Types of Fenders
Now a days Half bumper type fender is commonly using because of cost reduction and also improved performance of car (by Weight reduction). Fender is designed in aerodynamic structure and also considered NVH in safety aspect.
Master section of Fender
Fender drip area is should construct some standard in angle is figure out. Point A angle should be in 3 degrees because of Hood to fender some clearance gap as to mounted, in such gap we can’t to see inside of engine compartment appearance. Drip area is construct in fender between front 150mm distance and back 300 mm or less, because of head lamp and wiper arrangement area.
Fender
Drip Area
Dart created in Drip area,Which is support and strengthen the sheet and also drip flange depth is created below 40mm or less to avoid spring back effect.
COWL Mounting Area
A Pillar Mounted Area
SILL Mounted Area
Bumper Mounted Area
Result
Fender is most important to a car. we designed fender at proper Requirements and NVH standards