Fender Design
Fender Design
Introduction
Fender is the part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames a wheel well (the fender underside).
Fender is one of the styling components which is exposed to customer front which cannot be welded. Most of the assembling joining is done using fasteners, retainer clips and proper fitting.
Fenders are either made of steel or thermoplastics.
Fender Components
- A-Pillar
- Bumper
- Sill
- Drip Area
- Splash Cover / Wheel Well
Master Section of Car Fender
Master sections are the guides for design requirements which decide the component packaging after technical (Styling, Concept or Class-A) surfaces.
We design the car fenders based on the master section provided by design team.
Design Considerations
- Beads and Darts are provided to apply extra strength to car fender.
- The corners of the flanges are smoothened to ease the producibility of part.
- Fillet of 2-3mm is provided to avoid sharp corners and edges.
- Cut outs are provided at certain regions in order to save material as possible.
- Uniform wall thickness of 0.75 mm is maintained.
Design of Fender
Drip Region
Bumper Mount Region
Baffle Mounting
A-pillar Mounting Region
Final Fender Design
