Fender Design
What is Fender?
Fender is a part of an automobile vechile which lies over a tire. When tire rotates it throws a small sized stones, Mud and other small particles. It will damage the car body and pedastrian. So, Fender is used to prevent from that damage. The fender is located over the tire. There are four tpes of fender. Front Left, Front Right, Rear Left, Rear Right. The fender is invented by Leo Fender in 1990's.
It is designed to absorb the energy and dissipiate outside when side collision is happen. It is also designed to pedistrian safety as well.
Types of Fender:
1. Full Bumper Fender
Full Bumper type fender is used in earlier stage. This covers upto lighting area and around the wheel at upside. This type costs more weight and increase the raw material cost and has more scrap than other type. This fender is no longer used in automobile industry.
2. Half Bumper Fender:
Half Bumper type used now a days in automobile industry. It less cost than full bumper fender. It reduces the less weight than full bumper type. We can reduce the scrap by producing half bumper fender.
Design Parameters of Fender:
- It should have minimum 10mm distance between engine compartment and drip area.
- For Tool accessability it should have minimum 200mm when hood is in opened condition.
- It should be 50mm or less from Side refenence point of fender to Hood side edge.
Mounting Points of Fender:
- Drip Area
- A-Piller
- Bumper
- Baffle
- Sill
1.Drip Area Mounting:
It is most important mounting area of Fender. Drip area height should has maximum 40mm or less. To define the length of Drip area 150mm from lighting edge point and minimum 200mm or over from A-piller Point. The length of drip area is changes with the length of the car.
2.A-Piller Mounting:
3.Bumper Mounting:
4.Baffle mounting:
5.Sill Mounting:
