Fender Design
FENDER is the body part installed on the left and right sides of the vehicle. It is attached to the wheel arches.
It prevents inner portion of body to be damaged by sand, mud, rocks, liquids and other road sprays when they come in air by the rotating tire. It prevents injuries to pedestrians from same particles.
Increase the beauty of body and hide inner components like engines, oil tanks, pipes and wires.
TYPES OF FENDER
- Full bumper type
- Half bumper type
Half bumper type is used most because of use of less material and in that place plastic bumper is placed. This reduce weight and increases performance. Cost is also reduced.
5 MOUNTING AREA
DRIP AREA
This part is connected with the engine compartment, while designing the drip area leave 200-300 mm for cowl top in upper end and for headlight leave 150 mm at front end.
Embossing should be provided on the mountings to give strength.
BUMPER AREA
It is situated at the lower front of the fender and used to fix bumper to the fender with the help of fastners.
SILL MOUNTING AREA
It is the panel at the bottom of the door in the floor and fasteners are used to fix the fenders with sill body.
A PILLAR MOUNTING AREA
It is the structural pillar that attached body to the roof and it also makes the sides of the windshield rest. Front fender are fasterned to the A pillar to form a robust structure.
BAFFLE MOUNTING AREA
This used to fit wheel arch in the inner side of the fender and over the tyre, used to protect inner compartment and pedestrian from the the mud, dust etc. They are attached with the fender with the special type of locking clip made up of plastic.
