Fender Design
DESIGN OF CAR FENDER
CAR FENDER :
A fender is the part of a car that protects and frames its wheels and keeps mud from splashing it. Most modern vehicles have fenders on their front wheels. It is the part of an automobile, motor cycle or other vehicle 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.
Sticky materials, such as mud, may adhere to the smooth outer tire surface, while smooth loose objects, such as stones, can become temporarily embedded in the tread grooves as the tire rolls over the ground. These materials can be ejected from the surface of the tire at high velocity as the tire imparts kinetic energy to the attached objects. For a vehicle moving forward, the top of the tire is rotating upward and forward, and can throw objects into the air at other vehicles or pedestrians in front of the vehicle.
TYPES OF FENDER
- Full Bumper type
- Half Bumper type
MOUNTING
- Bumper
- Drip
- A Pillar
- Sill
- Cowl
FENDER DESIGN:-
Objective is to:-
1. Design Drip Area,
2. Design Sill Mount Area
3. Design Body Mount Area
4. Design Bumper Mount Region and A-pillar mount Region.
INPUT FROM STYLING TEAM:-
A Class Surface
Data given for Designing Fender
TASK 1 : Create the Drip Area
TASK 2 : Create A pillar Mount
Task 3 : Create Bumper Mount
TASK 4 : Sill Mount
Task 5 : Cowl Mount
TASK 6 : Smooth Curve for Easy Manufacturing
FENDER
FINAL FENDER
PURPOSE OF FENDER :
Cleanliness : Protect the car, occupants and passers by from items, water, mud, snow, ice, thrown off the tires as you drive.
Safety : Protects pedestrain from the wheel, e.g. its better to be it by a laterally moving fender than a rolling tire, keeps loose, streaming items from being wrapped up in a rolling wheel.
Aerodynamics : Smooths the car profile so you don't get a lot of drag off the uncovered wheels. Some fenders are enclosed on the side for this.
General Appearance : Looks better with fender, gives a finished look, looks more streamlined.
CONCLUSION :
Thus, all mounting areas for the fender designed from skin data and master section is done by following all design rules.