Fender Design Challenge
Fender design
Fender: It is an automobile part that frames the wheel. Fenders are rigid and get damaged when striking the road. The main purpose of the fender is to prevent sand, mud, rocks, etc...
Fenders are of two types:
- Full bumper type
- half bumper type
Full bumper type:
This type of fender is generally used in the old types of cars.
Half bumper type:
This type of fender is used to reduce scrap and reduces wastage of blank.
Fender Designing:
From the Class A provided we have to create the following mountings
- Drip Area mounting
- A pillar mounting
- Bumper mounting
- Sill mounting
- Baffle/wheel arch area
1. Drip area: This plays an important role in fender design and the following design rules are followed.
The drip area should be located more than 150mm apart from the front of the fender and the height should be less than 40mm.
2. A Piller mounting: This part attaches to the A Piller of the car. It should not contain any sharp edges.
3. Bumper mounting: This side is fitted to the bumper of the car.
4. Baffle mounting area: This is the backside of the fender which fits over the tire. This mounting is press-fitting type.
5. Sill mounting: The fender which is provided at the sill area is a sill mount.
FENDER MODELS:
