Fender Design Challenge
FENDER:
Fender is the american english term for the part of an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle body that frames a wheel well.Early automobile fenders set over the wheels to prevent mud, sand and dust being thrown on to the body and the occupants. Fenders typically became a more integral part of overall auto bodies by the mid-1930s.
Types of Fenders
1) Full Bumper Type
These type of Fenders were used earlier which added more weight to the car
2) Hall Bumper Type
These are the most commonly used Fenders these days as it saves the material wastage of scraps and hence reduce the weight of car which results in better performance of the car. Further A Baffle a plastic material added to the sheet metal fender which reduces the overall cost of the product.
Fender design
- Drip area
- A pillar mount
- Sill mount
- Cowl mount
- Bumper mount
Design of Drip area mount
Master section was followed to create Drip area mount. Embossig and ribs was created on drip area
Design of A pillar mount
Design of Sill mount
Cowl mount
Bumper mount
Fender
