Fender Design Challenge

DESIGN OF FRONT FENDER

 OBJECTIVE: To design the car front fender

FENDER: American English term for the part of an automobile, motorcycle 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.

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS:

Dimensions should be considered as shown in figure

There are 5 mounting regions on the fender

1. pillar mounting
2. Body mounting
3. Sill mounting
4. Bumper mounting
5. Drip mounting

DESIGN 0F DRIP AREA MOUNTING:

It is the important mounting of the fender. This is connected with the engine compartment, therefore the lot of constraints are to be followed while designing the fender

Note: It should be 150mm apart from the edge so that it won’t  get disturbed by lamp mountings

1. Darts are added on the longer side of the drip area in order to provide the stiffness and add strength to the part. It Play a main role by avoiding vibration and forces from outside
2. Embossing are provided on the mounting to strengthen them during fastening

DESIGN OF BUMPER MOUNTING

 Bumper mounting area is to fix the bumper to the fender with the help of the fasteners or equivalent nuts

DESIGN OF A-PILLAR MOUNTING:

This is a structural pillar that combines the body to the roof. It makes the sides of the windshield at rest and front fenders are fastened

Design of Sill Mounting:

Sill is the panel directly below the bottom of the door supporting the floor and may be used to combine the floor and the body . The bottom end of the fender is mounted on the sill body for reinforcement of the fender

DESIGN OF BAFFLE MOUNTING:

Baffle mounting or mudguard are clip fit type of mounting on the inner side of the fender arch over the Tire. It protects the car engine compartment and pedestrians from causing injuries from chip out debris on the road when the car is in motion. They are mounted on the fender using locking clips.

Thicken The Fender for 0.75mm

Feature Tree

Conclusion 

Thus Designing a fender has been accomplished