FRONT FENDER:

Fender is a part of automobile that cover the wheel and its well. Its primary function is to stop dirt, water, or sludge from being thrown around by the wheel. It is often called as mudguard.

• Fender stops entering mud and stone particles into the engine compartment which further not affects the engine work. And it stops spilling of dirt particles on the aesthetic part of the car.

Fig a. Fender

TYPES OF FENDER

1. FULL BUMPER TYPE:

This type of fender was usually used in the old cars, this type of fender covers from head light till the sill mounting, lot material is used in this type of fender which results in increase weight. Full bumper type fender are not used in current automobiles.

2. HALF BUMPER TYPE:

This type of fender is widely used in current automotive industries. This is widely accepted type of fender model because of scrap reduction and scrap management which results in reduction in total weight of car.

Different parts get assembled to the front fender hence supporting mountings are designed on front fender and below mentioned mountings are designed

1. A-pillar mounting:

Support structure designed for mounting A pillars to the front fender and

Design of fender as per below mentioned dimension criteria

design of A-pillar mounting is as shown below.

1. Drip mounting:

Support structure designed for mounting front fender to the engine compartment and design of drip mounting is as shown below.

1. Bumper mounting:

Support structure designed for mounting front safety bumper to the front fender and design of bumper mounting is as shown below.

1. Sill mounting:

Support structure designed for mounting front safety sills to the front fender and design of sill mounting is as shown below.

1. Wheel arc area:

• The semi-circular area or cut section for the wheel is known as wheel arc area
• There are different methods for wheel arch considerations that we saw in previous challenge

Final fender model:

Commands used in designing: