Challenge

Fender Design Challenge

KKapeel Desurkar5 Aug 2022

FENDER DESIGN

Introduction-

A fender is curved portion of the car's body that sits over and houses the wheels. Its purpose is to keep mud, rocks, and other road debris from being thrown around by the tires. In other words, the fender is a housing for the wheels that keeps road debris contained. If there was nothing covering the wheels, all kinds of debris would be kicked up by the rotating tires.

However, fenders are also able to absorb impact from minor collisions. In this way, the fender can act as an extension of the bumper in terms of its ability to absorb the energy from a collision.

Types of Fenders-

1. Full fender type

We can see this type of fenders in old vehicles . This type of fender takes complete one sheet to manufacture. during blanking operation remaning material is scrap it increases cost due to this know days all vehicles have half fender. Fender drip area is mounted via weldnuts to the engine compartment.

2. Half Fender type

Half fender is is the new convention model fender used in the current era among the car manufactures since it reduces the weight and the cost constrains.

Mountings-

Drip area
Bumper Mounting
A pillar Mounting
Sill area
Baffle Mounting

a.Drip Mounting-

Drip area is attached to the engine compartment of the car. Its mounting area is 40mm or less to avoid spring back effect. The edge of the mounting should be 10mm away from any engine near components.