Challenge

Hood design-Week 2

DDeepak Sharma26 Jan 2023

OBJECTIVE :-

is to design of Hood of Car while taken into design consideration.

Hood :-

A car hood is the metal part that covers the engine of an automobile vehicle. it is also called bonnet sometimes. it is the hinged cover that rests over the engine of a front-engine vehicle. Its purpose is to provide access to the engine for repair and maintenance. Car hoods are typically constructed from steel.

Design parameters

Hood Thickness Information

Outer Panel Thickness = 0.75mm

Inner Panel Thickness = 0.75mm

Reinforcement Thickness = 1.5mm

Master Section

Part of Hood :-

1. Outer panel, 2. Inner Panel, 3. Hinge 4.Latch, & 5 reinforcement 6 .Mastics.

there are two types of hood :-

a.wrap around hood :-

When the end point of the cars lies on the hood then it is called as arap around hood . Wrap around distance is the trace of the points recived on the front structure when one end of flexible tape of required length held at ground level and another end is in contact with the front structure.

Side reference line :- It means the heighest contact point between the stright edge inclined at an angle of 45 degree and the side of the vehicle.

b. Inlaid hood :-

When the end point of the car lies on the fender then it is called Inlaid hood.