Suspension thrust bearing device

A suspension thrust bearing device comprising:

• a lower support cap,
• an upper bearing cap, and
• a bearing arranged between the lower support cap and the upper bearing cap, the upper bearing cap comprising an outer skirt radially surrounding the lower support cap, the outer skirt having a uniform thickness, when viewed in cross-section the outer skirt has a free axial end, wherein
• the lower support cap further comprises:
• an annular deflector flange extending towards the outer skirt of the upper bearing cap while remaining radially spaced apart from the outer skirt, the deflector flange having a lower inclined surface extending obliquely downwards,
• a radial portion in contact with a lower ring of the bearing, the at least one annular deflector flange extending outwards from the radial portion, and
• a radial protrusion extending radially outwards from the radial portion and having a lower surface that extends radially outwards from a lower surface of the radial portion delimiting a bearing surface for a suspension spring, wherein
• the lower support cap further comprises a first axially extending annular surface extending from a side of the annular deflector flange and a second axially extending annular surface extending from an opposite side of the annular deflector flange, an innermost axially extending radial surface of the outer skirt facing both the first and the second axially extending annular surfaces of the lower support cap, and wherein
• the lower support cap has a radially outer surface located between the at least one annular deflector flange and the radial protrusion, a portion of the radially outer surface that axially overlaps the outer skirt getting radially closer to the outer skirt as the radially outer surface extends axially from the at least one annular deflector flange to the radial protrusion, a portion of the outer skirt extending axially so that an innermost axially extending radial surface of the radial skirt extends up to the free end.