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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2024
Aktiebolaget Skf, Gothenburg, SE;
Paul Rabourdin, Chambray lès Tours, FR;
Romain Medarian, Tours, FR;
Thomas Lepine, Tours, FR;
Julien Maffucci, Ballan-miré, FR;
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
An upper bearing cap for a suspension thrust bearing device includes a radial wall having an upper surface configured to face a retainer seat and an opposite lower surface configured to contact a rolling-element bearing, an axial outer annular skirt extending axially downwards from a radial outer edge of the radial wall and having an axial outer surface and an opposite axially inner surface, and at least one hook section comprising at least one hook configured to interact with a further component of the suspension thrust bearing device. A radially outer portion of the radial wall has a first thickness, and the axial outer annular skirt has a second thickness, and at least a portion of the at least one hook section has a third thickness greater than the first thickness and greater than the second thickness.