SUSPENSION ROTATING STOP WITH RECESSED SEAL

Abstract

A suspension rotating stop (10) for a suspension strut comprises: a bearing (18), a lower support (12), and a seal seat (38) and a cover (20), the cover (20) comprising an annular skirt (46) having a fixing face (95) radially opposite and at a distance from the seal seat (38) and / or the bearing (18), an elastic single-material sealing seal (56), having a body (58) fixed to the fixing face (95) of the cover (20) and at least one annular sealing lip (60) projecting from the body (58) towards the seal seat (38). A contact face (94) of the body (58) with the fixing face (95) comprises at least one radially hollow or raised molding (70), forming an embedding with a corresponding molding (71) of the fixing face (95). (Abstract Figure: 1)

Description

Title of the invention: ROTATING SUSPENSION STOP PROVIDED WITH A RECESSED SEAL TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The invention relates to a rotating suspension stop for interfacing an upper coil of a vehicle suspension coil spring with the vehicle body. STATE OF THE PRIOR ART

[0002] In document EP 3 626 486 A1, a suspension rotary stop for a suspension strut is described, comprising a lower support forming a bearing surface for an upper coil of a helical spring, a bearing supported by the lower support and a cover forming with the lower support a housing for the bearing. An annular seal is shrunk onto the cover and has several sealing lips pointing axially upwards, which come into sliding contact with the lower support to create a protective seal for the housing where the bearing is located. The shrunk-fitting of the annular seal onto the cover requires a two-piece seal design, namely a rigid shrunk-fitting frame and an elastomeric seal body forming the seal lips.Furthermore, to obtain a seal that resists spraying of washing liquid under pressure, as is found in car washes, it is necessary to multiply the sealing lips, with a risk of increasing the friction torque.

[0003] Document EP3693625 A1 discloses a rotating suspension stop equipped with a single-material sealing and retaining seal, comprising a seal body fixed to the lower support in an unspecified manner, and a lip which comes into sliding contact with a cylindrical wall of the cover to perform a sealing function, the cover being provided at the end of the cylindrical wall with a bead radially overlapping the lip to ensure axial retention between the cover and the lower support. The body of the seal is in surface contact with the lower support along a cylindrical interface and a planar annular interface.One solution for fixing the seal to the lower support is overmolding, as described for example in document FR 2 989 634 AL. An alternative theoretical solution would be shrink fitting, but this requires very tight manufacturing tolerances at the level of the cylindrical wall of the lower support in contact with the body of the seal, to prevent defects in the cylindricity of the cylindrical wall from being reflected via the seal body on the sealing lip and thus deteriorating the sealing performance or the service life of the lip. This solution would also require a rigid reinforcement at the seal to ensure controlled shrink fitting due to the small section of the . joint and the low height available for hooping. Statement of the invention

[0004] The invention aims to remedy the drawbacks of the state of the art and to propose a solution for achieving sealing, and preferably axial retention, between a cover and a lower support of a rotating suspension stop, which is economical, without sacrificing sealing performance, including under conditions of significant thermal fluctuations.

[0005] To this end, according to a first aspect of the invention, a rotating suspension stop for a suspension strut is proposed, the rotating suspension stop comprising: • a bearing defining a reference axis of the rotating stop, • a lower support forming a support surface rotated axially in a downward axial direction to come into contact with an upper coil of a helical spring, and a seal seat, • a cover delimiting with the lower support an annular volume for the bearing, the cover comprising an annular skirt having a fixing face facing radially towards the seal seat and / or the bearing, radially opposite and at a distance from the seal seat and / or the bearing, • an elastic single-material seal, having a body fixed to the face for fixing the cover and at least one annular sealing lip projecting from the body towards the seal seat, a contact face of the body with the fixing face comprising at least one radially hollow or raised molding, forming an embedding with a corresponding molding of the fixing face.

[0006] The embedding makes it possible to simply ensure the mechanical fixing of an elastic single-material sealing gasket in the cover and to dispense with a hooping reinforcement or gluing. By molding, we mean here, and throughout the text of the application, any relief or hollow. By corresponding molding, we mean any molding which, by at least partial complementarity of shape, allows a locking of shape which prevents detachment, at least in a range of force corresponding to normal use of the rotating stop. The assembly of the seal in the cover is made possible by the elasticity of the seal which allows elastic deformation of the seal during its insertion into the cover, and a reduction in the deformation when the molding and the corresponding molding interpenetrate.

[0007] In projection on the reference axis, the molding of the body is located, according to one embodiment, at least partially, and preferably entirely, axially at a distance from a junction zone of the sealing lip with the body, in the direction downward axial. This distance makes it possible to separate the fixing and sealing functions and to prevent geometric defects in the body molding or the corresponding cover molding, or inaccuracies during assembly, from having a negative impact on the positioning of the sealing lip.

[0008] According to one embodiment, the sealing lip in a rest position is in sliding contact with the seal seat. Since the seal seat is formed on the lower support, radially inside the cover, the diameter of the seal seat, which determines the length of the contact interface between the lip and the seal seat, is relatively small, so that the friction torque is low.

[0009] According to one embodiment, the sealing lip projects from the body radially towards the reference axis and axially in the downward direction. Preferably, the sealing lip is frustoconical or substantially frustoconical. This orientation of the lip is favorable for limiting the intrusion of a pressurized liquid jet from outside the rotating stop, since the pressurized jet will have the effect of pressing the lip more firmly against the seal seat.

[0010] The molding of the seal and the corresponding molding of the cover may comprise several hollows or asperities distributed around the circumference of the cover and the seal. However, such an arrangement requires angular indexing of the seal relative to the cover during assembly. Embodiments are therefore preferred in which the molding of the body is annular. According to one embodiment, the molding of the body is a bead.

[0011] For the same reasons, embodiments are preferred in which the corresponding molding of the annular skirt of the cover is annular. According to one embodiment, the corresponding molding of the annular skirt of the cover is an annular groove.

[0012] Mounting the cover equipped with its seal on the lower support requires some precautions to avoid turning over or damaging the lip of the seal. To facilitate the guidance of the seal lip during mounting, the lower support may have a chamfer facing radially away from the reference axis and axially away from the downward direction, the seal seat being positioned in the continuity of the chamfer, in the downward direction.

[0013] In practice, the seal seat has a geometric envelope which is a surface of revolution around the reference axis. It is possible in particular to envisage a truncated seal seat, oriented in the upward or downward direction. However, such an arrangement requires perfect control of the axial positioning of the cover carrying the seal, if it is also desired to control the contact pressure at the interface between the seal lip and the seal seat. Embodiments in which the seal seat is cylindrical are therefore preferred.

[0014] According to one embodiment, the annular skirt comprises a free annular end such that: the free annular end forms a stiffening collar. This stiffening is particularly useful for perfecting control of the geometry of the cover and avoiding or limiting harmful dynamic deformations which would reduce the quality of the seal, in particular when the rotating stop is subjected to vibrations.

[0015] According to one embodiment, the annular skirt comprises a free annular end such that: the free annular end forms an axial stop for a heel formed by the body of the seal. This axial stop facilitates the mounting of the seal on the cover by determining the relative axial positioning of the two parts.

[0016] The mechanical characteristics of the material constituting the seal are judiciously chosen to allow both embedding in the cover and sliding of the seal lip on the seal seat. Preferably, the single-material seal is made of a material having a tensile or flexural modulus greater than 1000 Mpa, and a breaking strength greater than 40 Mpa.

[0017] Particularly suitable materials are the single-material seal made of polyketone or polyoxymethylene or acrylonitrile butadiene or thermoplastic polyurethane.

[0018] In certain applications, the suspension rotary stop is assembled before its mounting on the vehicle. It is then necessary to ensure the cohesion of the rotary stop before its mounting on the vehicle. According to one embodiment, the lower support comprises at least one retaining shoulder rotated axially in the downward direction, the seal comprising a boss partly in radial overlap with the retaining shoulder, at a distance from the retaining shoulder in the downward axial direction.

[0019] According to another embodiment, the lower support comprises at least one retaining shoulder (40') rotated axially in the downward direction, the cover comprising at least one boss partly in radial overlap with the retaining shoulder, at a distance from the retaining shoulder in the downward axial direction. This solution offers the advantage of simplifying the profile of the lower support, which can be produced without undercutting. In particular, the lower support can be manufactured by axial molding, that is to say between two mold parts separating by translation parallel to the reference axis of the rotating stop, without requiring lateral drawers for undercut shapes.

[0020] According to one embodiment, the sealing lip has a V-shaped axial section, with a V-shaped vertex pointing in the downward axial direction. This shape ensures good flexibility of the sealing lip and good control of the contact pressure with the seal seat, therefore the drag torque resisting the relative rotation of the lower support with respect to the cover around the reference axis of the rotating stop.

[0021] According to one embodiment, the bearing comprises an upper annular guide path fixed relative to the cover, an annular lower guide path fixed relative to the lower support, arranged opposite the upper guide path, and means interposed between the upper guide path and the lower guide path to allow rotation of the lower guide path relative to the upper guide path around the reference axis of the rotating stop. These means may for example include a lubricant film or an annular pad in sliding contact with the upper guide path and the lower guide path in the case of a plain bearing, or rolling bodies, where appropriate housed in a cage, and rolling on the upper guide path and the lower guide path, in the case of a rolling bearing.The upper guide path may be formed integrally with the cover or on a guide washer bearing on the cover. The lower guide path may be formed integrally with the lower support or on a guide washer bearing on the lower support. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0022] Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge on reading the description which follows, with reference to the appended figures.

[0023] [Fig.l] [Fig.l] illustrates in axial half-section a rotating suspension stop according to a first exemplary embodiment of the invention.

[0024] [Fig.2] [Fig.2] illustrates in axial half-section a rotating suspension stop according to a second example of embodiment of the invention.

[0025] [Fig.3] [Fig.3] illustrates in axial half-section a rotating suspension stop according to a third example of embodiment of the invention.

[0026] [Fig.4] [Fig.4] illustrates in perspective a detail of an internal seal of the stop of [Fig.l].

[0027] For clarity, identical or similar elements are identified by identical reference signs throughout the figures. DETAILED description of embodiments

[0028] In [Fig.l] is illustrated a rotating stop 10 for a vehicle suspension strut, comprising a lower support 12 forming a bearing surface 14 for an upper coil of a helical spring, a bearing 18 supported by the lower support 12 and a cover 20 forming with the lower support 12 a housing volume 300 for the bearing 18.

[0029] In this example, and without this necessarily having a limiting value, the level 18 has been illustrated as a rolling bearing comprising an upper washer 22 bearing under the cover 20, a lower washer 24 bearing on the lower support 12 and rolling bodies 26 retained by a bearing cage 28 so as to roll on an upper guide path 30 formed on the upper washer 22 and a lower guide path 32 formed on the lower washer 24. The bearing 18 allows a relative rotational movement between the upper guide path 30 and the lower guide path 32, therefore between the cover 20 and the lower support 12, around a reference axis 100 of the bearing 18, which constitutes a reference axis of the rotating stop 10. The bearing 18 also defines an upward direction 200 parallel to the reference axis 100 and such that the bearing surface 14 of the lower support 12 is located under the bearing 18, itself located under the cover 20.After mounting on the vehicle, the reference axis 100 of the rotating stop 10 can be vertical or inclined.

[0030] The lower washer 24 bears on a bearing face 34 of the lower support 12 turned axially in an upward direction and which, in this embodiment, is positioned radially in overlap with the bearing surface 14 formed on the lower support 12 for an upper coil of a helical spring. The bearing surface 14 of the lower support 12 is turned axially in a downward direction 202 opposite the upward axial direction 200, and is extended by a centering skirt 36 projecting axially downwards. The bearing face 34 may be solid or discontinuous, in order to reduce the weight while maintaining a rigid structure.

[0031] The lower support 12 further comprises an annular seal seat 38 facing radially outwards and located radially outside the bearing face 34. The seal seat 38 is for example cylindrical or frustoconical with a clearance angle preferably less than 5° converging in the upward direction. The seal seat 38 is extended by an outer annular transition face 42 which extends from the seal seat 38 radially outwards and is facing axially in the upward direction 200.

[0032] The lower support 12 further comprises an inner collar 40 projecting relative to a confinement face 86, and extended by a frustoconical inner annular transition face 44 which extends from the inner collar 40 radially inwards and is turned axially in the upward direction 200. The inner collar 40 forms a flat annular inner shoulder 40'.

[0033] The confinement face 86 constitutes the inner face of the centering skirt 36. The confinement face 86 is generally cylindrical, or may be slightly frustoconical with a taper angle converging in the upward direction. The confinement face 86 delimits a housing or confinement volume for a shock absorber (not shown in the figures).

[0034] The lower support 12 forms an annular chamfer 80 turned radially to opposite the reference axis 100 and axially in the upward direction 200.

[0035] Remarkably, the lower support 12, considered in the axial direction, has no undercut, or no undercut which would prevent demolding of the part manufactured by molding in a mold whose shells are movable in translation parallel to the reference axis. The lower support is therefore preferably produced in such a mold. It may be a part made of plastic, with or without a reinforcing insert, or a part made of light metal, in particular aluminum.

[0036] The cover 20 comprises an outer annular skirt 46 facing and at a distance from the seal seat 38 and an inner annular skirt 48 facing and at a distance from the inner collar 40, such that an outer annular passage 50 for access to the volume 300 housing the bearing 18 is delimited between the seal seat 38 and the annular skirt 46, and an inner annular passage 52 for access to the volume 300 housing the bearing 18 between the inner collar 40 and the inner skirt 48. One of the two skirts 46, 48 of the cover 20, here the inner skirt 48, may be provided with one or more retaining bosses projecting radially from the skirt towards the lower support 12, here produced in the form of a crown or individual hooks 54 at an annular end of the inner skirt 48. The outer annular skirt 46 may have a stiffening collar 90 at a free annular end 88.This stiffening collar 90 makes it possible to limit any deformations of the annular skirt 46 under mechanical stress.

[0037] In the outer annular passage 50 is engaged a single-material elastic seal 56, intended to protect the bearing 18 against external pollution.

[0038] In this embodiment, the single-material sealing gasket 56, illustrated in detail in [Fig. 4], is made from a single piece of elastomeric material without an insert, and comprises an annular body 58 and a sliding sealing lip 60. The sealing lip 60 projects from a junction zone 62 with the annular body 58 and is in sliding contact with the seal seat 38 of the lower support 12. The annular body 58 bears elastically against the annular skirt 46. The diameter of the seal seat 38 determines the perimeter of the interface of the contact between the sealing lip 60 and the seal seat 38, and is preferably relatively small in order to guarantee a low friction torque.

[0039] The body 58 of the single-material seal 56 is annular and extends from the junction zone 62 in the downward direction 202, and constitutes a static seal with the annular skirt 46. The body 58 comprises a contact face 94 with a molding 70 which, in this embodiment, may be an annular bead or a set of one or more bosses projecting radially relative to the rest of the contact face 94 towards the annular skirt 46 of the cover 20. Optionally, the body 58 comprises a heel 96. The heel 96 forms a shoulder, located vertically below the molding 70, at the lower end of the body 58, axially projecting relative to the body 58, so that the body 58, by means of the shoulder of the heel 96, comes into axial abutment against the free annular end of the annular skirt 46. This ensures precise axial positioning during assembly.

[0040] The molding 70 may be of the point or annular type, and defines a radially projecting relief, or a hollow, relative to the rest of the contact face 94 of the body 58 of the sealing joint 56, said contact surface 94 being generally cylindrical and configured to rest, if necessary in the manner of hooping, against a corresponding fixing face 95 of the annular skirt 46. When the molding 70 is of the point type, the body 58 then comprises several moldings 70, preferably distributed equidistant from each other, and preferably of rounded shape, in a drop of tallow or spherical cap for example. When the molding 70 is of the annular type, the molding 70 is preferably rounded, an annular bead for example.

[0041] Before the cover 20 is placed on the lower support 12, the single-material sealing gasket 56 is inserted into the cover 20 in contact with a fixing face 95 of the annular skirt 46. The single-material sealing gasket 56, via the molding 70, elastically penetrates into a corresponding molding 71 present on the fixing face 95 of the annular skirt 46. The corresponding molding 71 is hollow and forms an annular groove if the molding 70 of the gasket 56 is in relief relative to the body 58 of the gasket 56, and vice versa.

[0042] The corresponding molding 71 is punctual or annular, depending on the molding 70 of the joint 56. When the molding 70 of the joint 56 is annular, the corresponding molding 71 is annular, and when the molding 70 of the joint 56 is punctual, the corresponding molding 71 may be punctual or, preferably, annular.

[0043] In a preferred embodiment, the corresponding molding 71 and the molding 70 are complementary in at least one axial section, in the sense that their shapes are complementary to each other.

[0044] According to the embodiment illustrated in [Fig. 1], when the single-material seal 56 is inserted into the cover 20, the elastic nature of the seal 56 operates to allow elastic deformation of the molding 70. The molding 70 deforms during its insertion into the cover 20 and then, when it reaches the corresponding molding 71, relaxes and returns to its initial shape, or to an intermediate shape between its state at rest and its transient state during assembly. The molding 70 is then locked in the corresponding molding 71, which we define in the present application as being an embedding.

[0045] Once the seal 56 is secured to the cover 20, and after mounting the bearing 18 on the lower support 12, the cover 20 can be assembled on the support lower support 12 by a translational approach movement parallel to the reference axis 100. The sealing gasket 56 then enters the outer annular passage 50. The sealing lip 60 first comes into sliding contact with the first chamfer 80 of the lower support 12, then is progressively guided by the first chamfer 80, as the lower support 12 penetrates the cover 20, up to the seal seat 38. Furthermore, the crown 54 of the cover 20 deforms elastically as it passes over the frustoconical inner transition annular face 44, then elastically relaxes to position itself under the inner collar 40 of the lower support 12, at the level of the annular inner shoulder 40', to create, after assembly, a hooking between the cover 20 and the lower support 12. This hooking makes it possible to ensure the cohesion of the suspension stop before its assembly on the vehicle.

[0046] The junction zone 62 between the sealing lip 60 and the body 58 of the seal may have an excess thickness compared to that of the body 58 of the seal. Thus, the stresses induced in the material of the single-material seal 56 by the deformation of the sealing lip 60 following the embedding of the molding 70 of the body 58 of the seal in the corresponding molding 71 of the annular skirt 46 of the cover 20 are distributed in the body 58 of the seal and in the junction zone 62, without generating significant deformations at the level of the sealing lip 60, which could reduce the quality of the seal. The junction zone 62 between the sealing lip 60 and the body 58 of the seal is preferably positioned, with reference to the upward direction 200, at a level vertically above the body 58 and the sealing lip 60.

[0047] In [Fig.2] an embodiment is illustrated where the molding 70 is hollow in an annular manner and the corresponding molding is raised in a punctual manner. Furthermore, the embodiment of [Fig. 2] differs from the previous one by the absence of the crown 54 on the inner skirt 48. To achieve the hooking function between the cover 20 and the lower support 12, the lower support 12 has a retaining shoulder 72 which, in a sectional view, has a horse-head structure, drawing a groove 72' above the seal seat 38. The retaining shoulder 72 forms a second chamfer 82 which, like the first chamfer 80, is turned radially away from the reference axis 100 and axially in the upward direction 200. The single-material seal 56 forms a boss 74 in radial overlap with the retaining shoulder 72 of the lower support 12.When assembling the cover 20 and the seal 56 with the lower support 12, the sealing lip 60 and the boss 74 can slide on the second chamfer 82, then, for the sealing lip, on the first chamfer 80, in order to reach their assembled position. Once assembled, and before its mounting on the vehicle, the stop . rotating 10 maintains its coherence thanks to the radial overlap between the boss 74, housed in the groove 72', and the retaining shoulder 72, which limits in the downward axial direction the freedom of movement of the lower support 12 relative to the cover 20. The horsehead structure of the retaining shoulder 72 also makes it possible, in combination with the boss 74 of the single-material seal 56, to create a chicane path in the outer annular passage 50. After mounting on the vehicle, the stop function described above is no longer useful, but the chicane made between the boss 74 and the groove 72' makes it possible to better retain the lubricant, grease for example, present to lubricate the rolling bodies 26 and reduce the risk of pollutants entering from an external environment.

[0048] According to another embodiment, illustrated in [Fig. 3], the inner collar 40 is replaced by an inner bearing surface 140, comprising an inner chamfer 180. The inner bearing surface 140 has an inner seal seat 138, on which rests the inner lip 160 of an inner seal 156 fixed to the inner skirt 48 in a manner similar to the seal of [Fig. 1]. More specifically, the single-material seal 156 forms a molding 170 which elastically penetrates into a corresponding molding 171 formed on the inner skirt 48. The corresponding molding 171 is hollow and forms an annular groove if the molding 170 of the seal 156 is in relief, and vice versa.

[0049] In this embodiment, the cover 20 comprises the seal 58 and the inner seal 158. When the seal 58 is as presented in the second embodiment and performs the hooking function between the cover 20 and the lower support 12, the inner seal 158 is similar to the seal 58 of the first embodiment. Conversely, when the seal 58 is as presented in the first embodiment, the inner seal 158 is similar to the seal 58 of the second embodiment, to perform the hooking between the cover 20 and the lower support 12.

[0050] As illustrated in detail in [Fig. 4], the sealing lip 60 has, in axial section and before assembly of the cover 20 on the lower support 12, a V-shape pointing in the downward direction 202. A free end of the V-shaped sealing lip 60 has a vertex 400 with a sharp angle greater than 10°, preferably greater than 15° and less than 80°, preferably less than 40°, the vertex having, in axial section, a bisector 600 making an angle 500 preferably greater than 10°, preferably greater than 20° with the upward axial direction 200. The downward direction of the sealing lip 60 is particularly effective in preventing the penetration of pollutants from the outside into the interior volume 300. The seal 56 thus obtained has excellent characteristics in terms of resistance joint mechanics.

[0051] The single-material seal 56 is preferably made of polyketone. The single-material seal 56 may also be composed, preferably made of polyoxymethylene, acrylonitrile butadiene or thermoplastic polyurethane. Regardless of the material used among those mentioned above, the material gives the seal 56 a tensile or flexural modulus greater than 1000 Mpa, and a breaking strength greater than 40 Mpa.

[0052] The examples shown in the figures and discussed above are given for illustrative purposes only. Other embodiments may be envisaged, in particular by combining the characteristics of the different illustrated embodiments.

[0053] What is described for a sealing and retaining seal can be adapted to a seal having only the sealing function. The sealing seal 56 can be in permanent sliding contact with the associated seal seat 38, or in intermittent sliding contact, depending on the magnitude and direction of the forces applied to the rotating suspension stop.

Claims

Claims

1. A suspension rotary stop (10) for a suspension strut, the suspension rotary stop (10) comprising: - a bearing (18) defining a reference axis (100) of the rotary stop (10), - a lower support (12) forming a bearing surface (14) axially rotated in a downward axial direction (202) to bear against an upper coil of a helical spring, and a seal seat (38), - a cover (20) delimiting with the lower support (12) an annular volume (300) for the bearing (18), the cover (20) comprising an annular skirt (46) having a fixing face (95) radially facing the seal seat (38) and / or the bearing (18), radially opposite and at a distance from the seal seat (38) and / or the bearing (18), - an elastic single-material sealing seal (56),having a body (58) fixed to the fixing face (95) of the cover (20) and at least one annular sealing lip (60) projecting from the body (58) towards the seal seat (38), characterized in that a contact face (94) of the body (58) with the fixing face (95) comprises at least one radially hollow or raised molding (70), forming an embedding with a corresponding molding (71) of the fixing face (95).,

2. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that in projection onto the reference axis, the molding (70) of the body is located at least partially, and preferably entirely, axially at a distance from a junction zone (62) of the sealing lip (60) with the body (58), in the downward axial direction.

3. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in a rest position, the sealing lip (60) is in sliding contact with the seal seat (38).

4. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sealing lip (60) projects from the body (58) radially towards the reference axis and axially in the downward direction.

5. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to claim 4, characterized in that the sealing lip (60) is frustoconical.

6. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the molding (70) of the body (58) is annular.

7. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to claim 6, characterized in that the molding (70) of the body (58) is a bead.

8. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the corresponding molding (71) of the annular skirt (46) of the cover (20) is annular.

9. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to claim 8, characterized in that the corresponding molding (71) of the annular skirt (46) of the cover is an annular groove.

10. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower support (12) comprises a chamfer (80, 82) facing radially away from the reference axis and axially away from the downward direction, the seal seat (38) being positioned in the continuity of the chamfer, in the downward direction.

11. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the seal seat (38) is cylindrical.

12. Rotating suspension stop (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the annular skirt (46) comprises a free annular end such that: - the free annular end forms a stiffening collar (90); and / or - the free annular end forms an axial stop for a heel formed by the body of the sealing joint.

13. Rotating suspension stop (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the single-material seal is made of a material having a tensile or flexural modulus greater than 1000 Mpa, and a breaking strength greater than 40 Mpa.

14. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to any one of the claims- preceding indications, characterized in that the single-material sealing gasket is made of polyketone or polyoxymethylene or acrylonitrile butadiene or thermoplastic polyurethane.

15. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower support (12) comprises at least one retaining shoulder (72) rotated axially in the downward direction, the seal comprising a boss (74) partly radially overlapping the retaining shoulder (72), at a distance from the retaining shoulder (72) in the downward axial direction.

16. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lower support (12) comprises at least one retaining shoulder (40') rotated axially in the downward direction, the cover comprising at least one boss (54) partly radially overlapping the retaining shoulder (40'), at a distance from the retaining shoulder (40') in the downward axial direction.

17. A rotating suspension stop (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sealing lip (60) has a V-shaped axial section, with a vertex of the V pointing in the downward axial direction.

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