BRAKE DEVICE WITH AN ELASTIC PROTECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A PROTECTION DEVICE

A brake unit for a motor vehicle brake system, comprises at least one brake unit housing and at least one elastic protective device fastened to the brake unit housing, which is arranged as a barrier against dirt, in particular against dust, wherein the protective device has at least one axially compressible bellows portion with a plurality of outer folds and inner folds connected by flanks and alternately arranged in the axial direction. In order to realize an automatable assembly, it is proposed that the protective device has at least one integrated support means for the defined reduction of an axial compression dimension of the bellows region. In a further aspect, a method for mounting the protective device on the brake unit housing is described.