DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH IMPROVED NEEDLE COVER

Disclosed is a drug delivery device (100 to 800), comprising: - a housing (102) extending along a longitudinal axis (A) of the drug delivery device (100 to 800), and - a distal device portion (DDP), wherein the distal device portion (DDP) comprises a distal portion (DP), a proximal portion (PP) and at least one intermediate portion (IP), wherein the distal portion (DP) comprises a distal opening (370) allowing passage of a needle (210) and a bearing surface (BF), wherein the bearing surface (BF) is configured to be pressed against the skin (220) of a patient during injection of a drug (Dr), wherein the intermediate portion (IP) comprises at least one wall portion extending proximally from the distal portion (DP) to the proximal portion (PP), wherein in at least one state of the drug delivery device (100 to 800), a first radial outer extension (D3a) of the distal portion (DP) in a region axially adjoining the bearing surface (BF) is smaller than a second radial outer extension (D3b) in the intermediate portion (IP), and wherein an outer face of the intermediate portion (IP) is inclined (An4) relative to the longitudinal axis (A) in a cross section along the longitudinal axis (A).