Patent ID: 8919799

Claim:
A rear wheel suspension for a vehicle comprising: a pivot element which is connected to a frame element of the vehicle via a principal swivel joint, a swing arm rear suspension which is connected to the pivot element via an auxiliary swivel joint, a deflection element which is pivotally mounted on the frame element, a shock absorber/spring element which is mounted on one end on the frame element and on another end on the deflection element, wherein the deflection element is kinematically coupled to the swing arm rear suspension via a pivotally mounted connecting element and to the pivot element via a pivotally mounted coupling element in such a way that an end of the pivot element facing the swing arm rear suspension is pulled upwards on deflection of the rear wheel, wherein the deflection element comprises an upper lever arm and a lower lever arm which is rigidly connected thereto, the deflection element being connected to the frame element via a third swivel joint arranged in a region of the connection between the upper lever arm and the lower lever arm, wherein the coupling element is connected on one end to the lower lever arm of the deflection element via a fourth swivel joint and on another end to the pivot element via a fifth swivel joint, and wherein the fifth swivel joint connecting the coupling element to the pivot element is arranged in a central region of the pivot element between the principal swivel joint and the auxiliary swivel joint.