Patent ID: 8286979

Claim:
A steerable rear axle of a motor vehicle comprising: wheel carriers for holding, in each case, one rear wheel, wherein each wheel carrier includes one upper transverse link, one lower transverse link and one track rod interacting with a respective rear wheel, wherein the track rods are positioned behind a center of the rear wheels or of the wheel carriers as viewed in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, wherein the track rods, which are positioned in each case behind the center of the rear wheels or of the wheel carriers as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, are engaged on by a common steering actuator which is positioned, in each case, behind the center of the rear wheels or of the wheel carriers as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle; wherein the lower transverse links are supported on the respective wheel carrier, in each case, via a coupler, with the respective coupler extending behind the center of the rear wheels or of the wheel carriers as viewed in the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle.