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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2002
Christophe Eche, Le Creusot, FR;
Jean-Christophe Loiseau, Le Creusot, FR;
Alain Rodet, Le Creusot, FR;
Alstom, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A motor bogie for a rail vehicle having an integral low-slung floor, the motor bogie having a frame resting on four wheels via a primary suspension, the frame supporting at least one motor disposed on one side of the frame and connected to at least one wheel via transmission, wherein each wheel has an individual wheel shaft supported by an axle box, and wherein the transmission comprise a gear unit coupled directly to the shaft of the wheel and a telescopic transmission of the type having a double universal joint and disposed between the gear unit and the motor, the gear unit being placed outside the wheel, and having a casing incorporating the axle box of the shaft of the wheel, the casing of the gear unit serving as a support element for supporting a primary suspension member on which the frame bears.