Patent ID: 6443071
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B61C

Abstract:
A drive bogie for a rail vehicle, said drive bogie comprising:axles resting on rails; a chassis resting on said axles; means for driving each axle, including a motor, a reduction gearbox and means of transmission between the motor and the reduction gearbox; means being provided to allow the vehicle to support the drive means, wherein said means for supporting the drive means comprise means for suspending the reduction gearbox or the motor from the body of the vehicle, the suspension means being articulated to the reduction gearbox or to the motor, and to the body; means for articulating the motor to the chassis of the bogie about a roughly horizontal axis; and means for connecting the motor to the reduction gearbox, the connecting means being articulated both to the motor and to the reduction gearbox.