Patent ID: 8171861

Claim:
A power bogie of a railway vehicle, comprising: a chassis having at least two side members; a first pair and a second pair of wheels, the wheels of the first pair being connected to one another by a first shaft to form a first axle, the wheels of the second pair being connected to one another by a second shaft to form a second axle, each axle having two respective axle boxes arranged between the first and second pair of wheels of the respective first and second axles, the first and second axles being connected to one another by the chassis, the at least two side members resting on the respective axle boxes of the first and second axles; and a motor fixed to the chassis extending between the first or second pair of wheels of the first or second axle and driving one of the first or second axles in rotation by way of a coupling and a reducing gear, one of the axle boxes housing the reducing gear and housing bearings, the bearings allowing a transmission shaft to rotate and the bearings serving as bearings for a toothed wheel of the reducing gear.