Drive Motor for a Rail Vehicle

A running gear of a rail vehicle with a drive motor for transversely arranged mounting, driving a wheel unit of said running gear and comprising

• a motor housing and
• a motor shaft, wherein
• said motor shaft, in said mounted state, is oriented in a transverse direction of said running gear, and
• said motor housing extends over a housing width in said transverse direction of said running gear,
• wherein said motor housing, on its underside, has a flattened region,
• said flattened region extends over at least 50% of said housing width, and
• said flattened region, in at least one peripheral region, forms an edge running in said transverse direction.

A rail vehicle comprising

• a running gear with a drive motor for transversely arranged mounting,
• said drive motor driving a wheel unit of said running gear and comprising a motor housing and a motor shaft, wherein
• said motor shaft, in said mounted state, is oriented in a transverse direction of said running gear, and
• said motor housing extends over a housing width in said transverse direction of said running gear,
• wherein said motor housing, on its underside, has a flattened region,
• said flattened region extends over at least 50% of said housing width, and
• said flattened region, in at least one peripheral region, forms an edge running in said transverse direction.