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US 6,601,520 B2Granted
Motor bogie for a vehicle having an integral low-slung floor
AssigneeAlstom
InventorsChristophe Eche, Jean-Christophe Loiseau, Alain Rodet
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AssigneeAlstom
InventorsChristophe Eche, Jean-Christophe Loiseau, Alain Rodet
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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.
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, said frame supporting at least one motor disposed on one side of the frame and connected to at least one wheel via transmission means, wherein each wheel has an individual wheel shaft supported by an axle box, and wherein said transmission means comprise a gear unit coupled directly to the shaft of said wheel and a telescopic transmission having a double universal joint and disposed between the gear unit and the motor, said gear unit being placed outside the wheel, and having a casing incorporating the axle box of the shaft of the wheel, said casing of the gear unit serving as a support element for supporting a member of the primary suspension on which the frame bears.
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