Patent attributes
An axial piston machine (1) has a swashplate construction with work pistons (6) located longitudinally in a cylinder drum (4), each supported by a sliding block (8) on a swashplate (11). The sliding blocks (8) are secured against lifting up from the swashplate (11) by a retaining plate (13) that rotates in rotational synchronization with the cylinder drum (4). The retaining plate (13) is fixed in position in the axial direction by a retaining device (15). The retaining device (15) can be a groove-shaped recess (16) in the swashplate (11), into which the retaining plate (13) can be inserted. Or, the retaining device (15) can be formed by a plate-shaped component (30) inserted into a groove-shaped housing recess (31) on the housing (1), with which the retaining plate (13) can be placed in contact.