A pump and motor assembly (20) includes a centrifugal pump (30), a bent axis hydraulic pump 58, and a wet-type drive motor (228). The motor has a rotor and a stator that are submerged in hydraulic fluid for full lubrication and cooling. A drive shaft 66 is driven by the motor. The centrifugal pump has a rotatable impeller (50) for pumping hydraulic fluid from an inlet (48) to the bent axis hydraulic pump. The centrifugal pump also pumps fluid to the motor for lubrication and cooling. The bent axis hydraulic pump pumps the fluid and discharges the fluid from the system. The centrifugal pump and the bent axis hydraulic pump are rotatable along a common rotational axis R1 that is angled relative to the rotational axis R2 of the drive shaft.

A hydraulic device includes a shaft mounted in a housing rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The shaft has a flange extending perpendicularly to the first axis. A plurality of pistons is fixed to the flange. A plurality of cylindrical sleeves cooperates with the pistons to form respective compression chambers of variable volume. The cylindrical sleeves are rotatable about a second axis of rotation which intersects the first axis of rotation by an acute angle such that upon rotating the shaft the volumes of the compression chambers change. Each piston has a piston head including a circumferential wall of which the outer side is ball-shaped and the inner side surrounds a cavity. Each of the pistons is fixed to the flange by a piston pin having a piston pin head including a circumferential outer side facing the inner side of the circumferential wall of the piston head.

A hydraulic device includes a shaft mounted in a housing rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The shaft has a flange extending perpendicularly to the first axis. A plurality of pistons is fixed to the flange. A plurality of cylindrical sleeves cooperates with the pistons to form respective compression chambers of variable volume. The cylindrical sleeves are rotatable about a second axis of rotation which intersects the first axis of rotation by an acute angle such that upon rotating the shaft the volumes of the compression chambers change. Each piston has a piston head including a circumferential wall of which the outer side is ball-shaped and the inner side surrounds a cavity. Each of the pistons is fixed to the flange by a piston pin having a piston pin head including a circumferential outer side facing the inner side of the circumferential wall of the piston head.

A hydrostatic piston machine unit, which is in particular designed as a hydrostatic axial piston machine unit, comprises at least two driving mechanisms that can be driven synchronously and have displacement pistons which each perform a reciprocating motion in operation and are provided for delivery into a common pressure line. The hydrostatic piston machine unit has a jointly assigned precompression volume for the at least two driving mechanisms.

A hydraulic device comprises a housing, a shaft rotatable about a first axis of rotation and a flange. A plurality of cylindrical sleeves cooperate with a plurality of pistons on the flange to form compression chambers, wherein the cylindrical sleeves are rotatable about a second axis of rotation which intersects the first axis of rotation by an acute angle such that upon rotating the shaft the volumes of the compression chambers change. A barrel plate is rotatable about the second axis has a first side for supporting the cylindrical sleeves. An opposite second side is supported by a supporting surface of a plate-shaped face element which is fixed to the housing. The supporting surface lies in a first plane. The face element has a back side that lies in a second plane, which forms an angle with the first plane that is smaller than said acute angle.

A pump and motor assembly (20) includes a centrifugal pump (30), a bent axis hydraulic pump 58, and a wet-type drive motor (228). The motor has a rotor and a stator that are submerged in hydraulic fluid for full lubrication and cooling. A drive shaft 66 is driven by the motor. The centrifugal pump has a rotatable impeller (50) for pumping hydraulic fluid from an inlet (48) to the bent axis hydraulic pump. The centrifugal pump also pumps fluid to the motor for lubrication and cooling. The bent axis hydraulic pump pumps the fluid and discharges the fluid from the system. The centrifugal pump and the bent axis hydraulic pump are rotatable along a common rotational axis R1 that is angled relative to the rotational axis R2 of the drive shaft.

A hydraulic device (1) comprises a housing (2) and a shaft (3) which is rotatable about a first axis of rotation (4). The shaft (3) has a flange (8), a partly spherical portion (16) and a plurality of pistons (9), which are fixed to the flange (8). The device (1) also has a plurality of cylindrical sleeves (11), wherein each sleeve (11) has a sleeve bottom (13) comprising a sleeve opening (14) including a centreline (23). The sleeves (11) cooperate with the pistons (9) to form respective compression chambers (12) of variable volume. A barrel plate (15) is mounted on the partly spherical portion (16) and has barrel plate ports (21) including respective centrelines (22). The sleeves (11) are rotatable about a second axis of rotation (19) which intersects the first axis of rotation (4) by an acute swash angle. The barrel plate (15) is coupled to the shaft (3) in rotational direction thereof by means of a plurality of pin-groove couplings creating a plurality of pivot axes (24) about the second axis of rotation (19). The widths of the grooves (18) allow the pins (17) to move within the respective corresponding grooves (18) in rotational direction about the second axis of rotation (19) under operating conditions. The relative position of the shaft (3) and the barrel plate (15) in rotational direction about the second axis of rotation (19) is adapted such that under operating conditions each centreline (22) of the respective barrel plate ports (21) fluctuates in rotational direction about the second axis of rotation (19) with respect to the centreline (23) of the corresponding sleeve opening (14) within a range in which the centreline (23) of the sleeve opening (14) lies.

A hydraulic device (1) comprises a housing (2) and a shaft (3) which is rotatable about a first axis of rotation (4). The shaft (3) has a flange (8), a partly spherical portion (16) and a plurality of pistons (9), which are fixed to the flange (8). The device (1) also has a plurality of cylindrical sleeves (11), wherein each sleeve (11) has a sleeve bottom (13) comprising a sleeve opening (14) including a centreline (23). The sleeves (11) cooperate with the pistons (9) to form respective compression chambers (12) of variable volume. A barrel plate (15) is mounted on the partly spherical portion (16) and has barrel plate ports (21) including respective centrelines (22). The sleeves (11) are rotatable about a second axis of rotation (19) which intersects the first axis of rotation (4) by an acute swash angle. The barrel plate (15) is coupled to the shaft (3) in rotational direction thereof by means of a plurality of pin-groove couplings creating a plurality of pivot axes (24) about the second axis of rotation (19). The widths of the grooves (18) allow the pins (17) to move within the respective corresponding grooves (18) in rotational direction about the second axis of rotation (19) under operating conditions. The relative position of the shaft (3) and the barrel plate (15) in rotational direction about the second axis of rotation (19) is adapted such that under operating conditions each centreline (22) of the respective barrel plate ports (21) fluctuates in rotational direction about the second axis of rotation (19) with respect to the centreline (23) of the corresponding sleeve opening (14) within a range in which the centreline (23) of the sleeve opening (14) lies.

An inclined-axis axial piston machine includes a housing, a drive shaft and a cylinder barrel. The drive shaft is mounted in the housing so as to be rotatable with respect to a first axis of rotation and is integral with a flange. Each piston is coupled to the flange via a ball joint. A multiplicity of counting perforations are arranged in a periodically distributed and continuous manner over an outer circumferential surface of the flange. The housing accommodates a sensor arranged opposite the counting perforations such that rotation of the drive shaft causes a signal change at the sensor. Each counting perforation is formed integrally from the flange, in the form of a recess having a single continuous perimeter. A side wall of the recess, starting from the perimeter, extends uninterruptedly, without sharp bends or offsets, over the entire circumference of the perimeter.

A joint for the angularly adjustable drive-connection of a cylinder block and a driveshaft of a hydrostatic bent axis piston unit. The joint has a shank which is rotatable about its longitudinal axis defining a joint axis, on both ends of the shank roller carriers project radially and basically perpendicular to the joint axis. On each roller carrier a roller is provided rotatable around a roller axis. The rollers are secured in axial direction against slipping-off of the roller carriers by means of an embossed area located axially outside of the roller on the respective distal end portion of the roller carrier.