Mounting structure for housing-free hydraulic axial piston machines of the bent axis or swash plate design, having a closing plate on which a cylinder block unit with displacing pistons arranged therein is supported, and having a drive or driven shaft. The mounting structure here is designed in the manner of a basket and has a receptacle for the drive or driven shaft and at least two struts which are in each case connected at one end to the receptacle and at the other end to the closing plate in such a manner that the closing plate, the cylinder block unit and the drive or driven shaft are heldanalogously as in a housingin a functionally ready position.

A variable displacement swash-plate compressor includes an actuator that is configured to change the inclination angle of a swash plate. The actuator includes a movable body that moves along a drive shaft axis. The movable body includes an acting portion that is configured to push the swash plate with the pressure in a control pressure chamber. The swash plate includes a receiving portion that contacts and is pushed by the acting portion. The acting portion and the receiving portion contact each other at an acting position. A drive-shaft-parallel line segment is defined that contains the acting position and connects a proximal end of the acting portion and a proximal end of the receiving portion to each other, while extending in parallel with the drive shaft axis. The drive-shaft-parallel line segment is shorter when the inclination angle of the swash plate is maximized than when the inclination angle is minimized.

A variable displacement swash-plate compressor includes an actuator that is configured to change the inclination angle of a swash plate. The actuator includes a movable body that moves along a drive shaft axis. The movable body includes an acting portion that is configured to push the swash plate with the pressure in a control pressure chamber. The swash plate includes a receiving portion that contacts and is pushed by the acting portion. The acting portion and the receiving portion contact each other at an acting position. A drive-shaft-parallel line segment is defined that contains the acting position and connects a proximal end of the acting portion and a proximal end of the receiving portion to each other, while extending in parallel with the drive shaft axis. The drive-shaft-parallel line segment is shorter when the inclination angle of the swash plate is maximized than when the inclination angle is minimized.

An axial variable displacement piston pump includes a drive shaft disposed on an axis, a piston barrel comprising a plurality of pistons disposed about the drive shaft, and a swash plate disposed about the drive shaft. Each of the piston barrel and the swash plate are rotationally coupled to the drive shaft such that the drive shaft is configured to simultaneously drive rotation of each of the piston barrel and the swash plate.

A hydraulic pump that allows a drive source to be started with a small torque includes a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder bores and disposed so as to be rotatable. Pistons are each movably retained in an associated one of the cylinder bores. A swash plate controls the amount of movement of the pistons in accordance with the size of the tilt angle. A first pressing unit is configured for pressing the swash plate in such a direction as to reduce the tilt angle of the swash plate, and a second pressing unit is configured for pressing the swash plate to increase the tilt angle of the swash plate by the pressure supplied from the outside.

A hydraulic pump that allows a drive source to be started with a small torque includes a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinder bores and disposed so as to be rotatable. Pistons are each movably retained in an associated one of the cylinder bores. A swash plate controls the amount of movement of the pistons in accordance with the size of the tilt angle. A first pressing unit is configured for pressing the swash plate in such a direction as to reduce the tilt angle of the swash plate, and a second pressing unit is configured for pressing the swash plate to increase the tilt angle of the swash plate by the pressure supplied from the outside.

An axial variable displacement piston pump includes a drive shaft disposed on an axis, a piston barrel comprising a plurality of pistons disposed about the drive shaft, and a swash plate disposed about the drive shaft. Each of the piston barrel and the swash plate are rotationally coupled to the drive shaft such that the drive shaft is configured to simultaneously drive rotation of each of the piston barrel and the swash plate.

An axial variable displacement piston pump includes a drive shaft disposed on an axis, a piston barrel comprising a plurality of pistons disposed about the drive shaft, and a swash plate disposed about the drive shaft. Each of the piston barrel and the swash plate are rotationally coupled to the drive shaft such that the drive shaft is configured to simultaneously drive rotation of each of the piston barrel and the swash plate.