Patent ID: 6926501

Claim:
A housing for a hydraulic pump having an input shaft connected to a swashplate, a plurality of pistons, a plurality of check valves, and a metering device having an actuator, comprising: a first housing member having a fluid inlet, a shaft bore adapted to receive the input shaft, and a swashplate bore adapted to receive the swashplate; a second housing member having a plurality of cylinders adapted to slidably receive the plurality of pistons, a plurality of check valve bores in fluid communication with the cylinders and adapted to receive the plurality of check valves, an actuator bore configured to receive at least a portion of the actuator, a collector cavity in fluid communication with each of the check valve bores, and a fluid outlet in fluid communication with the collector cavity, the second housing member being connected to the first housing member to maintain the swashplate in engagement with the plurality of pistons; and a cover plate engageable with the second housing member and adapted to cover the check valve bores and to retain the actuator.