Patent ID: 7373871

Claim:
A swash plate apparatus for engagement with axial pistons of a rotatable cylinder block in a hydraulic device having a housing, a first bearing, a second bearing, and a pump input shaft, the swash plate apparatus comprising: a swash plate body having a bore for receiving the pump input shaft, the bore sized for allowing movement of the swash plate body relative to the pump input shaft; a first member having a generally circular cross section and extending in a first direction from the swash plate body, at least a portion of the first member extending along a first member axis which is co-linear with the axis of rotation of the swash plate, wherein the first member is supported about its periphery proximate the circular cross section by the first bearing; and a single second member extending from the swash plate body in a second direction that is generally perpendicular to the first direction and axis of rotation, wherein the single second member terminates in an arc segment forming a bearing surface for engagement with the second bearing and wherein the swash plate body has a first side toward the first member, on one side of the pump input shaft, and a second side on the opposite side of the pump input shaft, wherein the single second member extends from only the second side of the swash plate body.