Patent ID: 8043006

Claim:
An axial piston machine of swashplate construction, with a first pivot bearing part supported on a housing and a second pivot bearing part pivotably mounted thereon about a pivot axis and forming a swashplate, the pivot bearing parts comprising curved bearing surfaces in the shape of a circular arc section on sides facing one another, a gap being arranged between said curved bearing surfaces, a cage segment being pivotably mounted in said gap with a plurality of rolling elements about the pivot axis, the cage segment being guided by an elongated guide element extending transversely to the gap and projecting over the gap, said guide element having on one end an integrally formed ring guide body, said integrally formed ring guide body being pivotably mounted in a sliding guide and slidable along the sliding guide, said sliding guide being arranged on the first pivot bearing part, wherein the guide element is pivotably connected to the cage segment by a first rotary bearing and pivotably connected to the second pivot bearing part by a second rotary bearing, wherein the guide element, in the region of said first rotary bearing, is displaceably connected to the cage segment by an elongated guide in a longitudinal direction of the guide element, and the guide element, in the end region thereof connected to the second pivot bearing part, is rotatable by the second rotary bearing and rigidly connected in said longitudinal direction to the second pivot bearing part, and wherein at least two guide elements are arranged in the pivoting direction, offset at an angle relative to one another.