Patent ID: 7806040

Claim:
An axial hydraulic machine comprising: a housing; a cylinder block disposed within the housing and having a plurality of reciprocating pistons disposed therein; a swashplate having a first end rotatably connected to the plurality of reciprocating pistons; a shaft disposed through the swashplate and cylinder block within the housing to rotate the cylinder block; a first support ball having a first center point and received by a second end of the swashplate; a second support ball having a second center point and received by the second end of the swashplate; a support pivot axis extending from the first center point to the second center point; wherein the support pivot axis intersects at least one of the plurality of reciprocating pistons; and wherein the plurality of reciprocating pistons comprise a plurality of piston bodies and slippers and wherein the support pivot axis intersects the at least one reciprocating piston at a slipper.