Axial piston machine with pressure relief in the through drive space

A swashplate axial piston machine, comprising:

• a housing;
• a first pivot bearing arranged in the housing, the first pivot bearing and the housing defining a first housing space and a second housing space that are on opposite sides of the first pivot bearing from each other;
• a drive shaft rotatably mounted in the first pivot bearing in respect of an axis of rotation;
• a cylinder drum arranged in the first housing space, the cylinder drum surrounding the drive shaft and in rotary drive connection with the drive shaft;
• a control plate arranged in the first housing space and arranged in a direction of the axis of rotation between the cylinder drum and the housing, the control plate having at least one first control aperture and at least one second control aperture, the at least one first control aperture in fluidic exchange connection with a first fluid connection on the housing, and the at least one second control aperture in fluidic exchange connection with a second fluid connection on the housing;
• a third control aperture in the control plate arranged in a peripheral direction between the at least one first control aperture and the at least one second control aperture;
• a first channel defined in the housing and fluidically connecting the third control aperture to the second housing space.