Radial piston pump, and process for manufacturing a radial piston pump

A radial piston pump comprising:

• a drive shaft having at least one piston-and-working-chamber combination, wherein the piston-and-working-chamber combination comprises a cylinder bore and a piston, wherein, the cylinder bore has a fluid outlet duct extending radially through a circumferential outer wall of the cylinder bore, the cylinder bore is closed with a cover, wherein the cover is received in a cover receptacle bore, the cylinder bore has a longitudinal axis, and the cover receptacle bore has a longitudinal axis, and the longitudinal axis of the cylinder bore and the longitudinal axis of the cover receptacle bore are not congruent;
• wherein the radial piston pump includes a fluid inlet duct having an inlet valve;
• wherein the fluid outlet duct has an outlet valve;
• wherein the fluid inlet duct is aligned radially in relation to the drive shaft, and the fluid outlet duct is aligned axially in relation to the drive shaft;
• wherein a step is provided between the cylinder bore and the cover receptacle bore, which step forms a bearing face for a peripheral region of the cover;
• wherein the inlet valve is fastened to the cover by means of at least one securing element.