Radial Piston Machine with Brake

A radial piston machine, comprising:

• a housing;
• a rotor within the housing, wherein the rotor is rotatable about an axis;
• a shaft coupled to the rotor and configured to transmit torque;
• a distributor which surrounds the shaft and cannot rotate with the rotor and that contacts the rotor in an axial direction, the distributor configured to communicate fluid to and from the rotor;
• a plurality of brake discs comprising first brake discs and second brake discs arranged side-by-side along the axis, wherein the first brake discs are coupled to the housing and configured to transmit torque, and the second brake discs are coupled to the shaft and configured to transmit torque;
• and
• an actuator configured to releasably exert a brake force in the axial direction on the brake discs, wherein the distributor is located axially between the rotor and the actuator, and the brake discs are located axially between the distributor and the actuator, such that when the brake force is exerted the brake force is supported by the distributor in the axial direction.