In a reciprocating-piston machine, in particular a refrigerant compressor
for a motor vehicle air-conditioning system, including a machine shaft
rotatably supported in a housing, a plurality of pistons arranged
circularly around the machine shaft in the housing, and an annular
pivoting disc driven by the machine shaft and engaging the pistons via a
joint arrangement, the pivoting disc being connected in an articulated
manner to the machine shaft via a driver for transmitting the machine
shaft drive forces to the pistons and mounted on a machine
shaft-supported sliding body so as to be pivotable about a hinge axis
oriented transversely to the machine shaft, the sliding body has an
elongated recess which is open at one axial end for receiving the driver
and the sliding body further includes at its inside adjacent the machine
shaft a cavity, which is in communication with a bore forming a discharge
passage extending through the machine shaft.