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US 10,471,299 B2Granted
Systems and methods for cooling internal exercise equipment components
AssigneeICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
InventorWade A. Powell
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Abstract
An exercise machine may include a deck, a lift motor connected to the deck, and a cooling mechanism that cools the lift motor when the cooling mechanism is activated.
Claims15
An exercise machine, comprising:
- a deck;
- a lift motor connected to the deck;
- and
- a cooling mechanism that cools the lift motor when the cooling mechanism is activated, the cooling mechanism including:
- a ring member, wherein a circumferential lip is formed on a distal circumference of the ring member;
- and
- at least one fan blade formed on the ring member.
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A treadmill, comprising:
- a deck;
- a first pulley incorporated into the deck;
- a tread belt incorporated into the deck and in engagement with the first pulley;
- a drive motor in mechanical communication with the first pulley;
- a flywheel being rotationally fixed with respect to the drive motor, wherein the flywheel is coaxial with the drive motor and the drive motor is configured to cause the tread belt to move in a rotational direction and cause the flywheel to spin;
- a lift motor connected to the deck;
- and
- a fan assembly that is configured to cool the lift motor when activated;
- wherein the fan assembly is attached to and coaxial with the flywheel;
- and
- wherein the fan assembly is configured to generate an airflow that directs air across the lift motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.