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US 11,058,914 B2Granted
Cooling methods for exercise equipment
AssigneeICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
InventorWade A. Powell
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Abstract
A method for cooling a motor on a treadmill includes rotating a flywheel with a drive motor. A ring member coupled to the flywheel is be rotated with the flywheel. A pressure drop is generated in an annulus of the ring member between the drive motor and a lift motor. Intake air is drawn in a first direction across the lift motor toward the pressure drop.
Claims19
A method for cooling a motor on a treadmill, comprising:
- rotating a flywheel with a drive motor;
- rotating a fan assembly coupled to flywheel;
- generating a pressure drop at the fan assembly between the drive motor and a lift motor;
- and
- drawing intake air in a first direction across the lift motor toward the pressure drop.
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A method for cooling a treadmill, comprising:
- changing a height of a deck with a lift motor, lift motor generating heat;
- cooling the lift motor by:
- rotating a fan assembly on a flywheel coaxial with a drive motor;
- and
- drawing air toward the fan assembly across the lift motor;
- and
- diverting the air to an exhaust vent.
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A method for operating a cooling mechanism, comprising:
- rotating a fan assembly with a drive motor;
- drawing air in a first direction across a lift motor;
- directing the air toward a distal edge of the fan assembly;
- and
- rerouting the air from the first direction to a second direction at a circumferential lip on the distal edge of the fan assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.