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US 2018/0001135 A1Published application
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.
Claims20
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.
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A fan assembly configured to be disposed within the housing of an exercise machine, comprising:
- a ring member including a face;
- an annulus defined in the ring member;
- and
- at least one fan blade formed on the face of 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 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 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.