Cooling system for exercise machine
First Claim
1. A treadmill comprising a frame assembly, an endless belt supported by said frame assembly, a drive motor positioned at one end of said endless belt, said drive motor adapted to provide motive energy to said endless belt, said drive motor being disposed within a chamber defined by a motor housing, a display console connected to said frame assembly, said display console being positioned vertically higher than said drive motor, said display console comprising a front surface that faces toward a user positioned on said endless belt and an opening extending through said front surface, ducting extending rearward from said front surface and a fan being supported within said ducting.
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Abstract
An exercise machine, such as a treadmill, has a user cooling system. The cooling system includes at least on fan that is mounted in a display console. The fan draws air through a duct and directs the air toward an upper portion of the user'"'"'s body. In one arrangement, the fan and the duct are configured to reduce recirculation of air.
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20 Claims
- 1. A treadmill comprising a frame assembly, an endless belt supported by said frame assembly, a drive motor positioned at one end of said endless belt, said drive motor adapted to provide motive energy to said endless belt, said drive motor being disposed within a chamber defined by a motor housing, a display console connected to said frame assembly, said display console being positioned vertically higher than said drive motor, said display console comprising a front surface that faces toward a user positioned on said endless belt and an opening extending through said front surface, ducting extending rearward from said front surface and a fan being supported within said ducting.
- 10. A treadmill comprising a frame assembly, an endless belt supported by said frame assembly, a drive motor positioned at one end of said endless belt, said drive motor adapted to provide motive energy to said endless belt, said drive motor being disposed within a chamber defined by a motor housing, a display console connected to said frame assembly, said display console being positioned vertically higher than said drive motor, a substantially sealed rubber duct extending through at least a portion of said display console and a fan positioned within said duct.
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15. The treadmill of claim 15, wherein said second surface is a back surface of said display console.
- 16. A treadmill comprising a frame assembly, an endless belt supported by said frame assembly, a drive motor positioned at one end of said endless belt, said drive motor adapted to provide motive energy to said endless belt, said drive motor being disposed within a chamber defined by a motor housing, a display console connected to said frame assembly, said display console being positioned vertically higher than said drive motor, a generally vertical longitudinal plane extending through said display, and a first fan being positioned on one side of said plane and a second fan being disposed on a second side of said plane, each of said fans being in fluid communication with a respective sealed ducting extending through said display console.
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19. A treadmill comprising a frame assembly, an endless belt supported by said frame assembly, a display console being positioned generally above at least a portion of said endless belt, means for cooling a user of said treadmill being formed in said display console and said means for cooling not being operatively connected to said endless belt through any mechanical linkage and said means comprising a ducted air passage that extends through said display console.
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20. An exercise machine comprising a frame assembly, a display console supported by the frame assembly, said console comprising a user information display, said information display being on a front side of said console such that a user can view the information during exercise, a duct extending through said console and opening at said front side of said console and at another side of said console and a fan being disposed to draw air through said duct.
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