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A deck for a treadmill includes a continuous belt, and a plurality of rollers engaging the continuous belt. The continuous belt and rollers at least partly define cavity of the deck. The deck also includes a first motor configured to modify a position of the deck relative to a support surface on which the deck is supported, and a second motor configured to modify a speed of rotation of the track. The first motor and the second motor are disposed within the cavity.
1 . A deck for a treadmill, the deck comprising:
a frame having a first rail coupled to a second rail;
a first roller located at a first end of the first rail and the second rail and rotatably supported by the first end of the first rail and the second rail;
a second roller located at a second end of the first rail and the second rail and rotatably supported by the second end of the first rail and the second rail;
a continuous belt rotatable about the first roller and the second roller;
a cavity defined by an area formed by the first rail, the second rail, the first roller and the second roller;
a first motor disposed within the cavity and configured to modify a position of the deck relative to a support surface on which the deck is supported;
a second motor disposed within the cavity and configured to modify a speed of rotation of the continuous belt;
a control cavity disposed at least partially within the first rail or the second rail; and
a controller that is disposed within a drawer of the control cavity,
wherein the controller is operably coupled to the first motor and the second motor and controls operations of the first motor and the second motor.
2 . The deck of claim 1 , further comprising:
a linkage connected to the first motor; and
an incline frame connected to the linkage,
wherein at least part of the incline frame extends external to the cavity and is configured to act on the support surface to modify the position of the deck.
3 . The deck of claim 2 , wherein the position comprises an incline of the deck relative to the support surface.
4 . The deck of claim 3 , wherein the second motor includes:
a first flywheel coupled to a motor body at a first end, the first flywheel having a cooling feature configured to cause air to flow across the motor body during operation; and
a second flywheel coupled to the motor body at a second end, the second end opposite of the first end.
5 . The deck of claim 4 , wherein the first flywheel has a diameter that is less than or equal to a diameter of the motor body.
6 . The deck of claim 4 , wherein the first flywheel has a lower mass than the second flywheel.
7 . The deck of claim 3 , further comprising:
a control coupled to the controller that is configured to transmit a signal to the controller for controlling the first motor or the second motor, the control having an audio indication, the audio indication being activated in response to the control being adjusted by a user.
8 . The deck of claim 1 , wherein the first motor or the second motor is connected to a component of the frame.
9 . The deck of claim 8 , wherein the first roller is mated with a pulley, the pulley is coupled to the second motor, and the pulley is driven by the second motor.
10 . The deck of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one cross frame member extending from the first rail to the second rail, and at least one of the first motor or the second motor being connected to the at least one cross frame member.
11 . A treadmill, comprising:
an upper assembly having a crossbar and a display supported by the crossbar; and
a deck having a frame, including:
a first roller and a second roller;
a control cavity disposed within a rail of the frame of the deck;
a controller operably connected to the deck and the display and disposed within a drawer of the control cavity;
a continuous belt rotatable about the first roller and the second roller;
a first motor configured to modify a position of the deck relative to a support surface on which the deck is supported; and
a second motor configured to modify a speed of rotation of the continuous belt.
12 . The treadmill of claim 11 ,
wherein at least one of the first motor and the second motor is connected to a component of the frame.
13 . The treadmill of claim 11 , wherein the first roller is mated with a pulley, the pulley is coupled to the second motor, and the pulley is driven by the second motor.
14 . The treadmill of claim 11 , further comprising:
a linkage connected to the first motor; and
an incline frame connected to the linkage and configured to act on the support surface to modify the position of the deck.
15 . The treadmill of claim 11 , wherein the second motor includes:
a first flywheel coupled to a motor body at a first end, the first flywheel having a cooling feature configured to cause air to flow across the motor body during operation; and
a second flywheel coupled to the motor body at a second end, the second end opposite of the first end.
16 . A treadmill, comprising:
a deck having a frame, the deck including:
a control cavity disposed at least partially in a first rail or a second rail of the frame of the deck;
a controller operably connected to the deck and disposed within a drawer of the control cavity;
a continuous belt rotatable about a first roller and a second roller;
a first motor disposed within a cavity of the deck and configured to modify a position of the deck relative to a support surface on which the deck is supported;
a second motor disposed within the cavity of the deck and configured to modify a speed of rotation of the continuous belt; and
an upper assembly, including:
a first rotary control configured to receive input from a user of the treadmill and cause the first motor to modify the position of the deck; and
a second rotary control configured to receive input from the user of the treadmill and cause the second motor to modify the speed of rotation of the continuous belt.