Patent ID: 8900098

Claim:
An exercise device comprising a casing defining an exercise chamber having an opening to receive the torso of an individual during use of the exercise device, a door in the casing to provide access to and from the exercise chamber, an exercise unit located in the exercise chamber, a vacuum pump operable to create a negative pressure in the exercise chamber and control means for controlling the exercise unit and the vacuum pump, the control means comprising an electronics panel which is associated with the vacuum pump and is mounted internal the chamber, in which the electronics panel is mounted in a separate dedicated enclosure internal the chamber, the interior of the dedicated enclosure is isolated from the negative pressure conditions and atmosphere in the remainder of the chamber, and in which there is further provided a ventilation arrangement for the dedicated enclosure and the electronics panel to cool the electronics panel during operation of the exercise device, the ventilation arrangement comprising a fluid passageway between the interior of the dedicated enclosure and the atmosphere external the casing, the fluid passageway comprising at least a vent hole in the casing in communication with the atmosphere external the casing for allowing entry of ambient temperature air inwards from external the casing through the vent hole and along the fluid passageway to circulate across the electronics panel in the dedicated enclosure before being exhausted back out of the dedicated enclosure through the vent hole.