Temperature conditioning means

Claim 2

A temperature conditioning device for conditioning the temperature of a room where said device is adapted to form part of a wall or ceiling of a room and where said device comprises a hollow body member having a first wall adapted to act as a heat absorbing sink and a second wall adapted to act as a heat emitting source and where the first and second walls are adapted to face zones of different temperatures, characterized in that said hollow body member forms A hermetic chamber, in having a heat carrier medium in said chamber where said medium is in the form of a saturated vapor and a condensate of said vapor, in having an insulation material in said chamber where said insulation material is permeable to the saturated vapor in the direction of the temperature gradient, and in having a condensate return means for conveying condensate from said second wall acting as a heat emitting source to said first wall acting as a heat absorbing sink.

Claim 3

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 1 further characterized in having a heat storage element in heat conductive communication with said first wall acting as a heat absorbing sink and where said first wall is adapted to face the room to be conditioned.

Claim 4

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 2 further characterized in that said heat storage element is positioned within the hollow body member.

Claim 5

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 2 further characterized in that said heat storage element comprises a meltable latent storage substance having a crystallization temperature below the desired room temperature during the day and above the lowest temperature of the heat emitting source during the night when said device is used to cool a room.

Claim 6

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 2 further characterized in that said heat storage element comprises a meltable latent storage substance, the crystallization temperature of which is between 10*C. and 20*C.

Claim 7

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 2 further characterized in having a plastic sheet container enclosing said heat storage element.

Claim 8

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 2 further characterized in that approximately one-half of said heat storage element comprises a mixture of sodium sulphate and sodium chloride and the other half a mixture of borax and water.

Claim 9

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 2 further characterized in that the heat storage element comprises a meltable latent heat storage substance the crystallization temperature of which is above the desired room temperature and is below the highest temperature of the second wall when said device is used to heat a room.

Claim 10

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 8 further characterized in having absorbent means in said chamber adjacent said second wall acting as a heat emitting source and extending to said heat storage element, and where said second wall is adapted to face the interior of a room to be heated whereby condensate collected on said second wall will be distributed to said heat storage element.

Claim 11

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 9 further characterized in having a heating means in said device in heat conductive communication with said heat storage element.

Claim 12

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 9 wherein said heat storage substance comprises sodium sulphate octohydrate.

Claim 13

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 2 further characterized in that said condensate return means includes an intercepting member positioned between said second wall acting as a heat emitting source and said heat storage element wherein said intercepting member has a plurality of cell-like indentations for collecting condensate with apertures on the sides of said indentations through which vapor may pass.

Claim 14

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 2 further characterized in having a secondary support structure within said heat storage element.

Claim 15

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 1 further characterized in that said condensate return means includes a vapor permeable separating wall disposed between said first and second walls for intercepting condensate formed on one of said walls.

Claim 16

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 14 further characterized in having a collecting channel for collecting condensate intercepted by said separaTing wall and in having a valve for controlling flow of condensate from said collecting channel to said first wall acting as a heat absorbent sink.

Claim 17

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 1 further characterized in that said condensate return means includes a separating wall disposed between said first and second walls wherein said separating wall has perforations through which vapor may flow, a trough for collecting condensate formed on said second wall, and an aperture leading from said trough to said first wall means whereby condensate may flow to said first wall means.

Claim 18

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 16 further characterized in having an absorbent means in said chamber for conducting condensate over said first wall means.

Claim 19

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 17 further characterized in that said absorbent layer is disposed between said storage element and said insulation material.

Claim 20

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 16 further characterized in having a valve for controlling flow of condensate through said aperture.

Claim 21

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 19 further characterized in that said valve is temperature responsive to close below a predetermined temperature.

Claim 22

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 20 further characterized in having a housing the walls of which contain a first meltable latent heat storage mass enclosing said valve.

Claim 23

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 21 further characterized in having a second meltable latent heat storage mass in the walls of said housing and having a main meltable latent heat storage substance in said chamber and wherein said first and second meltable heat storage masses have a crystallization temperature respectively a few degress above and below the crystallization temperature of said main meltable latent storage substance.

Claim 24

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 1 further characterized in having side walls connecting said first and second walls wherein said side walls have heat-resistance properties decreasing the flow of heat in the direction of the temperature gradient.

Claim 25

A temperature conditioning device according to claim 23 further characterized in that said side walls are corrugated to increase their effective length between said first and second walls and thus increase the resistance to heat flow.

Claim 26

An insulation panel adapted to form part of a wall or ceiling of a room and where said panel comprises a hollow body member having a first wall adapted to act as a heat absorbing sink and a second wall adapted to act as a heat emitting source and where the first wall is adapted to face a zone of a lower temperature and the second wall is adapted to face a zone of a higher temperature, characterized in that said hollow body member forms a hermetic chamber, in having a heat carrier medium in said chamber where said medium is in the form of a saturated vapor and a condensate of said vapor and where said vapor has a condensation temperature which is above said lower temperature, in having an insulating material in said chamber where said insulating material is permeable to the saturated vapor in the direction of the temperature gradient, and in having a condensate return means for conveying condensate from said second wall acting as a heat emitting source to said first wall acting as a heat absorbing sink.

Claim 27

An insulation panel adapted to form part of a wall or ceiling of a room and where said panel comprises a hollow body member having a first wall adapted to act as a heat absorbing sink and a second wall adapted to act as a heat emitting source and where the first wall is adapted to face a zone of a lower temperature and the second wall is adapted to face a zone of a higher temperature, characterized in that said hollow body member forms a hermetic chamber, in having a heat carrier medium in said chamber where said medium is in the form of a saturated vapor and a condensate of said vapor and where said vapor has a condensation temperature which is above said lower temperature, in having an insulating material in said chamber where said insulating material is permeable to the saturated vapor in the direction of the temperature gradient, and in having a condensate return means for conveying condensate from said second wall acting as a heat emitting source to said first wall acting as a heat absorbing sink.

Claim 28

A temperature conditioning device for conditioning the temperature of a room where said device is adapted to form part of a wall or ceiling of a room and where said device comprises a hollow body member having a first wall adapted to act as a heat absorbing sink and a second wall adapted to act as a heat emitting source and where the first and second walls are adapted to face zones of different temperatures, characterized in that said hollow body forms a hermetic chamber, in having a heat carrier medium in said chamber where said mediUm is in the form of a saturated vapor and a condensate of said vapor, in having an insulating material in said chamber where said insulating material is permeable to the saturated vapor in the direction of the temperature gradient, in having a condensate return means for conveying condensate from said second wall acting as a heat emitting source to said first wall acting as a heat absorbent sink, in having a heat storage element in heat conductive communication with said first wall acting as a heat absorbing sink said element comprising a meltable latent heat storage substance and in having a support structure distributed through said substance carrying seed crystals where said crystals are held uniformally throughout said substance.

Claim 29

A temperature conditioning device for conditioning the temperature of a room where said device is adapted to form part of a wall or ceiling of a room and where said device comprises a hollow body member having a first wall adapted to act as a heat absorbing sink and a second wall adapted to act as a heat emitting source and where the first and second walls are adapted to face zones of different temperatures, characterized in that said hollow body forms a hermetic chamber, in having a heat carrier medium in said chamber where said mediUm is in the form of a saturated vapor and a condensate of said vapor, in having an insulating material in said chamber where said insulating material is permeable to the saturated vapor in the direction of the temperature gradient, in having a condensate return means for conveying condensate from said second wall acting as a heat emitting source to said first wall acting as a heat absorbent sink, in having a heat storage element in heat conductive communication with said first wall acting as a heat absorbing sink said element comprising a meltable latent heat storage substance and in having a support structure distributed through said substance carrying seed crystals where said crystals are held uniformally throughout said substance.