System for controlling ambient conditions within a given area with automated fluid register

Abstract

A system for controlling temperature within a given area or room by regulating the inflow of heated or cooled air thereto. At least one vent communicates with the area and is positionable in either an open orientation or a closed orientation, thereby respectively facilitating or restricting the flow of conditioned air into the area. A control assembly is operatively associated with the one vent and structured to control its disposition between the open and closed orientations. A temperature sensor is disposed within the area and determines “temperature data” therein. In turn the temperature data is determinative of positioning the vent in either the open or closed orientations. Wireless communication facilities may be associated with the temperature sensor and the control assembly to transmit, by wireless communication, the determined temperature data from the temperature sensor to the control assembly.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for controlling temperature within an area by regulating conditioned airflow into the area, said system comprising:
 at least one vent disposed in airflow controlling relation between a source of conditioned air and the area, said one vent structured for disposition in at least an open orientation and a closed orientation;   said open and closed to orientations respectively operative to facilitate and restrict conditioned airflow through said one vent into the area,   a control assembly operative with said one vent and structured to position said one vent between said open and closed to orientations,   a temperature sensor disposed and structured to monitor and determine temperature data within the area,   wireless communication facilities associated with said temperature sensor and said control assembly and operative to communicate said temperature data from the area to said control assembly, and   said temperature data determinative of disposition of said one vent, by said control assembly, into at least said open orientation or said closed orientation.   
     
     
         2 . A system as recited in  claim 1  wherein said control assembly includes a servomechanism and drive structure interconnected in driving relation to said one vent and operable to dispose said one vent in said open orientation and said closed orientation. 
     
     
         3 . A system as recited in  claim 2  further comprising drive linkage interconnected between said drive structure and said one vent; said drive linkage connected in driving relation to said one vent. 
     
     
         4 . A system as recited in  claim 3  wherein said drive linkage is structured for reverse operation; said reverse operation comprising a substantially opposing driving engagement with said one vent facilitating disposition of said one vent in said open orientation and said closed orientation. 
     
     
         5 . A system as recited in  claim 4  wherein said drive linkage comprises a rack and pinion assembly. 
     
     
         6 . A system as recited in  claim 3  wherein said drive structure comprises a reversible drive motor connected in reversibly driving relation with said drive linkage. 
     
     
         7 . A system as recited in  claim 1  further comprising drive linkage interconnected between said control assembly and said one vent; said drive linkage connected in driving relation to said one vent. 
     
     
         8 . A system as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a self-contained power source connected to said control assembly. 
     
     
         9 . A system as recited in  8  wherein said self-contained power source comprises a rechargeable battery. 
     
     
         10 . A system as recited in  claim 9  further comprising a charging station connected in charging relation to said power source and disposed in fluid communicating, driven relation to airflow passing through said one vent. 
     
     
         11 . A system as recited in  claim 10  wherein said charging station comprises an airflow driven turbine structured for electrical energy generation concurrent to activation thereof by continuous airflow through said one vent. 
     
     
         12 . A system as recited in  claim 10  wherein said charging station comprises a solar panel structured for electrical energy generation concurrent to being disposed in light. 
     
     
         13 . A system as recited in  claim 10  wherein said charging station comprises a thermoelectric generator structured for electrical energy generation concurrent to being disposed across a temperature gradient. 
     
     
         14 . A system as recited in  claim 1  further comprising a self-contained, rechargeable power source connected in energizing relation to said control assembly; a charging station connected in charging relation to said power source and disposed in fluid communicating, driven relation to airflow passing through said one vent. 
     
     
         15 . A system as recited in  claim 1  wherein said temperature sensor comprises a digital thermostat. 
     
     
         16 . A system as recited in  claim 15  wherein said temperature sensor is disposed within the area in a temperature sensing location remote from said one vent. 
     
     
         17 . A system as recited in  claim 1  wherein said temperature sensor is disposed within the area in a temperature sensing location remote from said one vent. 
     
     
         18 . A system for controlling temperature within an area by regulation of conditioned airflow into the area, said system comprising:
 a plurality of vents each disposed in flow regulating relation between a source of conditioned air and a corresponding area,   each of said plurality of vents structured for disposition in at least an open orientation and a closed orientation,   a plurality of control assemblies; each control assembly operatively associated with a different one of said plurality of vents,   each of said plurality of control assemblies structured to position a corresponding one of said plurality of vents into and out of said open orientation and said closed orientation,   at least one temperature sensor disposed within each area corresponding to each of said plurality of vents, each of said temperature sensors structured to monitor and determine temperature data within the corresponding area, and   said temperature data determinative of disposition of each of said vents in at least said open orientation or said closed orientation.   
     
     
         19 . A system as recited in  claim 18  wherein each of said plurality of control assemblies and corresponding ones of said temperature sensors include wireless communication capabilities operative to communicate said temperature data from each temperature sensor to corresponding ones of said plurality of control assemblies. 
     
     
         20 . A system as recited in  claim 19  wherein each of at least some of said temperature sensors is disposed within a corresponding area and in a temperature sensing location remote from said one vent. 
     
     
         21 . A system as recited in  claim 18  wherein each of said control assemblies include a servo mechanism and drive structure interconnected in driving relation to a corresponding one of said vents and operative to dispose a corresponding one of said vents in said open orientation and said closed orientation. 
     
     
         22 . A system as recited in  claim 20  further comprising drive linkage interconnected between each of said drive structures and a corresponding one of said vents; said drive linkage connected in driving relation to said corresponding one vent. 
     
     
         23 . A system as recited in  claim 18  further comprising a plurality of self-contained, rechargeable power sources each connected in energizing relation to a different one of said control assemblies; a plurality of charging stations each connected in charging relation to different one said power sources and each disposed in fluid communicating, driven relation to airflow passing through a corresponding one of said vents. 
     
     
         24 . A system as recited in  claim 23  wherein each of at least some of said charging stations comprises an airflow driven turbine structured for electrical energy generation concurrent to activation by continuous airflow pressure through a corresponding one of said vents. 
     
     
         25 . A system as recited in  claim 18  wherein each of at least some of said temperature sensors is connected and adjacent relation to a corresponding one of said vents. 
     
     
         26 . A system for controlling ambient conditions within an area by regulating fluid flow into the area, said system comprising:
 at least one vent disposed in airflow controlling relation between a source of conditioned air and the area,   said one vent structured for disposition in at least an open orientation and a closed orientation;   said open and closed orientations respectively operative to facilitate and restrict conditioned airflow through said one vent into the area,   a control assembly operative with said one vent and structured to position said one vent between said open and closed to orientations,   an ambient condition sensor disposed and structured to monitor and determine ambient condition data within the area,   wireless communication facilities associated with said ambient condition sensor and said control assembly and operative to communicate said ambient condition data from the area to said control assembly, and   said ambient condition data determinative of disposition of said one vent, by said control assembly, into at least said open orientation or said closed orientation.   
     
     
         27 . A system for controlling ambient conditions as recited in  claim 26  wherein said ambient condition sensor consists of at least one selected from the group of temperature, humidity, pressure, chemical element concentration, or chemical compound concentration sensors.