Improved air conditioning module

Abstract

An air conditioning module comprises an insulated casing separated into a first air chamber and a second air chamber by an insulated divider. The first air chamber provides a sealed air passageway along the outside of a sound isolation enclosure and between two spaced locations of an inside of the sound isolation enclosure. The second air chamber provides a sealed air passageway between two spaced locations of a room within which the sound isolation enclosure is installed. The air conditioning module has an intake and an exhaust that form the two spaced locations of the second air chamber. Disposed between the intake and exhaust and within the second air chamber is an air circulation means and a condenser unit of a heat exchanger. The air conditioning unit further includes an inlet connector and an outlet connector arranged to seal to an outlet aperture and inlet aperture of the sound isolation enclosure respectively. Disposed between the inlet connector and outlet connector and within the first air chamber is an circulation means and an evaporation unit of a heat exchanger.

1 . An air conditioning module ( 100 ) for sealing to an inlet aperture ( 214 ) and an outlet aperture ( 212 ) of a sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ) installed within a room ( 300 ) and so as to provide cool air to the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ), the air conditioning module ( 100 ) comprising:
 an insulated casing ( 101 );   an insulated divider ( 102 ) that divides the insulated casing ( 101 ) in to a first air chamber ( 110 ) and a second air chamber ( 120 );   a first air circulation means ( 116 ) to move air through the first air chamber ( 110 ); and   a second air circulation means ( 126 ) to move air through the second air chamber ( 120 ); wherein   the first air chamber ( 110 ) includes an inlet connector ( 112 ) and an outlet connector ( 114 ) that are adapted to seal to said inlet ( 214 ) and outlet ( 212 ) apertures of the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ) and the first air chamber ( 110 ) provides a fluid path between the inlet connector ( 112 ) and outlet connector ( 114 );   the second air chamber ( 120 ) includes an intake ( 122 ) and an exhaust ( 124 ) that are in communication with said room ( 300 ) and the second air chamber ( 120 ) provides a fluid path between the intake ( 122 ) and exhaust ( 124 ); and   a heat exchanger ( 130 ) is arranged within the first ( 110 ) and second ( 120 ) air chambers to transfer heat from one air chamber to the other.   
     
     
         2 . The air conditioning module ( 100 ) of  claim 1 , wherein the first ( 110 ) and second ( 120 ) air chambers are elongate. 
     
     
         3 . The air conditioning module ( 100 ) of  claim 2 , wherein the heat exchanger ( 130 ) is spaced closer to the inlet connector ( 112 ) than the outlet connector ( 114 ). 
     
     
         4 . The air conditioning module ( 100 ) of any of  claims 1  to  3 , wherein the insulated casing ( 101 ) is arranged such that when the air conditioning module ( 100 ) is sealed to the inlet ( 214 ) and outlet ( 212 ) aperture of the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ), the first air chamber ( 110 ) is arranged between the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ) and second air chamber ( 120 ). 
     
     
         5 . The air conditioning module ( 100 ) of any of  claim 4 , wherein seals ( 140 ) are provided on the insulated casing ( 101 ). 
     
     
         6 . The air conditioning module ( 100 ) of  claim 5 , wherein the seals ( 140 ) are first and second face seals that surround the inlet ( 112 ) and outlet ( 114 ) connectors respectively. 
     
     
         7 . The air conditioning module ( 100 ) of any of  claim 6 , wherein the insulated casing ( 101 ) includes a first connector for cooperatively connecting to a second connector on the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ). 
     
     
         8 . The air conditioning module ( 100 ) of  claim 7 , wherein the first connector is adapted to connect to the second connector by relative movement of the air conditioning module ( 100 ) and sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ). 
     
     
         9 . The air conditioning module ( 100 ) of any of  claim 8 , wherein the insulated casing ( 101 ) is formed from a lower casing ( 101   a ) and an upper casing ( 101   b ), wherein each of the upper ( 101   b ) and lower ( 101   a ) casings comprise a portion of each of the first ( 110 ) and second ( 120 ) air chambers, wherein the upper casing ( 101   b ) is moveable between a stowed position and an installed position. 
     
     
         10 . A sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ) including an air conditioning module ( 100 ) of any of  claim 9  sealed to inlet ( 214 ) and outlet ( 212 ) apertures through the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ), wherein the air conditioning module ( 100 ) is installed on an outside of the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ). 
     
     
         11 . The sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ) of  claim 10 , wherein the inlet aperture ( 214 ) is installed in a ceiling region of a side wall ( 202   a ) of the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ), and the outlet aperture ( 212 ) is installed in a floor region of a side wall ( 202   a ) of the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ). 
     
     
         12 . A method of installing an air conditioning module ( 100 ) to a sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ) installed within a room ( 300 ), the method comprising:
 installing the air conditioning module ( 100 ) by sealing an inlet connector ( 112 ) and an outlet connector ( 114 ) of the air conditioning module ( 100 ) to an outlet aperture ( 212 ) and inlet aperture ( 214 ) respectively of the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ).   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the method comprises moving the air conditioning module ( 100 ) relative to the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ) to cause first and second connections on the air conditioning module ( 100 ) and sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ) to cooperatively engage to suspend the air conditioning module ( 100 ) from the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ). 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the method comprises moving an upper casing ( 101   b ) from a stowed position to an installed position before installing the air conditioning module ( 100 ) to the sound isolation enclosure ( 200 ).