Modular air grill assembly
A modular air grill is taught having a removable return register and a removable supply register. The supply register may be replaced with a blank when adequate cooling or rapid cooling has occurred and the cooling through the ducts is desired rather than immediately adjacent to an air conditioning unit.
1. A modular air grill assembly for use with an air conditioning system, having a roof-mounted air conditioning unit, comprising:
a ceiling template capable of mounting at a ceiling opening of a recreation vehicle (RV), said ceiling opening defining a lower boundary of a plenum extending between said ceiling and said roof, said plenum defining a flow communication path between said air conditioning unit and said lower boundary;
said ceiling template having a first opening, a second opening and a divider wall, said first opening being in fluid communication with a supply of said air conditioning unit and said second opening being in fluid communication with a return of said air conditioning unit;
a modular air grill disposed at said ceiling over said plenum and engaging said ceiling template, said modular air grill having a first opening corresponding to said first opening of said template and a second opening corresponding to said second opening of said template;
a first modular register having a movable louver, which is positionable in said modular air grill corresponding to said first opening of said modular air grill and a modular blank which is positionable in said modular air grill corresponding to said first opening of said modular air grill, said first modular register and said modular blank being interchangeably mounted in said modular air grill.
2. The modular air grill assembly of claim 1 , said first modular register and said modular blank being disposed generally perpendicular to air flow from said supply.
3. The modular air grill assembly of claim 1 , said first modular register and said modular blank being disposed on a supply side of said plenum.
4. The modular air grill assembly of claim 1 further comprising a modular return register.
5. The modular air grill assembly of claim 4 further comprising a plurality of locking elements extending from said modular return register, from said first modular register and from said modular blank.
6. The modular air grill assembly of claim 1 further comprising a feature module disposed in one of said modular return register, said modular blank and said first modular register.
7. The modular air grill assembly of claim 6 , said features including at least one of a communication feature, a light, a motion sensor, a motion sensor with light, an insect repellent material and an air purifier or freshener.
8. The modular air grill assembly of claim 7 , wherein said communication feature includes Bluetooth communications.
9. The modular air grill assembly of claim 7 wherein said communication feature includes an electronic control panel.
10. The modular air grill assembly of claim 7 wherein said communication feature includes a transmitter.
11. The modular air grill assembly of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of hidden screw tabs covered by a first modular return register and said one of said first modular register and said modular blank.
12. The modular air grill assembly of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of louvers integrally molded in said first modular register.
13. The modular air grill assembly of claim 12 wherein said first modular register is molded of a plastic material.
14. The modular air grill assembly of claim 12 wherein said modular air grill is generally planar with a flange about a periphery thereof.