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EP1956315B1
EP1956315B1 EP08001167.9A EP08001167A EP1956315B1 EP 1956315 B1 EP1956315 B1 EP 1956315B1 EP 08001167 A EP08001167 A EP 08001167A EP 1956315 B1 EP1956315 B1 EP 1956315B1
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Paolo Luciano Marchesi
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/08Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
    • F24F13/10Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers
    • F24F13/14Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre
    • F24F13/1426Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates movable, e.g. dampers built up of tilting members, e.g. louvre characterised by actuating means
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F13/00Details common to, or for air-conditioning, air-humidification, ventilation or use of air currents for screening
    • F24F13/08Air-flow control members, e.g. louvres, grilles, flaps or guide plates
    • F24F13/082Grilles, registers or guards
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24FAIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
    • F24F7/00Ventilation
    • F24F2007/0025Ventilation using vent ports in a wall

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  • This invention relates to a device for built-in conditioning apparatus.
  • this invention relates to a device especially suitable for being used in combination with the conditioning systems to be installed recessed in the wall and belonging to the type commonly known as "split"; the same device finds application for the embedding of conditioning apparatus in false ceilings, at doors, walk-in cupboards or spaces obtained in bookcases, or the like.
  • wall or "split" conditioning apparatus is generally composed of an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, that is, the compressor that being a source of noise, is usually located outside the building.
  • the indoor unit, applied to the wall, is in some cases and for purely aesthetic reasons, arranged in a container built in the wall and closed by a grid, so as to hide the indoor unit of the conditioning apparatus to sight; this for the purpose of having an even and straightforward living environment.
  • Such grid is applied, by screws or other known types of constraint, to an integrated frame which is in turn constrained to the box for receiving the conditioning apparatus and fixed to the wall.
  • the closing grids for wall built-in conditioning apparatus are fixed and have the drawback of preventing the air from flowing easily.
  • the grid closing or covering of the box for embedding the conditioning apparatus tends to create a backflow of the conditioned air in output that returns in circulation, thus actuating the temperature probe of the apparatus, which thus senses a temperature value not matching the real one of the outside environment.
  • a further drawback of conventional closing systems for wall built-in conditioning apparatus is represented by the fact that they do not allow easy maintenance of the conditioning apparatus itself; in fact, it is necessary to remove the covering grid at each inspection and/or check of the conditioning apparatus.
  • US 2005/064811 A1 (D1) relates to an air circulation system with a damper unit comprising a frame defining an air flow opening, and damper vanes movable between an open and a closed position by a stepper motor directly coupled to the damper vanes.
  • US2004/137838 A1 discloses a remotely controlled air vent arrangement comprising a plurality of vent blades rotatably mounted to ventilating guides which in turn are mounted at a ventilating air outlet, for selectively allowing the airflow, and a control device adapted for remotely switching the vent blades between an air passage position and an air blockage position.
  • EP1580493 discloses an indoor unit for an air conditioning apparatus, adapted for room-ceiling mounting, which is provided with line air discharge outlets (35) extending along four sides of a casing bottom part, each said line air discharge outlet (35) being provided with a vane (38) swingable about a longitudinal axis.
  • US 2 236 865 discloses a register to direct the air flow in heating and ventilating systems, such register being provided with a plurality of rotatably mounted vanes and a driving member in which any or said vanes can adjusted independently of the other.
  • JP2005016862 discloses an indoor panel 2 provided with a suction port 3 and a blowout port 4, respectively provided with a suction temperature sensor 16 and a blowout temperature sensor 17 controlling air flow changing means 52 at an indoor panel 2 side.
  • JP2006336925 refers to an conditioner provided with a plurality of horizontal blades 9 provided on a plurality of blowout openings 7 respectively blowing out air to change directions of blown out air while reciprocating, ad a plurality of electric motors 10 and controllers 11 for individually reciprocating said horizontal blade 9 per each blowout opening
  • the object of this invention is to obviate the drawbacks mentioned hereinabove.
  • the object of this invention is to provide a device for built-in conditioning apparatus which is compatible with all the conditioning systems available on the market.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide a device that allows a regular flow of the conditioned air preventing a backflow of the same.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide a device for built-in conditioning apparatus which allows easy maintenance and/or inspection of the conditioning apparatus itself.
  • a further object of this invention is to provide the users with a device for built-in conditioning apparatus suitable for ensuring a high level of resistance and reliability over time, also such as to be easily and inexpensively constructed.
  • the device for built-in conditioning apparatus of this invention indicated with 10 in the assembly of figure 1 , comprises a panelled front cover 12 covering the wall built-in conditioning apparatus, at doors or the like.
  • the front cover 12 comprises at least two mobile panels 16 and 16', top and bottom and respectively located at the zone of inlet of the air to be treated and of outlet of the conditioned air; the same front cover 12 in case also comprises a fixed central panel 18.
  • the central panel 18 may be mobile.
  • the front cover 12 is fixed in a conventional manner to an optional box or container body 20 by one of the open faces in order to receive the conditioning apparatus 22; said optional container body 20 is suitable for being inserted in the cavity obtained on the wall (not shown in the figure) or in any other element or furnishing component suitable for receiving a built-in conditioning apparatus.
  • the front cover 12, which is placed for closing the optional container body 20, may be flush with the wall or the optional frame 14 or detached (in this case, the optional container body 20 protrudes relative to the wall) according to the particular aesthetic and furnishing needs.
  • the front cover 12 is hinged relative to a side of the open face of the optional container body 20, preferably the top side, so as to allow easy opening of the front cover itself for carrying out periodical maintenance and/or inspection operations of the conditioning apparatus 22.
  • the front cover 12 is hinged relative to the optional frame 14 or relative to one of the outer edges of the cavity suitable for receiving the conditioning apparatus.
  • the opening/closing movement, carried out manually, of the front cover 12 relative to the optional container body 20 and the keeping thereof in open position is obtained through the use of at least one spring element 26, for example a gas spring.
  • the same opening/closing movement of the front cover 12 and the keeping thereof in open position may be obtained through a mechanical linkage or an electrical actuator that allows the automatic opening/closing of the front cover itself.
  • a plate or shoulder 28 arranged perpendicular to the front cover itself and facing inwards of the optional container body 20 is fixed in a known manner along the inner front of the front cover 12 and at at least one of the two opposite side edges.
  • the spring element 26, mentioned above, is fixed by an end to the optional container body 20 and by the other one to the shoulder 28 or to the inner front of the front cover 12.
  • the shoulder 28 defines the seat for receiving the means suitable for moving the mobile panels 16 and 16' of the front cover 12.
  • the movement of said mobile panels is actuated through electrical motors 30; in the preferred embodiments of the figures, such motors are in a number corresponding to the panels to be moved.
  • top 16 and bottom 16' mobile panels are turnably arranged relative to a fulcrum or pivot 32 whereto a plate or guide 34 is also fixed, preferably shaped as a circular sector and made of metal, plastic material or other known type.
  • the curvilinear edge of the guides 34 of the top mobile panel 16 and of the bottom mobile panel 16' is in contact with a pinion 36 of the motor 30; in the preferred embodiment, the contact between the guide 34 and the pinion 36 of the motor 30 takes place by friction so as to carry out the opening/closing operation of the mobile panels 16 and 16'.
  • said guides 34 may be defined by portions of gears that engage with corresponding toothed wheels keyed on the motors 30.
  • At least one elastic element for example a helical spring 38, is fixed to each motor 30 with the function of keeping the motor itself tensioned and keeping the pinion 36 in contact with the guide 34; the same helical spring 38 allows the mobility of the motor 30 relative to the guide 34 so as to prevent any damages to the motor itself or to the guide in the event of a manual opening of the mobile panels 16 and 16'.
  • a helical spring 38 is fixed to each motor 30 with the function of keeping the motor itself tensioned and keeping the pinion 36 in contact with the guide 34; the same helical spring 38 allows the mobility of the motor 30 relative to the guide 34 so as to prevent any damages to the motor itself or to the guide in the event of a manual opening of the mobile panels 16 and 16'.
  • the movement of the top mobile panel 16 and of the bottom mobile panel 16' can be obtained using a single motor and a belt or rack motion drive.
  • the opening and closing movement of the mobile panels may be obtained by means of electrical actuators.
  • the box 40 containing the control electronics for moving the mobile panels 16 and 16' and the relevant wirings 42, is fixed on the shoulder 28.
  • the means suitable for moving the mobile panels 16 and 16' of the grid 12 are protected by a covering case 44 fixed to the shoulder 28 in a conventional manner.
  • a seal 33 (indicated with a dashed line at figure 5 ) extended longitudinally and suitable for defining a barrier against the recirculation or backflow of the conditioned air towards the inlet of the ambient air to be treated, is seated at the inner front of the optional central panel 18.
  • the device of the invention moreover, inside the optional container body 20, in the cavity suitable for receiving the conditioning apparatus, comprises a shaped guide or profile 35 extended by the entire longitudinal dimension of the conditioning apparatus and suitable for conveying the conditioned air in output; said shaped guide 35 is advantageously made of a plastic or otherwise suitable material.
  • the movement of the top 16 and bottom 16' mobile panels is obtained in an automatic manner by means of a signal sent, through a remote control or the like, to the control device by the user of the conditioning apparatus; said signal received by a receiver device 19 preferably positioned at the optional central panel 18.
  • the device for built-in conditioning apparatus of this invention has the advantage of being compatible with all the conditioning systems available on the market.
  • a further advantage of the device of the invention is represented by the fact that it allows a regular flow of the conditioned air preventing a backflow of the same.
  • the device of the invention is supplied and operates totally autonomously from the conditioning apparatus.
  • the device of the invention allows easy maintenance and/or inspection of the conditioning apparatus.
  • a further advantage is represented by the fact that the device of the invention is customisable as regards the coating and/or colour of the panels composing the front cover, so as to be adapted to the aesthetic needs of the application environments.

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Description

  • This invention relates to a device for built-in conditioning apparatus.
  • More in particular, this invention relates to a device especially suitable for being used in combination with the conditioning systems to be installed recessed in the wall and belonging to the type commonly known as "split"; the same device finds application for the embedding of conditioning apparatus in false ceilings, at doors, walk-in cupboards or spaces obtained in bookcases, or the like.
  • As is known, wall or "split" conditioning apparatus is generally composed of an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, that is, the compressor that being a source of noise, is usually located outside the building. The indoor unit, applied to the wall, is in some cases and for purely aesthetic reasons, arranged in a container built in the wall and closed by a grid, so as to hide the indoor unit of the conditioning apparatus to sight; this for the purpose of having an even and straightforward living environment.
  • Such grid is applied, by screws or other known types of constraint, to an integrated frame which is in turn constrained to the box for receiving the conditioning apparatus and fixed to the wall.
  • The closing grids for wall built-in conditioning apparatus, however, are fixed and have the drawback of preventing the air from flowing easily. The grid closing or covering of the box for embedding the conditioning apparatus tends to create a backflow of the conditioned air in output that returns in circulation, thus actuating the temperature probe of the apparatus, which thus senses a temperature value not matching the real one of the outside environment.
  • A further drawback of conventional closing systems for wall built-in conditioning apparatus is represented by the fact that they do not allow easy maintenance of the conditioning apparatus itself; in fact, it is necessary to remove the covering grid at each inspection and/or check of the conditioning apparatus.
  • US 2005/064811 A1 (D1) relates to an air circulation system with a damper unit comprising a frame defining an air flow opening, and damper vanes movable between an open and a closed position by a stepper motor directly coupled to the damper vanes.
  • US2004/137838 A1 (D2) discloses a remotely controlled air vent arrangement comprising a plurality of vent blades rotatably mounted to ventilating guides which in turn are mounted at a ventilating air outlet, for selectively allowing the airflow, and a control device adapted for remotely switching the vent blades between an air passage position and an air blockage position.
  • EP1580493 (D3) discloses an indoor unit for an air conditioning apparatus, adapted for room-ceiling mounting, which is provided with line air discharge outlets (35) extending along four sides of a casing bottom part, each said line air discharge outlet (35) being provided with a vane (38) swingable about a longitudinal axis.
  • US 2 236 865 (D4) discloses a register to direct the air flow in heating and ventilating systems, such register being provided with a plurality of rotatably mounted vanes and a driving member in which any or said vanes can adjusted independently of the other.
  • JP2005016862 (D5) discloses an indoor panel 2 provided with a suction port 3 and a blowout port 4, respectively provided with a suction temperature sensor 16 and a blowout temperature sensor 17 controlling air flow changing means 52 at an indoor panel 2 side.
  • JP2006336925 (D6) refers to an conditioner provided with a plurality of horizontal blades 9 provided on a plurality of blowout openings 7 respectively blowing out air to change directions of blown out air while reciprocating, ad a plurality of electric motors 10 and controllers 11 for individually reciprocating said horizontal blade 9 per each blowout opening
  • The object of this invention is to obviate the drawbacks mentioned hereinabove.
  • More in particular, the object of this invention is to provide a device for built-in conditioning apparatus which is compatible with all the conditioning systems available on the market.
  • A further object of this invention is to provide a device that allows a regular flow of the conditioned air preventing a backflow of the same.
  • A further object of this invention is to provide a device for built-in conditioning apparatus which allows easy maintenance and/or inspection of the conditioning apparatus itself.
  • A further object of this invention is to provide the users with a device for built-in conditioning apparatus suitable for ensuring a high level of resistance and reliability over time, also such as to be easily and inexpensively constructed.
  • These and other objects are achieved by a covering device (10) for a built-in conditioning apparatus installed recessed in a wall as claimed in claim 1. Additional advantageous feature are recited in the dependent claims.
  • The construction and functional features of the device for built-in conditioning apparatus of this invention shall be better understood from the following detailed description, wherein reference is made to the annexed drawing tables showing a preferred and non-limiting embodiment thereof, and wherein:
    • figure 1 shows a schematic and axonometric view of the device for conditioning apparatus of this invention, mounted to the wall;
    • figure 2 shows a schematic axonometric view of the device of the invention;
    • figures 3 and 4 show a schematic and axonometric view of the device of the invention in open configuration for inspecting and/or maintaining the conditioning apparatus;
    • figure 5 shows a schematic side view of a portion of the device of the invention;
  • With reference to the above figures, the device for built-in conditioning apparatus of this invention, indicated with 10 in the assembly of figure 1, comprises a panelled front cover 12 covering the wall built-in conditioning apparatus, at doors or the like.
  • The front cover 12 comprises at least two mobile panels 16 and 16', top and bottom and respectively located at the zone of inlet of the air to be treated and of outlet of the conditioned air; the same front cover 12 in case also comprises a fixed central panel 18. However, in alternative embodiments, also the central panel 18 may be mobile.
  • The front cover 12, with specific reference to the preferred embodiment, is fixed in a conventional manner to an optional box or container body 20 by one of the open faces in order to receive the conditioning apparatus 22; said optional container body 20 is suitable for being inserted in the cavity obtained on the wall (not shown in the figure) or in any other element or furnishing component suitable for receiving a built-in conditioning apparatus.
  • A lip 24, obtained along the external perimeter of the open face of the optional container body 20, defines a constraint surface for the container body itself relative to the wall or to the optional frame 14 in case provided.
  • The front cover 12, which is placed for closing the optional container body 20, may be flush with the wall or the optional frame 14 or detached (in this case, the optional container body 20 protrudes relative to the wall) according to the particular aesthetic and furnishing needs.
  • The front cover 12 is hinged relative to a side of the open face of the optional container body 20, preferably the top side, so as to allow easy opening of the front cover itself for carrying out periodical maintenance and/or inspection operations of the conditioning apparatus 22.
  • In alternative embodiments, the front cover 12 is hinged relative to the optional frame 14 or relative to one of the outer edges of the cavity suitable for receiving the conditioning apparatus.
  • The opening/closing movement, carried out manually, of the front cover 12 relative to the optional container body 20 and the keeping thereof in open position is obtained through the use of at least one spring element 26, for example a gas spring. The same opening/closing movement of the front cover 12 and the keeping thereof in open position, in an alternative embodiment, may be obtained through a mechanical linkage or an electrical actuator that allows the automatic opening/closing of the front cover itself.
  • A plate or shoulder 28 arranged perpendicular to the front cover itself and facing inwards of the optional container body 20 is fixed in a known manner along the inner front of the front cover 12 and at at least one of the two opposite side edges. The spring element 26, mentioned above, is fixed by an end to the optional container body 20 and by the other one to the shoulder 28 or to the inner front of the front cover 12.
  • The shoulder 28 defines the seat for receiving the means suitable for moving the mobile panels 16 and 16' of the front cover 12. The movement of said mobile panels is actuated through electrical motors 30; in the preferred embodiments of the figures, such motors are in a number corresponding to the panels to be moved.
  • The top 16 and bottom 16' mobile panels are turnably arranged relative to a fulcrum or pivot 32 whereto a plate or guide 34 is also fixed, preferably shaped as a circular sector and made of metal, plastic material or other known type.
  • The curvilinear edge of the guides 34 of the top mobile panel 16 and of the bottom mobile panel 16' is in contact with a pinion 36 of the motor 30; in the preferred embodiment, the contact between the guide 34 and the pinion 36 of the motor 30 takes place by friction so as to carry out the opening/closing operation of the mobile panels 16 and 16'. However, in alternative embodiments said guides 34 may be defined by portions of gears that engage with corresponding toothed wheels keyed on the motors 30.
  • At least one elastic element, for example a helical spring 38, is fixed to each motor 30 with the function of keeping the motor itself tensioned and keeping the pinion 36 in contact with the guide 34; the same helical spring 38 allows the mobility of the motor 30 relative to the guide 34 so as to prevent any damages to the motor itself or to the guide in the event of a manual opening of the mobile panels 16 and 16'.
  • The use of a motor for moving every single mobile panel allows moving the panels themselves in a totally independent manner from one another.
  • In an alternative embodiment, the movement of the top mobile panel 16 and of the bottom mobile panel 16' can be obtained using a single motor and a belt or rack motion drive.
  • In a further alternative embodiment, the opening and closing movement of the mobile panels may be obtained by means of electrical actuators.
  • Moreover, the box 40 containing the control electronics for moving the mobile panels 16 and 16' and the relevant wirings 42, is fixed on the shoulder 28.
  • The means suitable for moving the mobile panels 16 and 16' of the grid 12 are protected by a covering case 44 fixed to the shoulder 28 in a conventional manner.
  • A seal 33 (indicated with a dashed line at figure 5) extended longitudinally and suitable for defining a barrier against the recirculation or backflow of the conditioned air towards the inlet of the ambient air to be treated, is seated at the inner front of the optional central panel 18.
  • The device of the invention, moreover, inside the optional container body 20, in the cavity suitable for receiving the conditioning apparatus, comprises a shaped guide or profile 35 extended by the entire longitudinal dimension of the conditioning apparatus and suitable for conveying the conditioned air in output; said shaped guide 35 is advantageously made of a plastic or otherwise suitable material.
  • The movement of the top 16 and bottom 16' mobile panels is obtained in an automatic manner by means of a signal sent, through a remote control or the like, to the control device by the user of the conditioning apparatus; said signal received by a receiver device 19 preferably positioned at the optional central panel 18.
  • As can be noticed from the above, the results achieved by the invention are clear.
  • The device for built-in conditioning apparatus of this invention has the advantage of being compatible with all the conditioning systems available on the market.
  • A further advantage of the device of the invention is represented by the fact that it allows a regular flow of the conditioned air preventing a backflow of the same.
  • Further advantageous is the fact that the device of the invention is supplied and operates totally autonomously from the conditioning apparatus.
  • Further advantageous is the fact that the device of the invention allows easy maintenance and/or inspection of the conditioning apparatus.
  • A further advantage is represented by the fact that the device of the invention is customisable as regards the coating and/or colour of the panels composing the front cover, so as to be adapted to the aesthetic needs of the application environments.
  • Even if the invention has been described hereinbefore with particular reference to an embodiment thereof made by way of a non-limiting example only, several changes and variations will appear clear to a man skilled in the art in the light of the above description. This invention therefore is intended to include any changes and variations thereof falling within the spirit and the scope of the following claims.

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  1. A covering device (10) for a built-in conditioning apparatus housed within a container body (20) installed recessed in the wall and suitable for receiving said conditioning apparatus (22), said device comprising:
    - a front cover (12) placed for closing an open face of said container body (20) and provided with at least two mobile panels, namely an air inlet top panel (16) and a bottom outlet panel 16'), each of said top mobile panel (16) and said bottom mobile panel (16') being turnably arranged relative to a fulcrum or pivot (32)
    - and motor means (30) for independentely opening/closing under remote control said mobile panels (16, 16');
    the covering device being characterized in comprising:
    at least one fixed central panel (18);
    each of said top mobile panel (16) and said bottom mobile panel (16') being secured to a plate or guide (34) shaped as a circular sector which is in engagement with said motor means (30) to carry out the opening/closing operation of said mobile panels 16 and 16', a longitudinally extending seal (33) being provided at the inner front of said central panel 18 for defining a barrier against the recirculation or backflow of the conditioned air.
  2. The device according to claim 1, characterised in that said motor means for opening/closing said mobile panels (16, 16') comprises at least two electrical motors (30).
  3. The device according to claim2, characterised in that each of said motors (30) is positioned on at least one plate or shoulder (28) arranged perpendicular to said front cover (12) and facing inwards of said container body (20).
  4. The device according to any claims 1 to 3, characterised in that each of said guides (34) of each mobile panel (16, 16') is arranged in a friction contact with a pinion (36) of a corresponding motor (30).
  5. The device according to claim 4, characterised in that said guides (34) are defined by portions of gears that engage with toothed wheels keyed on the motors (30).
  6. The device according to claim 4, characterised in that it further comprises an elastic element fixed to each motor (30) and suitable for tensioning the motor itself and keeping said pinion (36) in contact with said guide (34).
  7. The device according to claim 6, characterised in that said elastic element is defined by a helical spring (38).
  8. The device according to claims 1 to 8, characterised in that it comprises a case (44) for closing and protecting said motor means for the opening/closing movement of the mobile panels (16, 16') of the said cover (12).
  9. The device according to claims 1 to 8, characterised in that said motor means (30) comprise a belt drive.
  10. The device according to claims 1 to 8, characterised in that said motor means (30) comprise a rack drive.
  11. The device according to any one of the previous claims, characterised in that said motor means (30) comprise electrical actuators.
  12. The device according to any one of the previous claims, characterised in that said front cover (12) is hinged relative to a side of the open face of the optional container body (20).
  13. The device according to any one of the previous claims 1 to 11, characterised in that said front cover (12) is hinged relative to the optional frame (14).
  14. The device according to any one of the previous claims 1 to 11, characterised in that said front cover (12) is hinged relative to the cavity receiving the conditioning apparatus.
  15. The device according to any one of the previous claims, characterised in that a shaped guide or profile (35) extended by the entire longitudinal dimension of the conditioning apparatus is provided inside the optional container body (20) or the cavity suitable for receiving the conditioning apparatus.
  16. The device according to any one of the previous claims, characterised in that it is actuated by means of a remote control.
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