DE202013012567U1 - Liquid container with machined inner wall surface made of solid natural stone for the production and / or storage of a liquid intended for drinking - Google Patents

Abstract

Liquid container (10) for producing and / or storing liquids intended for drinking, in particular containing alcohol, wherein the liquid container (10) has a container (12) which is open on one, in particular upper, side with a container wall (14) with an inner wall surface (16 ), wherein the inner wall surface (16) at least partially, in particular substantially completely, as a surface of a solid natural stone (18) is formed, wherein the inner wall surface at least in sections by machining the natural stone (18) by drilling or sawing or splitting is, and wherein in the liquid container provided for consumption of drinking liquid or a precursor for a liquid provided for drinking is filled.

Description

The invention relates to a liquid container for the production and / or storage of a liquid intended for drinking.

State of the art

There are liquid container for the production and / or storage of intended for drinking liquids, especially alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, fruit wine, whiskey, brandy, fermented drinks, such as. B. Bionade ^® or Kombutcha ^® , mixed drinks, such as juice spritzers or with other flavors flavored beers known. The known liquid containers, such as barrels, are typically made of one of the following materials or materials: wood, steel (especially stainless steel), plastic or concrete. In a traditional process for the production of wine and amphorae of baked clay (eg terracotta) or earthenware are used.

In the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, a yeast or yeast culture is mixed into a sugar-containing liquid provided in a liquid container, such as grape juice or fruit juice, and the fermentation of the grape or fruit juice into grape wine (wine) or fruit wine is initiated , During fermentation, the fructose is converted in an exothermic reaction in which heat is generated, partly in alcohol, predominantly in ethanol. Depending on the capacity of the liquid container and the material from which it is made, it may be necessary, the resulting heat by an additional external cooling, in which a flowing cooling liquid such. As water is brought into contact with a wall of the container, dissipate. This is often true especially for liquid containers, which are made of plastic, so that the plastic is not softened by the heat.

The sugar-containing liquid, such as the grape or fruit juice, may also contain an acid, such as fruit acid. Therefore, the material from which the liquid container is made must be selected or machined so that its liquid contacting surface is acid resistant. In this regard, it is z. As in the winemaking in barrels made of concrete, as they are increasingly used as in France, adversely that concrete contains lime, which partially dissolves due to the action of the fruit acid, merges into a part of the liquid and to another part the inner wall surface of the concrete barrel precipitates. Therefore, concrete barrels are cleaned with citric acid before filling with grape juice to remove the precipitated limescale.

One disadvantage of using barrels of wood traditionally used in wine-making and storage is that after about five to seven wine-making cycles, the barrels must either be replaced because the interior surface of the wood has been attacked or toasted (subjected to heat treatment) to make the surface process-ready again or to regenerate. On the other hand, the preservation of non-wine-filled wooden barrels is problematic and requires additional measures, such as enriching the air contained in a barrel with sulfur (so-called dry preserving) or the filling of sulfur water in the barrel (so-called wet preservation).

Connoisseurs and winemakers know that it is difficult to produce "big" wines when making wine in stainless steel barrels, because stainless steel is the most neutral among the usual materials (wood, stainless steel, plastic, concrete) for producing the barrels and due to the relatively smooth inner surface only relatively little gas exchange with the filled liquid (grape juice) can take place.

In view of the aforementioned disadvantages of the known materials for producing liquid containers, such as barrels, for the production and / or storage of intended for drinking liquids (drinks), especially wine, the present invention is directed to avoid the known disadvantages or at least reduce it.

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid container for producing and / or storing intended for drinking, especially alcoholic liquids, which is largely unlimited reusable and easy to preserve, while having on its inner wall a rough surface structure, the intense Gas exchange with the liquid to be produced and a more complete chemical reaction with only limited supply of the initiator initiating or promoting additives.

Disclosure of the invention

According to one aspect of the invention, a liquid container is provided for the production and / or storage of liquids intended for drinking, in particular containing alcohol. The liquid container comprises a container, which is open at one, in particular upper, side, with a container wall having an inner wall surface. According to the invention, the inner wall surface is at least partially, in particular substantially completely, formed as a surface of a solid natural stone. The inner wall surface has been at least partially prepared by machining the natural stone by drilling or sawing or splitting, and in the liquid container is provided for drinking intended liquid or a precursor for a liquid intended for drinking. In particular, in the production (fermentation) of wine, it has been found that a natural stone surface has a natural roughness with a degree of roughness, which allows an intensive gas exchange with the liquid to be produced and a complete chemical reaction with limited supply of the reaction promoting additives, and in the production of wine allows the development of particularly fruity wines. At the same time, a natural stone surface is resistant to a variety of chemical agents, including fruit acids, so that an inventively designed liquid container is substantially unlimited reusable.

In one embodiment, the inner wall surface may be left in its roughness due to drilling or sawing or splitting.

In another embodiment, the inner wall surface, after being manufactured by means of drilling or sawing or splitting, may have been subjected to a surface treatment, as a result of which the roughness resulting from drilling or sawing or splitting has been increased. As a result, the inner wall surface may have a roughness, the larger a roughness resulting from drilling or sawing or splitting.

The interior wall surface may comprise a scribed, scored and / or flamed surface staked by performing a surface processing step. In the liquid container, the inner wall surface may be rougher than a surface treated by a sandblasting treatment. It turns out that it is advantageous not to smooth, grind or polish the inner wall surface of natural stone, but to leave it in its natural roughness, as it arises in splitting, or the roughness, as it arises during drilling or sawing or, on the contrary, additionally making the resulting inner wall surface rougher in the surface processing step.

A specialist, here a stonemason, knows that in the so-called sticking with a hammer-like tool is hit on the natural stone surface, so that single stone flakes or stone chips jump off and a rougher surface with bumps in the order (dimension) of one or more centimeters arise. When so-called Scharrieren is beaten with a special, provided with a tool head tool on the natural stone surface, the tool head has on its list side several projections, which causes the splintering of stone flakes or stone fragments. When so-called tips is hit with a special, provided with an impact tip tool on the natural stone surface to cause the splintering of stone flakes or stone chips. In so-called flames, the surface is treated with a hot flame of fire, for example from a thermal burner or a cutting torch, so that due to the resulting thermo-mechanical stress stone particles, stone flakes or stone chips splinter from the surface. Increasing the roughness can cause intensification of the gas exchange with the liquid and promote chemical reaction.

• (a) Bereitstellen eines Blocks aus einem massiven Naturstein, und
• (b) mittels eines ersten Hohlbohrkernbohrers mit einem ersten Außendurchmesser, in dem Block Ausbohren einer im Wesentlichen zylinderförmigen ersten Innenwandoberfläche mit einem ersten Innendurchmesser, der nominal dem ersten Außendurchmesser des Hohlbohrkernbohrers entspricht, wobei die erste Innenwandoberfläche direkt oder gegebenenfalls nach Ausführen eines Oberflächenbearbeitungsschritts als Innenwandoberfläche eines ersten Mantelabschnitts eines ersten Flüssigkeitsbehälters vorgesehen ist.

Herein is described a first method for producing a liquid container for the production and / or storage of intended for drinking, especially alcoholic liquids. In the method, an inner wall surface of the liquid container is at least partially, in particular substantially completely, formed as a surface of a solid natural stone. The method comprises the following steps:

• (a) providing a block of solid natural stone, and
• (b) by means of a first hollow core drill having a first outer diameter, in the block, boring a substantially cylindrical first inner wall surface having a first inner diameter nominally equal to the first outer diameter of the hollow core drill, the first inner wall surface directly or optionally after performing a surface processing step as an inner wall surface first jacket portion of a first liquid container is provided.

An advantage of the first method is that essentially a single working step, namely that of boring by means of a hollow core drill, produces a usable jacket section for a liquid container according to the invention. A further advantage of this method is that in step (b) a substantially cylindrical core made of solid natural stone is further produced from the material-saving manner in a further working step of drilling by means of a second hollow core drill having a second outer diameter smaller than that the first outer diameter of the first hollow core drill bit, another, in this case cylinder wall-shaped Jacket section for a second liquid container according to the invention can be produced.

• (d) in den im Schritt (b) erhaltenen, im Wesentlichen zylinderförmigen Bohrkern aus massivem Naturstein, mittels eines zweiten Hohlbohrkernbohrers mit einem zweiten Außendurchmesser, der um einen vorbestimmten Wert kleiner als der erste Außendurchmesser ist, und koaxial zu der im Schritt (b) durchgeführten Ausbohrung, Ausbohren einer im Wesentlichen zylinderförmigen zweiten Innenwandoberfläche mit einem zweiten Innendurchmesser, so dass ein als Mantelabschnitt eines zweiten Flüssigkeitsbehälters verwendbarer Zylindermantel aus massivem Naturstein entsteht, dessen zweite Innenwandoberfläche direkt oder gegebenenfalls nach Ausführen eines Oberflächenbearbeitungsschritts als Innenwandoberfläche des Mantelabschnitts des zweiten Flüssigkeitsbehälters vorgesehen ist. So kann in Material und Aufwand sparender Weise ein weiterer, hier zylinderwandförmiger Mantelabschnitt für einen zweiten erfindungsgemäßen Flüssigkeitsbehälter hergestellt werden.

In the first method, in step (b), a substantially cylindrical solid natural stone core having a first outer diameter is created, wherein the first outer diameter nominally corresponds to an inner diameter of the first hollow core bit. The first method may further comprise the following step:

• (d) in the substantially cylindrical solid natural stone core obtained in step (b), by means of a second hollow core drill having a second outside diameter smaller than the first outside diameter by a predetermined value, and coaxial with that in step (b). bore, drilling a substantially cylindrical second inner wall surface having a second inner diameter so that a usable as a skirt portion of a second liquid container cylinder shell made of solid natural stone whose second inner wall surface is provided directly or optionally after performing a surface processing step as the inner wall surface of the skirt portion of the second liquid container. Thus, a further, here cylindrical wall-shaped jacket section for a second liquid container according to the invention can be produced in a material-saving and cost-saving manner.

• (A) Bereitstellen eines Blocks aus einem massiven Naturstein, der zumindest in einem Teilbereich im Wesentlichen plattenförmig ausgebildet ist und zwei im Wesentlichen parallel zueinander angeordnete Plattenoberflächen aufweist,
• (B) aus dem plattenförmigen Teilbereich, Austrennen von mindestens zwei Längsabschnitten, die jeweils zwei Längsseitenflächen aufweisen, wobei die Längsseitenfläche in Bezug auf eine der Plattenoberflächen entweder einen rechten Winkel bilden oder, um zu ermöglichen, dass die mindestens zwei Längsabschnitte auf Gehrung aneinander angrenzend angeordnet werden können, einen spitzen Winkel bilden und in Bezug auf die eine der Plattenoberflächen zueinander geneigt sind, und
• (C) Anordnen von drei oder mehr Längsabschnitten, die aus den Schritten (A) und (B) erhalten worden sind, zu einem Hohlkörper, so dass innenseitig des Hohlkörpers angeordnete Plattenoberflächen der Längsabschnitte als Innenwandoberfläche eines Mantelabschnitts des Flüssigkeitsbehälters vorgesehen sind.

Herein is described a second method for producing a liquid container for the production and / or storage of intended for drinking, especially alcoholic liquids. In the method, an inner wall surface of the liquid container is at least partially, in particular substantially completely, formed as a surface of a solid natural stone. The second method comprises the following steps:

• (A) providing a block of a solid natural stone, which is at least in a partial area substantially plate-shaped and has two substantially mutually parallel plate surfaces,
• (B) from the plate-shaped portion, cutting off at least two longitudinal portions each having two longitudinal side surfaces, wherein the longitudinal side surface form either at right angles with respect to one of the plate surfaces or to allow the at least two longitudinal portions to be mitred adjacent one another can form an acute angle and are inclined with respect to the one of the plate surfaces to each other, and
• (C) arranging three or more longitudinal portions obtained from the steps (A) and (B) into a hollow body so that plate surfaces of the longitudinal portions disposed inside the hollow body are provided as an inner wall surface of a skirt portion of the liquid container.

An advantage of the second method is that it starts from a slab-shaped block made of natural stone, which essentially only has to have the desired thickness of the longitudinal sections of the jacket section of the liquid container, while a block of natural stone is required as the starting object for the method according to the second aspect of the invention is, which must have at least a thickness which corresponds approximately to the diameter of the jacket portion of the liquid container. Such plate-shaped blocks of natural stone are found more frequently in nature or can be more easily transported from the quarry to the processing site.

• (1) Bereitstellen eines Blocks mit einer im Wesentlichen zylinderförmigen Mantelinnenwandoberfläche oder mit einer Bodeninnenoberfläche und einer im Wesentlichen zylinderförmigen Mantelinnenwandoberfläche, als Trageschicht des Mantelabschnitts oder des Behälters, und
• (2) im Wesentlichen flächendeckend Auskleiden der Mantelinnenwandoberfläche oder der Bodeninnenoberfläche und der Mantelinnenwandoberfläche mit plattenförmigen Deckschichtsegmenten, wie etwa Fliesen, die aus einem massiven Naturstein hergestellt worden sind, zum Herstellen des Mantelabschnitts oder des Behälters.

Herein a third method for producing a container or a jacket portion for a container of a liquid container for the production and / or storage of intended for drinking, especially alcoholic liquids, is described. In the method, an inner wall surface of the shell portion or the container is at least partially, in particular substantially completely, formed as a surface of a solid natural stone. The third method involves the following steps:

• (1) providing a block having a substantially cylindrical shell inner wall surface or having a bottom inner surface and a substantially cylindrical shell inner wall surface, as a support layer of the shell portion or the container, and
• (2) substantially covering the shell inner wall surface or the inner bottom surface and the inner shell wall surface with plate-shaped cover layer segments, such as tiles made of a solid natural stone, for producing the shell portion or the container.

• (i) Bereitstellen eines Flüssigkeitsbehälter gemäß dem ersten Aspekt der Erfindung,
• (ii) Abkühlen von zumindest einem Teilbereich des Flüssigkeitsbehälters einschließlich des Mantelabschnitts und des Bodenabschnitts, in Bezug auf die Temperatur der umgebenden Luftatmosphäre,
• (iii) Einfüllen einer Flüssigkeit in den gemäß Schritt (ii) abgekühlten Flüssigkeitsbehälter, und
• (iv) Initiieren eines Schritts einer chemischen und/oder biochemischen Umwandlung der eingefüllten Flüssigkeit, wie etwa eine Fermentation oder eine Vergärung, zum Erzeugen der Flüssigkeit oder eines Vorprodukts, wobei während der Umwandlung keine weiteren Maßnahmen bzw. Prozesse zur Kühlung des Flüssigkeitsbehälters und/oder der sich in dem Flüssigkeitsbehälter befindenden Flüssigkeit ergriffen bzw. durchgeführt werden.

Also described herein is a method of making and / or storing a liquid or precursor for such a liquid intended for drinking. This procedure includes the following steps:

• (i) providing a liquid container according to the first aspect of the invention,
• (ii) cooling at least a portion of the liquid container including the shell portion and the bottom portion, with respect to the temperature of the surrounding air atmosphere,
• (iii) filling a liquid into the liquid container cooled in step (ii), and
• (iv) initiating a step of chemical and / or biochemical conversion of the filled liquid, such as a fermentation or a fermentation, for producing the liquid or a precursor, wherein during the conversion, no further measures or processes for cooling the liquid container and / or located in the liquid container liquid are taken or carried out.

The method for production and / or storage utilizes the relatively high heat capacity (or cooling capacity) of the material natural stone, which has the advantage that additional measures for further cooling, such as external cooling with cooling water, can be dispensed with.

A liquid container according to the invention is used for producing and / or storing a liquid intended for drinking. In particular, the liquid may be an alcoholic liquid, such as wine, fruit wine, or other beverages, schnapps, whiskey, beer, or a mixed drink made from the juice of grapes or fruits.

The use described here, on the one hand exploits the advantageous surface texture (roughness) of the material natural stone as a material of the inner wall surface, which is conducive to the chemical reaction and a lively gas exchange with the liquid to be produced, and on the other hand, the relatively high heat capacity (cooling capacity) of natural stone, what allows additional measures for further cooling, such as external cooling with cooling water, to be dispensed with.

Advantages of the invention

The liquid container according to the invention may comprise a lid for covering the open side of the container. In this case, the lid may have a lid surface provided as a lid portion of the inner wall surface of the liquid container, which is substantially completely formed as a surface of a solid natural stone. The provision of a lid prevents unwanted intrusion or falling in of foreign bodies in the liquid to be produced. If the inner wall surface of the lid is also formed of natural stone, the liquid container can be filled up to its upper edge and thus its filling capacity can be fully utilized, the liquid surface can also come into contact with the material natural stone on the inner wall surface of the lid.

The container wall of the container may comprise a bottom portion and a skirt portion. In this case, the shell portion in a circumferential direction and / or pointing to the open side of the container, z. B. axial, direction be divided into at least two adjacent shell segments. In this case, the jacket section can be subdivided into at least two jacket segments in a direction pointing to its open side. Alternatively or additionally, the shell portion may be divided in a circumferential direction into at least two, preferably four, six or eight, shell segments. Dividing the shell portion into shell segments allows large capacity containers to be easily fabricated from multiple segments without requiring a block of natural stone of a size sufficient to produce a one-piece container or jacket portion of a container.

In an embodiment, the container wall may comprise a carrier layer and a cover layer arranged on an inner side of the carrier layer. In this case, the cover layer with the support layer, in particular flat, be connected. In this case, the cover layer at least partially, preferably substantially completely, z. B. as a monoblock, be formed as a surface of a solid natural stone. If it is not formed as a monobloc of a solid natural stone, the cover layer of the container wall in a circumferential direction and / or in a direction to the open side of the container, for. B. axial direction in at least two adjacent cover layer segments. This embodiment saves material, because only the cover layer is made of natural stone, while the support layer can be made of a different material. The support layer may be formed of concrete or a castable and / or moldable, hardenable artificial stone. Such a choice of the material of the base layer leads to a relatively high heat capacity (cooling capacity) also in the base layer, which is comparable to the heat capacity of natural stone, without (relatively expensive) natural stone is required.

The liquid container may include a lid for covering the open side of the container, the lid comprising a lid-carrying layer and a lid top layer disposed on an inner side of the lid-carrying layer. In this case, the cover layer can be connected to the cover layer, in particular flat. In this case, the cover layer can be made substantially completely, in particular as a monoblock, from a solid natural stone. This embodiment saves material because only the top cover layer is made of natural stone, while the cover support layer can be made of a different material. The cover-carrying layer may be formed of concrete or a castable and / or moldable, hardenable artificial stone. As well as in the container wall, this choice of material leads to a relatively high heat capacity (cooling capacity) also in the lid support layer which is comparable to the heat capacity of natural stone without requiring (relatively expensive) natural stone. The container wall of the container can comprise a bottom section and a jacket section. In this case, the jacket section can be made substantially completely, in particular as a monoblock, from solid natural stone. In this case, the jacket portion may be substantially cylindrical. The bottom portion may be substantially plate-shaped and substantially complete, in particular as a monoblock, made of solid natural stone. So the entire container wall can be made of solid natural stone. Such a design gives a natural, valuable impression, especially in liquid containers, which are shown to the public. Furthermore, this configuration causes a relatively high heat capacity (cooling capacity) of the entire container.

Alternatively or additionally, the container wall of the container can be made substantially completely, in particular as a monoblock, from a solid natural stone. This embodiment gives a particularly valuable, primal impression, especially in liquid containers, which are shown to the public.

The liquid container may comprise a lid which is made substantially entirely, in particular as a monoblock, from a solid natural stone. This design also gives a natural, valuable impression of the liquid container, especially when this is put on display to the public. Furthermore, a relatively high heat capacity (cooling capacity) of the lid is achieved.

The liquid container comprises a substantially cylindrical shell portion which is made substantially entirely of solid natural stone. This liquid container may further comprise a substantially plate-shaped bottom portion made substantially entirely of solid natural stone. Preferably, this liquid container may further comprise a substantially plate-shaped lid, which is also made substantially entirely of solid natural stone. This embodiment provides a particularly valuable, primal impression of the liquid container, especially when this is put on display to the public. Furthermore, a relatively high heat capacity (cooling capacity) of the entire liquid container is achieved.

The liquid container may include a bottom portion and a skirt portion. In this case, a closable and revealable first liquid outlet can be provided in the jacket section at a predetermined distance from a, in particular bottom-side, end of the jacket section. The first liquid outlet, also called clear outlet in the case of wine barrels, makes it possible to remove ready-made liquid, with any sediment which would cause clouding of the withdrawn liquid remaining in the liquid container. Furthermore, it can be provided that the bottom section comprises a closable and openable second fluid outlet. The second liquid outlet may be provided near or at a lowest point of the bottom portion in operation of the liquid container. The second liquid outlet is for draining any sediment of the liquid produced in the container and after cleaning for completely draining a cleaning liquid (a cleaning agent).

A bottom section may be made of a solid natural stone and have a thickness of more than 10 cm, preferably more than 12 cm, and more preferably more than 15 cm. Such a choice of the thickness of the bottom plate is advantageous for achieving a large heat capacity (cooling capacity) due to the bottom plate.

A skirt portion may be made of a solid natural stone and have a thickness of more than 8 cm, preferably more than 10 cm, more preferably more than 12 cm and even more preferably more than 15 cm. Such a choice of the thickness of the skirt portion is advantageous for achieving a large heat capacity (cooling capacity) due to the skirt portion.

The natural stone may be granite including, for example, paragneiss, orthogneiss or syenite, or basalt. The natural stone is certainly not a lime-rich natural stone, such as marble. This choice of material causes the natural stone is particularly resistant to acid (including fruit acid) containing liquids.

• (c) Bereitstellen eines Bodenabschnitts aus massivem Naturstein mit einer im Wesentlichen ebenen Oberfläche, die direkt oder gegebenenfalls nach Ausführen eines Oberflächenbearbeitungsschritts als Bodenabschnitt der Innenwandoberfläche des ersten Flüssigkeitsbehälters vorgesehen ist. Vorzugsweise wird auch ein Deckelabschnitt aus massivem Naturstein mit einer im Wesentlichen ebenen Oberfläche, die direkt oder gegebenenfalls nach Ausführen eines Oberflächenbearbeitungsschritts als Deckelabschnitt der Innenwandoberfläche des Flüssigkeitsbehälters vorgesehen ist, bereitgestellt. Auf diese Weise erhält man einen Flüssigkeitsbehälter, der im Wesentlichen vollständig aus Naturstein hergestellt ist, was einen wertvollen Eindruck vermittelt und vorteilhaft im Hinblick auf die Wärmekapazität (Kühlkapazität) der Behälterwandung des Flüssigkeitsbehälters ist.

The first method may further comprise the following step:

• (c) providing a bottom portion of solid natural stone having a substantially planar surface provided directly or optionally after performing a surface processing step as a bottom portion of the inner wall surface of the first liquid container. Preferably, a lid portion of solid natural stone having a substantially planar surface provided directly or optionally after performing a surface processing step as a lid portion of the inner wall surface of the liquid container is also provided. In this way to obtain a liquid container which is made substantially entirely of natural stone, which gives a valuable impression and advantageous in terms of the heat capacity (cooling capacity) of the container wall of the liquid container.

• (e) in den im Schritt (d) erhaltenen, im Wesentlichen zylinderförmigen Bohrkern aus massivem Naturstein, mittels eines dritten Hohlbohrkernbohrers mit einem dritten Außendurchmesser, der um einen vorbestimmten Wert kleiner als der zweite Außendurchmesser ist, und koaxial zu den in den Schritten b) und d) durchgeführten Ausbohrungen, Ausbohren einer im Wesentlichen zylinderförmigen dritten Innenwandoberfläche mit einem dritten Innendurchmesser, so dass ein als Mantelabschnitt eines dritten Flüssigkeitsbehälters verwendbarer Zylindermantel aus massivem Naturstein entsteht, dessen dritte Innenwandoberfläche direkt oder gegebenenfalls nach Ausführen eines Oberflächenbearbeitungsschritts als Innenwandoberfläche des Mantelabschnitts des dritten Flüssigkeitsbehälters vorgesehen ist. So kann in Material und Aufwand sparender Weise ein noch weiterer, hier zylinderwandförmiger Mantelabschnitt für einen dritten erfindungsgemäßen Flüssigkeitsbehälter hergestellt werden.

The first method may further include the following step:

• (e) in the substantially cylindrical solid natural stone core obtained in step (d), by means of a third hollow core drill having a third outside diameter smaller than the second outside diameter by a predetermined value, and coaxial with those in steps b); and d) boring out, boring a substantially cylindrical third inner wall surface having a third inner diameter to form a solid natural stone cylinder jacket usable as a skirt portion of a third liquid container, the third inner wall surface thereof directly or optionally after performing a surface working step as an inner wall surface of the skirt portion of the third liquid container is provided. Thus, a still further, here cylindrical wall-shaped jacket section for a third liquid container according to the invention can be produced in material and effort-saving manner.

• (D) Umgießen oder Umspritzen des im Schritt (C) erhaltenen Hohlkörpers mit Beton oder mit einem gießbaren und/oder formbaren, aushärtbaren Kunststein, und Aushärtenlassen des Betons oder Kunststeins, so dass eine äußere Mantelfläche des im Schritt (C) erhaltenen Hohlkörpers im Wesentlichen vollständig mit ausgehärtetem Beton oder mit ausgehärtetem Kunststein bedeckt ist, um den Mantelabschnitt herzustellen. Durch das Umgießen oder Umspritzen des im Schritt (C) erhaltenen, d. h. aus Längsabschnitten erhaltenen Hohlkörpers mit Beton oder mit einem aushärtbaren Kunststein wird eine Tragschicht hergestellt, die die Längsabschnitte abstützt bzw. trägt und den gesamten Behälter verfestigt bzw. stabilisiert.

The second method may further comprise the following step:

• (D) casting over or overmolding of the hollow body obtained in step (C) with concrete or with a castable and / or moldable, hardenable artificial stone, and allowing the concrete or artificial stone to set, so that an outer surface of the hollow body obtained in step (C) substantially is completely covered with hardened concrete or with hardened artificial stone to make the shell section. By casting or overmolding of the obtained in step (C), ie obtained from longitudinal sections hollow body with concrete or with a hardenable artificial stone a support layer is produced, which supports the longitudinal sections or carries and solidifies or stabilizes the entire container.

• (E) Bereitstellen eines als Bodenplatte ausgebildeten Bodenabschnitts, von dem zumindest eine als Innenwandoberfläche vorgesehene Seite im Wesentlichen vollständig als Oberfläche eines massiven Natursteins ausgebildet ist, und
• (F) flüssigkeitsdicht Verbinden des Bodenabschnitts mit einem Endbereich des im Schritt (C) oder im Schritt (D) erhaltenen Hohlkörpers, so dass ein an dem anderen Endbereich des Hohlkörpers offener Behälter entsteht. So wird ein im Wesentlichen vollständig aus massivem Naturstein bestehender Behälter hergestellt, was einen wertvollen, urtümlichen Eindruck vermittelt und vorteilhaft im Hinblick auf das Erzielen einer hohen Wärmekapazität (Kühlkapazität) der Behälterwandung ist.

The second method may further include the following step:

• (E) providing a floor section formed as a bottom plate, of which at least one provided as an inner wall surface side is substantially completely formed as a surface of a solid natural stone, and
• (F) liquid-tightly connecting the bottom portion with an end portion of the hollow body obtained in step (C) or in step (D) to form a container open at the other end portion of the hollow body. Thus, a substantially completely made of solid natural stone container is produced, which gives a valuable, primitive impression and advantageous in terms of achieving a high heat capacity (cooling capacity) of the container wall.

• (G) Bereitstellen eines Deckels, von dem zumindest eine als Innenwandoberfläche vorgesehene Seite im Wesentlichen vollständig als Oberfläche eines massiven Natursteins ausgebildet ist, und
• (H) lösbar und flüssigkeitsdicht Verbinden des Deckels mit dem offenen Endbereich des im Schritt (C) oder im Schritt (D) erhaltenen Hohlkörpers, so dass ein an dem anderen Endbereich des Hohlkörpers mittels des Deckels verschlossener, öffenbarer und wieder verschließbarer Flüssigkeitsbehälter entsteht. So wird ein im Wesentlichen vollständig aus massivem Naturstein bestehender Behälter mit Deckel hergestellt, mit den gleichen bzw. verstärkten Vorteilen des aus den Schritten (E) und (F) resultierenden Behälters.

The second method may further include the following step:

• (G) providing a lid, of which at least one provided as an inner wall surface side is substantially completely formed as a surface of a solid natural stone, and
• (H) detachable and liquid-tight Connecting the lid with the open end portion of the hollow body obtained in step (C) or in step (D), so that an openable and resealable liquid container is closed at the other end region of the hollow body by means of the lid. Thus, a substantially completely solid stone container with lid is produced, with the same or enhanced advantages of the container resulting from steps (E) and (F).

In the first or the second method, the surface of the natural stone provided as an inner wall surface may be subjected to a surface treatment which increases the roughness of the surface and / or the specific surface area of the surface. In particular, the surface treatment may include sticking, scraping or tipping. As already mentioned, sticks, chafing or tips are the person skilled in the art, here a stonemason, known surface processing techniques, which serve to increase the roughness of the surface. Increasing the roughness can cause intensification of the gas exchange with the liquid and promote chemical reaction.

In the third method, the block may have been made of concrete or a hardened artificial stone. Furthermore, by means of the method, a jacket portion for a container can be produced, wherein the block is provided substantially tubular. As such a tubular block z. B. a pipe section for a sewer line are provided.

In the process for producing and / or storing a liquid or a precursor, the lid may also be cooled in step (ii). Also, in step (ii), the portion of the liquid container may be cooled in the temperature range of 6 ° C to 12 ° C, more preferably in the temperature range of 8 ° C to 10 ° C. The mentioned temperatures are found in premises that are foreclosed from sunlight and heat radiation and may be partially below the earth's surface, such as in wine cellars, so that the cooling of at least the portion of the liquid container in said temperature ranges by itself in the context of temperature compensation with the Environment is achieved.

• (v) in dem Flüssigkeitsbehälter, mit einem im Schritt (iv) erhaltenen Vorprodukt, Initiieren, Durchführen und/oder Abwarten von weiteren Verarbeitungs- und oder Bearbeitungsschritten, wie etwa ein Reifungsprozess, zum Erzeugen der zum Trinkkonsum vorgesehenen Flüssigkeit. Weitere Verarbeitungsschritte können das Beimischen weiterer Substanzen zum gezielten Einstellen von Eigenschaften der hergestellten bzw. herzustellenden Flüssigkeit, und/oder das Mischen mit anderen Flüssigkeiten zum Herstellen von Mischgetränken umfassen. So lassen sich mit dem erfindungsgemäßen Verfahren vielfältige Flüssigkeiten herstellen.

The method for producing and / or storing the liquid or the precursor may further comprise the following step:

• (v) in the liquid container, having a precursor obtained in step (iv), initiating, performing and / or awaiting further processing and / or processing steps, such as a ripening process, for producing the liquid to be used for drinking. Further processing steps may include admixing further substances for purposefully adjusting properties of the liquid to be prepared or produced, and / or mixing with other liquids for producing mixed drinks. Thus, with the method according to the invention can produce a variety of liquids.

Brief description of the figures

Embodiments of the invention will now be described in more detail by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it:

1A a schematic perspective view of a container of a liquid container according to a first embodiment,

1B a schematic cross-sectional view of the liquid container from the 1A cut in the plane AA the 1A , wherein the liquid container is additionally provided with a lid,

2A 3 is a schematic perspective view of a container of a liquid container according to a second embodiment, wherein the liquid container comprises a cylindrical jacket section, a disk-shaped bottom section and a disk-shaped cover section according to a first variant,

2 B a schematic cross-sectional view of the liquid container from the 2A cut in the plane BB the 2A wherein the shell portion is provided with a first liquid outlet and the bottom portion with a second liquid outlet,

2C a schematic cross-sectional view of a lid portion according to a second variant of the liquid container of the 2A , cut in the plane BB the 2A .

3 a schematic plan view of a block of a solid natural stone from which successively by means of various Hohlbohrkernbohrer a shell portion and a plurality of cylindrical shell sections are drilled with different inner diameters for several different liquid container,

4A a schematic perspective view of a plate of a solid natural stone, from which successively several longitudinal sections are sawn according to a first variant for a shell portion of a liquid container,

4B a schematic cross-sectional view of a jacket portion of a liquid container, wherein in the shell portion a plurality of longitudinal sections 4A are taken, cut in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the shell portion,

4C a schematic perspective view of the jacket portion of the 4B .

5A a schematic perspective view of a plate of a solid natural stone, from which successively several longitudinal sections are sawn according to a second variant for a shell portion of a liquid container,

5B a schematic cross-sectional view of a jacket portion of a liquid container, wherein in the shell portion a plurality of longitudinal sections 5A are taken, cut in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the shell portion,

5C a schematic perspective view of the jacket portion of the 5B .

6A 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a jacket section according to a first variant of a liquid container or a cover layer according to a first variant of a jacket section of a liquid container, cut in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the jacket section,

6B a schematic cross-sectional view comparable to 6A a jacket section according to a second variant of a liquid container or a cover layer according to a second variant of a jacket section of a liquid container,

6C a schematic cross-sectional view comparable to 6A a jacket section according to a third variant of a liquid container or a cover layer according to a third variant of a jacket section of a liquid container,

6D a schematic cross-sectional view comparable to 6A a jacket section according to a fourth variant of a liquid container or a cover layer according to a fourth variant of a jacket section of a liquid container,

7A 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a cover layer according to a fifth variant of a jacket section of a liquid container, cut in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the jacket section,

7B a schematic cross-sectional view comparable to 7A a cover layer according to a sixth variant of a jacket section of a liquid container,

7C a schematic cross-sectional view comparable to 7A a cover layer according to a seventh variant of a jacket section of a liquid container,

7D a schematic cross-sectional view comparable to 7A a cover layer according to an eighth variant of a jacket section of a liquid container,

8th 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a jacket section according to a further variant of a liquid container, cut in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the jacket section,

9 3 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a jacket section according to yet another variant of a liquid container, cut in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the jacket section,

10 a schematic cross-sectional view of a shell portion according to yet another variant of a liquid container, cut in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the shell portion, and

11 a schematic perspective view of a shell portion of a container of a liquid container, wherein the shell portion is divided into a plurality of, in an axial direction adjacent shell segments.

Embodiments of the invention

1A shows a container 12 a liquid container according to the invention with a bottom portion (not designated) and a substantially cylindrical shell portion 26 , The in 1A shown container 12 is made in one piece from a monobloc of a solid natural stone. In an in 1A upper end surface of the shell portion 26 is a variety of anchoring holes 74 designed for anchoring a dowel or other connecting means.

1B shows the one-piece, from a monoblock 20 a massive natural stone 18 manufactured container 12 from the 1A , in addition to a lid 36 , which in turn is also made in one piece from a monobloc of a massive natural stone. In a peripheral region of the lid 36 is a variety of perforations 76 in rapport with the anchoring holes 74 in the upper end surface of the skirt portion 26 of the container 12 educated. A seal 72 such as a sealing ring or O-ring is on the upper end surface of the skirt portion 26 of the container 12 hung up. A variety of locking screws 78 is each through one of the through holes 76 passed through and each in a dowel in one of the anchoring holes 74 screwed down, leaving the seal 72 is compressed and a gap between the end surface of the skirt portion 26 of the container 12 and the inner (in 1B lower) surface of the lid 36 can seal. In the lid 36 is also a filling opening 68 for filling liquid into the container 12 intended.

A one-piece container 12 as in the 1A and 1B shown with a wall thickness of about 10 cm and a sheath diameter of about 150 cm was the first prototype produced and used in a winery in the production of wine (white wine).

The 2A and 2 B show improved in terms of manufacturability (simplifying the production) second prototype of a liquid container according to the invention 10 , The in the 2A and 2 B shown liquid container 10 includes a container 12 made of a one-piece, monoblock of a solid natural stone 18 produced, disc-shaped bottom section 22 and also a one-piece, monoblock of a massive natural stone 18 produced, substantially cylindrical shell portion 26 is constructed, and a lid 36 also made in one piece from a monobloc of a solid natural stone 18 is made. In an in 2A upper end surface of the shell portion 26 is a variety of anchoring holes 74 for anchoring a dowel or other fastener educated. In a peripheral region of the lid 36 is a variety of perforations 76 in rapport with the anchoring holes 74 in the upper end surface of the skirt portion 26 of the container 12 educated. Further, in the lid 36 a filling opening 68 designed to fill in liquid.

As in 2 B shown includes the liquid container 10 a first fluid outlet 44 as so-called clear outlet, in the shell section 26 at a height of about 12 to 25 cm (in the example of the second prototype 20 cm) above the top of the bottom section 22 formed and equipped with a stainless steel, openable and closable outlet valve (not designated), such as a drain cock. The first fluid outlet 44 serves for draining or removing finished liquid from the liquid container 10 , wherein any sediment in the liquid container 10 below this liquid outlet 44 can remain. The in 2 B shown liquid container 10 further includes a second fluid outlet 46 in the bottom section 22 formed and equipped with an openable and closable outlet valve (not designated), also made of stainless steel, such as a drain cock. The second fluid outlet 46 used for draining liquid, such as the liquid containing the sediment, or z. B. as part of a cleaning process for draining a cleaning fluid. The first and the second liquid outlet 44 and 46 are made from food grade materials and include only components such as gaskets, which are also made from food grade materials.

The in 2 B shown liquid container 10 further comprises a substantially annular formed, first seal 70 , which is made for example of an adhesive or a joint sealant and for sealing a gap between a (in 2 B lower) end portion surface of the skirt portion 26 and one (in 2 B upper) surface of the bottom section 22 serves. The liquid container 10 further comprises a substantially annular formed, second seal 72 , which may be made of sponge rubber, for example, and for sealing a gap between a (in 2 B upper) end portion surface of the shell portion 26 and one (in 2 B lower) surface of the lid 36 serves. The first seal 70 and the second seal 72 are made of food grade materials.

2C shows a lid 36 for a container 12 who is different from the one in the 2A and 2 B shown lid 36 differs in that it is not formed in one piece, but a cover-carrying layer 40 and a flat cover cover layer associated therewith 42 includes. It is only the cover layer 42 made of solid natural stone. The lid carrying layer 40 is made of concrete or other hardenable artificial stone. In the lid 36 is a filling opening 66 provided for filling liquid.

According to the in 2C shown lid 36 can also be in the 2A and 2 B shown bottom section 22 be modified so that it is not formed in one piece, but a Bodenentrageschicht (not shown) and a flat associated ground cover layer (not shown). In this case, only the ground cover layer may be made of solid natural stone, and the floor support layer may be formed of concrete or other hardenable artificial stone.

Also in the in the 1A and 1B shown container made out of a monoblock of a massive natural stone 12 can in the coat section 26 a first fluid outlet (not shown) having an openable and closable outlet valve, such as a drain cock, at a predetermined distance from (or above) the floor portion 22 , as a clear outlet, and in the bottom section 22 a second liquid outlet (not shown) may be provided with an openable and closable outlet valve, such as a drain cock, such as a cleaning outlet.

With reference to the 1B and 2 B it should be mentioned that when using the liquid container shown 10 As in the beverage industry, it is important to have one in the bottom section 22 provided liquid outlet (not shown) with an attached to an underside of the bottom portion, openable and closable outlet valve and is operable that a space below the liquid container 10 is accessible and can be cleaned, and that in the space below the liquid container 10 an air circulation is possible. To make all this possible, the liquid container is provided 10 to arrange on a substructure. A suitable substructure can be two parallel arranged stone bars (not shown), ie columns made of natural stone with z. B. triangular, square or rectangular cross-section, comprise, on which the bottom portion 22 of the liquid container 10 is put on.

When using the in the 1 and 2 shown liquid container 10 As in beverage manufacturing, it is also important that the liquid container 10 possibly in a liquid-filled state, can be moved from a first installation position to a second installation position. In this case, a forklift can be used. To move the liquid container 10 to allow, can be provided that in the bottom section 22 are provided horizontally extending recess or bores (not shown), in which the gripping forks of a forklift can engage to the liquid container 10 to raise.

In the 3 an embodiment of the first method described above is illustrated. The method is used to produce a liquid container for the production and / or storage of intended for drinking liquids. In the process, first a block (not designated) of a massive natural stone 18 provided (implementation of step (a)). Then, by means of a first hollow core drill (not shown) having a first outer diameter d _1a = 2 * r _1a, where r _{1a is} the corresponding first outer radius, in the block is a substantially cylindrical first inner wall surface 16-1 drilled with a first inner diameter that nominally corresponds to the first outer diameter of the Hohlbohrkernbohrers. The resulting cylindrical first inner wall surface 16-1 may be used directly or optionally after performing a surface processing step as described below as the inner wall surface 16-1 a first jacket section 26-1 a first liquid container may be provided (implementation of step (b)).

What in 3 not shown, is that after the step (b), a bottom portion (not shown) of solid natural stone with a substantially planar surface, which is provided directly or optionally after performing a surface processing step as the bottom portion of the inner wall surface of the first liquid container, provided (implementation of step (c)) and with the skirt portion 26-1 at one end of the shell section 26-1 is connected liquid-tight. Then, a lid portion (not shown) made of solid natural stone having a substantially planar surface provided directly or optionally after performing a surface processing step as a lid portion of the inner wall surface of the liquid container is provided, and with the skirt portion 26-1 at the other end liquid-tight and releasably connected.

In the in 3 As a further result of drilling with the first hollow core drill (step (b)), the illustrated method becomes a substantially cylindrical core 26-2 . 26-3 . 26-4 made of solid natural stone with a first outer diameter. In this case, the first outer diameter nominally corresponds to an inner diameter d _1i = 2 * r _1i (r _1i is the corresponding inner radius) of the first hollow _{core drill bit} . In the obtained in step b), substantially cylindrical core 26-2 . 26-3 . 26-4 of solid natural stone, is by means of a second hollow core drill (not shown) with a second outer diameter d _2a = 2 · r _2a , where r _{2a is} the corresponding second outer radius, which is smaller by a predetermined value than the first outer diameter d _1a = 2 · r _1a and coaxial with the first bore made with the first hollow core drill (in step (b)) has a substantially cylindrical second inner wall surface 16-2 drilled with a second inner diameter so that as a shell section 26-2 A cylindrical cylinder jacket made of solid natural stone which can be used for a second liquid container is provided, the second inner wall surface of which is provided directly or optionally after carrying out a surface processing step as the inner wall surface of the jacket portion of the second liquid container (implementation of step (d)).

Then in the in step (d) also obtained, substantially cylindrical core 26-3 . 26-4 by means of a third hollow core drill bit having a third outer diameter d ₃ = 2 * r ₃ , where r _{3 is} the corresponding third outer radius which is smaller than the second outer diameter by a predetermined value, and coaxial with those in steps b) and d) performed first and second bores, a substantially cylindrical third inner wall surface 16-3 drilled with a third inner diameter so that as a shell section 26-3 A solid natural stone cylinder jacket usable as a third liquid container, the third inner wall surface of which is provided directly or optionally after performing a surface processing step as an inner wall surface of the skirt portion of the third liquid container (implementation of the step (e)). It will be understood that steps (d) and (e) may be repeated with each of further hollow core drills having successively smaller diameters.

The 4A to 5C illustrate further embodiments of the structure of a liquid container according to the invention 10 and method according to the third aspect of the invention for producing a liquid container according to the invention 10 ,

As in the 4A and 5A 1, in embodiments of the method according to the third aspect, first a substantially plate-shaped block made of a solid natural stone 18 provided, the two substantially parallel and oppositely arranged plate surfaces 54 has (implementation of step (A)). Then from the plate-shaped block at least two, in the example of 46 . 4C . 5B and 5C six, longitudinal sections 56 each with two longitudinal side surfaces 58 sawn (Implementation of step (B)). The longitudinal side surfaces 58 form with respect to one of the plate surfaces 54 either an acute angle 60 (as in 4A shown) or a right angle 60 ' (as in 5A shown).

If the long side surfaces 58 with respect to one of the plate surfaces 54 an acute angle 60 form as in 4A shown are the two opposite longitudinal side surfaces 58 a longitudinal section 56 formed inclined to each other. This allows the two longitudinal sections 56 Mitred can be arranged adjacent to each other. Accordingly, three or more longitudinal sections 56 from the 4A assembled into a hollow body (implementation of step (C)), so that the plate surfaces 54 the longitudinal sections 56 the inner wall surface 16 a jacket section 26 form a liquid container, as in 4B shown. Then, by assembling the longitudinal sections 56 obtained hollow body with concrete 66 or encapsulated or overmolded with a castable and / or moldable, hardenable artificial stone, so that an outer lateral surface 62 the hollow body is completely covered with concrete and / or hardenable artificial stone, as in 4B implied, and the concrete 66 or the artificial stone allowed to harden (implementation of step (D)). In this way, a shell section 26 made as in 4C shown whose outer surface 64 completely with hardened concrete 66 or artificial stone is covered, and its inner wall surface 16 essentially completely as the surface of a massive natural stone 18 , here as the plate surfaces 54 according to 4A provided longitudinal sections 56 made of solid natural stone 18 , is trained.

If the long side surfaces 58 with respect to one of the plate surfaces 54 a right angle 60 ' form as in 5A shown are the two opposite longitudinal side surfaces 58 a longitudinal section 56 formed parallel to each other. In this case, it is not possible to have two longitudinal sections each 56 To arrange miter adjacent to each other, but in each case two longitudinal sections 56 be arranged so that each between a plate surface 54 and a longitudinal side surface 58 a longitudinal section 56 formed longitudinal edges of two adjacent longitudinal sections 56 can come into contact with each other. Accordingly, three or more longitudinal sections 56 from the 5A assembled into a hollow body (implementation of step (C)), so that the plate surfaces 54 the longitudinal sections 56 the inner wall surface 16 a jacket section 26 form a liquid container, as in 5B shown. Then, by assembling the longitudinal sections 56 obtained hollow body with concrete 66 or encapsulated or overmolded with a castable and / or moldable, hardenable artificial stone, so that an outer lateral surface 62 the hollow body is completely covered with concrete and / or hardenable artificial stone, as in 5B implied, and the concrete 66 or the artificial stone allowed to harden (implementation of step (D)). In this way, a shell section 26 made as in 5C shown whose outer surface 64 completely with hardened concrete 66 or artificial stone is covered and its inner wall surface 16 essentially completely as the surface of a massive natural stone 18 , here as the plate surfaces 54 according to 5A provided longitudinal sections 56 made of solid natural stone 18 , is trained.

On the basis of one according to the 4A to 4C or according to the 5A to 5C produced jacket section 26 a liquid container according to the in the 2 B To finish shown, is still designed as a bottom plate bottom section 22 (eg as in 2A ) of which at least one side provided as an inner wall surface is substantially completely formed as a surface of a solid natural stone (implementation of the step (E)). Such a floor section 22 comes with an end area of in 4C Sheath section shown 26 fluid-tight, as in 2 B shown, so that one at the other end portion of the skirt portion 26 open container 12 is established (implementation of step (F)).

The 6A to 6D illustrate variations of the embodiment (see. 4A , Step (A)) and arrangement (cf. 4B , Step (B)) of according to 4A produced longitudinal sections 56 where each between a plate surface 54 and a longitudinal side surface 58 an acute angle 60 is formed, so that in each case two adjacent longitudinal sections 56 Miter can be arranged in contact with each other.

In 6A are three longitudinal sections 56 each on their longitudinal side surfaces 58 arranged miter with each other and enclose (define) a cavity, which after a casting or encapsulation with concrete or a hardenable artificial stone (see. 4B Step (C)) may become an interior of a shell portion of a container. In 6B are four, in 6C six and in 6D eight longitudinal sections 56 each on their longitudinal side surfaces 58 miter-shaped and encircle (define) a hollow body that defines the inner wall surface 16 a jacket section 26 a liquid container can form, as in 4C illustrated.

The 7A to 7D illustrate variations of the embodiment (see. 5A , Step (A)) and arrangement (cf. 5B , Step (B)) of according to 5A produced longitudinal sections 56 , In these longitudinal sections 56 is in each case between a plate surface 54 and a longitudinal side surface 58 an acute angle 60 educated. So can each two adjacent longitudinal sections 56 be arranged to each other so that their longitudinal edges are in contact with each other.

In 7A are three longitudinal sections 56 each arranged at their longitudinal edges in contact with each other and surround (define) a cavity which after a casting or encapsulation with concrete or a hardenable artificial stone (see. 56 Step (C)) may become an interior of a shell portion of a container. In 7B are four, in 7C six and in 7D eight longitudinal sections 56 each disposed at their longitudinal edges in contact with each other and surround (define) a hollow body, the inner wall surface 16 a jacket section 26 a liquid container can form, as in 5C illustrated.

The in the 4B . 5B . 6A to 6D and 7A to 7D shown arrangements of each made of solid natural stone longitudinal sections 56 illustrate that the inner wall surface 16 a jacket section 26 a container 12 in the circumferential direction in several (two or more) segments, for. B. in three segments (as in 6A and 7A ), into four segments (as in 6B and 7B ), in six segments (as in 6C and 7C ) or in eight segments (as in 6D and 7D ) can be divided. However, the number of circumferentially stringed segments may also be two, five, seven, or one larger integer.

It should be noted that a skirt portion 26 a container 12 not only in its circumferential direction, but also in its longitudinal direction, z. B. axial direction, in several (two or more) sheath segments may be divided, as in 11 exemplified. 11 schematically shows one of three sheath segments according to the invention 34 composite shell section 26 for a container according to the invention.

8th schematically shows a jacket portion according to the invention 26 for a liquid container according to the invention, as a variation of the in 5B Shown embodiment of a jacket portion 26 is to be considered. At the in 8th Sheath section shown 26 are instead of in 5B shown longitudinal sections of solid natural stone 18 Composite body with concrete 66 cast around. Everyone in 8th composite body shown consists of a support layer 28 , which does not consist of natural stone or solid natural stone, and a cover layer 30 or a cover layer segment 32 made of solid natural stone 18 is formed and with the support layer 28 is connected flat. These composite bodies can be used in forms similar to those in the 6A to 7D illustrated, various possible shapes of the longitudinal sections 56 correspond, be provided and container according to the invention 12 getting produced.

9 schematically shows a jacket portion according to the invention 26 for a liquid container according to the invention, as a variation of the in 2 B Shown embodiment of a jacket portion 26 from solid natural stone is to be regarded. At the in 8th Sheath section shown 26 is instead of in 2 B shown, relatively thick shell section of solid natural stone, a tubular or cylindrical body (monoblock) made of natural stone, but provided with a relatively smaller thickness and concrete 66 or a hardenable artificial stone.

Regarding the 4B and 5B has been described that a hollow body defining arrangement of several longitudinal sections 56 with concrete 66 or a pourable and hardenable artificial stone can be encapsulated or poured around. In variation of this process step, it is also possible to use a z. B. cast from concrete or a hardenable artificial stone, z. B. tubular body as a carrier layer 28 to provide and on the inner surface of a plurality of longitudinal sections 56 made of solid natural stone or alternatively also in the longitudinal direction (axial direction) divided into smaller segments, z. Rectangular tiles, such as tiles, with a solid natural stone surface as a topcoat 30 to install, for. B. stick. The z. As rectangular plates, such as tiles, thereby forming cover layer segments 32 a cover layer 30 made of solid natural stone, attached to an inner surface of a base course 28 that does not need to be made of natural stone, are fixed so that an inner wall surface is subdivided into cover layer segments 32 but is substantially entirely formed of solid natural stone.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

liquid container

12

container

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container

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Inner wall surface

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natural stone

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monoblock

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bottom section

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poetry

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shell section

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support layer

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topcoat

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top layer segment

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casing segment

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cover

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cover surface

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cover top layer

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first liquid outlet

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second liquid outlet

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first inner wall

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second inner wall

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third inner wall

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disk surface

56

longitudinal section

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Longitudinal side face

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acute angle

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right angle

62

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outer layer

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concrete

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fill opening

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first seal

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second seal

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anchoring hole

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through hole

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Screw

r _1a

first outer radius

d _1a = 2 · r _1a

first outer diameter

r _1i

first inner radius

d _1i = 2 · r _1i

first inner diameter

r _2a

second outer radius

d _2a = 2 · r _2a

second outer diameter

r _2i

second inner radius

d _2i = 2 · r _2i

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r _3a

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d _3a = 2 * r _3a

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r _3i

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d _3i = 2 · r _3i

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Claims (17)

Liquid container ( 10 ) for the production and / or storage of intended for drinking, especially alcoholic, liquids, wherein the liquid container ( 10 ) a on one, in particular upper, side open container ( 12 ) with a container wall ( 14 ) with an inner wall surface ( 16 ), wherein the inner wall surface ( 16 ) at least partially, in particular substantially completely, as a surface of a solid natural stone ( 18 ), wherein the inner wall surface at least in sections by a processing of natural stone ( 18 ) has been prepared by drilling or sawing or splitting, and wherein in the liquid container provided for consumption of drinking liquid or a precursor for a liquid provided for drinking is filled. Liquid container according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner wall surface ( 16 ) is left in its roughness due to drilling or sawing or splitting. Liquid container according to claim 1, characterized in that the inner wall surface ( 16 ) has been surface-treated by drilling or sawing or splitting after its manufacture, as a result of which the roughness resulting from drilling or sawing or splitting has been increased. Liquid container according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that the inner wall surface ( 16 ) comprises a scribed, scored and / or flamed surface staked by performing a surface processing step. Liquid container according to one of claims 1, 3 or 4, characterized in that the inner wall surface ( 16 ) is rougher than a surface treated by a sandblast treatment. Liquid container according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the natural stone ( 18 ) Is granite or basalt and in particular no lime-rich natural stone, such as marble. Liquid container according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by a lid ( 36 ) for covering the open side of the container ( 12 ), the lid ( 36 ) a cover surface provided as a lid portion of the inner wall surface of the liquid container ( 38 essentially completely as a surface of a solid natural stone ( 18 ) is trained. Liquid container according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the container wall ( 14 ) of the container ( 12 ) a bottom section ( 22 ) and a jacket section ( 26 ). Liquid container according to claim 8, characterized in that the jacket section ( 26 ) in a circumferential direction and / or in one to the open side of the container ( 12 ) pointing, z. B. axial, direction in at least two adjacent shell segments ( 34 ) is divided. Liquid container according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the container wall ( 14 ) a carrier layer ( 28 ) and one on an inside of the carrier layer ( 28 ) ( 30 ), wherein the cover layer ( 30 ) at least partially, in particular substantially completely, z. As a monoblock, with one as a surface of a solid natural stone ( 18 ) formed inner surface is formed. Liquid container according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized by a lid ( 36 ) for covering the open side of the container ( 12 ), the lid ( 36 ) a lid carrying layer ( 40 ) and one on an inner side of the cover-carrying layer ( 40 ) arranged cover layer ( 42 ), wherein the cover layer ( 30 ) substantially completely, in particular as a monoblock, of a solid natural stone ( 18 ) is made. Liquid container according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the carrier layer ( 28 ) concrete ( 66 ) or a castable and / or moldable, hardenable artificial stone is formed. Liquid container according to one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that the cover layer ( 30 ) of the container wall ( 14 ) in a circumferential direction and / or in one to the open side of the container ( 12 ) pointing, z. Axial direction in at least two adjoining cover layer segments ( 32 ) is divided. Liquid container according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the container wall ( 14 ) of the container ( 12 ) a bottom section ( 22 ) and a jacket section ( 26 ), wherein the shell portion ( 26 ) is substantially cylindrical in shape and substantially completely, in particular as a monoblock, of solid natural stone ( 18 ) is made. Liquid container according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the container wall ( 14 ) of the container ( 12 ) substantially completely, in particular as a monobloc ( 20 ), from a massive natural stone ( 18 ) is made. Liquid container according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized by a lid ( 36 essentially completely, in particular as a monobloc, of a solid natural stone ( 18 ) is made. Liquid container according to one of claims 1 to 10 or 14 to 16, characterized in that the container wall ( 14 ) of the container ( 12 ) a bottom section ( 22 ) and a jacket section ( 26 ), wherein the bottom section ( 22 ) substantially plate-shaped and substantially complete, in particular as a monobloc, of solid natural stone ( 18 ) is made.

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