EP1419714A1 - Modular system for stocking of wine bottles - Google Patents

Abstract

The modular system for optimizing the available space in a confined space consists in the width of a module corresponding to (n + 1.5) bottle diameters and the height corresponding to p total standards, where n is a whole number greater than or equal to zero and p is a whole number greater than 1.

Description

Subject of the invention

The present invention relates to a modular storage system for wine bottles as well as a method for determining compartmentalisation optimal for space and assembly of bottles given. It also allows rapid identification of stored wines.

State of the art

Many modular storage systems in general are known, but few really concern bottles of wine. None of the modular systems storage of bottles of prior art wine does not account for the difference in dimensions between the bottles to achieve an optimal result.

We will quote for illustration the request of French patent 2,635,663 which presents a piece of furniture modular and upgradeable storage for wine bottles. This does not take into account the different dimensions of the bottles of wine and focuses only on different assembly methods.

Aims of the invention

The present invention aims to provide a modular wine bottle storage system allowing optimal storage of the main types of wine bottles and their rapid identification. It also aims to provide a wine cellar "to the card ", that is to say according to the specific request of the consumer within the capacity limits of the modules, which allows the rotation of wines as they are consumption in order to keep optimal use permanent storage space.

Summary of the invention

The present invention relates to a device modular storage of wine bottles for optimize the space available in a confined space or no, characterized in that the width b of a module corresponds to (n + 1.5) bottle diameters, and in that the height corresponds to p cumulative standards, n being a whole number greater than or equal to zero and p being a number integer greater than 1.

• SC représente le « standard cumulable » exprimé en mm,
• A représente le diamètre de la bouteille la plus volumineuse prise en considération en mm,
• B représente la hauteur supplémentaire nécessaire au logement de cette bouteille en quinconce en mm,
• X représente la quantité de lits de bouteilles maximale choisie par le constructeur -1,
• Y représente la quantité de lits de bouteilles maximale choisie par le constructeur + 1.

According to the invention, said cumulative standard is determined by the following formula SC = A + (X × B) Y in which :

• SC represents the “cumulative standard” expressed in mm,
• A represents the diameter of the largest bottle taken into consideration in mm,
• B represents the additional height necessary to accommodate this staggered bottle in mm,
• X represents the maximum quantity of bottle beds chosen by the manufacturer -1,
• Y represents the maximum quantity of bottle beds chosen by the manufacturer + 1.

Furthermore, the present invention shows that said additional height necessary for housing of said staggered bottles is determined from of a base equal to the diameter of the bottle taken consideration x 1.5 and tracing from the ends from this base perpendicularly two lines delimiting virtually the column in which the positioning in staggered will be perfect and then placing the second bottle staggered and tracing parallel to the base a line passing through the tangent to the bottle upper and measuring at the intersection of this tangent with the sides of the virtual column a height from which we will subtract the diameter of the bottle taken into account to obtain the height additional occupied by a staggered bottle.

Still according to the invention, the height additional necessary for the accommodation of said bottles staggered is 0.88 times the diameter of said bottle.

According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the cumulative standard for bottles of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Alsace is 66mm.

Furthermore, the invention shows that the width module for six bottles of burgundy and for 6.5 bottles of burgundy is 500mm and in that said module can optimally accommodate both types of bottle.

Finally, the invention discloses that the width of the module for five bottles of Alsace and for 4.5 bottles of Bordeaux is 373mm and in that said module can optimally accommodate the two types of bottle.

In addition, the modular system of the present invention includes only 23 mounting elements different.

Brief description of the figures

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of an assembly according to the present invention.

Detailed description of the invention

The system according to the invention consists a set of 23 different parts including the assembly allows optimal storage of wine bottles of three types: Bordeaux, Burgundy and Alsace.

• Un octogone irrégulier dont le diamètre le plus grand est de 60mm et le diamètre le plus petit est de 56mm ;
• Un polygone irrégulier constitué de l'octogone décrit ci-dessus mais tronqué de telle sorte qu'il ne comporte plus que 6 faces et que la nouvelle face obtenue après modifications mesure 60mm de longueur ;
• Un ensemble de planches de 18mm d'épaisseur et de 95mm de largeur dont 13 planches différentes pour les planches horizontales et 8 planches différentes pour les planches verticales ;
• Trois planches juxtaposées constituent la profondeur standard du système de rangement, mais d'autres combinaisons sont possibles pour accepter le rangement des bouteilles en tête-bêche et autres.

The 23 pieces consist of the following pieces:

• An irregular octagon with the largest diameter of 60mm and the smallest diameter of 56mm;
• An irregular polygon consisting of the octagon described above but truncated so that it only has 6 faces and that the new face obtained after modifications measures 60mm in length;
• A set of boards 18mm thick and 95mm wide, including 13 different boards for the horizontal boards and 8 different boards for the vertical boards;
• Three juxtaposed planks constitute the standard depth of the storage system, but other combinations are possible to accept the storage of bottles upside down and others.

The storage system is designed to allow the storage of bottles of the three types mentioned above which, under the same dimensions, can bear other names in countries outside of France. However according to the manufacturers of bottles or depending on various requirements, the bottles can move away from the dimensions we take into consideration without being excluded from the storage system. he must however take a tolerance limit that we located at 1mm below and above, below and beyond which storage becomes less aesthetic. However, note that the storage of 8 burgundy beds cannot accept bottles larger than 83mm in diameter (this diameter includes the vast majority of bottles market) because in this case, and in this case only, the tolerance is zero.

As a precaution the diameters taken into consideration for the three types of bottles were rounded up to the nearest unit compared to the majority of bottles from the market.

The modules created with the 23 pieces different allow optimal accommodation of bottles of the three types mentioned above in the following quantities: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20, 24, 30, 42 and 48 bottles.

The different widths used in the modules correspond for each type of bottles to respective widths of 2.5 / 3.5 / 4.5 / 6.5 bottles, allowing optimal storage of bottles in staggered. There are, however, two exceptions to this principle:

For 6 bottles of Burgundy:

The width of 6 Burgundy bottles (with a tolerance of 0.33mm per bottle) being equal to the width of 6.5 bottles of bordeaux, this allows put Burgundies and Bordeaux in a column with the same base or 500mm.

For 5 bottles of Alsace:

The width of 5 bottles of Alsace (with a tolerance of 0.6mm per bottle) being equal to the width 4.5 bottles of Bordeaux, this allows you to store Bordeaux and Alsace in a column with the same base, ie 373mm. In these two cases, we can store the bottles either superimposed or staggered knowing that the quantity of bottles thus stored may be different from one case to another.

The heights of the different modules for the three types of bottles mentioned above are all a multiple of 66mm which we will consider as the standard height and which we will call " cumulative standard (SC) ".

The largest height, 594mm, corresponds to the space required to accommodate 8 beds Burgundy bottles (staggered) considering that the width would be one of the bases mentioned above (2.5 / 3.5 / 4.5 / 6.5). This maximum height of 594mm therefore corresponds to 9 times the "cumulative standard" of 66mm. The minimum height of a column represents the addition of 2 x 66mm. By adding a standard to this minimum height of 66mm we can accommodate an extra bed of bottles and and so on. This principle is applied to the three types of bottles taken into consideration. So we can say that the height of 66mm is the only value that allows to store in height as many staggered bottle beds in the three types considered allowing connection between columns containing indifferently bottles of the three types.

By maximizing the space used for largest bottle of them and whereas the doubling of the "cumulative standard" of 66mm to accommodate a first bed of bottles is the only one concession that one can make in a logic industrialization of the system. Any splitting or subdivision of this height making combinations of laborious, even impossible columns and in all cases damaging to a prospect of industrialization given the considerable increase different pieces to take into account.

• SC représente le « standard cumulable » exprimé en mm,
• A représente le diamètre de la bouteille la plus volumineuse prise en considération,
• B représente la hauteur nécessaire au logement de cette bouteille en quinconce*,
• X représente la quantité de lits de bouteilles maximale choisie par le constructeur -1,
• Y représente la quantité de lits de bouteilles maximale choisie par le constructeur + 1.

This storage system can be extended to different quantities either by varying the width of the columns according to the principles mentioned above, or by applying the following formula for heights SC = A + (X × B) Y in which :

• SC represents the “cumulative standard” expressed in mm,
• A represents the diameter of the largest bottle taken into account,
• B represents the height required to accommodate this staggered bottle *,
• X represents the maximum quantity of bottle beds chosen by the manufacturer -1,
• Y represents the maximum quantity of bottle beds chosen by the manufacturer + 1.

In our case, SC = 83 + (7 × 73) the whole divided by 9 = 66mm. The height of a module intended to receive only one bottle or only one bottle bed is always 2SC.

The value "staggered height *" is obtained starting from a base equal to the diameter of the bottle taken into account x 1.5. Ends of this base go up perpendicular two lines delimiting virtually the column in which the positioning in staggered will be perfect. By placing the second bottle in staggered, drawing a line parallel to the base passing through the tangent to the upper bottle, we will measure at the intersection of this tangent with the sides height of the virtual column, will subtract the diameter of the bottle taken consideration to get the height space occupied by a staggered bottle. When this is plotted on a graph, we can consider that this value is obtained by multiplying the diameter of the bottle taken consideration by 0.88.

Special case: the column of 1 bottle

The column of 1 bottle constitutes a exception to the logic of staggered storage since its width per postulate does not correspond to 1 x the diameter of the reference bottle, nor at 1.5 x this diameter. he it is a column which must, in order to remain "stackable" to others, for its height, be articulated like the others, that is to say on the principle of "standard cumulative ”. In width, and in particular to be able to accommodate it champagne bottles individually or vertically (in overlap), the width retained is 90mm. She could be 83mm if we limit ourselves to considering the Burgundy as the most voluminous reference.

The table shows the capacities for Burgundy, Bordeaux, Alsace and Champagne of this 90mm base column. The vocation of this column being to give possibilities of storage of 1 to 6 units by losing a minimum of space, we can say that this vocation is fulfilled.

Legend

X:

accepts bottles of Bordeaux

G:

accepts Burgundy bottles

AT :

accept bottles from Alsace

Ch:

accepts bottles of Champagne

*:

accepts but with a different quantity indicated at side

**:

Champagne is not stored specific but fits into certain columns

b:

module base in mm

h:

module height in mm

nb:

number of locations created for bottles

SC:

number of cumulative standards (66mm)

Note

White boxes represent combinations height / width of modules that are not supported consideration.

Random storage possibilities

Are to be considered as random the storage possibilities for bottles whose width expressed as a multiple of 1 or 1.5 units of bottles in starting from a different bottle diameter than those considered so far and which arranged in staggered or overlay occupy an equal or lesser space of 0.66mm per bottle to the effective width of the module in which they can be stored.

So we can consider that the bottles of 89mm diameter Champagne find a possibility of random storage in a 269mm column designed for 3.5 Alsace with a tolerance of 0.66mm per bottle (3 x 89mm = 267mm). The quantity placed in the module considered will depend on its height, but also on the type of storage (either staggered or layered).

Any type of bottle not provided for in the storage system can be either search for random storage in the columns provided, either a creation of specific width of column holding precisely counts the diameter of the bottles to be stored. In this case, the above calculation formulas are and the number of typical parts will change.

labeling

• chaque module puisse disposer d'informations quant à son contenu ;
• le support de ces informations puisse être déplacé manuellement, sans effort et sans outillage et révèle à sa seule vue si le module qu'il concerne contient du vin rouge, du blanc, du rosé ou autre chose par le recours à 4 couleurs différentes ;
• une étiquette signalétique détaillée puisse tenir sur ce support, l'étiquette permettant d'identifier rapidement l'information principale en rapport avec le contenu (exemples: le type de vin et/ou son nom) et de localiser rapidement l'origine du vin par grande région vinicole ou à défaut par pays ou par continent ;
• une quantité d'informations puisse être consignée au sujet du contenu de chaque module.

The labeling system is designed so that

• each module can have information as to its content;
• the support of this information can be moved manually, without effort and without tools and reveals at its sole sight if the module it concerns contains red wine, white, rosé or something else by the use of 4 different colors;
• a detailed descriptive label can be held on this support, the label allowing to quickly identify the main information related to the content (examples: the type of wine and / or its name) and quickly locate the origin of the wine by major wine region or, failing that, by country or continent;
• a quantity of information can be recorded about the content of each module.

The computer program

The objective of an "à la carte wine cellar" goes through an assistance program to create a wine cellar (ARCV). This program includes all modules listed in the table and a capable interface receive and interpret request forms from potential customers.

A second part of the program presents a request form for receiving requests for potential customers via the Internet and will therefore be in end of a website intended to present the system of storage.

• d'établir la liste des pièces à fabriquer en fonction de la cave conçue ;
• d'établir un plan de montage de la cave ;
• d'établir le prix de la cave conçue ;
• d'informer l'utilisateur sur les possibilités multiples de rangement dans certains modules ;
• de répertorier, numéroter et conserver toutes demandes ou commandes.

This program allows among others:

• establish the list of parts to be manufactured according to the cellar designed;
• establish an assembly plan of the cellar;
• establish the price of the designed cellar;
• inform the user about the multiple storage possibilities in certain modules;
• to list, number and keep all requests or orders.

The assembly of the cellar

The assembly of the cellar is simplified by a stud assembly system that only requires the use of a light hammer and a wedge protection of the parts to be assembled.

The present invention is not limited to bottle storage modules in a non-space confined but also relates to wine cabinets air-conditioned, the price of which varies greatly with the volume available and which always require a space optimization for storage of up to bottles in a minimum of space.

Claims (8)

Modular wine bottle storage device intended to optimize the space available in a confined or non-confined space, characterized in that the width b of a module corresponds to (n + 1.5) bottle diameters, and in that the height corresponds to p cumulative standards, n being an integer greater than or equal to zero and p being an integer greater than 1. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that said cumulative standard is determined by the following formula SC = A + (X × B) Y in which : SC represents the “cumulative standard” expressed in mm, A represents the diameter of the largest bottle taken into consideration in mm, B represents the additional height necessary to accommodate this staggered bottle in mm, X represents the maximum quantity of bottle beds chosen by the manufacturer -1, Y represents the maximum quantity of bottle beds chosen by the manufacturer + 1. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that said additional height necessary for the accommodation of said staggered bottles is determined by starting from a base equal to the diameter of the bottle taken into account x 1.5 and by tracing from the ends of this base perpendicularly two lines virtually delimiting the column in which the staggered positioning will be perfect and then placing the second bottle in staggered rows and drawing parallel to the base a line passing through the tangent to the upper bottle and measuring at the intersection of this tangent with the sides of the virtual column a height from which, we will subtract the diameter of the bottle taken into consideration to obtain the additional height occupied by a staggered bottle. Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the additional height necessary for housing said staggered bottles is 0.88 times the diameter of said bottle. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cumulative standard for bottles from Bordeaux, Burgundy and Alsace is 66mm. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the width of the module for six bottles of burgundy and for 6.5 bottles of burgundy is 500mm and in that said module can optimally accommodate the two types of bottle. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the width of the module for five bottles of Alsace and for 4.5 bottles of Bordeaux is 373mm and in that said module can optimally accommodate the two types of bottle. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises only 23 different mounting elements.

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