EP2359723A1 - Decanter lighting and decanter frame - Google Patents

Abstract

The light (1) has a rectangular carrier (10) comprising breadth of 30 mm, length of 120 mm, thickness of 1 mm to 2mm, and light units e.g. LEDs and organic LEDs, where the light illuminates a wine bottle (3) over breadth of 5 mm along a transverse axis of the wine bottle. The light is inserted or suspended on a neck (31) of the wine bottle and illuminates the neck of the wine bottle at an angle of 90 degree. The light illuminates a shoulder (32) of the wine bottle at an angle of 70 degree to 110 degree. The light illuminates the wine bottle with light intensity of 2 candela. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a decanter frame for accommodating a wine bottle in a support frame, comprising a decanter light (2) a method for filling of wine from a wine bottle in a wine carafe by using a decanter light.

Description

Technical area

The invention relates to a decanter lighting and a decanter according to the preambles of the independent claims.

State of the art

Wine is a liquid mixture and can form a deposit of suspended matter when stored in a wine bottle. Especially with red wine, this deposit of color and tannins with a bitter taste, so it is undesirable in wine consumption. A separation of the wine from the deposit prior to the wine consumption is referred to as decanting, in which wine from the opened wine bottle is transferred to a wine carafe in such a way that the deposit remains in the wine bottle. For this purpose, an opening of the wine bottle is held obliquely over an opening of the wine carafe, so that the wine flows by gravity from the wine bottle in the wine carafe. The wine flows from the body of the wine bottle through a neck of the wine bottle to the opening of the wine bottle. To visually control the refilling of the wine, a burning candle is held under the partially transparent neck of the wine bottle and the wine flow illuminated by this light source is visually observed from above the wine bottle. As soon as the deposit in the wine near the neck of the wine bottle is visually recognizable, the refilling of the wine is interrupted, so that the deposit can not flow out of the wine bottle.

Now, the handling of a burning candle below the neck of the wine bottle for reasons of fire safety is often inadmissible and an open flame can also interfere with the decanting of the wine. WO88 / 02231A1 discloses a Dekantiergestell for obliquely receiving a wine bottle, on which decanter an electric light bulb is attached with electrical power. The decanter is placed on a horizontal base with the wine bottle held therein, the neck of the wine bottle is illuminated by the electric bulb in the decanter from bottom to top and the decanting of the wine can be interrupted by increasing the angle of inclination of the neck of the wine bottle to the horizontal base.

Now floating substances of the deposit can already partially swirl in the wine when uncorking the wine bottle and when taking the wine bottle in the decanter. Such a swirling deposit can not be detected with accuracy through the neck of the wine bottle, often made of dark glass. Also, the translucency of red wine varies by a factor of three, depending on the type of grape and the method of production, which can lead to a correspondingly high reduction of the light intensity and can also adversely affect the accuracy of the control during decanting. In addition, the neck of the wine bottle has a small radius of curvature in comparison with the body of the wine bottle, which small radius of curvature leads to disturbing reflection and refraction effects in non-perpendicular entry and exit of the light emitted from the burning candle or electric light bulb.

Presentation of the invention

The object of the present invention is therefore to provide a decanter lighting with the most accurate possible optical control of the refilling of the wine.

This object is achieved by the invention according to the characterizing features of the independent claims.

The inventive decanter lighting is mounted on a support frame on a wine bottle and is characterized in that the decanter illuminates the wine bottle over a width of 25mm, preferably 20mm, preferably 15mm, preferably 10mm, preferably 5mm along a transverse axis of the wine bottle.

It has surprisingly been found that optical control of the refilling of the wine using decanter lighting which illuminates the wine bottle across a width along a transverse axis of the wine bottle is more accurate. When refilling the wine, the wine flows from the body over the shoulder to the neck of the wine bottle, where the opening of the wine bottle is. With a burning candle or electric light bulb, however, the wine bottle is illuminated only punctiform, which has the consequence that the wine flow can not be visually observed over its entire width from above the wine bottle, especially since marginal areas of the wine flow are unlit and therefore optically unobservable. Exactly this breadth of the wine flow during the decanting of the wine is completely illuminated by the inventive decanter lighting.

Advantageous developments of the invention are described in the dependent claims.

Advantageously, the decanter lighting illuminates the wine bottle over a length of 40mm, preferably 30mm, preferably 20mm, preferably 10mm along a longitudinal axis of the wine bottle.

The decanter lighting also illuminates a length along the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle, improving the visual perceptibility of suspended suspended solids in the wine. Just such finely swirled suspended matter settle after the Decanting in the wine decanter only slowly and therefore must be recognized under all circumstances already during refilling with high accuracy. By punctiform illumination with a burning candle or electric light bulb such fine vortexes of suspended matter are difficult to see visually, since the suspended matter on the one hand very small and thus visually hardly visible to the human eye and because the vortex on the other no abrupt change in light transmission in the Produce wine flow and are visually recognizable only by simultaneous visual observation of an elongated area of the wine bottle.

Advantageously, the decanter lighting can be plugged or pushed onto a neck of the wine bottle.

Thus, the decanter lighting can be quickly attached to the wine bottle in a simple manner. The decanter lighting can be plugged on the neck of the wine bottle in a reversible manner, largely free of wear and with a positive or positive fit. Advantageously, the decanter lighting illuminates a neck of the wine bottle.

The inner diameter of the neck of the wine bottle is 24mm to 28mm. Even with a small flow of wine, the wine flows over the entire inner diameter of the neck of the wine bottle to the opening of the wine bottle when refilling the wine. With a burning candle or electric light bulb, the neck of the wine bottle is lit only punctiform, which has the consequence that the wine flow can not be optically controlled over the entire inner diameter of the neck of the wine bottle and especially marginal areas of the wine flow unlit and thus optically uncontrolled leaves. However, the decanter lighting illuminates the entire inner diameter of the neck of the wine bottle when refilling the wine and leaves no edge areas of the wine flow unlit.

Advantageously, the decanter lighting illuminates a shoulder of the wine bottle.

The illumination of the shoulder of the wine bottle leads to a particularly precise optical control of the refilling of the wine. The shoulder of the wine bottle is the area of the wine bottle where a neck of the wine bottle merges into a body of the wine bottle. By visually inspecting the shoulder of the wine bottle, during the decanting of the wine, deposit in the wine flow is already detected, before the deposit flows into the neck of the wine bottle, which leaves more time for interrupting the refilling of the wine, thus causing the wine bottle to flow out of the wine bottle with high probability safely prevented.

Advantageously, the decanter lighting illuminates the neck of the wine bottle at an angle of 90 °.

The small radius of curvature of the neck of the wine bottle leads to disturbing reflection and refraction effects in the case of non-perpendicular entry and exit of light. Through precise vertical illumination of the wine bottle at an angle of 90 °, the decanter lighting avoids these disturbing reflection and refraction effects when decanting the wine.

Advantageously, the decanter lighting illuminates the shoulder of the wine bottle at an angle in the range of 70 ° to 110 °.

The radius of curvature of the shoulder of the wine bottle is greater than that of the neck of the wine bottle. The radius of curvature of the shoulder of the wine bottle increases from the small radius of curvature of 12mm to 14mm of the neck of the wine bottle on the approximately three times larger radius of curvature of 38mm to 42mm of the body of the wine bottle. Due to the greater radius of curvature at the shoulder of the wine bottle compared to the neck of the wine bottle, disturbing reflection and refraction effects do not occur even with slight deviation from the perpendicular entry and exit of the light in the shoulder of the wine bottle, whereby the decanter lighting can be easily and quickly applied to the bottle Wine bottle is attachable and still has a good visual recognition of Deposit is achieved during the decanting of the wine. Low deviation from the perpendicular entry and exit of the light is understood to mean an angle in the range of 70 ° to 110 °.

Advantageously, at least one lamp of the decanter lighting illuminates the wine bottle at an orientable angle.

To achieve a precise vertical illumination of the wine bottle at an angle of 90 ° when refilling the wine, a lamp of the decanter lighting is aligned, whereby the decanter lighting can be easily and quickly attached to the wine bottle and still a good visual recognition of deposition is achieved when refilling the wine ,

Advantageously, the decanter lighting illuminates the wine bottle with a light intensity of 50 cd, preferably 20 cd, preferably 10 cd, preferably 5 cd, preferably 2 cd.

The translucency of red wine varies by a factor of three, depending on the type of grape and the method of production, which can lead to a correspondingly high reduction in light intensity. A high luminous intensity of the decanter lighting therefore achieves an accurate visual recognition of deposition in the wine flow even in the case of low-translucency red wine. Advantageously, the decanter lighting on several anisotropic lights in the form of LED (Light Emitting Diodes) on. Advantageously, the LEDs have a steel angle of 20 °, preferably 15 °, preferably 10 °, preferably 5 °. Isotropic lighting means such as a burning candle or an electric light bulb have large radiation angles and thus illuminate the environment next to the wine bottle, which ambient light reduces the contrast in the visual recognition of deposition in the wine flow. Also, an electric light bulb consumes a lot of electric power compared to LED, resulting in a frequent change of the electric power supply of the decanter lighting, which is expensive and time-consuming.

An inventive Dekantiergestell for receiving a wine bottle in a support frame and with at least one attached to the support frame decanter lighting is characterized in that the decanter lighting the wine bottle over a width of 25mm, preferably 20mm, preferably 15mm, preferably 10mm, preferably 5mm along a transverse axis of the wine bottle illuminates.

The decanter serves to hold the wine bottle to be decanted. Because the decanter lighting is mounted on the support frame and the wine bottle illuminates across a width along the transverse axis of the wine bottle, the decanting of the wine is highly deposit-free, as compared to the point illumination of a burning candle or electric light bulb, the wine flow over its entire width can be optically controlled.

Advantageously, the decanter lighting is slidably mounted along a longitudinal axis of the wine bottle.

Now, wine bottles have different bottle shapes with different sizes labels in the shoulder of the wine bottle. The label consists at least partially of printed paper or plastic and is largely opaque. An optical control of the refilling of the wine through a label is therefore not possible. Advantageously, the decanter lighting is mounted below a receiving area for the wine bottle in the support frame. If, after receiving the wine bottle in the support frame, the label of the wine bottle comes to lie on the decanter mounted on the support frame, the decanter lighting is shifted along the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle until the decanter is next to the label of the wine bottle and the visual control of the refilling of the Wine is not affected by the etiquette of the wine bottle.

Advantageously, an angle of inclination of a longitudinal axis of the wine bottle received in the supporting frame is substantially vibration-free with respect to a horizontal between a storage position with an inclination angle of 0 °, preferably 4 °, preferably 8 ° and a decanting position with an inclination angle of 15 °, preferably 20 °, preferably 25 ° adjustable.

Thus, the wine bottle in the decanter can be stored in a storage position and decant in a decanting without the wine bottle is shaken, which can lead to a turbulence of deposition. In the largely horizontal storage position, the cork of the wine bottle is wetted with wine, which is necessary for the tightness of the wine bottle. In the oblique decanting position, the label of the wine bottle is particularly easy to read. The label informs about the wine in the wine bottle in the decanter rack, thus enabling identification and selection of the wine.

Advantageously, at least one elastic strap is attached to the support frame, which elastic strap at least partially receives the wine bottle and adapts to a diameter of the wine bottle.

The elastic strap adapts to the diameter of the wine bottle, so that the wine bottle is continuously in contact with the elastic belt via a contact surface, which makes it easy and quick to pick up wine bottles with different diameters. Advantageously, the elastic belt and the wine bottle have a coefficient of friction which is high enough to prevent slipping of the wine bottle received in the supporting frame during decantation.

Advantageously, the support frame has at least one support, which support at least partially receives the wine bottle via a circular segment.

The support has a circular segment that largely corresponds to the diameter of the wine bottle, so that the wine bottle via a contact surface continuously close to the support, whereby a recording of wine bottles with different diameters is achieved easily and quickly. Advantageously, the support and the wine bottle have a coefficient of friction which is high enough to prevent slippage of the wine bottle held in the support frame during decantation.

Advantageously, the support frame has at least one V-shaped groove, which V-shaped groove at least partially receives the wine bottle.

The wine bottle contacts the V-shaped groove via a point contact, which makes it easy and quick to pick up wine bottles of different diameters.

Advantageously, the decanter lighting is at least partially hidden by the support frame. Advantageously, the elastic belt has a belt pocket for attaching the decanter lighting; and which belt pocket at least partially obscures the decanter lighting mounted therein.

Advantageously, an electrical power supply of the decanter lighting is obscured for a viewer by sub-spars of the support frame or by a belt bag, which is aesthetically pleasing and the Dekantiergestell an elegant appearance, which in turn is sales-promoting.

Advantageously, several decanter racks are stackable to form a stack.

Thus, empty decanter, which have not taken wine bottles, store in a simple way to save space, which is particularly in tight spaces in private homes or restaurants beneficial.

A method according to the invention for transferring wine from a wine bottle to a wine carafe using decanter lighting mounted on a wine bottle via a support frame or using a decanter rack to receive a wine bottle in a support frame and having at least one decanter light mounted on the support frame is thereby characterized in that the decanter lighting illuminates the wine bottle over a width of 25 mm, preferably 20 mm, preferably 15 mm, preferably 10 mm, preferably 5 mm along a transverse axis of the wine bottle.

Advantageously, the wine bottle illuminated by the decanter illumination is controlled along a control axis which runs obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle on a side of a neck or shoulder or body of the wine bottle which faces away from a lamp of the decanter illumination.

The bottle of wine illuminated by the decanter lighting can therefore be checked during refilling of wine at various control positions on the wine bottle.

Advantageously, the wine bottle is stored in the decanter in a storage position with an inclination angle of 0 °, preferably 4 °, preferably 8 °; the wine bottle is placed in the decanter substantially vibration-free from the storage position to a decanting position with an inclination angle of 15 °, preferably 20 °, preferably 25 °; the wine bottle is uncorked in the decanter rack in the decanting position largely without vibration; and the uncorked wine bottle is decanted in the decanter rack in the decanting position.

The wine bottle can thus be stored in the decanter in a storage position with wine-wetted cork of the wine bottle, which is necessary for the tightness of the wine bottle. Without taking the wine bottle from the decanter, the wine bottle is largely vibration-free in a decanting position brought, largely uncorrupted uncorked, so that no turbulence of deposition arises. Then the uncorked wine bottle is decanted.

Advantageously, the wine bottle is held in Dekantiergestell when uncorking with a holding force of the wine bottle, which holding force of the wine bottle is greater than a Entkorkkraft necessary for uncorking the wine bottle.

Thus, the wine bottle for uncorking must not be taken out of the decanter and can be held by one hand easily and with a secure and firm grip in the decanter to apply a holding force of the wine bottle, which is greater than the uncorking force necessary for uncorking the wine bottle, creating a largely vibration-free uncorking the wine bottle is guaranteed.

Description of the figures

• Fig. 1 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines ersten Ausführungsbeispiels eines Dekantiergestells mit einem einstückig in einem Traggestell integrierten Stellfuss;
• Fig. 2 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels eines Dekantiergestells mit klappbar an einem Traggestell angeordnetem Stellfuss, wobei der Stellfuss in einem eingeklappten Zustand ist;
• Fig. 3 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils des zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels eines Dekantiergestells gemäss Fig. 2, wobei der Stellfuss in einem ausgeklappten Zustand ist;
• Fig. 4 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines dritten Ausführungsbeispiels eines Dekantiergestells mit einem entlang einer Längsachse der Weinflasche verschiebbaren Stellfuss;
• Fig. 5 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines vierten Ausführungsbeispiels eines Dekantiergestells mit im Vergleich zum Ausführungsbeispiel gemäss Fig. 1 zwei Gurten;
• Fig. 6 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines fünften Ausführungsbeispiels eines Dekantiergestells mit V-förmiger Nut;
• Fig. 7 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines sechsten Ausführungsbeispiels eines Dekantiergestells mit Auflager;
• Fig. 8 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils des sechsten Ausführungsbeispiels eines Dekantiergestells gemäss Fig. 7 mit Auflager;
• Fig. 9 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines ersten Ausführungsbeispiels einer Dekantierbeleuchtung des Dekantiergestells gemäss Fig. 1 bis 8;
• Fig. 10 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines zweiten Ausführungsbeispiels einer Dekantierbeleuchtung zum Aufstecken auf einen Hals der Weinflasche und zum Ausleuchten des Halses der Weinflasche;
• Fig. 11 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines dritten Ausführungsbeispiels einer Dekantierbeleuchtung zum Aufstecken auf den Hals der Weinflasche und zum Ausleuchten einer Schulter der Weinflasche mit ausrichtbarer Leuchte;
• Fig. 12 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines vierten Ausführungsbeispiels einer Dekantierbeleuchtung zum Aufschieben auf den Hals der Weinflasche über einen Ring und zum Ausleuchten einer Schulter der Weinflasche;
• Fig. 13 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines fünften Ausführungsbeispiels einer Dekantierbeleuchtung zum Aufschieben auf den Hals der Weinflasche über zwei Ringe und zum Ausleuchten einer Schulter der Weinflasche; und
• Fig. 14 eine schematische Ansicht eines Teils eines siebten Ausführungsbeispiels eines Dekantiergestells, das stapelbar ist.

Based on FIGS. 1 to 14 Embodiments of the invention will be explained in detail. This shows:

• Fig. 1 a schematic view of a portion of a first embodiment of a Dekantiergestells with an integrally integrated in a support frame Stellfuss;
• Fig. 2 a schematic view of a portion of a second embodiment of a decanter with foldably arranged on a support frame adjustable foot, wherein the adjusting foot is in a folded state;
• Fig. 3 a schematic view of a portion of the second embodiment of a decanter according to Fig. 2 wherein the adjustable foot is in an unfolded state;
• Fig. 4 a schematic view of a portion of a third embodiment of a decanter with a displaceable along a longitudinal axis of the wine bottle adjustable foot;
• Fig. 5 a schematic view of a portion of a fourth embodiment of a decanter with compared to the embodiment according to Fig. 1 two straps;
• Fig. 6 a schematic view of a portion of a fifth embodiment of a decanter with V-shaped groove;
• Fig. 7 a schematic view of a portion of a sixth embodiment of a decanter with supports;
• Fig. 8 a schematic view of a portion of the sixth embodiment of a decanter according to Fig. 7 with supports;
• Fig. 9 a schematic view of a portion of a first embodiment of a decanter lighting the decanter according to Fig. 1 to 8 ;
• Fig. 10 a schematic view of a portion of a second embodiment of a decanter lighting for attaching to a neck of the wine bottle and for illuminating the neck of the wine bottle;
• Fig. 11 a schematic view of a portion of a third embodiment of a decanter lighting for attaching to the neck of the wine bottle and for illuminating a shoulder of the wine bottle with alignable lamp;
• Fig. 12 a schematic view of a portion of a fourth embodiment of a decanter lighting for sliding on the neck of the wine bottle over a ring and illuminating a shoulder of the wine bottle;
• Fig. 13 a schematic view of a portion of a fifth embodiment of a decanter lighting for sliding on the neck of the wine bottle over two rings and for illuminating a shoulder of the wine bottle; and
• Fig. 14 a schematic view of a portion of a seventh embodiment of a decanter, which is stackable.

Ways to carry out the invention

Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of a decanter 4, with a support frame 2 for receiving a wine bottle 3 and for attaching a decanter 1.

The supporting frame 2 has upper spars 21, lower spars 22, bottom spars 23, an adjusting foot 24 and an elastic belt 5. Two upper spars 21 extend in the longitudinal direction of the wine bottle 3, they are in this regard left and right laterally next to a receiving area of the wine bottle 3 and take on the suspended between them elastic belt 5 a body 33 of the wine bottle 3. In the receiving area of a bottom 34 of the wine bottle 3, the two upper spars 21 go over into two bottom spars 23. The ground spars 23 extend obliquely to the upper spars 21 and lower spars 22 and receive the bottom 34 of the wine bottle 3. The two bottom beams 23 go over into two sub-spars 22. The sub-spars 22 also extend in the longitudinal direction of the wine bottle 3 and are in this respect left and right below the receiving area of the wine bottle 3 and serve to attach the Dekantierbeleuchtung 1. The sub-spars 22 go into the adjustable foot 24. The adjustable foot 24 is located centrally below the receiving area of the wine bottle 3. Das Dekantiergestell 4 is placed on the adjustable foot 24 and the bottom rails 23 on a horizontal surface. The wine bottle 3 is picked up by the upper spars 21, the bottom spars 23 and the belt 5. In the first embodiment of a decanter 4, the support frame 2 consists of a piece of round steel wire of four to six millimeters in diameter. The two ends of the steel wire terminate in the upper struts 21. In the area of the transitions from the upper struts 21 to the bottom struts 23 and from the bottom struts 23 to the lower struts 22 and from the lower struts 22 to the adjusting foot 24, the steel wire is bent in each case by substantially 90 °. This support frame 2 is inexpensive to produce. With knowledge of the present invention, those skilled in the art may use shapes and materials other than steel wire of four to six millimeters in diameter for the support frame 2, such as plastic, natural, etc., round, oval or rectangular cross-section. The elastic belt 5 consists of a fabric made of natural material, plastic, leather, etc. and is suspended by two loops on the upper spars 21. The elastic belt 5 has an elasticity and adapts to the diameter of the wine bottle 3, so that the wine bottle 3 continuously rests tightly against the elastic belt 5 via a contact surface. The upper spars 21 form the ends of the support frame 2 and slightly spring under the weight of the wine bottle 3 and also adapt to the diameter of the wine bottle 3. The elastic belt 5 and the wine bottle 3 have a coefficient of friction which is high enough to prevent slippage of the wine bottle 3 received in the supporting frame 2 during decantation. The elastic belt 5 has a belt pocket 51 for partially inserting one end of the decanter lighting 1 in the belt pocket 51, for example, an electric power supply 13 of the decanter lighting 1 is inserted into the belt pocket 51 and thus covered for a viewer of the decanter 4.

The decanter lighting 1 has a rectangular support 10 and a plurality of lights 11. The carrier 2 is about 30 millimeters wide and about 120 millimeters long and about one to two Millimeters thick and is mounted over its broad side between the lower bars 22 below the receiving area of the wine bottle 3. The carrier 10 is made of steel, but it can also be made of plastic, natural material, etc. At one end of the elongated extension of the carrier 10, the lights 11 are mounted, such that the lights 11 from below a shoulder 32 of the wine bottle 3 illuminate. In the first embodiment of a decanter 4, the lights are five LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). The LEDs are arranged side by side along a transverse axis of the wine bottle 3. With knowledge of the present invention, the skilled person can arrange more or less LED in one or more rows along a transverse axis of the wine bottle 3. The person skilled in the art can also use other luminaires 11 such as OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes), LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation), etc. Further details on the carrier 10 of the decanter lighting 1 are in the explanation too Fig. 9 described.

Fig. 2 and 3 show a second embodiment of a Dekantiergestells 4 with folded and folded Stellfuss 24. In the following only deviations from the first embodiment of a Dekantiergestells 4 according Fig. 1 described and otherwise referenced. In the folded state of the adjustable foot 24, the decanter 4 is in a storage position with an inclination angle of 0 °, preferably 4 °, preferably 8 ° between the longitudinal axis of the recorded in the support frame 2 wine bottle 3 and a horizontal. In the storage position, a cork 36 of wine bottle 3 is wine-wetted. In the unfolded state of the adjustable foot 24, the decanter 4 is in a decanting position with an inclination angle of 15 °, preferably 20 °, preferably 25 ° between the longitudinal axis of the recorded in the support frame 2 wine bottle 3 and a horizontal. The adjusting foot 24 is made of sheet steel or plastic and is mechanically biased to the arranged below the receiving area of the wine bottle 3 sub-beams 22 attached. By slightly raising the Dekantiergestells 4 of the adjusting foot 24 is no longer with Weight loaded and the adjustable foot 24 can be largely vibration-free between in and unfolded states back and forth. The state change is clearly defined. After completed state change of the adjusting foot 24, the decanter 4 is lowered again to the horizontal and the adjusting foot 24 again loaded with weight.

Fig. 4 shows a third embodiment of a decanter 4 with a displaceable along the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle 3 Stellfuss 24. In the following, only deviations from the first embodiment of a decanter 4 according to Fig. 1 described and otherwise referenced. The adjusting foot 24 is made of wood and slidable over two guide openings along two sub-beams 22 of the support frame 2 along a longitudinal axis of the wine bottle 3. The decanter lighting 1 is mounted integrated in the adjusting foot 24.

Fig. 5 shows a fourth embodiment of a decanter 4 with two elastic straps 5, 5 '. In the following, only deviations from the first exemplary embodiment of a decanting frame 4 are determined Fig. 1 described and otherwise referenced. Two upper spars 21 extend in the longitudinal direction of the wine bottle 3 and are in this respect left and right laterally above the receiving area of the wine bottle 3. Two elastic straps 5, 5 'are suspended in each case via two loops on the upper spars 21. The wine bottle 3 is received by the two elastic straps 5, 5 'in the support frame 2. At a front and rear end of the receiving area of the wine bottle 3, the two upper spars 21 pass into two transverse spars 25 each. The transverse bars 25 extend obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle 3. The two transverse bars 25 at the front end of the receiving area of the wine bottle 3 go over into a setting foot 24 in the form of a spar. The two transverse beams 25 at the rear end of the receiving area of the wine bottle 3 go over into a bottom spar 22. The bottom spar 23 extends obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle 3 and takes in the region of the bottom 34 of the wine bottle 3 the bottom 34 of the wine bottle 3 on. Each elastic belt 5, 5 'each has a belt pocket 51, 51' for attaching the in the belt pocket 51, 51 'insertable decanter lighting 1. The belt pockets 51, 51 'are arranged centrally below the receiving area of the wine bottle 3. A middle part of the decanter lighting 1 is mounted in a first belt pocket 51 and one end of the decanter lighting 1 is mounted in a second belt pocket 51 '. The carrier 10 of the decanter lighting 1 consists of round steel wire of four to six millimeters in diameter.

Fig. 6 shows a fifth embodiment of a decanter 4 with V-shaped groove 7. In the following, only deviations from the first embodiment of a decanter 4 according to Fig. 1 described and otherwise referenced. The V-shaped groove 7 consists of two transverse bars 25th

Two upper spars 21 extend in the longitudinal direction of the wine bottle 3 and are in this respect left and right laterally above the receiving area of the wine bottle 3. In the middle of the receiving area of the wine bottle 3 go the two upper struts 21 in two cross members 25. The transverse bars 25 extend obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle 3. The transverse bars 25 take on a point contact the body 33 of the wine bottle 3 on. The two transverse beams 25 merge into two sub-spars 22. The sub-spars 22 extend in the longitudinal direction of the wine bottle 3 and are in this regard left and right below the receiving area of the wine bottle 3 and serve to attach the Dekantierbeleuchtung 1. The two sub-spars go into a bottom spar 23. The bottom spar 23 extends obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle 3 and takes in the receiving area of the bottom 34 of the wine bottle 3, the bottom 34 of the wine bottle 3 on. In the fourth embodiment of a decanter 4, the support frame 2 consists of a piece of round steel wire of four to six millimeters in diameter. The two ends of the steel wire end in the upper struts 21. In the area of the transitions from the upper struts 21 to the transverse struts 25 and from the transverse struts 25 to the lower struts 22 and from the lower struts 22 to the bottom spar 23rd the steel wire is bent by 90 ° in each case. The adjusting foot 24 consists of a bent steel sheet of a few tenths of a millimeter to a few millimeters thick and is connected to the lighting unit 1 such that the space to the carrier 10 forms a guide unit for receiving in the lower beams 22. Thus, the lighting unit 1 can be removed with the adjusting foot 24 by pulling along the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle 3 of the lower beams 22 to bring the bottle 3 by placing on the lower bars 22 in storage position.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a sixth embodiment of a decanter 4 with support 6. In the following, only deviations from the first embodiment of a decanter 4 according to Fig. 2 and 3 described and otherwise referenced. Two upper spars 21 extend in the longitudinal direction of the wine bottle 3 and are in this respect left and right laterally above the receiving area of the wine bottle 3. In the vicinity of the receiving area of the shoulder 32 of the wine bottle 3 go two upper struts 21 in two transverse bars 25, in the receiving area of the bottom 34th the wine bottle 3 go over two upper struts 21 in two ground spars 23. The transverse beams 25 and bottom beams 23 extend obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle 3. The two transverse bars 25 and two bottom beams 23 go into two sub-spars 22 on. The sub-spars 22 extend in the longitudinal direction of the wine bottle 3 and are in this regard left and right below the receiving area of the wine bottle 3 and serve to attach the Dekantierbeleuchtung 1. The Oberholme 21, Unterholme 22, bottom beams 23 and cross members 25 are made of flat sheet steel of a few tenths of a millimeter manufactured to a thickness of a few millimeters. In the receiving area of the bottom 34 of the wine bottle 3, the sub-spars 22 receive the body 33 of the wine bottle 3. In the receiving area of the body 33 of the wine bottle 3, a support 6 receives the body of the wine bottle 3 via a contact surface. The support 6 has a 90 ° circular segment with a diameter of 80mm. Two ends of the support 6 are attached via webs to a respective lower beam 22. The support 6 consists of a fabric made of natural material, plastic, leather, etc .. The support 6 and the wine bottle 3 have a coefficient of friction which is high enough to slip the wine bottle 3 received in the support frame 2 when transferring the wine 35 from the wine bottle 3 into to prevent the wine carafe 8. The support 6 may have an elasticity and be adapted to the diameter of the wine bottle 3, so that the wine bottle 3 continuously abuts tightly against the support 6 via the contact surface. Fig. 8 , shows a schematic hand, which holds the body 33 of the wine bottle 3 via a holding force 37 of the wine bottle 3 and which hand holds the upper spars 21 of the support frame 2 with a holding force 38 of the decanter 4 holds. The wine bottle 3 is received in the decanter 4. The hand grips the support frame 2 and the wine bottle 3 from above, that is from the side facing away from the decanter 1 side of the wine bottle 3. The thumb and fingers hold the resilient upper struts 21 with a holding force 38 of the decanter 4 and press the upper spars 21st against the body 33 of the wine bottle 3. The holding force 37 of the wine bottle 3 acts on the thumb and fingers of the hand and on the upper spars 21 of the support frame 2 on the wine bottle 3. The holding force 37 of the wine bottle 3 is greater than that for uncorking the wine bottle 3 necessary Entkorkkraft. Thus, the wine bottle 3 can be included in the decanter 4 with a first hand and be uncorked with another hand, whereby a largely vibration-free uncorking the wine bottle 3 is guaranteed.

Fig. 9 shows the bottom of a first embodiment of a decanter lighting 1 with a support 10 for a lamp 11 according to the Fig. 1 to 3 and 6 , On a double-laminated circuit board 15, an electrical power supply 12 is mounted in the form of a button cell via a mechanically biased retaining tab. The retaining tab is soldered as a positive pole of the electrical power supply 12 with an upper side of the printed circuit board 15. A negative pole of the electric power supply 12 is integrated in the printed circuit board 15 and can be electrically contacted by means of a switch 13 in the form of a rotary switch via a contact tab with electrical connections of the lights 11. The switch 13 is used to turn on and off the decanter lighting 1. The electric power supply 12 can be removed by lifting the retaining tab and replaced. The carrier 10 of the decanter lighting 1 has two guides 14, with which the decanter 1 is slidably mounted along two longitudinal members 22 of the support frame 2 along a longitudinal axis of the wine bottle.

Fig. 10 shows a second embodiment of a decanter lighting 1 for attachment to a neck 31 of the wine bottle 3. In the following, only deviations from the first embodiment of a decanter 1 according to Fig. 1 to 3 and 6 and 9 described and otherwise referenced. The support body 2 is in reversible manner, largely wear-free and non-positively on the neck 31 of the wine bottle 3 attachable. The support body 2 made of resilient steel sheet can be attached to the neck 31 of the wine bottle 3 via four legs 26. With knowledge of the present invention, the person skilled in the art can also use plastic, natural material, glass, etc. for the support body 2. The support body 2 is hollow inside. Integrated in the support body 2 are the lamp 11, the electrical power supply 12, the switch 13 and the printed circuit board 15. The switch 13 is arranged in the form of a spring element in the support body 2 that when plugging the decanter 1 on the neck 31 of the wine bottle 3, the spring element is electrically contacted with electrical connections of the lamp 11 and the lamp 11 is automatically supplied with electrical current of the electrical power supply 12. When removing the decanter 1 from the neck 31 of the wine bottle 3, the electrical contact of the spring element is interrupted with the electrical connections of the lamp 11 and thus the supply of electric power of the electric power supply 12 to the lamp 11. The lamp 11 is arranged in the support body 2 in that it illuminates the neck 31 of the wine bottle 3 at an angle of 90 °. This angle is relative to the

Surface of the wine bottle 3 determined. The optical control of the refilling of the wine 35 takes place along a chain-dotted control axis 9 which runs obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle 3. The control position on the side facing away from the lamp 11 side of the neck 31 of the wine bottle 3 is represented by a schematic eye.

Fig. 11 shows a third embodiment of a decanter lighting 1 for attachment to the neck 31 of the wine bottle 3. In the following, only deviations from the second embodiment of a decanter 1 according to Fig. 10 described and otherwise referenced. The lamp 11 is attached to the end of a flexible extension 27 of the support body 2. The flexible extension 27 is made of steel wire, steel mesh, etc. The flexible extension 27 is deformable by hand so that the angle at which the lamp 11 illuminates the wine bottle 3, for different bottle shapes and bottle sizes can be aligned. With knowledge of the present invention, the person skilled in the flexible extension 27 can also use plastic, natural material, etc. The flexible extension 27 also carries the printed circuit board 15. The lamp 11 illuminates the shoulder 32 of the wine bottle 3 at an angle of 90 °. The control axis 9 extends obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle 3. The control position on the side facing away from the lamp 11 side of the body 32 of the wine bottle 3 is represented by a schematic eye.

Fig. 12 shows a fourth embodiment of a decanter lighting 1 for sliding onto the neck 31 of the wine bottle. 3

In the following, only deviations from the third exemplary embodiment of a decanter illumination 1 are determined Fig. 11 described and otherwise referenced. The support body 2 can be pushed onto the neck 31 of the wine bottle 3 via a ring 28. The support body 2 is in a reversible manner, largely wear-free and positively on the neck 31 of the wine bottle 3 pushed. Ring 28 and support body 2 are made in one piece. The lamp 11 is at the end remote from the ring 28 arranged the support body 2 and illuminates the shoulder 32 of the wine bottle 3 at an angle of 90 °.

Fig. 13 shows a fifth embodiment of a decanter lighting 1 for sliding onto the neck 31 of the wine bottle. 3

In the following, only deviations from the fourth exemplary embodiment of a decanter illumination 1 are determined according to FIG Fig. 12 described and otherwise referenced. The support body 2 can be pushed onto the neck 31 of the wine bottle 3 via two rings 28, 28 '. Attached to the support body 2 are the lamp 11, the electrical power supply 12, the switch 13 and the circuit board 15. The switch 13 is switched on and off for switching on and off the decanter 1 by hand.

Fig. 14 shows a seventh embodiment of a Dekantiergestells 4, which is stackable. In the following, only deviations from the sixth exemplary embodiment of a decanter 4 will be considered FIGS. 7 and 8 described and otherwise referenced. The support body 2 is made of flat sheet steel of a few tenths of a millimeter to a few millimeters thick. Several Decantiergestelle 4 are on their support body 2 on each other and form a stack. The Decantiergestelle 4 are stacked and stacked, so that each two Dekantiergestelle 4 come to lie in direct contact with each other. Here are Unterholme 22, bottom beams 23, cross members 25 and adjustable foot 24 of the support body 2 of an upper Dekantiergestells 4 on Unterholmen 22, bottom beams 23, cross bars 25 and adjustable foot 24 of the support body 2 of a lower Dekantiergestells 4. The distance between Decantiergestellen 4 in the stack is five to 30 millimeters. The stack has largely the volume of a single decanter 4.

Claims (15)

Decanter lighting (1), which is mounted on a support frame (2) on a wine bottle (3), characterized in that the decanter (1) the wine bottle (3) over a width of 25mm, preferably 20mm, preferably 15mm, preferably 10mm, preferably 5mm along a transverse axis of the wine bottle (3) illuminates. Decanter lighting (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the decanter lighting (1) on a neck (31) of the wine bottle (3) can be plugged or pushed. Decanter lighting (1) according to one of the claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the decanter lighting (1) illuminates a neck (31) of the wine bottle (3) or that the decanter lighting (1) covers a neck of the wine bottle (3) at an angle of Illuminates 90 °. Decanter lighting (1) according to one of the claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the decanter lighting (1) illuminates a shoulder (32) of the wine bottle (3) or that the decanter lighting (1) a shoulder (32) of the wine bottle (3) below an angle in the range of 70 ° to 110 ⁰ lights. Decanter lighting (1) according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that at least one lamp (11) of the decanter lighting (1) illuminates the wine bottle (3) at an orientable angle. Decanter lighting (1) according to one of the claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the decanter lighting (1) the wine bottle (3) with a light intensity of 50cd, preferably 20cd, preferably 10cd, preferably 5cd, preferably 2cd lights. Decanting rack (4) for receiving a wine bottle (3) in a support frame (2) and with at least one on the support frame (2) mounted decanter lighting (1) according to one of the claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the decanter (1) the wine bottle (3) over a width of 25mm, preferably 20mm, preferably 15mm, preferably 10mm, preferably 5mm along a transverse axis of the wine bottle (3) illuminates. Decanting rack (4) according to claim 7, characterized in that the decanter lighting (1) along a longitudinal axis of the wine bottle (3) is slidably mounted. Decanting rack (4) according to one of the claims 7 or 8, characterized in that an inclination angle of a longitudinal axis of the wine bottle (3) received in the supporting frame (2) is substantially vibration-free with respect to a horizontal between a storage position with an inclination angle of 0 °, preferably 4 °, preferably 8 ° and a decanting position with an inclination angle of 15 °, preferably 20 °, preferably 25 ° is adjustable. Decanting rack (4) according to one of the claims 7 to 9, characterized in that at least one elastic belt (5, 5 ') is mounted on the supporting frame (2); and that the elastic belt (5, 5 ') at least partially receives the wine bottle (3) and adapts to a diameter of the wine bottle (3)
or that the support frame (2) has at least one support (6), which support (6) at least partially receives the wine bottle (3) via a circular segment or that the support frame (2) has at least one V-shaped groove (7), which V-shaped groove (7) at least partially receives the wine bottle (3). Decanting rack (4) according to one of the claims 7 to 10, characterized in that a plurality of decanter racks (4) are stackable to form a stack. Method for transferring wine (35) from a wine bottle (3) into a wine carafe (8) using a decanter lighting (1) according to one of the claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the wine bottle (3) is separated from the decanter lighting (1). over a width of 25mm, preferably 20mm, preferably 15mm, preferably 10mm, preferably 5mm along a transverse axis of the wine bottle (3) is illuminated. Method for transferring wine (35) from a wine bottle (3) into a wine carafe (8) using a decanter (4) according to one of the claims 7 to 11, characterized in that the wine bottle (3) is separated from the decanter lighting (1). over a width of 25mm, preferably 20mm, preferably 15mm, preferably 10mm, preferably 5mm along a transverse axis of the wine bottle (3) is illuminated. Method according to one of the claims 12 or 13,
characterized in that the decanter lighting (1) illuminated wine bottle (3) along a control axis (9) which extends obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle (3) on one of a lamp (11) of the decanter lighting (1) side facing away from a neck (31) the wine bottle (3) is checked
or that the wine bottle (3) illuminated by the decanter lighting (1) runs along a control axis (9) which runs obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle (3) on one of a lamp (11) of the decanter lighting (1) facing away from a shoulder (32) of the wine bottle (3) is controlled
or that the wine bottle (3) illuminated by the decanter illumination (1) runs along a control axis (9) which runs obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the wine bottle (3) on a side of a body (33) facing away from a lamp (11) of the decanter lighting (1) ) of the wine bottle (3) is checked. Method according to one of the claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the wine bottle (3) in the decanter (4) is stored in a storage position with an inclination angle of 0 °, preferably 4 °, preferably 8 °; that the wine bottle (3) in Dekantiergestell 84) is largely shock-free from the storage position in a decanting position with an inclination angle of 15 °, preferably 20 °, preferably 25 ° brought; that the wine bottle (3) in the decanter (4) is uncorked in the decanting largely vibration free; and that the uncorked wine bottle (3) is decanted in the decanter (4) in the decanting position
and / or that the wine bottle (3) in the decanter (4) when uncorking with a holding force (37) of the wine bottle (3) is held, which holding force (37) of the wine bottle (3) greater than one for uncorking the wine bottle (3) necessary uncorking force is.

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