EP2548478A1 - Rack for a cupboard and cupboard for refrigerated and/or tempered drinks storage - Google Patents

Abstract

The supply cabinet (1) has a frame (6) formed of two transverse struts and two longitudinal struts, where the longitudinal struts connect the transverse struts. The frame has a presentation block for a beverage bottle. The presentation block is detachably fitted on the frame or inserted in the frame. The presentation block has a trough-shaped contact surface with a surface adapted to the geometry of the beverage bottle. The contact surface has a support surface in its lower area for attaching the bottle base.

Description

The invention relates to a presenter for a storage cabinet for air-conditioned and / or tempered beverage storage, in particular for a wine cabinet according to the preamble of patent claim 1 and a storage cabinet according to the preamble of independent claim 14.

Storage cabinets for air-conditioned and / or tempered beverage storage enjoy, for example, wine lovers of increasing importance to preserve wines or different types of wine exactly at the required storage temperatures. In addition, it is also possible with such a storage cabinet, other types of drinks such as beer, wine, Whisk (e) y stored together or sorted. Known storage cabinets have this several climate zones in which, for example, different temperatures can be set.

For the storage of beverage bottles, many of the wine storage cabinets offered on the market, several wooden shelves, which consist of a trained as a support frame frame spaced therefrom supporting struts, wherein the support grates are mounted extendable on a telescopic mechanism in the storage cabinet.

The use of a presenter - especially in a wine storage cabinet - is known from DE 20 2006 000 571 U1 , This is based on a wine storage cabinet, in which in conventional and now widely used in the market, a wooden support grid is used with rigidly mounted support struts.

In order to be able to present wine bottles in an oblique position and with the label facing forwards on this support grid, a presenter is proposed here, which can be mounted on the supporting grid. The presenter has a support area for receiving the bottle body and a specially designed holding area for connecting the presenter to the supporting grid. During assembly, the presenter is first inserted with its holding area in the space between two adjacent support struts. Subsequently, the presenter is laterally rotated, with its holding area wedged with the support struts, so to speak, and the presenter is fixed in position on the support grid. The holding area of the presenter is also designed to be tiltable, so that its support area can be selectively brought into a lying or upright position.

Instead of using rigid, unalterable wooden grates in a wine storage cabinet, it has been known in the art ( DE 20 2009 018 017 U1 ) already discloses a proposal to use a supporting grid with releasably arranged within the frame and adjustable support struts. However, a practical realization of this embodiment has not yet become known.

In the DE 20 2006 000 571 U1 described embodiment of a presenter requires a special mechanism to be provided in its holding area, which makes its preparation complex and expensive and complicated handling during assembly. Furthermore, it is to be regarded as disadvantageous in this known presenter that - as shown in the drawings - the support area can be quasi formed only board-like, creating an overall impression of a not very stable construction.

For the storage of fine wines, it is also desirable to keep shocks from the valuable drinks. It may happen that with conventional storage of beverage bottles already pulling out a mounted on telescopic mechanisms frame leads to unwanted vibrations.

The invention has for its object to provide a presenter for a storage cabinet for air-conditioned and / or tempered beverage storage, which can be easily integrated and mounted in a designed as a support shelf shelf. In addition, the presenter should be designed as a stable and solid backbone for the bottles to be included.

The problem is solved with a presenter for a storage cabinet of the type mentioned by a presenter with the features of independent claim 1 and with a storage cabinet according to claim 14. Further embodiments of the invention are the subject of each subsequent dependent claims.

Due to the fact that the presenter according to the invention is made as a block-like, solid support frame, for example made of wood, a stable framework for the position-fixed presentation of noble wines can hereby be provided.

Due to the massive-looking block shape of the presenter gives a solid and handsome impression as an advantageous accessory, especially for a wine cabinet with the usual, made of wood supporting grates.

With the presentation block, which can be placed on the frame or inserted into the frame, it is possible to keep a beverage bottle in a tilted arrangement and present it in an appealing way.

In addition, the presenter can of course be used not only to present but also in general for the inclined storage of wines, which is particularly recommended for certain wines in which settle the deposit of the wine at the bottom of the bottle during storage and not with the To mix wine. This can be provided in many respects useful addition of a storage cabinet for air-conditioned and / or tempered beverage storage.

Due to the embodiments of the invention for positionally fixed and releasable use of the presenter in a supporting grid, it is possible to use the presenter only with a handle in the supporting grid or to attach it with additional connecting means in the supporting grid.

Due to the releasable attachment of the presenter on or in the frame there is also the possibility to remove the entire presenter from the frame and to transport it with the stored beverage bottle. In this way, the drink with the presenter, for example, represent in a representative manner on a table, as the presenter can be used by its special design outside a support grid as a support frame for a bottle.

In addition, the presenter can be removed and cleaned without considerable effort, if this should be necessary.

The support surface formed in the present can be designed differently in an advantageous manner. In a first embodiment, the presenter has a trough-shaped bearing surface with a surface adapted to the geometry of the beverage bottle. A second embodiment provides for receiving bottles a wedge-shaped bearing surface.

Both versions of the support surface each have advantages for the inclusion of a beverage bottle. Thus, the trough-shaped bearing surface provides a geometry of the beverage bottle optimally adapted surface as long as always beverage bottles are stored with the same dimensions.

In the case of a wedge-shaped support surface, a line-shaped contact is provided between the beverage bottle and the support surface of the presenter, so that this type of support surface, in particular when storing different beverage bottles, is advantageous. The beverage bottle always aligns itself optimally in the presentation.

Depending on the purpose of use and the purpose of use, the support surface on the presenter can be aligned with different angles of inclination. Preferably, inclination angles in the range of 10 ° to 80 ° to the horizontal come into consideration.

It is advantageous if the presenter in the lower region of the support surface has a support surface for conditioning the bottle bottom. Thus, the beverage bottle in the bearing surface is optimally absorbed and presentable. The support surface also has significant advantages when the presentation block fastened or inserted detachably in the frame is to be removed from the storage cabinet, since the fixing surface of the beverage bottle is also retained outside the frame or storage cabinet with the support surface.

A development of the presenter provides to embed a gel cushion in its support surface. By storing the beverage bottle on a gel pad can be achieved that a constant storage temperature is ensured over a longer period of time, even if the cooling should fail or the door of the storage cabinet should be open for a long period.

Of course, not only gel pads may be used which line the trough-shaped bearing surface. It is also conceivable to use a gel pad, which moreover encloses the entire bottle and, e.g. is formed with a hook and loop fastener.

Furthermore, the gel pad causes occurring vibrations can be damped. This is advantageous if, for example, for presentation purposes, the support grid is pulled out of the storage cabinet with the help of the telescopic mechanism or the presentation block is removed altogether from the storage cabinet. The vibrations that occur are damped by the gel cushion. This is of particular importance for valuable wines, since vibrations can cause the depot deposited at the bottom of the bottle to be whirled up, thereby impairing the quality of the wine.

In order to counteract these impairments with a simple embodiment, the support surface of the presenter can be provided with a damping material which can dampen vibrations and vibrations to a certain extent.

In a particularly advantageous manner, the presenter according to the invention can be used in supporting grates, in which the support struts are designed releasably and adjustably. It is obvious that this results in a very high variability in terms of the shape of the presenter, the manner of releasable use and the location of the placement on the support grid.

In addition, it becomes possible to arrange, for example in any arrangement, several presenters within the supporting grid or, for example, in its front edge area. When used in the front, visible through the door window of the storage cabinet edge region of the support grid and the use of a presenter is conceivable that does not have an integrally formed Support surface for supporting a bottle has, as this function can also be taken over by the slightly higher edge of the front cross member of the support grid.

A special and advantageous embodiment provides to train the presenter in the front region coupled to the support grid and to use it in a dual function, namely once as a storage area and on the other as a presentation support frame for bottles.

Figur 1:

eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Vorratsschrankes mit einem Präsentationsblock,

Figur 2:

einen Tragrost als Einzelteildarstellung mit mehreren Präsentationsblöcken in einer ersten Ausführungsform,

Figur 3:

einen Rahmen als Einzelteildarstellung mit mehreren Präsentationsblöcken einer zweiten Ausführungsform,

Figur 4:

den Präsenter aus Figur 3 in einer Schnittdarstellung in einer ersten Ausgestaltungsform für die Lagefixierung des Präsenters auf einem Tragrost,

Figur 5

den Präsenter aus Figur 3 in einer Schnittdarstellung in einer zweiten Ausführungsform für die Befestigung des Präsenters auf einem Tragrost,

Figur 6:

eine weitere Ausführungsform der Befestigungstechnik gemäß Fig. 5

Figur 7:

einen Tragrost als Einzelteildarstellung mit mehreren Präsentern und darin angeordneten Gelkissen,

Figur 8:

in perspektivischer Ansicht einen Präsenter in einer weiteren, äußeren Erscheinungsform,

Figur 9:

den Präsenter gemäß Figur 8 in einer vereinfachten Schnittdarstellung,

Figur 10 u.

Figur 11:

ausschnittsweise in perspektivischer Ansicht einen Präsenter in einer weiteren, Ausgestaltung und einer zusätzlichen Verwendungsart.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The exemplary embodiments shown do not represent a restriction to the illustrated variants, but merely serve to explain a principle of the invention. The same or similar components are designated by the same reference numerals. In order to be able to illustrate the mode of operation according to the invention, only greatly simplified schematic representations are shown in the figures, in which the components which are not essential to the invention have been dispensed with. However, this does not mean that such components are not present in a solution according to the invention. It shows:

FIG. 1:

a perspective view of a storage cabinet with a presentation block,

FIG. 2:

a support grid as a single part representation with several presentation blocks in a first embodiment,

FIG. 3:

a frame as a single part representation with several presentation blocks of a second embodiment,

FIG. 4:

the presenter FIG. 3 in a sectional view in a first embodiment for fixing the position of the presenter on a support grid,

FIG. 5

the presenter FIG. 3 in a sectional view in a second embodiment for the attachment of the presenter on a support grid,

FIG. 6:

a further embodiment of the fastening technique according to Fig. 5

FIG. 7:

a support grid as a single part representation with several presenters and gel cushions arranged therein,

FIG. 8:

in a perspective view a presenter in another, outer appearance,

FIG. 9:

according to the presenter FIG. 8 in a simplified sectional view,

Figure 10 u.

FIG. 11:

partial perspective view of a presenter in a further, embodiment and an additional use.

The in the FIG. 1 illustrated perspective view of a storage cabinet here shows in particular a wine storage cabinet 1, which has an open door 15 with a plurality of viewing windows 16. The wine storage cabinet 1 is in the present example in three different Climate zones I, II, III divided, each separated by a separating tray 17. The dividing trays 17 likewise serve to display the temperature and humidity conditions prevailing in the respective climatic zone I, II, III.

For the storage of wine bottles here gratings 6 are provided which are mounted on a telescopic rail mechanisms 14 in a known manner and thus can be pulled out of the wine storage cabinet.

The support grids 6, which are preferably made essentially of wood, have a frame composed of transverse and longitudinal struts, in which support struts arranged in parallel form the support surface for the wine bottles.

On one of the supporting grates 6, a presenter 7 can be seen in this figure, who is responsible for receiving one in the FIG. 1 not shown beverage bottle serves.

The FIG. 2 illustrates a single part representation of a support grid 6 with a plurality of juxtaposed presenters 7. The presenter 7 is formed here according to the invention as a block-like support frame for receiving the bottles to be presented and is modeled here in the shape of a triangle, this being another, a Triangle at least approximated form imagine.

In this embodiment, respective depressions are formed on the oblique surface of the triangular shaped presenter 7 as a support surface 9 for the bottles, which merge on their underside into a support surface or support edge 10.

In addition, the support surfaces 9 are inclined to the horizontal, in the present case, an inclination angle of about 45 ° is given. Through this design of the presenter 7, a beverage bottle can be optimally stored and presented in the presentation block 7. This makes it possible, for example, that the label of the beverage bottle is easy to read.

If wines are presented in this way, also accumulates in the beverage bottle depot at the bottom of the beverage bottle and is not mixed with the wine.

The in the Figures 2 and 3 shown grate 6 in turn consists of two mutually parallel transverse struts 2, 3, which are interconnected by longitudinal struts 4, 5. Within the support grid 6, an engagement contour 12 is also present, in the supporting struts 13 are releasably and can be used with a variable arrangement. For this purpose, the support struts 13 are provided with complementary to the engagement contour 12 designed, not shown here, pin-like engagement elements.

In the FIG. 3 shown embodiments of the presenter, in contrast to the embodiment in FIG. 2 another variant of the support surface for receiving the bottles on. These presenter 7 have a wedge-shaped bearing surface 9, wherein the structure of the equipped with a wedge-shaped bearing surface 9 presentation blocks 7 illustratively from the sectional view of FIGS. 4 to 6 becomes apparent.
With a wedge-shaped bearing surface 9 can be achieved that the beverage bottle 8 only has a linear contact with the contact surface 18 of the presentation block 7. As a result, beverage bottles 8 of different geometries can be stored in the presentation block 7.

In this Fig. 4 In a first embodiment, the positionally fixed positioning of the presenter 7 in a support grid 61 is shown in greater detail. The presenter 7 has on its underside an integrally molded web 71, which is intended for engagement in the intermediate space of two adjacent support struts 13. The width of the web 71 is preferably adjusted to the width of the gap such that the presenter 7 is held securely in a laterally fixed position.

Like from the Fig. 4 As can be seen clearly, the support surfaces 72 formed on the side of this web 71 on the presenter 7 are provided with an anti-slip material 73 in a particularly advantageous embodiment. Due to this configuration, the presenter 7 receives in connection with its weight as a block-like support frame in the longitudinal direction a sufficient fixation on the support struts, without there being a risk of slipping of the presenter 7 used.

This shape of the presenter 7 is simple and inexpensive to produce and extremely easy to use.

Slightly more elaborate embodiments for the fixation of a presenter 7 on the support grid 6 show the Fig. 5 u. 6th

How out Fig. 5 it can be seen in this example on the underside of the presenter 7, a single latch 19 is present, which serves to fix the presentation block 7 to the support struts 13 and thus indirectly on the frame of the shelf 6. The latch 19 is pivotally connected via a hinge pin 20 with the presentation block 7, so that it can be pivoted in the direction of the arrow "A" to the hinge pin 20. The arrangement for the locking mechanism is to be made so that a secure fixation or locking of the presentation block 7 takes place with the support struts 13 by the pivotable latch.
By this connection of the presentation block 7 with the support grid 61, for example - if necessary - an undesirable, automatic release of the presentation block 7 can be prevented.

From the FIG. 6 is another example of the attachment of the presenter 7 to the support struts 31 out. Here are two bars 19 are provided on the underside, each serving to fix the presentation block 7 to the support struts 13 and thus indirectly on the support grid 61. These bars 19 are also pivotally connected via a hinge pin 20 with the presenter 7 so that they can be pivoted about their hinge pin 20. Through this connection of the presentation block 7 with the support grid 6, an undesired, automatic release of the presentation block 7 can be prevented in a still secure manner.

If the presenter has sufficient weight with appropriate dimensioning, he may also have on its underside a smooth surface and be executed without additional aids for its attachment to the support grid. Possibly. Then the entire bottom can be provided with an anti-slip material to improve the stability.
A smooth underside of the presenter also has the advantage that the presenter can also be used outside the storage cabinet without additional support means.

The FIG. 7 finally shows a further development of the presenter 7. In this embodiment, the trough-shaped bearing surface 9 is formed on the inclined surface of the presenter 7, that here additionally a gel pad 11 can be inserted, then the wine bottle comes to rest.

The gel pad 11 preserves over a longer period, a tempering of the stored beverage bottle even if a warming occurs within the storage cabinet 1, for example, because the door is open for a long time or the presentation block is removed from the storage cabinet 1, for example, the drink to present on a table.

In addition, by the gel pad 11, a damping effect can be achieved when unwanted vibrations or vibrations occur on the support grid.

For particularly sensitive to shock wines, it is of course recommended in a special embodiment of the presenter 7, to provide the inclined surface for receiving the relevant wine bottle with a damping material.

In the Fig. 8 is in conjunction with the simplified sectional view in FIG. 9 another alternative embodiment of a presenter 7 is shown. Here, the block-shaped support frame in approximately an L-shape, wherein the bearing surfaces 9 are provided for receiving the bottles on the open side of this L-shape. As can be seen in the drawing, is on both the upper leg 74 and the lower leg 75 of the Supporting frame formed a trough-shaped recess 91, wherein the recess in the lower leg 75, a support surface, or support edge 10 connects to the bottom of the bottle.

Although this embodiment can also be used as a presenter, it does not have all the advantages that can be achieved by the previously described embodiments.

A very filigree and with an additional combination effect usable solution for a presenter is in the FIGS. 10 and 11 shown.

Here, the block-like support frame 7 is formed as a rectangular body. This main body can be coupled via corresponding connecting means to the front cross member 2 of the supporting grid 6. Thus, this support frame 7 forms a storage area in the front region of the support grid 6, z. Example to store bottles or glasses on it. In its depth, the support grid 6 would be correspondingly shorter in this case.

The main body of the support frame 7 here consists of two nested and detachable parts 76 and 77. In this case, the part 77 is wedge-shaped and can be solved by the part 76, as the arrow in FIG. 10 suggests.
Like in the FIG. 11 can be seen, the dissolved part 77 quasi folded and placed on the support grid 6, so that this wedge-shaped part 77 forms the extended support surface for receiving bottles in this position. Thus, this embodiment of the support frame 7 can also be used in the function as a presenter.
As in FIG. 10 can be seen, at the one separation point between the two parts 76 and 77 recesses 78 can be seen, which are caused by the trough-shaped depressions 91 for receiving the beverage bottles. In these recesses 78 can be intervened with a finger and expediently facilitates the release of the parts.

Like from the Fig.2 u. 3, presenter (7) designed according to the invention can be used particularly advantageously with a support grid in which the support struts are detachably and adjustably formed within the framework of the support grid. The releasable connection of the support struts can be made such that on the support struts (13), not shown in detail here, pin-like engagement elements are arranged, which cooperate with in the cross struts (2,3) arranged engagement contours (12) in the form of successive passage openings ,

With a support grid formed in this way, a very high degree of variability is achieved in terms of the shape of the presenter, the manner of the detachable insert and the location of the placement on the support grid.

Furthermore, can be from the Figures 2 u. 3 easily recognize that a presenter can be used, which does not have a molded support surface (10) for supporting a bottle. In particular, when using the presenter in the front, visible through the window (16) of the storage cabinet edge region of the support grid, the function of the support for the recorded bottle can also be taken from the slightly higher-drawn edge of the front cross member (2) of the support grid.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1.

pantry

Second

crossmember

Third

crossmember

4th

longitudinal strut

5th

longitudinal strut

6th

support grid

7th

Presenter (support frame)

71

Web,

72

supporting surface,

73

Anti-slip material

74, 75

Legs of the L-shaped presenter,

76, 77

Parts of the combined support frame,

78

recesses

8th.

beverage bottle

9th

bearing surface

91

trough-shaped depression

10th

Support surface, supporting edge

11th

gel pads

12th

engagement contour

13th

supporting strut

14th

Telescopic rail mechanism

15th

door

16th

window

17th

separating base

18th

contact area

19th

bars

20th

pintle

I, II, III

Climate zone of the storage cupboard

Claims (15)

Presenter for a storage cabinet for air-conditioned and / or tempered beverage storage, in particular for a wine cabinet in which shelves are provided for storage of the beverage bottles, consisting of a trained as a support frame frame spaced therefrom supporting struts and wherein the support grates on a telescopic rail mechanism in the storage cabinet are stored extendable,
characterized,
that the presenter (7) has a block-like designed support frame for receiving the bottles to be presented and that in the block-like support frame trough-shaped or wedge-shaped bearing surfaces (9) for receiving bottles (8) are formed. Presenter for a storage cabinet according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the presenter (7) is provided on its underside with means by means of which it can be fastened to the support grid (6) or by means of which at least its stability on the support grid (6) is increased, or by means of which the presenter is prevented from slipping ( 7) is counteracted. Presenter for a storage cabinet according to claim 2,
characterized,
in that the block-shaped support frame has a web (71) in engagement with the support struts (13) of the support grid (6) for engagement in the space between two adjacent support struts (13) and that laterally of this web (71) the support surfaces (71) 72) connect, which arrive in the inserted state on the support struts (13) to the support. Presenter for a storage cabinet according to claim 2 or 3,
characterized,
in that the supporting surfaces (72) resting on the support struts (13) are provided with an anti-slip material (73). Presenter for a storage cabinet according to one or more of claims 1 to 4,
characterized,
that the block-shaped support frame is formed in the shape of a triangle. Presenter for a storage cabinet according to one or more of claims 1 to 4,
characterized,
that the block-shaped support frame is formed in L-shape. Presenter for a storage cabinet according to one or more of claims 1 to 6,
characterized,
that the support surface (9) has a suitable inclination for presentation in the range of 10 ° to 80 ° to horizontal. Presenter for a storage cabinet according to one or more of claims 1 to 7,
characterized,
that has the supporting surface (9) in its lower part a support surface or a support edge (10) for engaging the bottle bottom. Presenter for a storage cabinet according to one or more of claims 1 to 8,
characterized,
that the support surface (9) is provided with a damping material which protects the bottles received therein from any vibrations that may occur. Presenter for a storage cabinet according to one or more of claims 1 to 8,
characterized,
that the bearing surface (9) is formed in the block-like support structure such that can insert a Gelkissenmaterial (11) in this formation. Presenter for a storage cabinet according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized,
that the block-like design support frame (7) for fixing the presenter in the support grid in its lower region has a locking mechanism. Presenter for a storage cabinet according to claim 11,
characterized,
in that the locking mechanism has at least one bolt (19) pivotable about a hinge, and that the hinge is formed by at least one hinge pin (20) about which the bolt (19) is pivotable. Presenter for a storage cabinet according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the block-like support frame 7 is formed as a rectangular base body, which is designed to be coupled to the front cross member 2 of the support grid 6 and thus forms a storage area in the front region of the support grid 6,
that the main body of the support frame of two interlocked and with each other detachable parts 76, 77,
that one of these parts 77 is wedge-shaped and releasably formed from the base body, such that in the detached form of this wedge-shaped part 77 forms the extended support surface 9 for receiving bottles. Storage cupboard for conditioned and / or tempered beverage storage, in particular wine storage cabinet, are provided for storing the beverage bottles shelves, which consist of a trained as a support frame frame spaced therefrom supporting struts and wherein the support grids are mounted extendable on a telescopic rail mechanism in the storage cabinet,
characterized,
in that the storage cabinet has at least one presenter (7) according to one of claims 1 to 13. Storage cabinet according to claim 14,
characterized,
that the presenter (7) is insertable into a support grid 6, wherein the support struts 13 are releasably and adjustably formed in the context of the support grid, wherein arranged on the support struts, pin-like engagement elements with arranged on the cross struts engagement contours 12 cooperate, wherein the engagement contours 12 as aligned engaging openings are formed.

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