EP2376325A1 - A passenger ship fitted with cabins having a bathtub fitted flush - Google Patents

A passenger ship fitted with cabins having a bathtub fitted flush

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EP2376325A1
EP2376325A1 EP09768053A EP09768053A EP2376325A1 EP 2376325 A1 EP2376325 A1 EP 2376325A1 EP 09768053 A EP09768053 A EP 09768053A EP 09768053 A EP09768053 A EP 09768053A EP 2376325 A1 EP2376325 A1 EP 2376325A1
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cabin
floor
bathtub
bridge
recess
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EP2376325B1 (en
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Isabelle Maggiar Comte
Jean-Philippe Rambert
Solène CHARBONNEAU
Morgane Guillet
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STX France SA
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B29/00—Accommodation for crew or passengers not otherwise provided for
    • B63B29/02—Cabins or other living spaces; Construction or arrangement thereof
    • B63B29/025—Modular or prefabricated cabins

Abstract

A passenger ship fitted with cabins having a bathtub fitted flush. The invention relates to a passenger ship comprising at least one bridge (6) on which several cabins intended for accommodating said passengers are arranged. According to the invention, at least one of said cabins, called a "luxury cabin" (1) is equipped with a bathtub (5), said bridge (6) comprises at least one recess (64) which terminates at the level of its upper face (610) via an opening (640) and said bathtub (5) is fitted flush in said recess (64), such that its rim (51) is flush with the level or substantially flush with the level of the floor of said cabin.

Description

A PASSENGER SHIP FITTED WITH CABINS HAVING A BATHTUB
FITTED FLUSH
The present invention relates to the domain of the interior outfitting of passenger ships.
More precisely, the invention relates to a passenger ship fitted with at least one cabin according to the invention, as well as the process for installing this cabin inside this ship.
Current cabins generally comprise a sleeping space or "bedroom" and a bathroom which comprises for example a washbasin, a shower and toilet. These cabins are also fitted with a porthole or window giving onto the exterior of the ship.
To further improve comfort and offer passengers more luxurious services, it would be preferable to fit out cabins with a bathtub, without as such giving the visual impression of reducing the free space in the cabin and retaining a panoramic sea view, which also contributes to the impression of comfort and luxury for the passenger occupying this cabin.
Also, cabins often comprise a unit prefabricated in a workshop prior to being taken on site, (that is, onto the ship) . In this case, it would be preferable to adapt them so they allow integrating a bathtub, without as such complicating or prolonging installation of a series of cabins on the bridge of the ship.
The aim of the invention is to propose a ship, equipped with cabins responding to the above criteria, and a process for installation of such a cabin on the bridge of a ship.
In this way, the invention relates to a passenger ship comprising at least one bridge on which several cabins intended for accommodating said passengers are arranged.
According to the invention, at least one of said cabins, called a "luxury cabin", is equipped with a bathtub, said bridge comprises at least one recess which terminates at the level of its upper face via an opening and said bathtub is fitted flush in said recess, such that its rim is flush with the level or substantially flush with the level of the floor of said cabin .
Accordingly, as the bathtub is fitted flush, the occupant of the cabin retains the visual impression of having a spacious cabin.
According to other advantageous and non-limiting characteristics of the invention, taken individually or in combination: - said recess is delimited by a bin connected to the metallic structure constituting said bridge;
- said luxury cabin is a prefabricated unit comprising walls forming its side walls, its ceiling and its floor, this floor, which constitutes the floor of the cabin, being fitted with an opening, the dimensions of which are identical or substantially identical to those of the opening of said recess and these two openings are aligned vertically, so as to enable embedding of said bathtub; - said luxury cabin comprises a part reserved for sleeping called a "bedroom", and a bay window giving onto the exterior of the ship, and said bathtub is fitted flush in a part of the floor of said cabin situated between said bedroom and said bay window;
- said luxury cabin comprises a part reserved for sleeping, called a "bedroom", and a private balcony and said bathtub is fitted flush in the part of the floor of said cabin extending at the level of said private balcony;
- said luxury cabin comprises at least two different floor levels, the floor of the bedroom being situated at a level higher than that of the floor in which said bathtub is fitted flush. The invention also relates to a process for installation of a cabin for accommodating passengers, on the bridge of a passenger ship.
According to the invention, it comprises steps consisting of: - arranging a recess in said bridge, this recess terminating on the upper face of the bridge, via an opening,
- positioning on said bridge a cabin constituted by a prefabricated unit comprising walls forming side walls, a ceiling and a floor, this floor being fitted with an opening the dimensions of which are identical or substantially identical to those of the opening of said recess, adjusting the position of said prefabricated unit so as to vertically align the opening of its floor with the opening of said recess arranged in the bridge,
- fitting a bathtub in said recess of the bridge, such that its rim is flush with the level or substantially flush with the level of the floor of said cabin. Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge from the following description, in reference to the attached diagrams which represent several possible embodiments thereof by way of indication but non-limiting, in which:
— Figure 1 is a schematic plan view showing the interior of a cabin according to an embodiment of the invention,
— Figure 2 is a view in vertical and longitudinal section of the cabin of Figure 1, along the line II-II,
— Figure 3 is a view in vertical and transversal section of a cabin according to the invention,
— Figure 4 is a view in vertical and transversal section of the bathtub, of the surrounding floor and water discharge pipes.
Figures 1 and 2 show a cabin 1, called a "luxury cabine", comprising a prefabricated unit which comprises walls respectively forming its side walls 11, its ceiling 12 and its floor 13. This floor constitutes the floor of said cabin.
This cabin 1 which, in the example illustrated in the figures, is rectangular in shape, extends in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the ship. In other words, this cabin extends between a corridor, situated to the left in Figure 1 and not illustrated therein and the exterior of the ship, situated to the right in Figure 1.
As is evident in the figures, the cabin 1 comprises a sleeping space 2 or "bedroom", inside which is positioned a bed 20, under which storage elements 21 can optionally be provided.
This cabin 1 also comprises a sanitary cell 3 equipped with a washbasin 30, a shower 31 and toilet 32. According to the variant embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the cabin 1 also comprises a private balcony 4, fitted with bay windows 40 giving onto the exterior of the ship. According to the invention, the cabin 1 also comprises a bathtub 5, fitted flush into the floor.
"Bathtub" designates not only conventional bathtubs but also all bathtubs or basins fitted with hydrojets or devices for diffusing jets of air, such as Jacuzzis, and the dimensions of which are adapted to receive one or more persons.
The ship inside which this cabin is mounted comprises at least one bridge 6, generally a plurality of superposed bridges 6. As better seen in Figures 2 and 3, each bridge 6 comprises an upper plane 61, constituted by an assembly of flat sheets and reinforced by primary and secondary stiffeners 63 which extend under the plane 61. These primary stiffeners are longitudinal beams or "girders" and transversal beams or "deckhead beams". The bridge 6 thus has a certain thickness.
The upper face of the bridge bears reference numeral 610.
According to the invention, the bridge 6 comprises at least one "recess" 64, arranged under the upper plane 61, between the primary stiffeners 63, this recess 64 terminating at the upper face 610 of the bridge 6 via an opening 640. The form and the dimensions of the opening 640 and of the recess 64 are such that the bathtub 5 can be fitted flush therein.
In the remaining description and claims, the term "recess" designates the space which extends under the upper plane 61 of the bridge 6, vertically to the opening 640 and the depth of which does not exceed the height of the primary stiffeners 63. The opening 640 is made either by cutting out sheets making up the upper plane 61 or directly during assembly of these sheets.
According to a variant embodiment illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, the recess 64 is delimited by a preferably metallic bin 66 whereof the upper rim is fixed to the upper plane 61 of the bridge by any appropriate fixing means, such as fixing feet or welding . The bin 66 is made so as to support constraints of loads associated with filling the bathtub and being occupied by the passenger.
The bin 66 also ensures the role of firebreak between two tweendecks in the event of fire, and watertight seal of the tweendeck situated below, in the event of a bathtub 5 leak.
The bin 66 has dimensions slightly larger than those of the bathtub 5 to be able to contain not only the former, but also the elements 7 of piping and connections connecting the discharge orifice 50 of the bathtub 5 to the grey water discharge pipes 7.
An inspection cover 67 can also be provided on one of the faces of the bin 66.
As better seen in Figure 4, the portion (referenced 130) of the floor 13 surrounding the bathtub 5 is also fitted with an opening 131 whereof the dimensions correspond to those of the opening 640 of the recess 64 arranged in the bridge 6.
The bathtub 5 is thus fitted flush, such that its rim 51 is flush with the level of the floor 130 of said cabin, or substantially flush with the level thereof.
When the bin 66 is present, support and setting elements of the bathtub 5 can also be positioned in the base of the bin. According to a variant embodiment illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, the bathtub 5 is also enclosed by a "deck drain" or overflow drain 8, on at least one part of its periphery. The overflow 8 is also connected to the water discharge pipes 7.
The bathtub 5 is preferably fitted flush in one part 130 of the floor 13 which extends between the bedroom 2 and the bay window 40, more preferably between the bedroom 2 and the balcony 4 when the latter is present.
This arrangement is that illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.
According to a variant embodiment not illustrated in the figures, the bathtub 5 can also be fitted flush in the part 132 of the floor 13 of the cabin which extends at the level of the private balcony 4.
The fitted flush position of the bathtub 5 allows the occupant of the cabin 1 to keep the full sea view, since his field of vision is not blocked by the bathtub when it is in his bedroom 2.
Also, the position of the bathtub 5, near the bay window 40, also allows the occupant of the cabin to take a bath while having an unobstructed view of the sea. In this way, the louvers 41 of the bay window 40 can be shifted to fully obstruct the bay window 40.
According to a variant embodiment not illustrated in Figure 2, the bay window 40 can be arranged between the balcony 4 and the rest of the cabin, the balcony 4 opening to the exterior. In this case, the bay window 40 is advantageously constituted by several sliding leaves giving access to the balcony 4.
Preferably also, the cabin 1 comprises at least two different floor levels. In other words, and as will appear more clearly in the upper part of Figure 2, the floor of the bedroom 2 (with reference numeral 133) is at a level higher than the floor 130 enclosing the bathtub 5, the latter being optionally at a level higher than the floor 132 of the balcony 4. This stepped arrangement of the cabin 1 between the corridor side and the exterior further reinforces the impression of space inside this cabin, and frees up the sea view through the bay window 40, for the passenger in the bedroom part 2 of his cabin. The installation process for this cabin 1 is described hereinbelow.
The prefabricated unit which comprises it is installed on the bridge 6, such that the opening 131 made in its floor 130 and that 640 made in the bridge 6 are aligned vertically. The bathtub 5 is later fitted flush in the recess 64, via the two openings 131, 640.
In an embodiment not illustrated in the figures, the cabin 1 cannot be prefabricated, but is assembled directly on the bridge 6 of the ship. In this case, the floor of the cabin can be formed not by the floor 13, but directly by the upper plane 61 of the bridge. This plane 61 is generally covered by a floor covering, such as wall-to-wall carpet, parquet or a layer of plastic material, for example. This upper plane 61 will advantageously conform for present stepped levels as described previously for the floor 13.

Claims

1. A passenger ship comprising at least one bridge (6) on which several cabins intended for accommodating said passengers are arranged, characterised in that at least one of said cabins, called a "luxury cabin" (1) is equipped with a bathtub
(5), in that said bridge (6) comprises at least one recess (64) which terminates at the level of its upper face (610) via an opening (640) and in that said bathtub (5) is fitted flush in said recess (64), such that its rim (51) is flush with the level or substantially flush with the level of the floor of said cabin .
2. The ship as claimed in Claim 1, characterised in that said recess (64) is delimited by a bin (66) connected to the structure constituting said bridge ( 6) .
3. The ship as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that said luxury cabin (1) is a prefabricated unit comprising walls forming its side walls (11), its ceiling (12) and its floor (13, 133, 130, 132), this floor, which constitutes the floor of the cabin, being fitted with an opening (131) the dimensions of which are identical or substantially identical to those of the opening (640) of said recess (64) and in that these two openings (131, 640) are aligned vertically, so as to enable embedding of said bathtub (5) .
4. The ship as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said luxury cabin (1) comprises a part reserved for sleeping (2), called a "bedroom", and a bay window (40) giving onto the exterior of the ship, and in that said bathtub (5) is fitted flush in a part of the floor of said cabin situated between said bedroom (2) and said bay window (40 ) .
5. The ship as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said luxury cabin (1) comprises a part reserved for sleeping (2), called a "bedroom", and a private balcony (4) and in that said bathtub (5) is fitted flush in the part of the floor of said cabin extending on the level of said private balcony (4) .
6. The ship as claimed in any one of Claims 4 or 5, characterised in that said luxury cabin (1) comprises at least two different floor levels, the floor of the bedroom (2) being situated at a level higher than that of the floor in which said bathtub (5) is fitted flush.
7. A process for installation of a cabin intended to accommodate passengers on the bridge of a passenger ship, characterised in that it comprises the steps consisting of:
- arranging a recess (64) in said bridge (6), this recess (64) terminating on the upper face (610) of the bridge, via an opening (640), positioning on said bridge (6) a cabin (1) constituted by a prefabricated unit comprising walls forming side walls (11), a ceiling (12) and a floor
(13, 130, 132, 133), this floor being fitted with an opening (131) the dimensions of which are identical or substantially identical to those of the opening (640) of said recess (64), adjusting the position of said prefabricated unit so as to vertically align the opening (131) of its floor with the opening (640) of said recess (64) arranged in the bridge,
- building in a bathtub (5) in said recess (64) of the bridge such that its rim (51) is flush with the level or substantially flush with the level of the floor (130, 132) of said cabin.
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