Classifications

• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
  • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
  • E04B1/003—Balconies; Decks
• • 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
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
  • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
  • B63B3/00—Hulls characterised by their structure or component parts
  • B63B3/14—Hull parts
  • B63B3/48—Decks
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
  • E04D13/00—Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights
  • E04D13/04—Roof drainage; Drainage fittings in flat roofs, balconies or the like
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
  • E04D13/00—Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights
  • E04D13/04—Roof drainage; Drainage fittings in flat roofs, balconies or the like
  • E04D13/0404—Drainage on the roof surface
  • E04D13/0445—Drainage channels
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
  • E04D13/00—Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights
  • E04D13/04—Roof drainage; Drainage fittings in flat roofs, balconies or the like
  • E04D13/08—Down pipes; Special clamping means therefor
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
  • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
  • B63B17/00—Vessels parts, details, or accessories, not otherwise provided for
  • B63B17/02—Awnings, including rigid weather protection structures, e.g. sunroofs; Tarpaulins; Accessories for awnings or tarpaulins
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E04—BUILDING
  • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
  • E04D13/00—Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights
  • E04D13/04—Roof drainage; Drainage fittings in flat roofs, balconies or the like
  • E04D13/08—Down pipes; Special clamping means therefor
  • E04D2013/0893—Down pipes; Special clamping means therefor incorporated in building structure

Definitions

• the invention relates to a balcony construction comprising at least two upper and correspondingly at least two lower supporting cantilevers to be fixed to a framework for supporting an upper and a lower balcony element, and in which lower balcony element is provided at least one dividing wall.
• Balcony elements for example for ships, are presently made, for example, by welding cantilevers having a T-shaped cross-section to the side plate of a ship, onto which the balcony elements are mounted. Between the balcony elements is fixed a separate dividing wall which rests by its upper part on the upper balcony cantilever.
• Another problem relating to this is that the seams between balcony elements and the lead-ins of the pipelines have to be sealed to prevent water from flowing to the lower balconies.
• the aim of the invention is to solve the above problems and to provide a rainwater and washing water discharge system integrated in a balcony construction.
• the balcony construction according to the invention is characterised in that the supporting cantilever s are essentially U-shaped in cross-section, opening upwards and forming a collection space for any water entering the balcony element, that at least one upper and correspondingly at least one lower sup- porting cantilever are mutually aligned on essentially the same vertical plane, and between the said mutually aligned upper arid lower supporting cantilever s is at least one tubular, non-load-bearing support structure of a dividing wall, which can be functionally connected to the said upper and lower U- shaped supporting cantilever s to guide water from the upper supporting cantilever to the lower supporting cantilever .
• An advantage of the invention is that it facilitates installation and maintenance, because a non-load-bearing vertical pipe can easily be retrofitted and replaced as well as cleaned reasonably easily.
• Another advantage of the in- vention is that in addition to the load-bearing structures, no separate pipelines, or their sealing, are required for conveying rainwater and washing waters past the balcony construction.
• Figure 1 shows a cross-sectional view of the balcony construction according to the invention
• Figure 2 shows the fixing of the lower part of the support structure of the tubular non-load-bearing dividing wall
• FIG 3 shows the balcony construction according to the invention as seen from the front; and Figure 4 shows the U-shaped supporting cantilever of the balcony construction.
• the balcony construction according to Figures 1 and 3 comprises upper and lower supporting cantilever s 1, 2 which can be fixed, for example, by welding or with bolts to the framework 10.
• Figure 4 shows the upwards opening structure of the supporting cantilever having an essentially U-shaped cross- section which allows the collection of water from adjacent balcony elements into a collection space 12 formed by the U-cantilever .
• Reference numeral 11 in Figure 3 denotes a railing formed by the outer wall of the balcony.
• the upper U-supporting cantilevers 1 support the upper balcony element 3 which forms the ceiling of the balcony construction and the lower supporting cantilevers 2, on the other hand, the balcony element 4 which forms the floor of the balcony.
• the upper and lower supporting cantilevers are preferably identical, but they may also be structurally different.
• a dividing wall 5 which is preferably fixed to a wall and to a non-load-bearing tubular support structure 6 located be- tween the upper and lower supporting cantilevers 1, 2.
• the water collected by the U-cantilever is conveyed via the tubular support structure 6, which can be functionally connected to the cantilever, to a supporting cantilever 2 on a lower level and from the lowest supporting cantilever finally into the ground or the sea, or via a separate pipeline to the sewer network.
• the upper supporting cantilever 1 is preferably at least one coupling 7 which is located in the area between the centre part and outer end of the supporting cantilever 1.
• the upper end of the tubular support structure 6 can be connected to the coupling 7 of the upper supporting cantilever.
• the lower end of the tubular support structure 6 preferably extends partly inside the lower supporting cantilever 2 in such a way that water is able to discharge to the lower cantilever 2 and is fixed to a lower balcony element 3 and/or supporting cantilever 2 with connecting means 8.
• the connecting means 8 is, for example, an attachment flange, through the centre hole of which the lower end of the pipe 6 extends.
• a cover strip or a grate 9 is preferably provided above the U-cantilever.
• a cover strip made of plastic or stainless steel can be fixed to the cantilever and/or floor part of the balcony in such a way that it is at a vertical distance from the floor surface, whereby water forming on each balcony floor has access to the collection space, but larger pieces of litter are unable to enter it.
• cover grate with an appropriate aperture size.
• the balcony construction is preferably the balcony construction of a ship, but it may also be that of a building, such as the balcony construction of a block of flats, where the U-shaped cantilever according to the invention can be used for supporting the balcony elements.

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