WO2014036987A2

WO2014036987A2 - Ship, especially cruise ship

Info

Publication number: WO2014036987A2
Application number: PCT/DE2013/000500
Authority: WO
Inventors: Tim KRUG
Original assignee: Meyer Werft Gmbh
Priority date: 2012-09-08
Filing date: 2013-09-04
Publication date: 2014-03-13
Also published as: CN104936857A; DE102012017853A1; DE102012017853B4; WO2014036987A3; EP2892799A2; EP2892799B1; JP2015527250A; KR20150054773A

Abstract

The invention relates to a ship, especially a cruise ship, which has at least one weather deck and superstructure adjoining the weather deck. A vertically directed wind tunnel is provided on the weather deck, an upward directed air stream serving to simulate the sensation of parachuting and/or flying. The air exiting the upper end of the wind tunnel is recirculated through a recirculation duct which is structurally integrated into the superstructure adjoining the weather deck.

Description

Ship, especially cruise ship

The invention relates to a ship, in particular a cruise ship, which has at least one weather deck and structures adjacent to the weather deck.

Such cruise ships are known. A generic ship is known from DE 10 2008 061 478 A1. The ships have a variety of open decks that are uncovered and referred to in this application as a weather deck. Such weather decks may be distributed at various levels of the ship and may consist of continuous sections across the width of the ship or as here, from a weather deck adjacent to the other structures. These superstructures can span several decks and accommodate cabins, restaurants or other functional areas of the ship. On modern ships, in particular

Cruise ships are usually arranged on the weather deck or the various weather decks of the ship a number of recreational facilities. This includes pools, sun areas, tennis courts, basketball fields and / or running tracks. Leisure facilities of all kinds are known. For example, a wind tunnel free-fall simulator from DE 20

2005 021 913 U1 known.

The invention is based on the object of integrating a leisure attraction on a ship, in particular a cruise ship.

| Confirmation copy | The solution of this object is achieved by a ship having the features of patent claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.

In a ship, in particular a cruise ship, which has at least one weather deck and structures adjacent to the weather deck, it is essential to the invention that a vertically oriented wind tunnel is provided on the weather deck, in which a parachute jump and / or a flight experience can be simulated by an upward air flow is that, and that the air flowing out of the wind tunnel in the upper end region air is recycled through a structurally integrated into the adjacent to the weather deck structures circulation channel. In this way, a special attraction, namely a basically known wind tunnel, which is also known as a "skydiver", can be integrated on a cruise ship

Weather deck is understood as a free, open deck area. The wind tunnel is placed on this. The wind tunnel is freestanding. The wind tunnel is preferably constructed of a transparent material so that a view of the wind tunnel is possible from the weather deck, and conversely, the person in the wind tunnel is also able to see out of the wind tunnel via the weather deck and, ideally, over the wind tunnel Ship has out to sea.

Preferably, the circulation channel extends from the portion integrated in the adjacent structures horizontally under the weather deck to the wind tunnel. Furthermore, the circulation channel preferably extends from

Wind tunnel horizontally in an upper section to the adjacent constructions. In this case, the upper portion is formed in a preferred embodiment of the invention with the adjacent structures in a continuous upper end line. For the viewer, this design results in a freestanding wind tunnel on the weather deck and the

Circulation channel is not perceived as such, as it is in a lower portion below the weather deck and is integrated in the vertical recirculation in the side structures. Visible is from the weather deck from only the horizontal portion of the circulation channel extending from the upper end of the wind tunnel to the superstructures. However, this is preferably optically integrated into the structures by the alignment of the upper end line and is therefore not perceived as a disturbing element.

In a preferred embodiment, the circulation channel extends from the wind tunnel to two sides. The circulation channel is preferably formed mirror-symmetrically to the ship's longitudinal axis. Preferably, therefore, the wind tunnel is arranged centrally between two structures and the circulation channel extends from the wind tunnel to two different structures and is returned by them. However, it is also conceivable that the circulation channel is formed only to one side. In principle, the wind tunnel can be arranged at almost any position of the ship. For example, the wind tunnel can also be arranged at a central location of the ship or at one side of the ship. In a preferred embodiment, the wind tunnel is arranged in a corner region of the stern and the circulation channel is formed on one side on the ship side.

The wind tunnel is preferably arranged on the longitudinal axis and also preferably in the rear region of the ship. In a preferred embodiment of

Invention is therefore the wind tunnel freestanding arranged on the ship's longitudinal axis in the rear area. The person in the wind tunnel therefore has a view beyond the stern of the ship to the sea. The distance of the wind tunnel to the stern of the ship is preferably smaller than the distance of the wind tunnel to the superstructures. The lateral structures, in particular the im

Rear area, have at least cabins and the circulation channel. Preferably, at least one staircase is also provided in these structures. The wind tunnel preferably extends over at least three decks, in particular over four decks. The superstructures preferably extend over the weather deck by five decks. In this case, the wind tunnel is formed over four decks and at the level of the fifth deck, the horizontal portion of the circulation channel extends from the upper end of the wind tunnel to the superstructures. The invention will be further explained with reference to a preferred embodiment shown in the drawing. In detail, the schematic representations in:

Fig. 1: A horizontal sectional view of the wind tunnel and the

adjacent structures;

Fig. 2: A sectional plan view of the rear area with

the wind tunnel and adjacent superstructures;

3 shows a view as in FIG. 2, in a somewhat different embodiment; and

4: A perspective view of the rear region of the

Ship with the wind tunnel, constructions and the

upper section of the circulation channel.

In Fig. 1 is a cross section through the inventively designed part of a ship 1 is shown. On a weather deck 2 is centrally located a wind tunnel 3, which is surrounded on both sides by superstructures 4 and 5. Shown here are in cross section, the decks 9, 10, 1 1, 12, 13, 14 and 15. The weather deck 2 is located at the height of the deck 10. The wind tunnel extends in height above the decks 10, 1 1, 12th and 13. The circulation channel 16 is composed of three sections 6, 7, and 8. The section 6 of the circulation channel is integrated into the superstructures 4, 5 and guides the air in a vertical direction from top to bottom. The section 7 of the circulation duct 16 leads the air out of the wind tunnel 3 at the top out horizontally to the section 6 of the circulation duct 16. The section 7 of the circulation duct 16 is flush with the superstructures 4 and 5 of the ship 1 in the upper region. At the vertical portion 6 of the circulation channel 16, a horizontal portion 8 of the circulation channel 16 connects at the bottom of the under the weather deck 2, in particular in the deck 9 below the weather deck 2 on deck 10, the circulating air from the superstructures 4 and 5 leads back to the wind tunnel 3.

In Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the rear of the ship 1 is shown. The wind tunnel 3 is arranged freestanding between the superstructures 4 and 5 on the weather deck 2. The wind tunnel 3 is arranged on the ship's longitudinal axis in the rear area. At a distance from the wind tunnel 3, the weather deck superior structures 4 and 5 are provided. In the structures 4 and 5, the vertical portions 6 of the circulation channel 16 are integrated. Furthermore, cabins 17 and staircases 18 are integrated in the superstructures. Overall, the circulation channel, in particular the section 6 of the circulation channel, integrated into the structures 4 and 5 and received in a continuous shape. The circulation channel therefore does not appear as an independent component, but is structurally incorporated into the structures 4 and 5. This applies at least to the vertical section 6 of

Circulation channel. The horizontal section 8 of the circulation channel is also imperceptible, as it runs below the weather deck. The upper portion 7 of the circulation channel is perceived as the support or tube connecting assemblies 4 and 5. The wind tunnel 3 is closer to the stern of the ship than to the superstructures 4 and 5. On the scale is the point 0, the here with

19 indicates the stern of the ship. In particular, however, the wind tunnel is also closer to the imaginary connecting line between the superstructures 4 and 5, which would run to the right of the point 19. This gives a visually particularly good view over the sea and the impression that the wind tunnel 3 is located particularly close to the water. The superstructures 4 and 5 are on the

Sides of the ship, so arranged starboard and port and lie with the wind tunnel 3 on a vertical line transverse to the ship's longitudinal axis.

In Fig. 3 is a representation similar to Fig. 2 is shown, in which case the structures 4 and 5 are shown in a slightly different form. Identical parts are identified by the same reference numerals. 4, a perspective view of the rear portion 10 is shown. On the weather deck 2, the wind tunnel 3 is arranged, which is arranged at a short distance to the structures shown there at the rear. The wind tunnel 3 is connected to the side structures 4 and 5 or the circulation channel is integrated with its vertical sections 6, the lower horizontal section 8 and the upper horizontal section 7 in the structures 4 and 5. Above the wind tunnel 3 and above the horizontal portion of the circulation channel, a continuous deck runs on this upper section 7 of the circulation channel and the adjacent superstructures 4 and 5. This continuous deck is designated here by the reference numeral 20.

Claims

Patent claims

Ship, in particular a cruise ship, which has at least one weather deck (2) and superstructures (4,5) adjacent to the weather deck (2),

characterized,

that a vertically aligned wind tunnel (3) is provided on the weather deck (2), in which a parachute jump and/or a flight experience can be simulated by an upward air flow, and

that the air flowing out of the wind tunnel (3) in the upper end area is returned through a circulation channel (6,16) that is structurally integrated into the structures (4,5) adjacent to the weather deck (2).

Ship according to claim 1, characterized in that the circulation channel (16) extends from the section (6) integrated into the adjacent superstructure (4,5) in a section (8) horizontally to the wind tunnel (3) under the weather deck

(2) extends.

Ship according to one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the circulation channel (16) extends from the wind tunnel

(3) extends horizontally in an upper section (7) of the circulation channel (16) to the adjacent structures (4,5).

4. Ship according to claim 3, characterized in that the upper section (7) of the circulation channel (16) and the adjacent superstructures (4,5) form a continuous upper end line.

5. Ship according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the circulation channel (16) extends from the wind tunnel (3) to two sides.

6. Ship according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wind tunnel (3) is arranged in the stern area of the ship.

7. Ship according to claim 6, characterized in that the distance of the wind tunnel (3) to the stern of the ship is smaller than the distance of the wind tunnel (3) to the superstructure (4,5).

8. Ship according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wind tunnel (3) extends over at least three decks. iL ship according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the superstructures (4,5) protrude five decks beyond the weather deck (2).