Coke guide car

Abstract

Abstract The coke guide car has a body portion mounted on wheels movable along rails and the coke guide car is movable longitudinally along the coke side of a coke oven battery. Suitable drive means are provided to propel the coke guide car and position the coke guide car adjacent a selected coke oven chamber. A coke guide is mounted on the body portion adjacent one end thereof and is movable longitudinally toward and away from the coke oven chamber. A vertical column is mounted on the coke guide car body portion in spaced relation to the coke guide. Coke oven door jamb cleaning apparatus and coke oven door lifting apparatus are mounted on the vertical column and position either the jamb cleaning apparatus or the coke oven door lifting device in overlying relation with a preselected coke oven chamber. Other drive means are provided to move the vertical column toward and away from the coke oven chamber to thereby selectively position either the coke oven door lifting device in abutting operative relation with the selected coke oven door or the coke oven door jamb cleaning device in operative relation with the selected coke oven door jamb. A coke oven door unlatching mechanism is Positioned on the vertical column and is arranged to unlatch the coke oven door prior to lifting and removing the coke oven door. A door cleaning device is positioned on the coke guide car adjacent the vertical column and is arranged to move toward and away from the vertical column to clean the coke oven door supported on the door lifting device. An operator''s compartment is positioned between the coke guide and the vertical column so that the operator may observe both the coke guide and the apparatus on the vertical column.

Inventors

• 👤 K Stender

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