A combined control device for the operation of coke oven batteries, including both a part for converting from heating from a strong gas to a lean gas, and vice versa, and a second part for switching the regenerative heating system from one group of heating flues to another, comprising a support frame, a single rotary switching control cylinder rotatably mounted on said frame, a rotary conversion control cylinder rotatably mounted on said frame alongside, and concentric with, said switching control cylinder, means mounting said rotary conversion control cylinder for both rotation and axial displacement into and out of engagement with said rotary switching control cylinder, said rotary conversion control cylinder being rotatable with said rotary switching control cylinder when they are interengaged, coupling means for coupling said rotary conversion control cylinder and said rotary switching control cylinder together for combined rotation together, drive means driving at least one of said rotary switching control cylinder and said rotary conversion control cylinder, a plurality of axially spaced, circumferentially arranged cams on said rotary switching control cylinder and said rotary conversion control cylinder a plurality of switching valves for the switching of the regenerative heating system from one group of heating flues to the other arranged in spaced axial location in respect to and alongside of said rotary switching control cylinder in lateral alignment with and of a number corresponding to said cams on said rotary switching control cylinder, a plurality of converting operation valves arranged in spaced axial relationship in respect to and alongside said rotary conversion control cylinder in lateral alignment with and of a number corresponding to said cams on said rotary conversion control cylinder, follower means mounted on said frame engaged with lateral surfaces of respective ones of said cams on said rotary switching control cylinder and with said switching valves for selectively operating said switching valves and engaged with lateral surfaces of respective cams on said rotary conversion control cylinder and with said converting operation valves for selectively operating said converting operation valves.