US 4,276,123 AGranted

Coke oven battery bench cleaning apparatus

AssigneeKoppers Company, Inc.

InventorWilliam G. Emery

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Abstract

In a coke oven coke side door machine, a bottom tray is mounted to collect spillage that results from the removal of coke oven doors as well as the residue buildup that is scraped from the door seals and bottom plugs during the door cleaning operation. Trays, in the form of inclined planes, are extended from the door machine to catch the coke spillage from the oven and to catch the residue buildup which is scraped from the door jambs during the jamb cleaning operations. This material gravitates down the trays into the catch pan. A scraper then pushes the material accumulated in the catch pan to one end of that catch pan where a conveyor carries it to a dump bucket. The dump bucket can be dumped when the door machine is positioned adjacent a quench car. All of the above apparatus is mounted onto and within the confines of the door machine.

Claims10

Dependent claims

In a coke oven battery door machine, including door removal apparatus, door seal and plug cleaning apparatus and door jamb cleaning apparatus, coke side bench cleaning apparatus comprising:

(a) means for collecting the coke spillage that is associated with the removal of coke side doors mounted onto said door machine;
(b) means for collecting the seal and plug scrapings that result from the operation of said door seal and plug cleaning apparatus mounted onto said door machine;
(c) means for collecting the jamb scrapings that result from the operation of said door jamb cleaning apparatus, mounted onto said door machine;
(d) means for moving said coke spillage, said seal and plug scrapings and said jamb scrapings to a discharge area within said door machine, said means for moving which is mounted onto said door machine;
(e) means for accumulating said coke spillage, said seal and plug scrapings and said jamb scrapings which have been moved to said discharge area, said means for accumulating which are mounted onto said door machine;
(f) means for conveying said coke spillage, said seal and plug scrapings and said jamb scrapings from said discharge area to said means for accumulating, said means for conveying which are mounted onto said door machine;
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(g) means for emptying, away from said coke side bench, said means for accumulating.

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