# US 5,350,262 A · Door seal machining device

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- Number: US 5,350,262 A
- Document ID: US5350262A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/017,694
- Filed: 1993-02-12
- Granted: 1994-09-27
- Earliest claimed: 1993-02-12
- Assignees: Citizens Gas & Coke Utility
- Inventors: Ronald E. Michaelis; Oscar F. Selburg
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5350262A

## CPC

- C10B 43/04: by mechanical means
- B23Q 1/012: {Portals}
- B23Q 11/0042: {Devices for removing chips (B23Q11/02, B23Q11/0875 take precedence)}
- Y10T 409/306216: Randomly manipulated, work supported, or work following device
- Y10T 409/306384: with work supported guide means
- Y10T 409/307728: including gantry-type cutter-carrier
- C10B: DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR PRODUCTION OF GAS, COKE, TAR, OR SIMILAR MATERIALS (cracking oils C10G; underground gasification of minerals E21B43/295)
- B23Q: DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING (tools of the kind used in lathes or boring machines B23B27/00); MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A device for preparing a coke oven door includes a frame for securing the door in a working position. A milling machine for machining the door seal includes a gantry coupled to the frame and a milling head coupled to the gantry. The milling head is movable up and down, longitudinally, and transversely relative to the door so as to maintain contact with the door seal. According to one aspect of the invention, a rail is attached to the frame and a rail extension is attached to the gantry. The rail and rail extension cooperate to guide the gantry longitudinally along the door. A rack is attached to the frame and a driven pinion is attached to the milling machine which engages the rack to move the milling machine along the rail and rail extension.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device for preparing a coke oven door seal, the device comprising:
a longitudinally extending coke oven door having a center refractory portion and a door seal extending about the perimeter of the door to engage a door jamb on the coke oven, said seal enclosing the center refractory portion;
a maintenance frame adapted for holding the door in a stationary position;
milling means for machining the door seal, said milling means having a gantry coupled to the maintenance frame for positioning the milling means in a milling position relative to the door seal, said milling means being movable vertically, longitudinally, and transversely relative to the door to track the door seal about the perimeter of the door and to maintain the milling means in a milling position relative to the seal; and
drive means for movably coupling the milling means to the maintenance frame, the drive means including rail means for guiding the gantry and a rack coupled to the maintenance frame and bearing means for coupling the gantry to the rail means and a pinion coupled to the gantry for engaging the rack and moving the gantry along the rail means.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further comprising means for cleaning the center refractory portion of the door and means for guiding the cleaning means along the door, the cleaning means being coupled to the maintenance frame for longitudinal movement along the door.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2, wherein the cleaning means includes a descaler coupled to the maintenance frame and the guiding means includes a U-shaped channel attached to the maintenance frame.

### Claim 4

A device for preparing a coke oven door seal, the device comprising:
a longitudinally extending coke oven door having a center refractory portion and a door seal extending about the perimeter of the door to engage a door jamb on the coke oven, said seal enclosing the center refractory portion;
a maintenance frame adapted for holding the door in a stationary position;
milling means for machining the door seal, said milling means having a gantry coupled to the maintenance frame for positioning the milling means in a milling position relative to the door seal, said milling means being movable vertically, longitudinally, and transversely relative to the door to track the door seal about the perimeter of the door and to maintain the milling means in a milling position relative to the seal; and
drive means for movably coupling the milling means to the maintenance frame, said drive means including rail means coupled to the maintenance frame, the gantry being movably coupled to the rail means and, wherein the rail means includes a linear motion rail coupled to the maintenance frame and linear bearings coupled to the gantry for slidably engaging the linear motion rail and the drive means further includes a rack coupled to the maintenance frame and a pinion coupled to the gantry for engaging the rack and moving the gantry along the linear motion rail.

### Claim 5

A device for preparing a coke oven door, the door having a longitudinal axis, a refractory and a door seal, the device comprising:
a maintenance frame adapted for securing the door in a working position;
a milling machine adapted to be coupled to the maintenance frame and having a milling head for machining the door seal;
a descaling machine adapted to be coupled to the maintenance frame and having a plurality of brushes for removing deposits from the refractory;
first means for moving the milling head relative to the door seal to maintain the milling head in position adjacent the door seal, the first means for moving including a rack attached to the maintenance frame and a driven pinion attached to the milling machine for engaging the rack and moving the milling machine along a first rail;
a second means for moving the descaling machine along the door, the second means for moving including a plurality of driven wheels rotatably coupled to the descaling machine for rotatably engaging a second rail; and
means for coupling the milling machine and the descaling machine to the maintenance frame, the coupling means including a first rail attached to the maintenance frame for guiding the milling machine parallel to the longitudinal axis of the door and a second rail attached to the maintenance frame for guiding the descaling machine parallel to the longitudinal axis.

### Claim 6

In combination with a coke oven door having a door seal about its perimetral edge for sealably engaging a coke oven, a device for preparing the coke oven door seal, the device comprising:
a maintenance frame adapted for holding the door in a stationary position with the seal facing upwardly;
milling means for machining the door seal, the milling means being movable up and down, longitudinally, and transversely relative to the door, the milling means including a cutting tool coupled to the gantry means;
gantry means coupled to the maintenance frame for positioning the milling means in a milling position relative to the door seal, the gantry means including means for driving the cutting tool for movement along the door seal; and
drive means for movably coupling the gantry to the maintenance frame, the drive means including a linear motion rail coupled to the maintenance frame and to the gantry means, a rack coupled to the maintenance frame, and a pinion coupled to the gantry means for engaging the rack and moving the gantry means along the linear motion rail.