Coke oven rail car with drive control system for positioning the car having gross and fine positioning drinks

A combination comprising:

• a car adapted to roll on rails adjacent to and along the length of a coke oven battery which includes a plurality of coke ovens;
• a sensor for determining the relative position of said car with respect to a selected oven in the battery;
• a first manually controlled drive for effecting gross movement of said car along the rails and gross positioning of said car relative to the selected oven on the basis of a first position determined by said sensor of said car relative to the selected oven;
• and
• a second automatically controlled drive operably rotatably connected to a wheel of the car for effecting fine movement of said car along the rails and fine positioning of said car relative to the selected oven on the basis of a second position determined by said sensor of said car relative to the selected oven.

A combination comprising:

• a car adapted to roll on rails adjacent to and along the length of a coke oven battery which includes a plurality of coke ovens;
• a sensor for determining the relative position of said car with respect to a selected oven in the battery;
• a first manually controlled drive for effecting gross movement of said car along the rails and gross positioning of said car relative to the selected oven on the basis of a first position determined by said sensor of said car relative to the selected oven;
• and
• a second automatically controlled drive for effecting fine movement of said car along the rails and fine positioning of said car relative to the selected oven on the basis of a second position determined by said sensor of said car relative to the selected oven;
• said first manually controlled drive comprising:
• a first drive assembly;
• a motor for driving said first drive assembly;
• a manual operator controller for manually controlling said motor whereby an operator can position said car in a first selected position relative to the selected oven with said first drive assembly;
• said second automatically controlled drive comprising:
• a second drive assembly;
• an actuator for actuating said second drive assembly;
• and
• an automatic controller for automatically controlling said actuator and said second drive assembly whereby said car is automatically positioned in a second selected position relative to the selective oven with said second drive assembly;
• said second drive assembly comprising a disk clutch mechanism for driving a wheel axle of said car, and said actuator comprising a hydraulic cylinder connected between said car and said disk clutch mechanism.

A combination comprising:

• a car adapted to roll on rails adjacent to and along the length of a coke oven battery which includes a plurality of coke ovens;
• a sensor for determining the relative position of said car with respect to a selected oven;
• a first automatically controlled drive for effecting gross movement of said car along the rails and gross positioning of said car relative to the selected oven on the basis of a first position determined by said sensor of said car relative to the selected oven;
• and
• a second automatically controlled drive operably rotatably connected to a wheel of the car for effecting fine movement of said car along the rails and fine positioning of said car relative to the selected oven on the basis of a second position determined by said sensor of said car relative to the selected oven.

A combination comprising:

• a car adapted to roll on rails adjacent to and along the length of a coke oven battery which includes a plurality of coke ovens;
• a sensor for determining the relative position of said car with respect to a selected oven;
• a first automatically controlled drive for effecting gross movement of said car along the rails and gross positioning of said car relative to the selected oven on the basis of a first position determined by said sensor of said car relative to the selected oven;
• and
• a second automatically controlled drive for effecting fine movement of said car along the rails and fine positioning of said car relative to the selected oven on the basis of a second position determined by said sensor of said car relative to the selected oven;
• said first automatically controlled drive means comprising:
• a first drive assembly;
• a motor for driving said first drive assembly;
• and
• a first automatic controller for automatically controlling said motor whereby said car is automatically positioned in a first selected position relative to the selected oven with said first drive assembly;
• said second automatically controlled drive comprising:
• a second drive assembly;
• an actuator for actuating said second drive assembly;
• and
• a second automatic controller for automatically controlling said actuator and said second drive assembly whereby said car is automatically positioned in a second selected position relative to the selected oven with said second drive assembly;
• said second drive assembly comprising a disk clutch mechanism for driving a wheel axle of said car, and said actuator comprising a hydraulic cylinder connected between said car and said disk clutch mechanism.