Coal bed vibration compactor for non-recovery coke oven

A non-cantilevered coal bed vibration compactor system for a non-recovery coke oven, the non-recovery coke oven having a coking chamber formed by a refractory roof, floor, side walls;

• a coal charging door;
• and a coke discharge door on opposite ends of the non-recovery coke oven;
• said non-cantilevered coal bed vibration compactor system comprising:
• a sled support movable into and out of the coking chamber through the charging door,
• a non-cantilevered coal charging machine having two ends and mounted therebetween on the sled support and the non-cantilevered coal charging machine further comprising,
• a non-cantilevered coal conveyor frame carrying a coal conveyor,
• the coal conveyor mounted on the charging machine with the sled support disposed intermediate the ends of the coal conveyor and, on a retraction stroke of the charging machine, the coal conveyor deposits coal, through a coal discharge point proximate the end of the coal charging machine facing the coke discharge door, in a substantially uniform depth upon the coking chamber floor to form a bed of coal to be coked, and
• a vibration compactor means mounted on the end of the coal charging machine facing the coke discharge door in front of the conveyor coal discharging point and for densifying the coal bed to a uniform depth during the retraction stroke of the coal charging machine which, by the non-cantilevered structure, does not sag, thereby enhancing heat transfer by forming a coal bed of uniform depth and enhancing coke quality by reducing air pockets in the coal bed producing spongy coke.