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Device for opening, closing and cleaning fill holes of coke oven chargeable by a coal conveyor

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OSTI ID:5467558
A device for opening, closing and cleaning fill holes of a coke oven comprises a self-supporting carrying frame extending above the fill holes and supporting a runway for an overhead crane and further supports spring-biased bell seals for respective fill holes; a manipulation unit is suspended on the crane and includes a vertical thrust drive and a rotary drive coupled respectively to a manipulation head which is driven into engagement with actuation means for respective bell seals to selectively open and close the bell and to rotate simultaneously cleaning knives in each fill hole.
Assignee:
Bergwerksverband Gmbh (Germany, Federal Republic Of)
Patent Number(s):
US 4321112
OSTI ID:
5467558
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English