Improved Apparatus applicable to Coke Ovens.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improved Apparatus applicable to Coke Ovens.
GEORGE LOVE Malton House Quebec Co. Durham, Engineer do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide to such coke ovens as are unloaded
by means of a ram a suitable receptacle or trough for the purpose of cooling the
coke in a body in such receptacle or trough and thus prevent the breaking of the
coke caused by its falling over whilst hot.
To carry my improvements into effect I provide a suitable receptacle or trough
(preferably of iron) so arranged that as the coke is pushed by the ram out from
the coke oven the coke is caused to enter this receptacle or trough where it is
cooled with water by any suitable arrangement. The receptacle or trough may
be formed with suitable perforations that may act as a screen for small coke and
for the escape of any excess of water and steam and it may be arranged so as to
have rolls or sheaves to facilitate the passing of the coke into and through such
receptacle or trough. After cooling the cake may be passed on to trucks or
elsewhere as may be desired by any suitable means preferably by the aid of a
travelling crane.
Dated this 4th day of January 1896.
GEORGE LOVE.
I, GEORGE LOVE Malton House Quebec Co. Durham Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention has for its object the cooling of coke in a body with water, and
saving the coke from breakage by providing to such coke ovens as are unloaded
by means of a ram a suitable receptacle or trough so arranged that as the coke
is pushed out from the coke oven it is caused to enter this receptacle or trough in
which it is cooled with water by any suitable arrangement, and also that by
entering into this receptacle or trough the coke may be prevented from falling
over and thus save the coke froin breakage.
In order that my invention may be well understood and carried into practice
I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which an application of this my invention is illustrated.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures:
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of the receptacle or trough A:
Fig. 2. is a section on the line 0. 0:
Fig. 3. is a plan at N. N showing the bottom of the trough A. formed with
bottom doors, E for unloading the coke as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

page_text: Fig. 31 is a plan at N. N. showing the bottom of the trough A. formed with
screen bars R. so that the breeze may be seperated or screened from the coke
whilst the trough A is being unloaded as shown in Fig. 7:
Fig. 3 is a plan at N. N. showing the bottom of the trough A. formed with
sheaves or rollers S. which may be substituted for these screen bars, for the purpose
of facilitating the passing of the coke into and through the trough A. when
unloaded as shown in Fig. 7.
Fig. 4. shows the receptacle or trough A. in a position on the bench B. for
receiving the coke from the coke oven C. and with a travelling crane D. attached
to the trough A.
Fig. 5. shows the trough A. in a position for unloading through bottom doors E.
direct into a coke truck F.
Fig. 6. shows the trough A. in a position for unloading the coke through bottom
doors E. onto a portable screen H. and then into a coke truck F. and a breeze
truck 1.
Fig. 7 shows the trough A. in a position for unloading the coke direct into a
coke truck F. over screen bars (as shown in Fig. 3¹) or over sheaves or rollers (as
shown in Fig. 3*).
I preferably form the trough A. with a frame or skleton of iron or steel ribs or
bars, to which I rivet or otherwise attach iron or steel plates or sheets so as to
form an inner and even surface to the trough A. These plates or sheets may or
may not be perforated, when necessary 1 provide suitable stays or supports to hold
the trough in position when being loaded. I wish it to be clearly understood that
I do not confine myself to these particular methods of unloading the trough or of
screening the coke as these may be considerably modified without departing from
the essence of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The providing a suitable receptacle or trough perforated or otherwise into which
the coke may be pushed as it leaves the coke oven for the purpose of cooling the
coke in a body with water in such receptacle or trough substantially as described
and illustrated.
1000
GEORGE LOVE.