Coke oven wall structure and component blocks thereof

Abstract

Coke oven wall structures are provided with a pair of interconnected opposed first and second block components, each of which is generally an asymmetrical T-shaped unitary structure having an interior wall element integrally formed at substantially a right angle to a side wall element. The interior wall element of each of the first and second block components includes a terminal end defining reverse mirror images of respective L-shaped notches which establish corresponding protruding finger elements. In such a manner, each of the protruding finger elements of the first and second block components is received within the L-shaped recesses of the second and first block components, respectively, when such components are positioned in opposition to one another.

1 . A coke oven wall structure comprising a series of end-to-end interconnected blocks laid in alternating stacked courses defining opposed faces of the wall structure and internal flue openings, wherein
 each of the interconnected blocks comprise a pair of interconnected opposed first and second block components, wherein   the first and second block components each comprise a T-shaped unitary structure having an interior wall element which is integrally formed at substantially a right angle to a side wall element, the interior wall element extending inwardly relative to the opposed faces of the wall structure, wherein   the interior wall element is asymmetrically offset relative to a transverse centerline of the first and second block components so as to establish shorter and longer side wall elements thereof, and wherein   the interior wall element of each of the first and second block components includes a terminal end defining an L-shaped notch which establishes a corresponding protruding finger element, wherein   the L-shaped notch and corresponding protruding finger element of the first block component is a reverse mirror image of the L-shaped notch and corresponding protruding finger element of the second block component such that the protruding finger elements of the first and second block components is received within the L-shaped recesses of the second and first block components, respectively.   
     
     
         2 . The coke oven wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the opposed top and bottom faces of the side wall elements include an elongate generally U-shaped recessed groove and an elongate generally U-shaped protruding tongue, respectively. 
     
     
         3 . The coke oven wall structure according to  claim 2 , wherein opposed end faces of the side wall elements include an elongate generally U-shaped recessed groove and an elongate generally U-shaped protruding tongue. 
     
     
         4 . The coke oven wall structure according to  claim 3 , wherein the generally U-shaped grooves of the side wall elements co-terminate with respective adjacent ends of the generally U-shaped tongues at respective transverse edges of the side wall elements. 
     
     
         5 . The coke oven wall structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the interior wall element of each of the first and second block components includes at least one elongated alignment protrusion extending outwardly from a bottom face thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The coke oven wall structure according to  claim 5 , wherein the first block component comprises a pair of the elongated alignment protrusions extending outwardly from the bottom face thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The coke oven wall structure according to  claim 6 , the alignment protrusions are laterally separated from one another by substantially equal distances from one another. 
     
     
         8 . The coke oven wall structure according to  claim 5 , wherein the interior wall elements of each of the first and second block components include an elongate recessed pocket to receive therein a respective one of the protrusions when correspondingly configured first and second blocks are stacked on top of one another in an alternating manner. 
     
     
         9 . The coke oven wall structure according to  claim 8 , wherein the interior wall element of the first block component further includes a generally rectangularly shaped recessed pocket oriented along a transverse elongate axis thereof which is adapted to receive therein a respective adjacent one of the alignment protrusions of a correspondingly configured first block component when stacked on top of one another in an alternating manner 
     
     
         10 . A block for a coke oven wall structure comprising a pair of interconnected opposed first and second block components, wherein each of the first and second block components comprise:
 a T-shaped unitary structure having an interior wall element which is integrally formed at substantially a right angle to a side wall element, the interior wall element extending inwardly relative to the opposed faces of the wall structure, wherein   the interior wall element is asymmetrically offset relative to a transverse centerline of the first and second block components so as to establish shorter and longer side wall elements thereof, and wherein   the interior wall element of each of the first and second block components includes a terminal end defining an L-shaped notch which establishes a corresponding protruding finger element, wherein   the L-shaped notch and corresponding protruding finger element of the first block component is a reverse mirror image of the L-shaped notch and corresponding protruding finger element of the second block component such that the protruding finger elements of the first and second block components is received within the L-shaped recesses of the second and first block components, respectively.   
     
     
         11 . The block according to  claim 10 , wherein each of the opposed top and bottom faces of the side wall elements include an elongate generally U-shaped recessed groove and an elongate generally U-shaped protruding tongue, respectively. 
     
     
         12 . The block according to  claim 11 , wherein opposed end faces of the side wall elements include an elongate generally U-shaped recessed groove and an elongate generally U-shaped protruding tongue. 
     
     
         13 . The block according to  claim 12 , wherein the generally U-shaped grooves of the side wall elements co-terminate with respective adjacent ends of the generally U-shaped tongues at respective transverse edges of the side wall elements. 
     
     
         14 . The block according to  claim 10 , wherein the interior wall element of each of the first and second block components includes at least one elongated alignment protrusion extending outwardly from a bottom face thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The block according to  claim 14 , wherein the first block component comprises a pair of the elongated alignment protrusions extending outwardly from the bottom face thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The block according to  claim 15 , the alignment protrusions are laterally separated from one another by substantially equal distances from one another. 
     
     
         17 . The block according to  claim 14 , wherein the interior wall elements of each of the first and second block components include an elongate recessed pocket to receive therein a respective one of the protrusions when correspondingly configured first and second blocks are stacked on top of one another in an alternating manner. 
     
     
         18 . The block according to  claim 17 , wherein the interior wall element of the first block component further includes a generally rectangularly shaped recessed pocket oriented along a transverse elongate axis thereof which is adapted to receive therein a respective adjacent one of the alignment protrusions of a correspondingly configured first block component when stacked on top of one another in an alternating manner 
     
     
         19 . A course of a coke oven wall structure comprising a series of end-to-end interconnected blocks according to  claim 10 . 
     
     
         20 . A coke oven comprising the coke oven wall structure according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         21 . A block component of a coke oven wall structure comprising:
 a T-shaped unitary structure having an interior wall element which is integrally formed at substantially a right angle to a side wall element, the interior wall element extending inwardly relative to opposed faces of the wall structure; wherein   the interior wall element includes a terminal end defining an L-shaped notch which establishes a corresponding protruding finger element, and wherein   the L-shaped notch and corresponding protruding finger element are configured to receive a portion of another block component of the wall structure.   
     
     
         22 . The block component according to  claim 21 , wherein the interior wall element is asymmetrically offset relative to a transverse centerline of the block component so as to establish shorter and longer side wall elements thereof. 
     
     
         23 . The block component according to  claim 21 , wherein the side wall element includes opposed top and bottom faces, and wherein at least one of the opposed top and bottom faces of the side wall element includes an elongate generally U-shaped recessed groove and/or an elongate generally U-shaped protruding tongue. 
     
     
         24 . The block component according to  claim 23 , wherein the top face of the side wall element includes the elongate U-shaped groove. 
     
     
         25 . The block component according to  claim 23 , wherein the bottom face of the side wall element includes the elongate U-shaped protruding tongue.