Brick cleaning system
Assignee9280-5597 Quebec Inc.
InventorsTommy BOUILLON, David DUFOUR, Hugo CARTIER
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Abstract
A brick cleaning system has: a frame; a first saw comprising a first motor and a first saw blade driven by the first motor, the first saw being connected to the frame; a second saw comprising a second motor and a second saw blade driven by the first motor, the second saw being connected to the frame; and a brick cart connected to the frame. The brick cart is configured to hold a brick. The brick cart selectively translates relative to the frame for feeding the brick in a space between the first and second saw blades such that the first and second saw blades remove mortar from opposite sides of the brick. A method for cleaning used bricks is also disclosed.
Claims20
A brick cleaning system comprising:
- a frame;
- a first saw comprising a first motor and a first saw blade driven by the first motor, the first saw being connected to the frame;
- a second saw comprising a second motor and a second saw blade driven by the second motor, the second saw being connected to the frame;
- and
- a brick cart connected to the frame, the brick cart being configured to hold a brick, the brick cart selectively translating from a first position to a second position relative to the frame for feeding the brick in a space between the first and second saw blades such that the first and second saw blades remove mortar from opposite sides of the brick, and the brick cart selectively translating from the second position to the first position for removing the brick from the space between the first and second saw blades.
A method for cleaning a used brick comprising:
- securing the brick to a brick cart;
- feeding the brick between a pair of operating saw blades by translating the brick cart from a first position to a second position for removing mortar from opposite sides of the brick;
- returning the brick cart to the first position with the brick thereon;
- and
- removing the brick from the brick cart.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.