Self-cleaning liquid filter and method for filtering a liquid
US6000557A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D33/801
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A self-cleaning liquid filter and a method for filtering a liquid are disclosed. In the self-cleaning liquid filter, a rotating hollow drum covered with a filter element is mounted in a filter housing and turned by a waste liquid that contains debris or dirt. Filtered or cleaned liquid enters into the hollow drum and is pumped away at one end of the drum while debris or dirt in the waste liquid are trapped on the filter. A spray nozzle is mounted inside the rotating drum and clean water is sprayed out to wash away the debris and dirt carried by the filter element into a debris collector equipped with a second filter. The debris and dirt are trapped by the second filter while a filtered, or clean liquid is drained back into the filter housing. The novel device is self powered by the waste liquid flow and thus no external power is necessary for operating the device.
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