Automatic self-cleaning filter driven by submersible actuator

An automatic self-cleaning filter, comprising:

• an outer chamber having a first distal end and a second distal end, wherein each distal end is opposite to each other;
• wherein the first distal end of the outer chamber includes a first chamber flange;
• wherein the second distal end of the outer chamber includes a second chamber flange;
• a top cover plate connected to or secured to the first chamber flange on the first distal end of the outer chamber;
• a bottom chamber having a bottom chamber flange, a first outlet and a second outlet;
• wherein the bottom chamber is connected to or secured to the second chamber flange on the second distal end of the outer chamber;
• a filter cup;
• an auger having a shaft and an integrated brush;
• a submersible actuator;
• an interconnecting plate for providing support to the filter cup;
• an interconnecting cup for providing support to the interconnecting plate;
• a lower cup for supporting the submersible actuator;
• and
• an interior chamber within the outer chamber;
• wherein the second outlet has access to the outer chamber and the first outlet has access to the interior chamber;
• wherein the top cover plate includes a first inlet and a second inlet;
• wherein the first inlet is configured to receive sludge and to provide access to said sludge into the filter cup;
• wherein the second inlet is configured to receive one or more polymer solutions and to provide access to said one or more polymer solutions into the filter cup;
• wherein the filter cup comprises a receptacle having a base and walls that perpendicularly extend from said base, thereby creating an opening opposite to the base that is configured to receive the mixture of sludge and one or more polymer solutions from the first and second inlets;
• wherein the base of the receptacle includes an opening configured to provide access to the interconnecting shaft into the receptacle;
• wherein the filter cup further comprises, within the receptacle, a removable filter screen or mesh surrounding and conforming to the walls of the receptacle;
• wherein the filter cup includes one or more openings on the walls of the receptacle that are covered by the filter screen or mesh;
• wherein the interconnecting plate includes one or more holes configured to provide access to liquid that has been filtered in the filter cup into an interior space within the outer chamber;
• and
• wherein the bottom chamber flange of the bottom chamber has a primary opening and a secondary opening.