Self-cleaning circulatin system and method
OwnerRonald L. Andersoninventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for providing a self-cleaning water circulation system which may be utilized for a fish pond, fountain, or the like. Means for automatically cleaning the pump intake to avoid pump failure due to leaves and debris is provided. The circulation system also comprises a self-cleaning filter for cleaning the circulated water whereby maintenance requirements are substantially reduced.
Claims21
A self-cleaning filter assembly for use with a source of pressurized cleaning fluid, comprising:
- a filter;
- a housing with said filter mounted therein, said housing defining an unfiltered inlet for receiving unfiltered fluid to be filtered to produce filtered fluid;
- a reciprocally movable cleaning head mounted adjacent said filter and being connected with said source of pressurized cleaning fluid, said reciprocally moveable cleaning head being operable for spraying said pressurized cleaning fluid over a fluid input portion of said filter during a filter cleaning cycle which is activated upon the receipt of said pressurized cleaning fluid at said reciprocally moveable cleaning head and moveably responsive to a flow of said pressurized cleaning fluid to a cleaning water input of said housing, said pressurized cleaning fluid producing waste fluid during said filter cleaning cycle;
- one or more outlets in said housing;
- and further comprising
- a piston and cylinder connected to a moveable fluid director member, said piston and said cylinder being in fluid communication with said pressurized cleaning fluid and responsive to said pressurized cleaning fluid for relative movement between said piston and said cylinder to thereby move said moveable fluid member to direct waste fluid towards a waste fluid outlet during said cleaning cycle.
A self-cleaning filter assembly for filtering circulated liquid out of a reservoir and back into said reservoir, said self-cleaning filter assembly being connectable with a source of pressurized liquid, comprising:
- a filter for filtering liquid to produce filtered liquid which returns to said reservoir;
- a housing;
- a spray member for spraying said filter and connectable with said source of pressurized liquid for cleaning said filter to produce waste fluid which does not flow back into said reservoir;
- and
- a pivotally mounted liquid director member mounted so as to be pivoted by weight of the filter and activation of said spraying, said pivotally mounted liquid director member being pivotal to a first pivotal position upon activation of said spraying for selectively directing said waste fluid towards a waste liquid outlet while said housing remains stationary, said pivotally mounted liquid director being pivotal to a second pivotal position upon ceasing of said spraying for selectively directing said filtered liquid to a filtered liquid outlet while said housing remains stationary.
A self-cleaning filter assembly for use with a controllable source of pressurized fluid and for filtering circulated liquid out of a reservoir and back into said reservoir, said self-cleaning filter assembly comprising:
- a filter for filtering fluid to produce filtered fluid, said filter collecting debris during operation comprising waste fluid;
- a water deflector member;
- a piston and cylinder moveable between a first position and a second position, said piston and said cylinder being in fluid communication with said controllable pressurized fluid and responsive to said controllable pressurized fluid for relative movement of said piston and said cylinder between said first position and said second position, said piston and cylinder and said water deflector member being operatively mounted for directing said filtered fluid to a filtered fluid outlet in said first position and for directing said waste fluid towards a waste fluid outlet in said second position;
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- at least one fluid filter washing nozzle in fluid communication with said pressurized fluid operable to direct said pressurized fluid onto said filter for cleaning said filter when said piston and cylinder are in said second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.