Dual side cleaning and traversing screen filtration system

Abstract

A dual-side cleaning traversing screen filtration system which generally comprises a main trough water containment housing, a traversing manifold having a multitude of top and bottom disposed spray heads, flexible plumbing, a substantially planar, rectangular supported screen which is disposed over, and spans the opening of, the main trough water containment housing which, in the preferred embodiment, has a rectangular box like shape, with the combined assemblage functioning as a filter to separate unwanted debris from the water that passes through the screen into the slightly inclined main trough water containment housing where it can be continually removed and re-used.

1 . A filtration system for filtering fluid flowing therethrough comprising:
 a frame   a main trough substantially horizontally mounted on said frame, and having a path along which the fluid flows;   a screen disposed in said substantially horizontally mounted main trough across the path of the fluid; and   a traversing sprayer disposed adjacent the screen and movable along a length of the screen; and   a movement mechanism so constructed and arranged so as to linearly moves the traversing sprayer along the length of said screen;
 wherein the traversing sprayer includes a manifold having at least one upper spray nozzle mounted on an upper support disposed on a top side of the screen positioned to spray from above the screen in a downward direction substantially towards the screen and at least one lower spray nozzle mounted on a lower support substantially opposite the upper support disposed on a bottom side of the screen positioned to spray from below the screen in an upward direction substantially towards the screen. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the downward direction comprises a forward direction that is angled relative to the screen. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the upward direction is angled relative to the screen. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 3 , wherein the angle relative to the screen is substantially 90°. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one upper spray nozzle and the at least one lower spray nozzles are configured to spray substantially simultaneously with respect to each other.